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P2B-S PCI 2.2?
I am thinking about buying a PCI card that requires PCI 2.2. Can I use
the card in my P2B-S rev 1.04? |
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In article . com, Rattana
Saelim wrote: I am thinking about buying a PCI card that requires PCI 2.2. Can I use the card in my P2B-S rev 1.04? The P2B-S uses a PCI bridge compliant with PCI 2.1. PCI 2.2 changes the definition of a couple of reserved pins (PME# for wake on LAN and 3.3VAux for powering during system sleep). But, the biggest change is "Changes to configuration structure to define additional capabilities of a PCI function". So, it is possible the motherboard BIOS will not understand the new card. If you check in Google, the success of new PCI cards in old computers is spotty. Sometimes the card is "invisible" and cannot be seen even in Windows. Sometimes the computer will not POST, which means the card is preventing the BIOS from starting. While you can play with BIOS settings, to try to get it to work, there are no guarantees. Using Google, run the brand name and model of the PCI card through a Google search, and see what pops up. Some PCI cards have poor general compatibility, meaning they have trouble even with new computers. HTH, Paul |
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