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PCI Card Types

Hi

have installed a new Dell Poweredge 2950, but on ordering i did not include a PCI riser card. After noticing my error i contacted dell and they quickley dispatched said riser card. Unfortunatley the PCI card (Adaptec 2944w) does not fit it.I have a newer Adaptec Card (39160) that fits ok but that has an extra slot in the connector bus. have i made another error? Are there several types of PCI cards?

Hope you can help

martin

Blackbirdtg

for info about the PCI busses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_device_bandwidths
check computer busses ...

there are links ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_Component_Interconnect

hope this helps ....

martin2123

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thanks for the link, do you have any suggestions if there is any way of the new 64-bit slot being backward compatible with an older 32 bit card or if there any adaptors ?

fsjavan32

Yes there are several different types of SCSI connectors. 50 pin, 68pin, high density, very high density, just to name a few. What is the device that is needing to connect to the SCSI card? That information would help match up what is needed to get it working.

Blackbirdtg

I know that 64Bit cards are backwards compatible with 32 bit SLOTS ....

to be honest, I'm not sure about 32bit cards in 64 bit SLOTS
but normaly I think yes .....

Make sure the Voltage is correct ...
5V and 3.3V ( correct me If Im' wrong ...)

martin2123

ASKER

The device is a Dell powervault 130t tape library.

The problem is that the old card is missing a locatation slot that is in the newer pci-x. so it will not insert. hence the question if an adaptor excists or even a different SCsi card that will support the 130t that has differential.

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