NMI on PCI

[Bob Smith <bsmith@sudleyplace.com>]

Back in the good old ISA days (x86 architecture), I used to connect a
wire to pin A1 in an ISA slot and run it through a push-to-ground
switch to generate an NMI for which my debugger would be listening. 
This is a great way to break into an otherwise dead system in an
attempt to figure what went wrong.

Recently, I bought a motherboard with no ISA slots, so I'm trying to
figure out how to do this in a PCI slot.  I have found pin B40
(PERR#) which looks like in might do the trick, but I'm not an
engineer, so I'm asking you folks.

1.  Is there any harm to the system or PCI card in attaching a
push-to-ground switch onto an (active) PCI slot?

2.  Might this actually generate a Parity Error (NMI - INT 02h)?

3.  If not, how else might I accomplish this?

4.  Are there any PCI cards on the market which have such a
capability built in?
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