Pretty much everything will work. Maybe except for some 64-bit PCI(-X) adapters... but many of these will work even in a 32-bit slot (similar
to 16/32-bit MCA adapters).
And yeah it depends on the formfactor and generation of the machine of
course. But even most SFF OptiPlexi have expansion slots - low-profile
only but certainůy better than nothing. Most 2nd and 3rd gen Core
systems dropped classic PCI and legacy ports... not these boxes. And
they are really reliable and rather well designed too - especially for a
Dell machine.
On 18.08.2022 22:13, Louis Ohland wrote:
Mini Tower, full height cards. So what cards will work?
PCI 2.3 32-bits
PCIe x1 one PCI Express lane
PCIe x16 (wired as x4) 4 PCI Express lanes
PCIe x16 16 PCI express lanes
PCI 2.3 data width (maximum) – 32 bits:
Mini-Tower and Desktop
one 120-pin connector
PCI Express x1 data width (maximum) – one PCI Express lane:
Mini-Tower and Desktop
one 36-pin connector
PCI Express x16 (wired as x4) data width (maximum) – four PCI Express
lanes:
Mini-Tower, Desktop, Small Form Factor
one 164-pin connector
PCI Express x16 data width (maximum) – 16 PCI Express lanes:
Mini-Tower, Desktop, Small Form Factor
one 164-pin connector
schimmi wrote:
Depends on the formfactor the Optiplex comes (USFF/SFF/DT/MT) - not
all of them have expansions slots.
For PCIe-only systems you might add something like
https://www.exsys-shop.de/shopware/media/pdf/c5/9d/7f/datenblatt_datasheet_ex-1010.pdf
Tomas Slavotinek schrieb am Donnerstag, 18. August 2022 um 18:30:09
UTC+2:
That's another thing I like about these OptiPlexes (OptiPlexi?) ...they
still give you one classic PCI slot.
On 18.08.2022 17:38, Louis Ohland wrote:
Been so long since I've had a PCI bussed Desktop or Mini Tower...
I wonder if this Dell Optiplex 7010 supports a PCI FDDI adapter.
FDDI
7010 <------> 9590 Direct connect, maybe an FDDI switch...
There isn't a USB FDDI adapter... Laptops don't have much for
expansion....
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