It should work with anything. The issue requiring attention is: 5. PCI Express Specification Version 1.0 compliant - 1.0 is too ancient. Regards, Sergei. On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:09:59 -0700 Niels Mayer <nielsmayer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm just curious if something like this will work with Linux audio cards? > > http://www.beaglesoft.com/pcie2pci.htm > ///////////////// > PCI Express to PCI Adapter > featuring PLX Technology PEX 8111 PCI to PCI Express bridge > > PCI Express x1 cards have been scarce since the introduction of the > bus several years ago. We now offer a PCI Express x1 adapter for > server or desktop PCs that converts PCI Express x1 bus to PCI. The > adapter utilizes a PLX Technology PEX 8111 PCI to PCI Express bridge > chip. It will accept standard or low profile PCI cards. As a generic > PCI to PCI Express adapter it should work well with most PCI cards. > This adapter allows you to use your existing PCI cards in the PCI > Express slot of your mother board. It can accept one of the half > height cards designed for 2U server chassis environments, such as a > Fire wire or Gigabyte Ethernet card. The 32bit 33MHz adapter’s 4 pin > connector is connected directly to the power supply of your PC. The > heat generated by the card is very low. The adapter has a bracket with > a large gap to allow you to plug things into the card. The adapter > will also accept a full height PCI card if your case has the extra > headroom to accept a higher card. > ///////////////// > > the above cards, however, seem overpriced given they're available for > about $28.00 w/ shipping from Hong Kong: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220652485942 > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320574364611 > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220595038826 > > Niels > http://nielsmayer.com > > PS: one useful additional feature such cards might provide -- since > the pcie x1 riser uses an ATX-style 12&5v power connector, that means > you could use a separate power supply from the main computer's to help > isolate the analog section from computer noise. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by > > Make an app they can't live without > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge > http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
