Can the Abit KT7 board run a PCI 2.2 card?

[sltech]

I've got an Abit KT7-RAID board (ancient, I know), and I've heard that its RAID-1 functionality isn't that great (apparently the HPT370 doesn't do a good job detecting or handling bad sectors), so I'm interested in getting a 3ware 7006-2 RAID controller. The manual for that controller says it requires a PCI 2.2 slot that is 32-bit/66MHz. I believe the KT7 boards have 32-bit PCI slots running at 33 MHz, but the controller should be backwards compatible and run at 33 MHz, right? What I'm not sure about is the PCI 2.2 requirement... I think the KT7 boards have PCI 2.1 slots, so I'm not sure if that will cause any problems for the controller?

 

[dalfollo]

I don't have an answer for you, but just wanted to say YEAH! to another KT-7 RAID owner...here is one of the KT-& RAID FAQ that might be of help...I always just used the RAID to run several HDs and ROMs...good luck...

KT-7 RAID FAQ

 

[sltech]

Hmm, I've seen some people say that the chipset determines the PCI version. And I did find out that some old Gigabyte motherboards that used the VIA KT133 chipset (the same chipset used by the KT7-RAID) had PCI 2.2 slots. So is it true that the chipset is what determines the PCI version? If so, then my KT7-RAID has PCI 2.2 slots.