BX chipset question...

[bluefmc]

I seem to remember reading that the BX chipset can only support 5 busmastering pci slots. However the 6 pci slot version of the Asus P3B-F claims that all 6 of the pci slots are busmasters. Could someone please clear this up for me? Asus's list of download sites for the P3B-F manual in pdf format can be found at http://cgi.asus.com.tw/cgi-bin/dl.asp?filename=mb/slot1/440bx/p3b-f/p3bf-104.pdf Thanks for the help.

 

[warlord]

I don't know about the mb you are talking about, but I know the BXmaster from MSI is the same way, with 6 pci slots. they do this by adding a chip of their design to support the extra slot.