PCi Slots

anerky99 · Rated XXX Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 219 Location: UK

As in, i have a PCi wireless adaptor but only a PCie slot(grfx) slot available. Can slots be used like this if they are right length?? Can things just be interchanged??

anonemus · Posted: Wed, 06 May 2009 21:39:04 Post Subject:

Uh...you cant use a PCI card on a PCIe slot, vice versa.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Wed, 06 May 2009 22:30:07 Post Subject:

You can if you like sparks, smoke, and screaming!

anerky99 · Rated XXX Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 219 Location: UK

anonemus · Posted: Thu, 07 May 2009 03:59:42 Post Subject:

@anerky-- you should think twice about visiting the site that gave you that info Grin

anerky99 · Rated XXX Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 219 Location: UK

Yeh possibly lol. I think i only saw it in. God knows which site it actuually was lol. Probably me just taking the information the wrong way lol Smile

anerky99 · Rated XXX Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 219 Location: UK

Are PCI-E slots such as x1,x4,x8,x16 all interchangable with cards. Thats what ive realised i mean by my origional question. I knw that the 32bit PCi slots can only be used for PCI slots.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Sat, 09 May 2009 18:07:41 Post Subject:

If you mean - can a PCIe x1 card be plugged in to a PCIe x16 slot for example - the answer is yes. The slot just has to be equal to or greater than the card size.

anerky99 · Rated XXX Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 219 Location: UK

Ahh thats good Smile

. Thanks
So a PCI x1 card can run fine in a x4 slot Smile

Thanks

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Sat, 09 May 2009 18:32:02 Post Subject:

I use a PCI Express x1 sound card in a PCI Express x16 slot, but a x4 slot would work fine, too.