[parisc-linux] C160 STI console woes

[Martin K. Petersen]

>>>>> "Grant" == Grant Grundler <grundler@puffin.external.hp.com> writes:

Grant> You mean the keying of the PCI slot?  I don't know if C160
Grant> supports 3.3v, 5.5v, or both. I'd need to dig up a product data
Grant> sheet to tell you which the C160 (not C160L) supported. But if
Grant> your card doesn't fit the keys in the slot, it's *not*
Grant> electrically compatible.

C160 has 3.3V only (i.e. it doesn't take most cheapo PC cards).

I ended up buying Symbios branded SCSI controllers for my C160s.  They
support both 3.3 and 5V operation.

And I have yet to see a PCI graphics board with universal/3.3V
connector.  Except for HP ones, that is.

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