[clue-tech] PCI-X RAID Question

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I would recommend looking at the documentation availible here:
http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp, it'll probably tell
you whether or not that product is backwards compatible

On 1/6/06, Mike Staver <staver at fimble.com> wrote:
> I have a question about this adapter:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816116025
>
> While I see that it's supported under Linux which I need, I'm curious
> about the interface itself.  I have an older Dual Athlon MP Tyan
> motherboard with 64 bit 33 MHZ PCI slots.  I just bought a newer card
> that was 64 bit 133 MHZ PCI-X, and ofcourse it won't fit the slots. This
> card will physically fit, but before I buy it and have it shipped, I was
> hoping somebody could tell me if it is infact backwards compatible with
> 33 MHZ PCI-X slots. I'm sure the performance will suck, but having RAID
> 5 for data backup purposes is more important to me than speed, and I
> can't afford a new motherboard/cpu combo for this thing at this point.
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