which pci slot for esata card

[Walt]

Hi!

I'm planning on installing an eSata card I found into my pc. I will use it for connecting hard drives and such. My only question is in which slot I need to put it and does it have impact on any other parts (graphics card or m.2 ssd).

My motherboard is a Z270 msi pro carbon and has 3 x16 pci lanes and 3 x1 slots.

Thanks!

[Roswell]

Just plug it into what it requires. If it needs a full size slot, use that. If it's an x1 size connector, use that.

 

A 1070 can't saturate x8 3.0, but if you want to keep x16 active on the top slot anyway AND this eSATA card needs a full size slot, use the bottom most one and that will trigger x16 x0 x8 on your specific board.

[Walt]

9 hours ago, Vitamanic said:

Just plug it into what it requires. If it needs a full size slot, use that. If it's an x1 size connector, use that.

 

A 1070 can't saturate x8 3.0, but if you want to keep x16 active on the top slot anyway AND this eSATA card needs a full size slot, use the bottom most one and that will trigger x16 x0 x8 on your specific board.

Thanks! The card is really small and (I think) needs a x1 slot. Is there any wat I can see whatever lane uses how much x16/x8/x4 etc. for when I plug it in? 

[Roswell]

12 minutes ago, Walt said:

Thanks! The card is really small and (I think) needs a x1 slot. Is there any wat I can see whatever lane uses how much x16/x8/x4 etc. for when I plug it in? 

I just grabbed it from the product page I looked at earlier:

 

Quote

3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)

So just take the order they're written in and apply it top to bottom for your 3 slots. The x1 slots shouldn't have any effect on the big ones.