hi guys...
i am looking at an Intel - Dual Port - NIC card...
it fits into a PCI Express slot...
my motherboard has a "PCI Express x1" slot...
but the NIC card specs says it is "compatible with PCI Express x4, x8 x16"...
i have not been able to find a motherboard that even offers "x4, x8, x16"..
what is the difference?... and will a "PCIe x4 x8 x16" work in a "PCIe x1" slot?
yes, there are PCIe x16 slots for graphic cards ... but these slots are of different sizes and do not seem to be interchangeable....
any and all advice would be appreciated ...
i am looking at an Intel - Dual Port - NIC card...
it fits into a PCI Express slot...
my motherboard has a "PCI Express x1" slot...
but the NIC card specs says it is "compatible with PCI Express x4, x8 x16"...
i have not been able to find a motherboard that even offers "x4, x8, x16"..
what is the difference?... and will a "PCIe x4 x8 x16" work in a "PCIe x1" slot?
yes, there are PCIe x16 slots for graphic cards ... but these slots are of different sizes and do not seem to be interchangeable....
any and all advice would be appreciated ...