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Re: How does 3.3V 5V PCI buffers are toggeled.



> 	Is there a signal in the spec and/or de-facto signal on the PCI boards 
> which tells the chips its 3.3V OR 5V. This information is needed for turning 
> on/off an extra drivers for 3.3V PCI compliance compared to 5V compliance.
	
There are five special I/O power pins (11 on a 64-bit PCI card)
defined on the PCI connector.  All these "+Vi/o" pins will have +5V in
a 5V PCI bus, or +3.3V in a 3.3V PCI bus.  See the center column of
Table 4-13 in the PCI spec, pin A10 for example.

You can make use of this voltage to alter the characteristics of your
chip.

Regards,
Andy Ingraham

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