1 AGP Slot, 3 PCI slots, 1 unknown?

jp198780

jp198780

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as the title says, i have an unknown slot, wll unknown 2 me, it's like an inch bigger than a PCI slot, looks indentical, just bigger, any idea what it is?


and anybody know of any good AGP graphics cards? im just gonna get a 128MB.
 
What is the motherboard/computer?

Edit: Is this the GX240? Because if so, I know what you are talking about, and that is possibly just an extended PCI slot. I have no idea what it is for, but I have really only seen them in older computers (pre-1992)
 
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jp198780 said:
Optiplx GX240, heres a pic: .
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OK, that is what I thought. But after doing some research, it isn't actually a PCI-X slot either (not the same as PCI-E, google it). I am not quite sure what it is, but a regular PCI card should work fine in it.
 
i dunno if a regualr PCI would work in there? it kinda looks like a newer version of a ISA, but they did away with thm a while ago.
 
Your picture is a bit blurry, but is this what it looks like?
pci-x-slot.jpg


If so, then those are PCI-X slots.

EDIT: Or im thinking that it could be a Dell PCI Riser board, such as this:
Dell-1424D-PCI-riser_medium.jpg

But again, im not positive.
 
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[-0MEGA-] said:
Your picture is a bit blurry, but is this what it looks like?


If so, then those are PCI-X slots.

EDIT: Or im thinking that it could be a Dell PCI Riser board, such as this:
Dell-1424D-PCI-riser_medium.jpg

But again, im not positive.
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Nope, it is neither. A PCI-X slot has a different configuration with the "pins" (or whatever they are called) and it isn't a riser board, either. What gets me is that it looks exactly the same as a PCI slot, except the second piece of it is longer.
 
Hi Huys, those poerts are 64-bit / 66MHz PCI slots. they are compatible
with any type of PCI card. I had a SCSI card in mine, which was 66 MHz.
just use them as a regular PCI. If you are interested in deeper understanding, here is a link for you: http://www.compute-aid.com/64bitpci.html

Basically you are ready for the future, because regular PCI is'nt really used to its full potential yet, as far as I understand it. I had 2 of these slots in my old server which was born in 2001 I believe.

see ya'

Mike
 
agapetos said:
Hi Huys, those poerts are 64-bit / 66MHz PCI slots. they are compatible
with any type of PCI card. I had a SCSI card in mine, which was 66 MHz.
just use them as a regular PCI. If you are interested in deeper understanding, here is a link for you: http://www.compute-aid.com/64bitpci.html

Basically you are ready for the future, because regular PCI is'nt really used to its full potential yet, as far as I understand it. I had 2 of these slots in my old server which was born in 2001 I believe.

see ya'

Mike
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OK, that is what I thought....I just couldn't find the right term for them :rolleyes:. But I have a lot of old computers with those, and no new ones. If they are of the future, then how come nobody uses them?
 
LOL, yeah, I don't know, I guess they where ready for 64-bit computing, on some level, but I think maybe I should have said "where" ready for the future, because obviously they don't seem to use these anymore. My new m2n32 board is still using regular 32-bit 33MHz technology. I belive you might gain some advantages with the extended PCI slot with HDD IDE and SCSI controllers though. Anyway, may this day be awesome!!!

Mike
 
Bobo said:
OK, that is what I thought....I just couldn't find the right term for them :rolleyes:. But I have a lot of old computers with those, and no new ones. If they are of the future, then how come nobody uses them?
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cause the future/now is pci-express;)
 
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