Re: PCIe or PCI raid card Hardware and Software Hardware by fire_munki PCIe 1x PCIe expander over fiber? Hardware and Software Hardware by rkruz Is there a product that will allow me to extend a PCIe Gen2 bus over fiber to a 4 slot expansion backplane? HBA in PCIe BUS>fiber> 4 Slot PCIe expansion backplane. I dont need the distance, but the convenience of a bulkhead fiber transition connection. thanks for any thoughts Re: PCIe expander over fiber? Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman The bus expanders I found have DVI-I (29 pin) wired connectors. You can probably find optical adapters for that, but why bother? Anyway, here is a link to a 4-slot expansion bus: [url]http://www.startech.com/product/PEX2PCIE4L-PCI-Express-to-2-PCI-Full-Length-2-PCIe-Single-lane-Expansion-Box[/url] PCIe or PCI raid card Hardware and Software Hardware by fire_munki Want to try raid on my system, got two 80Gb 7200rpm drives waiting. The aim is to stripe Vista across them mainly to see how it works. My mb doesn't have RAID built in so will need a card, I've got a PCIe free and a bunch of PCI, question is which one do I use? Re: PCIe or PCI raid card Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet Which PCIe - 1x or 16x? About the PCIe slot and graphics cards Hardware and Software Hardware by ChampLuiPio …my comp case to see if my motherboard had this PCIe slot in it. I opened, I looked, I… cried. Apparently my eMachine doesn't have a PCIe slot, or maybe I've been looking at the… wrong PCIe slot pictures. Most likely I don't have it…cards out there in stores only work with PCIe slots. Are there any good alternatives? Re: About the PCIe slot and graphics cards Hardware and Software Hardware by ChampLuiPio Well, I guess my next option it to buy a new computer? I won't bother buying a new motherboard that has PCIe express, I'd have trouble installing it. My computer's about.. three years old or so. Do the new models of 2006 already have PCIe in 'em? If so, what kind of computer should I get? Re: About the PCIe slot and graphics cards Hardware and Software Hardware by nizzy1115 there are agp and pcie for graphics cards. it sounds like you only have pci. YOu can add a pci graphics card, but its performance will not provide you with anything great for gaming. So yes, it is pretty safe to say your graphics options are un upgradeable. Re: About the PCIe slot and graphics cards Hardware and Software Hardware by nizzy1115 … computer is an option. All new models will not have pcie in it. You will have to look. Most likely, manufacturers… Adding a GeForce 8400 PCIe video card to a ECS P4M900T mobo - help. Help! HELP! Hardware and Software Hardware by a_chap … second monitor so I bought a PNY 8400GS PCIe card to go into the PCIe slot on the m/board. Should be… what computer supports PCIe the best? Hardware and Software Hardware by Sophienami … a high-end Dell (for example) with the best nVidia PCIe card. In other words is it worth the extra $2000… Driver issue? PNY Geforce 7600 PCIe Hardware and Software Hardware by ShadeOfGreen … MB DDR2 dual channel (memtesteed as ok) PNY Geforce 7600 PCIe 512mb So now when I install a driver I get… Unknown Adaptec PCIe x4 SAS card - help with ID Hardware and Software Hardware by Dotcom21 … both and internal and an external SAS port, and are PCIe x4 format. Both cards also have DDR2 memory expansion slots… What is this socket on my motherboard? PCIe? Hardware and Software Hardware by 4789787 Just want to know what the white socket in this picture is for! I think its a PCIe slot but im not sure, thanks! Re: PCIe or PCI raid card Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet yeah good thats what nearly all RAID cards are I was just checking My server has a pci-express x1 card but my desktop has a PCI one I dont think the speed difference will matter much. SATA 2 theoretically would use the extra bandwidth of PCI Express but in reality, SATA never operates anywhere near the theoretical max of 3gb/s Re: INSTALLING ATAPI ZIP DRIVE VIA PCIE IDE Hardware and Software by rproffitt … you try some USB to IDE adapter? About that IDE PCIe board. You have to get the motherboard drivers first for… that board to show and then the drivers for that PCIe IDE board. But AFAIK, the only OS this worked was… Re: INSTALLING ATAPI ZIP DRIVE VIA PCIE IDE Hardware and Software by James W_2 …) The Computer Build Components are ASUS Z97, Zip Drive, and PCIe IDE Connector: [Click Here](https://1drv.ms/i/s!AoIKA_WGB19Ngmqcj5Zrlpn4zQht… Re: INSTALLING ATAPI ZIP DRIVE VIA PCIE IDE Hardware and Software by rproffitt … but I have to repeat something. I find that those PCIe boards may not show up until the motherboard chipset drivers… Re: About the PCIe slot and graphics cards Hardware and Software Hardware by grandman I thought PCI-E was the 64 bit AGP? not sure. Re: About the PCIe slot and graphics cards Hardware and Software Hardware by ChampLuiPio Well, right now, I have no idea what to do about upgrading my graphics on this eMachine of mine. All the slots I know that are in there are fit for those cards used for wireless internet. As far as I'm concerned, my computer's graphics are un-upgradable. Re: what computer supports PCIe the best? Hardware and Software Hardware by 'Stein I think ya might find alittle more feedback if ya posted here: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/forum10.html[/url] Yes, it [i]would [/i] be in teh wrong forum, but I don't think anybody'd mind :) THanks. Re: Driver issue? PNY Geforce 7600 PCIe Hardware and Software Hardware by w4hagen Well, i have exactly the same problem, and updating my Chipset Drivers definitly helped, but the problem is fixed, i usually crash after around 4-6 strait hours of gaming Re: Driver issue? PNY Geforce 7600 PCIe Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet ShadeOfGreen, do you have enough power? The Gefore 7xxx needs a really powerful PSU. w4Hagen, sounds like overheating Re: Driver issue? PNY Geforce 7600 PCIe Hardware and Software Hardware by w4hagen Actually, The 7600 only needs a 300 watt PSU, I thought the issue was overheating, but after trying many differnet fans, and even keeping the case open and having a room size fan blowing on it, the problem stil occurs, However, i am thinking it could be my small (350 watt) PSU................. Re: Driver issue? PNY Geforce 7600 PCIe Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet My dell dimension only has 205 :( doesnt run anything above a radeon x300 lol Re: Unknown Adaptec PCIe x4 SAS card - help with ID Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet Seen a similar one on a hp/compaq server before, maybe worth checking thier sites? Re: Unknown Adaptec PCIe x4 SAS card - help with ID Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack PROTO 1 , PROTO BUILB this on both cards is interesting ,prot type .proto build ,mybe just that and you got the only 2 ,with those numbers on them ,actual builds have different numbers maybe Re: Unknown Adaptec PCIe x4 SAS card - help with ID Hardware and Software Hardware by Dotcom21 I actually have a good number more of these... all identical. I need to actually find a system to install them in and see what they come up as.... So you think they might be a prototype? Re: Unknown Adaptec PCIe x4 SAS card - help with ID Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack [QUOTE=Dotcom21;721003]I actually have a good number more of these... all identical. I need to actually find a system to install them in and see what they come up as.... So you think they might be a prototype?[/QUOTE] just a thought ,as when you search the numbers you posted ,most if not all results are of this thread! Re: Unknown Adaptec PCIe x4 SAS card - help with ID Hardware and Software Hardware by dohraidme These are development boards and not good for anything. I would not waste my time on these cards.