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Re: [pci] pci frequency



>>>>> "Colin" == Colin Marquardt <c.marquardt@alcatel.de> writes:

    Colin> lakshmi anand <lakshmianand2002@yahoo.com> writes:
    >> Why is PCI bus frequency standardized to 33MHz and 66MHz.

    Colin> It is not, actually. The clock frequency can range from 0Hz to
    Colin> 33MHz/66Mhz.

The 33 MHz has also historical reasons: Intel CPU's have a bus frequncy fo
33 MHz or multiples since the 486. The 486 had a 33 MHz Local bus which PCI
replaced.

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