Does anyone know of a motherboard with 6+ PCI or PCI-X (not pci-e) slots or a combo of both? I would think that it would have to be an extended atx (e-atx) board.
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6 PCI-X will be hard being a shared bus, that means two full controllers at least and I think at 3 slots per controller only 66mhz each.Does anyone know of a motherboard with 6+ PCI or PCI-X (not pci-e) slots or a combo of both? I would think that it would have to be an extended atx (e-atx) board.
Some cards just didn't come out in express versions, or are expensive somewhat custom creations that cost 10s of thousands so if they are working fine no sane reason to replace.Why PCI-X?
Thoughts are slower and also older higher power consumption cards
Take a look at those special-purpose PICMG single-board computers and their crazy backplanes.Does anyone know of a motherboard with 6+ PCI or PCI-X (not pci-e) slots or a combo of both? I would think that it would have to be an extended atx (e-atx) board.
This is for Pika dsp telecom cards. They are PCI cards but PCI-X is backwards compatible.6 PCI-X will be hard being a shared bus, that means two full controllers at least and I think at 3 slots per controller only 66mhz each.
What kind of cards are you running?
Yes a backplane setup will be the last ditch due to the cost of having an extra chassis ect im not quite sure a single board computer will be enough. I will check out PICMG looks like they have some good options.Take a look at those special-purpose PICMG single-board computers and their crazy backplanes.
Here is one with 14 PCI-X slots for $99: 19 Slot PICMG Backplane 5 ISA 14 PCI x 64bit 33MHz 16 5" x 12" Trenton Computer | eBay
Here is one with 18 PCI slots for $10: Portwell PICMG 18 Slot PCI Slots 2 x ISA Slot Backplane Board PX 20S3 Ver E3 | eBay
Another one with mixed PCI and PCI-X slots: PCE-5B18-88A1E-18-Slot PICMG1.3 Backplane; 1PICex16, 8PCI-X, 8PCI, RoHS
Of course you'll need to buy a PICMG CPU board as well. These are generally either extremely slow and cheap or just a little slow and overpriced, but if you need PCI, they are the way to go.
You are correct PIKA cards.telecom. SEE DBA , I bet his AMD could be adjusted to hold 6 PCI-X slots.
It's all in the risers (and number of bus). Very do-able.
I suspect old telecom gear like Analog taps/PRI taps digium etc
I have no idea why anyone would run PCI-X cards in a monster HP DL585 G7 server, but you can... with an optional board... but only two cards maximum. That's $5,000 per PCI-X slot.telecom. SEE DBA , I bet his AMD could be adjusted to hold 6 PCI-X slots.
It's all in the risers (and number of bus). Very do-able.
I suspect old telecom gear like Analog taps/PRI taps digium etc
Once again DBA you are the master of machines.... I went with a custom build from advantech.com. Many thanks!Take a look at those special-purpose PICMG single-board computers and their crazy backplanes.
Here is one with 14 PCI-X slots for $99: 19 Slot PICMG Backplane 5 ISA 14 PCI x 64bit 33MHz 16 5" x 12" Trenton Computer | eBay
Here is one with 18 PCI slots for $10: http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORTWELL-PICMG-18-Slot-PCI-Slots-2-x-ISA-Slot-Backplane-Board-PX-20S3-VER-E3-/251379106366?pt=US_Server_Boards&hash=item3a875cc23e
Another one with mixed PCI and PCI-X slots: PCE-5B18-88A1E-18-Slot PICMG1.3 Backplane; 1PICex16, 8PCI-X, 8PCI, RoHS
Of course you'll need to buy a PICMG CPU board as well. These are generally either extremely slow and cheap or just a little slow and overpriced, but if you need PCI, they are the way to go.
Once again DBA you are the master of machines.... I went with a custom build from advantech.com. Many thanks!Take a look at those special-purpose PICMG single-board computers and their crazy backplanes.
Here is one with 14 PCI-X slots for $99: 19 Slot PICMG Backplane 5 ISA 14 PCI x 64bit 33MHz 16 5" x 12" Trenton Computer | eBay
Here is one with 18 PCI slots for $10: http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORTWELL-PICMG-18-Slot-PCI-Slots-2-x-ISA-Slot-Backplane-Board-PX-20S3-VER-E3-/251379106366?pt=US_Server_Boards&hash=item3a875cc23e
Another one with mixed PCI and PCI-X slots: PCE-5B18-88A1E-18-Slot PICMG1.3 Backplane; 1PICex16, 8PCI-X, 8PCI, RoHS
Of course you'll need to buy a PICMG CPU board as well. These are generally either extremely slow and cheap or just a little slow and overpriced, but if you need PCI, they are the way to go.
Yes, I didn't check the date, but for some reason the thread appeared in "trending".Considering the OP and previously oldest post was from 9 years ago, it’s safe to assume they are no longer in the market for a pci based board.