[plug][semi-OT] PCIe x1 SCSI RAID cards...are there any?

[sothisistheinternet]

Thanks Kev! It appears that all the slots are the same. Two are
labelled PCIe x4, and two are unlabelled. HOWEVER!!! It also appears
that all are wired as PCIe x8!!! Apparently there are two riser cards
available for the PCIe only slot on the motherboard, one with two x4
slots and one with a single x8 slot. Therefore, the motherboard PCIe
slot must be x8, right? I tested that riser in the two PCIe slots
(unlabelled) next to the PCIX slot on the full length riser and it
fit. Finally, I counted the side solder pins on the slots (19) and
compared to the visible solder pins on the x8 slot in the link Kev
provided - also 19. Thus, I conclude that the PCIe riser can take a
single PCIe x8 card even though it is labelled as x4.

Ari

PS - my head hurts

On 8/14/07, Kev <kdownes at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> Arie Hol wrote:
> > On 14 Aug 2007 at 16:19, sothisistheinternet wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Okay...they can't be x1, so they must all be x4...
> >>
> >> What are the dimensions of a PCIe x8 slot? I think the x4 slots on the
> >> PCIe riser may be using x8 slots...
> >>
> >> Also, does anyone know where I might source one of the ADRPCIXRIS
> >> Intel riser cards? So far it appears that these aren't available in
> >> Australia :(
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Have a look at :
> >
> > http://www.austronic-tech.com.au/Cards.htm
>
> About 2/3 the way down this page are pictures and descriptions of each
> of the current PCI slot types.
>
> http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3767
>
> Cheers
>
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