[LUNI] PCI slots 64bit 32bit compatibility

[Ed Jamison]

Jay,
Some are, yes.  Many PCI cards are set up like this:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^
with only one break in the pins.  These are 32 bit only.
There are others set up like this:
^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^
These are 64 bit compatible cards.  Generally, you will see firewire, 
gigabit ethernet, DV, RAID, etc cards set up this way.

Ed

Jay wrote:

>Can I put a 32bit card in a 64bit slot?  I have to guess I can (physically)
>but will it work?  That is are 64bit slots backward compatible with 32bit
>cards?
>
>Thanks
>Jay
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