PCI-X mobo

[Knavish]

Hi all,

Can any of you suggest an economical motherboard with a PCI-X slot? I need it for a 3ware RAID card which I've already got. This is for a RAID5 file server that's going to just mirror the "real" file server, for added redundancy. It doesn't need to be very fast at all, because the most it will ever be doing is backing up our real system every night.

I'd prefer single processor, since that will save me the expense of buying an expensive dual-proc capable mobo.

--edit--
The cheapest thing I can find on Newegg is an LGA775 intel server board:
Gigabyte GA-8ICXT with Intel E7221 chipset
for $199

thanks in advance,
Knavish

 

[mechBgon]

Here you go: http://www.hypermicro.com/product.asp?pf_id=MBIN625B

Two 64-bit PCI-X buses, onboard video, onboard UW SCSI and LVD SCSI, onboard 10/100 LAN. Slap in any old Socket370 Coppermine Pentium3 and some Registered ECC memory and there you go 🙂 Takes an EPS power supply and a case that can handle EATX, such as an Antec SX-series.

We used one of these at work with a single P3 933 for years.

 

[EatSpam]

This one's better. 🙂 SuperMicro P4SCi

2 PCI-X slots, albeit 66mhz/64-bit, but plenty for a 3ware card. It supports a single socket 478 P4/Celeron and uses non-reg/non-ecc PC3200 memory. Onboard CSA gigabit ethernet. Rock solid.

 

[V00D00]

I would suggest you pickup something cheap off ebay. You can always get deals on cheap server stuff.

 

[bob4432]

i would look over at 2cpu.com in their fs/ft section. they usually have more server orientated hardware with the 64bit pci stuff on it.

 

[Knavish]

Thanks for the suggestions, but just a warning. I found this out the hard way:

PCI 64bit / 66mhz IS NOT THE SAME AS PCI-X

PCI-X slots will take older PCI-64bit cards, but PCI-X cards do not fit in the older motherboards! A PCI-X slot is almost the same as a PCI-64bit slot, but there's an extra plastic divider chunk in the PCI-64bit slot that keeps you from plugging in PCI-X cards.

-Knavish

 

[Knavish]

Anyone else got any ideas (bump)?

thanks.