Subject: Re: CVS commit: src
To: John Nemeth <jnemeth@cue.bc.ca>
From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
List: current-users
Date: 01/08/1999 19:30:52
At 02:17 AM 1/8/99 , John Nemeth wrote:
>On Jan 8, 2:00am, Manuel BOUYER wrote:
>}
>} Module Name: src
>} Committed By: bouyer
>} Date: Fri Jan 8 10:00:06 UTC 1999
>}
>} Modified Files:
>} src/share/man/man4: pciide.4
>} Log Message:
>} PCI busses run at 30 or 33 Mhz, not 60 or 66. Noticed by Soren S. Jorvan.
>
> PCI busses can run at speeds up to 100Mhz.
Not true. PCI officially maxes at 33Mhz (unless you are using 66Mhz PCI but
that's unlikely). Another common frequency is 25 Mhz (P75s ran at that).
Some motherboard allow you run PCI faster but then that's violating PCI specs
and you tempting fate.
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