[Gllug] Testing PCI

[Pete Ryland]

On 14/02/07, Mark Williams <mark.666 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Anyone know how to thoroughly test a Dell PCI bus?

This doesn't really make much sense since the bus doesn't really exist
as a separate entity in it's own right.  It is merely a bit of copper
that connect all the devices together.  The CPU and chipset control
the bus and grant access to it so that not more than one device drives
the bus at any given time.  If two devices try to drive the bus, you
will get a "bus error".  This is not because the *bus* is faulty.  You
should perform checks on the CPU/chipset, memory and all devices
connected to the bus in order to eliminate bus errors.

Pete
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