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PCI-X stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended - a technology developed in 1998 by IBM, HP and Compaq. PCI-X took the PCI standard and doubled the clock speeds from 66Mhz to 133Mhz. PCI-X was designed so all older PCI cards would fit and work in the PCI-X slots that the PC manufactures were shipping, thus saving consumers from having to buy new PCI-X specific cards.

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