[geeks] Thoughts re: PCI --> AGP upgrades

[Andrew Weiss]

The xServe also contains a half-length PCI slot that can contain an AGP card
via a special adapter. (the ATI Radeon 64 CTO option)  The slot normally
comes with a second Gig E adapter.

So I think something is going on.  They say that AGP is merely a special
type of PCI slot... I forget the exact additional details that make it
special... might be power requirements in addition to bandwidth.

Andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Bradford" <mrbill at mrbill.net>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [geeks] Thoughts re: PCI --> AGP upgrades


> > That riser card isnt pci, its just re-worked AGP (so it can fit).  Would
> be easier to just slap a PCI Radeon into that blue and white and enable QE
> on that (there's hacks to do it; I did it on mine).
>
> One of the reasons QE isnt enabled on PCI by default is lack of
> bandwidth, and if you do a lot of graphics, you'll throttle the bus.
>
> Bill
>
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> bill bradford
> mrbill at mrbill.net
> austin, texas
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