Can 64-Bit pci cards word with 32-bit pci?

[ati]

Just wondering before i get a RAID card for my file server. I am asking because I might upgrade soem day to a server board with 64-bit.

[Thespis377]

I currently have a 64bit SunPCI Card(PC on a Card) plugged into a 32bit PCI Slot on my SunBlade 1500. It works just fine, it just doesn't perform as quickly as it could if I it was in a 64bit slot.

[ati]

Yea thats what i was thinking since the 64-bit ones only have that extra tab. Can anyone else confirm that 64-bit card will work with 32-bit slots?

[SuperFarStucker]

I'm fairly certain they would have changed the slot dimensions so they wouldn't fit if they weren't backwards compatible.

[ati]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816115023
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816116030

Looks like it can fit in a normal pci, well that extra tab will stick out but looks like it can fit.

[su root]

http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/rr1810a.htm
"Compatable to PCI" (A horrible way to say Compatable with 32-bit PCI, but it is)

Make sure the extra half of the card won't hit your case or anything else, but yeah, it should work. It's got the right notches.

[ati]

Ok so most any 64-bit will work with pci. Whats a good SATA card?