Asus Crosshair III Formula + Anker USB 3.0 PCI-E Card

[kveldtrojan]

I am usually pretty computer savvy but this one is messing me up.

I have an Asus Crosshair III formula based computer that I am trying to rebuild for a little project. Of the PCI-E slots, 1 x16 is being used by my graphics card, 1 x1 is being used by another card, 1 x1 is being blocked by the graphics card, and 1 x1 is being used for the sound card. So that means:

I have 1 x16 PCIE slot available for an added Anker USB 3.0 card.

I have tried other cards that have the x1 form factor and everytime, even with this card, Windows 10 doesn't recognize the hardware when trying to install drivers, just says there is no hardward found.

Is there something special I have to do to allow this x16 slot to work with an x1 card? Something I have to change in the BIOS? Any help would be appreciated as I am starting to lose my mind.

Thanks in advance.

 

[rocktalkrock]

Did your Anker USB 3.0 PCI-E Card not come with a driver CD? Windows 10 may not have drivers for that card. You can also go to the Anker product support page to download the proper drivers for your card.

 

[kveldtrojan]

Did your Anker USB 3.0 PCI-E Card not come with a driver CD? Windows 10 may not have drivers for that card. You can also go to the Anker product support page to download the proper drivers for your card.

Yes it did, both the drivers on the CD and the newest drivers I downloaded from their site say that the hardware was not found. Device Manager doesn't see it, I just wonder if there is something I need to "switch on" or something in BIOS to get this second PCI-E x16 to work.

 

[rocktalkrock]

Did your Anker USB 3.0 PCI-E Card not come with a driver CD? Windows 10 may not have drivers for that card. You can also go to the Anker product support page to download the proper drivers for your card.

Yes it did, both the drivers on the CD and the newest drivers I downloaded from their site say that the hardware was not found. Device Manager doesn't see it, I just wonder if there is something I need to "switch on" or something in BIOS to get this second PCI-E x16 to work.

Since this is an older motherboard there may be some conflicts involving IRQ assignments, but i'm not sure one way or the other. For the moment try removing one of your other x1 cards and using that x1 slot to install the Anker USB 3.0 card. At least then you will know the card is working properly.

 

[kveldtrojan]

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Since this is an older motherboard there may be some conflicts involving IRQ assignments, but i'm not sure one way or the other. For the moment try removing one of your other x1 cards and using that x1 slot to install the Anker USB 3.0 card. At least then you will know the card is working properly. [/quotemsg]

Will do, thanks.