RE: [ECOS] PCI Ethernet card

["Michael Anburaj" <embeddedeng at hotmail dot com>]

Hi Andy,

> As for PCI cards and slots beware!  I blew up my 3.3V PCI target board
> last
> week by plugging in a cheap "Edimax" realtek NIC, which was laid out as
> a
> universal PCI card (had both notches), but had connections between Vio
> (3.3V
> in my system) and +5V dedicated pins.

Sounds scary! I have only 1 MIPS board & if it gets busted, that?s the end 
of it. Cannot afford another MIPS board (Hobby development at home). I guess 
the Atlas board has a 5v signaling PCI slot (the key ridge on the slot looks 
like it). The COMPUSA NIC ($17 ? but looks very much like the 
http://www.memorywizards.com/pd_edimax_en9130tx.cfm - The component layout 
look very much like this, except it has more capacitors) has notches at both 
ends. So, I guess I am safe (because the PCI on-board is 5v), Am I right? Is 
there anything else I should take care before I insert this NIC on the slot?

After all, the COMPUSA NIC could suffer the same issue. If so, why pay 3 
times more for the same stuff with a different name. Any comments?

-Mike.

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