[Soekris] Di the Intel gigabit cards support 3.3v signaling?

[Stuart Henderson]

> >speed.)  Looking at the $30 Intel PWLA8139s, I can't tell if they'll 

itym PWLA8391; I haven't tried a GT but the older cards worked
in a 4801 (they have universal 3.3v/5v signalling).

> >So, A) will it work at 3.3v at all, and B) can the Soekris supply that 
> >much juice to the PCI slot?

See the manual (1.2 'Bus expansion'). Obviously the PSU would
need to be sufficiently powerful.

> BUT as to whether a card is 3.3v SIGNALLING or 5v (not power voltage),
> maybe this will help:
> http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec04/articles/pcnotes.htm

It's not unheard-of for this keying to be incorrect (though
I don't think that's the case here).

> It is hard to do in a PC case but when you have to remove the "plank"
> to use the card in an embedded system it is simple for the unwary to
> reverse the card.

yes; for the avoidance of doubt, the RJ45 socket on the PCI card
should go alongside the onboard RJ45 sockets, with a hole cut
accordingly if using the standard case.