RE: PCI to mini pci adapter

[Philip Decker <pdecker@wavewireless.com>]

How about?:

http://www.catalyst-ent.com/Products/Adapters/minipci/minipci1.htm

http://www.catalyst-ent.com/Products/Adapters/minipci/minipci3.htm

Not cheap (the latter cost $125 ea. in March. 2001).

Make sure you don't plug in backward :-)

Note that there is no LDO to make 3.3v from 5V, so your motherbaird MUST provide 3.3V. 

 

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: reynoldst@mobilian.com [mailto:reynoldst@mobilian.com]
Sent: Friday, 08 February, 2002 2:40 PM
To: richard.snijders@philips.com
Cc: pci-sig@znyx.com
Subject: Re: PCI to mini pci adapter

> This 
>   link has about all of the options that can be found out there:
> http://www.dli.de/Products/Bus_and_Interface_Tools/pci_adapter.html
>
> For 
>   conversion from a PCI add-in card to a mini-PCI edge connector form factor, I 
>   have found nothing available.
> This is most likely because of the mechanical 
>   variance of maneuvering into a slot on any given platform/motherboard which 
>   leads to a custom design for each instance.
>
> If you have any luck 
>   finding a reliable connector/adapter please let me 
>   know.
>
> Thanks,
> Todd Reynolds
> Mobilian Corp.
>
> At 05:57 AM 
>   2/8/2002, richard.snijders@philips.com wrote:
>
> > Hi, 
> >     
> >
> > Anyone ever heard anything about a passive Standard (32 
> >     bit) PCI to mini PCI convertor? Looking at the specs it should to my opinion 
> >     be possible, but I couldn't find anything. Anyone knows who sells or 
> >     manufacures these things? 
> >
> > Thanks, 
> >     
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > -