NEC usb hack for mediator

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@mechy
You might want to check your LDO too, depending on the cards you use.

Finally someone understood my signature.

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Ah, I see. I assume this makes the USB card not work on PCs anymore.

No, it will work in a pc too. I had no problems in pci 2.2

Readout from using finalwire, ebay usb on the left - elbox usb on the right.

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I ran all these cards for a good while with the ports loaded(1hr+). the 3 port card has a ldo regulator and a jumper for 3.3/5v  i ran the card at 5v on the 3.3 setting(torture testing),it makes me think the chipsets are 5v tolerant,because i saw no i'll effects.The 5 port card has no regulator to speak of but it too ran flawless for over a hour loaded.My mediator does not have a 3.3v hack.

the 2- 5 port cards i have are going to friends for stress testing,and i won't have more till the beginning of the week. by then multiple people have tested them and if theres a problem to be found it should surface. but i am confident they work well.
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From wiki-take it for what its worth:

Card voltage and keying

 
 
 
 Typical PCI cards have either one or two key notches, depending on  their signaling voltage. Cards requiring 3.3 volts have a notch 56.21 mm  from the card backplate; those requiring 5 volts have a notch 104.47 mm  from the backplate. "Universal cards" accepting either voltage have  both key notches. This allows cards to be fitted only into slots with a  voltage they support.
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the cards i'm using have both notches,so i believe them to be universal.

mech

The nec 720101 has 3.3 V power supply, PCI signal pins have 5 V tolerant circuit.