| Pat Regan on 4 Jan 2006 18:17:19 -0000 |
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Toby DiPasquale wrote: > On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 04:55:09PM -0500, Aaron Mulder wrote: >> Just be aware that PCI-X and PCI Express are not the same thing! Most >> previous server boards used PCI-X as the faster-than-PCI alternative, >> but if the world moves on to PCI Express in the future, a PCI-X card >> will not be compatible. > > AFAIK, most PCIe boards can accept PCI-X cards in PCIe slots. Intel's can, > anyway. > That would be an interesting trick... PCIe and PCI-X user physically different connectors (A PCI card will not fit in a PCIe slot). Also, PCI-X is a parallel interface like PCI. If there truly is a motherboard that can somehow accept PCI-X and PCIe cards in the same slots, I would love to know which one it is. There are plenty of server/workstation class motherboards that have PCI, PCI-X, and PCIe slots. Pat Attachment:
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