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ambidextrous.PR
12-19-2013, 10:22 PM
In the AVID site there is no info about PCIe version, or lane slot size (indicated with x). I have 4 questions for Windows, 2 about HDX and 2 about HD since there is no HD forum

About HDX
1) The PT HDX PCIe Card physically have the size of a PCIe x16 card, but the part that inserts in the slot is smaller. It is x1, x4 or x8? Or come in different slot sizes?
2) The PT HDX PCIe Card runs at which PCIe version? Version 1 = 250MBs, Ver2=500MBs or Ver3=1GBs

About HD
1) The PT HD PCIe Card physically have the size of a PCIe x16 card, but the part that inserts in the slot is smaller. It is x1, x4 or x8? Or come in different slot sizes?
2) The PT HD PCIe Card runs at which PCIe version? Version 1 = 250MBs, Ver2=500MBs or Ver3=1GBs

Craig F
12-20-2013, 08:40 AM
I believe both the HD and HDX cards are only 1x speed
The use of the full size connectors is to help support the length of the full length cards. In the days before back-end bracket support, every so often I would have to reset a card do to pivoting in the PCI slot

quietP4
12-20-2013, 07:04 PM
HD (Accel) cards are x1 physical, x1 electrical. HD Native and HDX cards are x4 physical, x4 electrical.

ambidextrous.PR
12-21-2013, 02:08 AM
HD (Accel) cards are x1 physical, x1 electrical. HD Native and HDX cards are x4 physical, x4 electrical.

Thanks for your answer. Just 3 more questions
1) HD (Accel) are x1. But what about HD core? x1 also?

2) At what PCIe speed version runs an HD card? Version1, ver2 or ver3?

3) At what PCIe speed version runs an HDX card? Version1, ver2 or ver3?

quietP4
12-21-2013, 08:45 AM
Thanks for your answer. Just 3 more questions
1) HD (Accel) are x1. But what about HD core? x1 also?

2) At what PCIe speed version runs an HD card? Version1, ver2 or ver3?

3) At what PCIe speed version runs an HDX card? Version1, ver2 or ver3?

The HD Core is also x1(x1), and I'm pretty sure all of the cards are PCIe Gen 2, though some earlier revs of HD Core/Accel may have been Gen 1. I'm not 100% sure about that.