[Ham-Computers] RE: SATA card install problem

[Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal)]

Hi Gene (et al),

I can think of two things...bad card or incompatible card.  The first doesn't need explaination, so I'll discuss the second...

The PCI "spec" has been updated several times since PCI's inception (1.x, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.0).  The older rev's supported both 3.3v and 5.0v signaling, but Rev's 2.3 and 3.0 eliminate the 5v line.  Rev 2.3 removed the "requirement" for 5v signaling and Rev 3.0 eliminated it.

Older motherboards will have PCI 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2 compliant slots.  Newer motherboards will have 2.3 or 3.0 compliant slots.  If the SATA controller is using 2.3 or 3.0 and the motherboards are <= 2.2, then that might be the problem.

Take a look at the specs and see if it's a compatibility problem.

73,

  - Aaron, NN6O



-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] SATA card install problem

AMES:

Yup.

Other PCI cards work OK. . . .


73

Gene, WØQFC
SPRING HILL, FLORIDA