<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 31 May 2011 15:04, Colin Brough <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Colin.Brough@blueyonder.co.uk">Colin.Brough@blueyonder.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hey folks<br>
<br>
OK, so following the earlier thread I got the HP Proliant microserver.<br>
And a second LAN port on a PCI card.<br>
<br>
Have clearly not bought enough hardware in the last few years, and<br>
didn't realise the multiplicity of variations on PCI slots! So the<br>
purchased card doesn't fit... :-(<br>
<br>
Before I get involved in the returns process and ordering a card that<br>
fits, I want to get it right this time... but can't really identify<br>
which slots I have. So, picture time:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.colinbrough.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PCIslots.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.colinbrough.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PCIslots.jpg</a><br>
<br>
This is a shot of the PCI slots on the motherboard of the Proliant<br>
Microserver; backplate would be to the left. Neither of the slots fits<br>
the card I have, which is a D-Link Gigabit card (DGE-528T Rev.B1).<br>
<br>
On the picture the upper slot is about 6.5cm long, and the lower one<br>
about 9cm. The upper slot seems to be labelled SLOT 2-1 PCIe X1 and<br>
the lower one SLOT 1 PCIe2X16 25W.<br>
<br>
I just want a Linux compatible GigaBit LAN card that will fit!!<br>
<br>
What about:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=471561&CatId=0" target="_blank">http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=471561&CatId=0</a><br>
<br>
(Says PCI Express, but I can't make the picture on the Misco catalogue<br>
match the holes on my motherboard!?!)<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Colin<br>
<br>
Rev Colin Brough<br>
Minister<br>
Fintry Parish Church of Scotland, Dundee<br>
Scottish Charity Number: SC020742<br>
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Colin Brough <a href="mailto:Colin.Brough@blueyonder.co.uk" target="_blank">Colin.Brough@blueyonder.co.uk</a><br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br><br>Those slots are PCI-Express (PCI-e) not PCI, which is completely different. Both slots are compatible with PCI-e x1 cards which is what that Edimax card on Misco is.<br><br>You should read the article on wikipedia about PCI-e <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express</a> as it explains the compatibility of the cards and slots.<br>
<br>Regards<br><br>Calum<br>