adding more PCI slots?

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Frank W.

Is it possible to somehow add more PCI slots? Even temporarily? Most motherboards now come with a max
of 5. If you're using 2 extra monitors (PCI video cards with your AGP), a SCSI controller, a Firewire if
your mb or soundcard doesn't have it, a good soundcard, a hardware modem - poof - all gone. Of course I
could get a mb with SCSI, and Firewire I guess. And use an external modem. Though they are hard to find
with headset (mic/spkr) jacks.
 
Not unless the MB has a slot for a PCI riser card. They have extra pins for bus
mastering.

Audio and Firewire can be combined, audio can go on Firewire, modem on USB.

They should make Firewire - SCSI 3 bridges, but I've never heard of one.

Frank W. said:
Is it possible to somehow add more PCI slots? Even temporarily? Most
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motherboards now come with a max
 
Is it possible to somehow add more PCI slots? Even temporarily?
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Not really.
Most motherboards now come with a max of 5.
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There are a few with more, and when you combine that with ensuring
that most of the stuff you need is integrated too, that can be a viable route.
If you're using 2 extra monitors (PCI video cards with your AGP),
a SCSI controller, a Firewire if your mb or soundcard doesn't
have it, a good soundcard, a hardware modem - poof - all gone.
Of course I could get a mb with SCSI, and Firewire I guess.
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Or give up on SCSI, its well past its useby date now.
And use an external modem. Though they
are hard to find with headset (mic/spkr) jacks.
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That stuff can be done with the sound system tho.
 
Previously Frank W. said:
Is it possible to somehow add more PCI slots? Even temporarily?
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No. Or extremely expensive.
Most motherboards now come with a max of 5. If you're using 2 extra
monitors (PCI video cards with your AGP), a SCSI controller, a
Firewire if your mb or soundcard doesn't have it, a good soundcard,
a hardware modem - poof - all gone. Of course I could get a mb with
SCSI, and Firewire I guess. And use an external modem. Though they
are hard to find with headset (mic/spkr) jacks.
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You could look for an industrial PC mainboard. They often have
more slots.

Arno
 
And use an external modem. Though they
That stuff can be done with the sound system tho.
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you mean the sound card? so its a voicemodem with no mic /spkr input/output becaue you use the
soundcard?
 
Arno said:
You could look for an industrial PC mainboard. They often have
more slots.
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With PC bridge chips on the motherboard, which is a requirement to
move past the 5 or so slots that you can put on the primary PCI chip.

I think the guy should be looking at the Matrox Parahelia, which
supports 3 monitors all by itself.
 
Google PCI Backplane
Even temporarily?

No.
Nope.

Or extremely expensive.
See.


You could look for an industrial PC mainboard. They often have more slots.

Arno
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you mean the sound card?
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Or more commonly with the sound system integrated
on the motherboard now, particularly if you want to
maximise the number of PCI slots available.
so its a voicemodem with no mic /spkr input/output
becaue you use the soundcard?
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Yep.
 
Jure Sah said:
http://www.2hightech.com/products/backplanes/riser.htm

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I just cant see how those riser cards could work. As the cards plug into the
riser horizontally then they'd cover at least 2 or 3 slots anyway - defeats
the whole point of having it. And I dont know of any cases which would have
enough room at the end even if the riser was placed in the last socket. Just
cant see how these could ever be used in practice.

Whats the point?

I'm confused,

Ian
 
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