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WiFi Card - PCI-E 1x In PCI 16x Slot Work?

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My friends needs a WiFi card and he has a PCI slot (not e) spare at the bottom.

 

The WiFi card I have found is a PCIe one and I don't think it would work in a PCI slot, would it?

 

The 1x slot on his motherboard is blocked by his GPU.

 

Motherboard: http://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/A58ME/specifications/

WiFi Card: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/components-upgrades/sound-interface-cards/interface-cards/asus-pce-n53-n600-dual-band-pci-e-wireless-adapter-21199897-pdt.html

 

 

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yes you can put 1x cards in 16x slots

the card just needs to be equal or less than the slot

 

EDIT- my bad i thought you were only talking about x1 and x16

you cant put a PCIe card in a PCI slot, or the other way around

they both need to be the same kind of slot

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No, it does not work. PCIe and PCI are physically and electrically different.

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yes

Yes, what? If you're saying it'll work, it won't.

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No, it does not work. PCIe and PCI are physically and electrically different.

The OP probably meant PCIe x16. Many newcomers to PC building don't know the difference.

 

nevermind....

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Yeh, I guessed so. So He'll have to get a PCI card. I know PCI-E is backwards compatible, just didn't know about PCI. 

 

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My friend's GPU covers the 1x slot, which is a bit of a bummer.

 

This one should do the job: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/components-upgrades/sound-interface-cards/interface-cards/tp-link-tl-wn851n-wireless-n-pci-adapter-10991895-pdt.html#longDesc

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He meant PCI

 

This is his mobo:

 

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The second slot is blocked by the graphics card.

Ooooh....

 

I stand corrected. I only looked at the specs page, which the OP linked. Thought I saw 2 x PCIe x16.

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Yes, what? If you're saying it'll work, it won't.

oh my bad I didnt notice he said PCI not PCIe

i thought he was just talking about x1 and x16

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