PCI Bus Demystified (With CD-ROM)

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Summary: Useful quick reference
Review: I found this book to be a useful quick reference book, the writing is clear and its up to date. I like having the ebook on the CD-ROM for searching different topics.

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Summary: PCI Bus Demystified
Review: I regreted that I purchased this book. I wish I can return the book and get my money back. It is only a "simplified" and "re-organized" version of the real spec. It is worthless.

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Summary: PCI Bus Demystified
Review: I regreted that I purchased this book. I wish I can return the book and get my money back. It is only a "simplified" and "re-organized" version of the real spec. It is worthless.

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Summary: Now in its second edition with new coverage of PCI-X 2.0
Review: Now in its second edition with new coverage of PCI-X 2.0, PCI Bus Demystified is an expertly written text meant for hardware and software designers alike, explaining all aspects of the peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus, which is the most established bus system used to connect the various elements of today's high-performance computer systems. Including PCI electric specifications, numerous design examples, and beginning and advanced topics such signal groups and types, the arbitration process, plug and play configuration, electrical and mechanical features unique to PCI-X, and much more, PCI Bus Demystified is an excellent resource, classroom text and self-teaching tool.

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Summary: Not a very useful reference.
Review: This book does not contain any information that is not easily available on the Web for free. Go to the AMCC or PLX web sites and read their documentation. They go into much more detail. This book is way to general to be of any real use. The diagrams are not explained in any more detail than is available in the PCI spec or the PCI Handbook. Finally, a few software examples would be very instructive. The included CD-ROM does not include examples, only the book in electronic form.