64bit PCI slots on new motherboards

[anoopbhopal]

I'm thinking of buying the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force motherboard. I need at least one PCI slot so that I can continue using my Rme hdsp 9632 PCI audio interface.

Although this motherboard has 2 Pci slots available, its says 64bit PCI slots in brackets. I am unsure whether my Pci card will work on this motherboard.

Can anyone please help or offer some advice.

Thank you

 

[Eximo]

PCI-X slots are 64bit, older style PCI 32-bit cards have a slightly shorter interface. The various notches denote voltage.

See here to pick out what card you have: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI#/media/File😛CI_Keying.svg

That board looks like it offers 5V 32bit slots, probably also supports 3.3 volt 32bit cards.

 

[Eximo]

Well that is odd, I can't see my own link, round two:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI#/media/File😛CI_Keying.svg

 

[Eximo]

Very strange. It is the "Conventional hardware specifications" section here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI

 

[anoopbhopal]

Thank you for yor response. According to the wiki page, It does look like the board has 5v 32 bit slots. Scan.co.uk must have the description wrong.