Re: No PCI-X / PCI-E cards ...

Xavier Bestel
2009-12-29T09:06:13Z

On Fri, 2009-12-18 at 16:26 +0100, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr> writes:
>
> >> I first plugged a wifi PCI card into a PCI-X slot (there's no PCI slot),
> >> it didn't appear in lspci. As I thought it was a voltage problem (PCI-X
> >> only accept 3.3v, not 5v IIRC)
>
> The card has to force 33 MHz non-PCI-X mode. I'd check if the "pins" 38B
> (PCIXCAP) and 49B (M66EN) are both connected to GND. Also you can try
> inserting another PCI card into another PCI-X slot (in the same bus
> segment), this may force 33 PCI mode (check if the other card is
> detected).

BTW, when I try 2 PCI cards in both PCI-X slots, the machine doesn't
start (it stays in soft-off state).

Xav