CONTEC is pleased to announce the addition of two new expansion chassis and two new expansion adapters to their extensive line of Bus Expansion Systems. These products provide additional PCI or PCI Express slots.

The first new chassis, ECH-PCI-CE-H2B, provides x2 additional PCI slots while the ECH-PE-CE-H2B provides x2 PCI Express slots. These chassis provide either ExpressCard to PCI / PCI Express expansion or PCI Express to PCI / PCI Express expansion.

CONTEC's ExpressCard, EAD-CE-EC, and PCI Express, EAD-CE-LPE, expansion adapters use the same interconnecting cable allowing them to access the same expansion chassis. In addition, the expansion chassis features a power-interlock function which allows the expansion chassis to power on/off with the host computer.

CONTEC's ECH-PCI-CE-H2B, ECH-PE-CE-H2B, EAD-CE-LPE and EAD-CE-EC are lead-free (exceeding JEITA Phase 2 requirements) and RoHS-compliant.

PCI Expansion Chassis - ECH-PCI-CE-H2B

• Add-on slots: Two (2) 5V / 32bit 33MHz PCI slots

• Acceptable add-on board sizes: Up to 176.5mm (l) x 107mm (h)

• AC adapter included

PCI-Express Expansion Chassis - ECH-PCI-CE-H2B

• Add-on slots: Two (2) PCI Express Base Specification Rev.1.0 x1

• AC adapter included

ExpressCard Expansion Card - EAD-CE-EC

• Form Factor: ExpressCard Standard Release 1.1

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows® Vista, XP Pro

PCI Express Expansion Card - EAD-CE-LPE

• Form Factor: Low Profile PCI Express Base Specification Rev 1.0a x1

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows® Vista, XP Pro, Server 2000, Server 2003

CONTEC also offers a complete line of CardBus to PCI, PCI to PCI and PCI to ISA expansion products.