[geeks] recommended dual channel LVD controller, PC

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 @ 14:13 -0500, Eric Dittman said:

> > Maybe I should have said "some will run well".
> > 
> > I've had a few that were fussy, so I hesitate to say they will all work.
> 
> If I bought a 64-bit PCI card that didn't work in a 32-bit PCI slot I'd
> still not want to use it in a 64-bit PCI slot.  Either the card is failing
> and I wouldn't want further failure to cause me to lose data, or the card
> wasn't designed properly and I wouldn't want any other design problems to
> cause me to lose data.

Neither would I... I'm just pointing out that you can't assume they will
all work.

Not only do some cards suck, but a lot of PCI busses suck too.

Finally, some of them have physical obstructions to the 64-bit cards.




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