[iyonix-support] Re: Should we use Wikipedia before asking questions?
- From: Barrie McElroy <barrie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:47:02 +0930
In message <708968fa4e.pittdj+@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
David Pitt <pittdj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[snip]
> My Googling of the FX5500 card did not show it to be a 5V card. It is
> where the web falls down, there are plenty of Google entries for
> sellers but precious little in the way of facts. NVidia's site was not
> much help either.
>
My initial problem.
> The information required is to be found at
> http://www.iyonix.com/32bit/PCI_slots.shtml
>
I wish I had been pointed to this in relation to upgrade. I do not
consider myself a 'developer', but guess one must be to cope with a
platform that seems to becoming increasingly 'hobby'. A search facilty
on the Iyonix site would help.
I seem to have no hope of returning the item as the manufacturer claims
it is PCI 3.0 compliant. I do not fully understand thhis as it has the
key (notch) where I understood John to say is the location for 5v.
Without paying USD3,000 p.a. I cannot get to see the specification at
PCI SIG, but their FAQ and Check list is informative if one knows where
the 3.3V key must be.
http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/conventional/
> I do not see much point in upgrading the card. The extra memory would
> have been useful to Geminus but that seems defunct now.
This is news to me up here in Australia. Sad news.
> DVI and double heading would be useful if it happens. WindowsXP has an
> excellent implementation of a two display arrangement.
>
That was my expectation.
Ah well!
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