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.

 

[squirrel dog]

like Rudy,I dunno,but bxboards.com may.

 

[BigToque]

This is from anand's BX @ 133 MHz roundup...

Microstar BXMaster:

"Unlike other boards with 6 PCI slots, the BXMaster features a PCI arbiter chip that allows all 6 slots to support bus master devices. This means that all six slots are usable by any PCI devices"

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1250&p=11

This is probably what the Asus board has too.