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Choosing the Right PC for the NI PCIe-1427

Hardware: Image Acquisition (IMAQ)>>Digital Image Devices>>PCIe-1427

Problem:
There are several desktop computers and motherboards with PCIe slots in the market. Which ones has National Instruments tested and recommend for use with the NI PCIe-1427?

Solution:
The NI PCIe-1427 is a one lane (x1) PCIe board. It can fit in any x1, x4, x8 or x16 PCIe slot. If you use the NI PCIe-1427 with a x4, x8 or x16 slot (up-plugging), the board will only use one lane within those slots. Since x1 is the lowest number of lanes that is negotiable, you will not see any bandwidth degradation when up-plugging.

Most computers with PCIe slots will function optimally with the NI PCIe-1427 board. However, in certain remote cases, the card may not be detected by the Operating System. National Instruments has tested the following computers/motherboards with the NI PCIe-1427:

COMPUTER NAME BIOS CHIPSET Works?
Abit KN8 SLI(NF-CK804) 6.00 PG nVidia nForce4 SL1 YES
ASUSTeK Computer A8N32-SLI-Deluxe 8.12 nVidia nForce4 SL1 YES
ASUSTeK Computer P5GDC-V 1002.004 Intel 915G YES
Dell Dimension 9100 A02 Intel 945P YES
Dell Dimension 9150 A02 Intel 945P YES
Dell OptiPlex GX280 A04 Intel 915G YES
Dell PowerEdge SC420 A02 Intel E7220/E7221 YES
Dell Precision WorkStation 370 A02 Intel 925X YES
Dell Precision WorkStation 380 A04 Intel 955x YES
Dell Precision WorkStation 470 A06 Intel E752x YES
Gigabyte 8I915G Pro F4 Intel 915G YES
Gigabyte G1975X-LGA775 F2 Intel 975X YES
HP Workstation xw4300 1.06 Intel 955x YES
HP Workstation xw6200 2.08 Intel E752x YES
SuperMicro X6DAE-G2 AT Intel E752x YES
Tyan Thunder K8WE AT NVidia nForcePro YES


Related Links:
KnowledgeBase 3I0F5B6W: Choosing the Right PC for the NI PCIe-1429
Developer Zone Tutorial: PCI Express – An Overview of the PCI Express Standard

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Report Date: 04/11/2007
Last Updated: 09/25/2007
Document ID: 48ACS45L

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