[asterisk-users] PCI, PCI-X and PCI-e -- Server / Interface Card Selection

[Ex Vitorino]

  ...well, thanks Andrew + Thomas, but that's exactly
  what I am trying to avoid: knowing by trying ! ;-)

  I can't risk spending a few thousand just to reach the
  conclusion that Digium's PRI or BRI cards do not work
  with a particular system's PCI-X slots/bus... Or, worse,
  staying with a dead card / system board in my hands ! :-(

  Anyone ?

  Thanks + regards,
--
  Ex Vito

On 12/10/06, Thomas Kenyon <digium at sanguinarius.co.uk> wrote:
> Andrew D Kirch wrote:
>
> > The rule of thumb is "if it fits you can use it" unless it doesn't work,
> > there are few that won't (Creative's soundcards being an example of ones
> > that don't)
> >
> I remember reading up on it and (other than there being 2 different
> types of PCI-66 slots and then there's the PCI-100 and PCI-X ones),
> discovering that a particular PCI card should work in a PCI slot.
>
> When I put the card in I blew a £300 server board.
>
> Oops.
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