Hi All,
I have a Dell PowerEdge T20 Server and a TBS6982 DVB-S2 Dual Tuner PCIe Card.
The server is running Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS,
with (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-104-generic x86_64) kernel.
The problem is that the T20 does not see the Tuner card at all,
it does not appear in lspci or in the T20's BIOS.
The BIOS reports the PCIe slot as (Empty).
Can anyone help as Dell tech themselves are not being very helpful, and just telling me that it is not compatible and the tuner card is not one of the cards listed in table 13 below.
Also does anyone know what PCIe version the TBS6982 is and is there a Tech Guide anywhere ?
Thanks
Danny
I have tested the graphics card in both of the PCIe x16 slots and it works in both
I have tested the TBS6982 in both PCIe x16 and the PCIe x1 slot and it is not recognized in any of them
I have tested the TBS6982 in my son's test PC and the TBS6982 card is recognized.
I know from the Dell tech manual that the PCIe slots are as follows :-
PCIe expansion
PCIe connectivity is integrated with the processor. The T20 supports up to four PCIe slots. PCI card
dimensions are outlined in Table 13.
• 1x PCIe x16 slot 3.0
• 1x PCIe x16 (wired x4) slot 2.0
• 1x PCIe x1 slot 2.0
• 1x PCI 32/33 slot
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Slot 1 - Type: PCIe x16 3.0 - Voltage Supported: 3.3V/12V - Max Height: 4.38 in/11.13 cm (full height)- Max Length: 6.6 in/16.77 cm (half length)
Max Wattage: 75* - Cards Supported: Graphics, Gigabit NIC, Parallel/Serial
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Slot 2 - Type: PCIe x1 2.0 - Voltage Supported: 3.3V/12V - Max Height: 4.38 in/11.13 cm (full height) - Max Length: 6.6 in/16.77 cm (half length) Max Wattage: 25 - Cards Supported: Gigabit NIC, Parallel/Serial
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Slot 3 - Type: PCI - Voltage Supported: 3.3V/5V/12V/-12V - Max Height: 4.38 in/11.13 cm (full height) - Max Length: 6.6 in/16.77 cm (half length Max Wattage: 25 - Cards Supported: 1394
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Slot 4 - Type: PCIe x16 (x4) 2.0 - Voltage Supported: 3.3V/12V - Max Height: 4.38 in/11.13 cm (full height) - Max Length: 6.6 in/16.77 cm (half length) - Max Wattage: 25* - Cards Supported: Graphics, Gigabit NIC, Parallel/Serial
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Table 13. PCI card dimensions
Dell PowerEdge T20 Technical Guide Page 17