| Re: PCI XP-32 expansion vs PCIe Win7-64 expansion [message #108985 is a reply to message #108984] |
Wed, 28 October 2015 09:19   |
Kim W.
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Registered: January 2010
Location: Australia
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Hi Wayne.
Glad you have your monster rig sorted.
I was a little worried about you springing all that coin for the Exsys backplane and host cards, with no guarantee of success, but your patience seems to have paid off.
For anyone interested in following in your footsteps, (myself included...) below is my original post. (It looks as if all those links are still working) Whilst I am happy with my present setup of 4 EDS's on probably the last Gigabyte AMD motherboard with four PCI slots, a quad core Phenom II, running win7 64 bit, I think I will have to "future proof" myself by investing in one of those Exsys backplanes, and a PCI express host card.
Hi Wayne.
I did a bit of digging around, and it seems the Virtua Via kit consists of two components. A host card (with dvi cable) and the actual PCI expansion card. (Jump to the bottom of this convoluted post for info on a complete 4 pci box for around US$300 plus shipping).
I found another source for what appears to be the exact same components. Not cheap mind you, (they come from Germany as well), but it may be an alternative if you can't score a Magma.
The four pci slot board appears identical to the VirtuaVia one.
It is here:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/EXSYS-EX-1035-Expansion-Board-mit -4x-PCI-Slots-fur-ATX-Gehaus-/151432894350?pt=DE_Computer_So nstige&hash=item23421a978e
The host adaptor card and cable is below. It is PCI.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Exsys-EX-1094-PCI-zu-PCI-Adapter- fur-EX-1031-1032-1035-/161448414408?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;hash=item2597134cc8
I guess my point is that these things are made in the same factory, probably in China, and available under different names. Curiously, there is also an expresscard host for the 2x PCI/2x PCI-E box, but I think that expansion board doesn't have a ATX connector for power, only an external 12 volt wall wart input. (Thus probably precluding it from EDS duties, as does the case... it's too small to house the EDS's). Whether hard wiring a beefier 12V supply would help??????
Anyway, just thought I'd post in case anyone wants to look into it further.
Kim
UPDATE: OK, I have found the PCI-E host card here:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Exsys-EX-1095-PCI-Express-Adapter -Karte-fur-EX-1010-31-32-41-42-/151140655891?pt=DE_Computer_ Sonstige&hash=item2330af6313
...And the Expresscard host is available by itself here:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Exsys-EX-1096-Notebook-ExpressCar d-Adapter-Karte-fur-EX-1031-32-35-41-42-45-/151438414279
Apparently all this stuff and more is available direct from distributor (and cheaper) here:
http://swd.de/oxid/Products-oxid/Hardware/Multiport-Solution s/passive-Multiport-Cards/EXS-EX-1035.html
This looks neat! An all in one box big enough to house 4 EDS'S. (Have to get host card separately...about $US35, the Expresscard host is about the same). It has an inbuilt 220 watt P/S and fan.
http://swd.de/oxid/Manufacturer/Exsys-GmbH/Expansion-Box/EXS -EX-1031.html?listtype=search&searchparam=ex%201096
PCI host card here:
http://swd.de/oxid/Products-oxid/Hardware/Multiport-Solution s/passive-Multiport-Cards/EXS-EX-1094.html?listtype=search&a mp;a mp;a mp;searchparam=ex%201094
PCI-E Host card here:
http://swd.de/oxid/Products-oxid/Hardware/Multiport-Solution s/passive-Multiport-Cards/EXS-EX-1095.html?listtype=search&a mp;a mp;a mp;searchparam=ex-1095
Expresscard host here (with DVI style cable):
http://swd.de/oxid/Products-oxid/Hardware/Multiport-Solution s/passive-Multiport-Cards/EXS-EX-1096.html?listtype=search&a mp;a mp;a mp;searchparam=ex%201096
and apparently another Expresscard host, but with a 2 metre HDMI cable to connect to expansion chassis here:
http://swd.de/oxid/Products-oxid/Hardware/Multiport-Solution s/passive-Multiport-Cards/EXS-EX-1097.html?listtype=search&a mp;a mp;a mp;searchparam=ex-1097
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