Introduction to PCI Developer Note
Provides an overview of PCI technology and describes PCI support on Mac computers.
Organization of This Document
This document contains the following articles:
PCI Concepts describes Apple's implementation of PCI standards and defines key concepts you need to ensure that your device is compatible with Macintosh computers.
PCI Product-Specific Details provides details specific to the implementation of PCI on particular Macintosh computers.
See Also
For specific information about a particular Macintosh computer, see the product Developer Note for that computer in the Guides > Hardware & Drivers > Apple Hardware .
For a list of the standard units of measure and abbreviations used in this developer note, refer to the Hardware Developer Note Terms and Abbreviations .
Apple offers the following additional resources for PCI:
Writing PCI Drivers provides information about writing I/O Kit drivers for PCI, AGP, CardBus, and PCMCIA devices.
Designing PCI Cards & Drivers for Power Macintosh Computers provides general information about the PCI bus as implemented on PowerPC-based Macintosh computers.
The PCI-SIG website ( (http://www.pcisig.com/) ) has a wealth of information for implementing PCI Express support, including official specifications and discussion forums.
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