Hello all,
You all have been very helpful to me so far on my Server to Desktop build here and here, and I have another question. The problem is that it the server MOBO has two PCIe x8 slots, and I still cant tell if they are 1.0 or 1.1 compatible.
I did some pretty extensive research on backwards compatibility of PCIe 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and gambled with a 3.0 card working in my build. I purchased a Zotac 60607 PCIexpress 3.0 graphics card which has a x1 connector, and it works great in my build. (additionally I am a bit confused on if this is actually a 3.0 card)
I also did some more research on if a x16 card will work in an x8 slot, and with the amount of posts saying that it would, thought that it would without any problem. I wanted a bit more performance than a GeForce GT610, so I got a MSI n640-1gd5/lp which has a GeForce GT640 chipset and a 2.0 PCIe x16 connector.
The problem is that the motherboard wont recognize the 2.0 card at all. It powers up (fan is spinning), but the boot sequence/BIOS wont display on the card, and it does not show up in Device Manager in Win7 once booted. Boot up works just fine on the Zotac, so I am confident that I have selected the correct BIOS settings to boot over PCIe rather than onboard video.
My question is, if I return the MSI card, what would be a better option for use in a PCIe x8 slot that apparently supports 1.0 and 3.0 cards, but not 2.0 without having to just keep trying different cards until one works?
Thanks in advance guys!
You all have been very helpful to me so far on my Server to Desktop build here and here, and I have another question. The problem is that it the server MOBO has two PCIe x8 slots, and I still cant tell if they are 1.0 or 1.1 compatible.
I did some pretty extensive research on backwards compatibility of PCIe 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and gambled with a 3.0 card working in my build. I purchased a Zotac 60607 PCIexpress 3.0 graphics card which has a x1 connector, and it works great in my build. (additionally I am a bit confused on if this is actually a 3.0 card)
I also did some more research on if a x16 card will work in an x8 slot, and with the amount of posts saying that it would, thought that it would without any problem. I wanted a bit more performance than a GeForce GT610, so I got a MSI n640-1gd5/lp which has a GeForce GT640 chipset and a 2.0 PCIe x16 connector.
The problem is that the motherboard wont recognize the 2.0 card at all. It powers up (fan is spinning), but the boot sequence/BIOS wont display on the card, and it does not show up in Device Manager in Win7 once booted. Boot up works just fine on the Zotac, so I am confident that I have selected the correct BIOS settings to boot over PCIe rather than onboard video.
My question is, if I return the MSI card, what would be a better option for use in a PCIe x8 slot that apparently supports 1.0 and 3.0 cards, but not 2.0 without having to just keep trying different cards until one works?
Thanks in advance guys!