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PCIe Devices - PLX Technology

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Compatibility with Existing PCI Specification<br />

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Ability to enumerate and configure <strong>PCIe</strong> hardware<br />

using PCI system configuration software (OS) with<br />

no modifications<br />

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PCI devices (across a <strong>PCIe</strong>-PCI bridge) must be accessible by<br />

existing OSs and device drivers<br />

<strong>PCIe</strong> add-in card must be accessible to existing OSs and<br />

capable of being configured<br />

Compatibility includes<br />

– Boot over existing OS<br />

– Support existing I/O device drivers (at binary level)<br />

– Support existing applications<br />

New software required to configure/enable new<br />

<strong>PCIe</strong> functionality by adopting the PCI<br />

configuration paradigm<br />

Copyright by Dashcourses, Inc. 2009<br />

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