FPGA configuration time and PCIe secification

Thanks Nial,

I have tried the start -> move mouse to the shutdown box -> select restart.

I got to thinking to try start -> then enter restart in the search rectangle and a restart executable was found and when I ran it .... it did exactly what I wanted.

( of interest is that the same executable is not found in this HP Windows 7 laptop, but is on the HP 220 deskside I purchased for to get PCIe Gen3 slots ??? for PCIe work )

The Windows shut down, screen blanked, and POST / BIOS restarted without the power being cycled off and on. I use PCIscope to display the PCI system status.

That tool seems good for Windows, is there a Linux equivalent one ?

and the example Altera DMA application ran.

Didn't seem to fix the issue but I was able to get the FPGA Development card to come up , be recognized when run in slot 1 ... the x4 / x8 Gen2 slot .

The development card is configured for X8 Gen2 and I made sure the X1, X4, X8 present# signals were switched to just X8. Switches may have been in the wrong position ?

I have a feeling that possibly the slots in this system may be set to support certain speeds and a certain set of lane widths .

I can test this by trying to reconfigure the card for X1 Gen2 and change the capability switch for X1 present# and see if it still trains and

is identified in the same slot.

Thanks for all the help.... I can now go ahead and add the NIOS II and our own IP to the Stratix -V development board.

Any ideas on simpler boards supporting PCIe X1, X4, X8 @ Gen3, Gen2, Gen1 speeds with a Stratix -V and some external DDR memorty.

Best Regards , Have a great Friday,

Bob Dixon.