Is this a useful thing?

[lolsmurfzs]

i hope i put this in the right category.

 

so, a little while ago i got this old computer, and it got this thing in it which i'm not sure what it is (i think a network card).

i have no idea what to do with it and no idea what it does. Does anyone know if this is a useful thing?

[Moonzy]

20 minutes ago, lolsmurfzs said:

 

its a RJ 45 port, presumably for older desktop that didnt have it,

that connector though predates the dinosaurs, no motherboard today supports it...

 

edit: its a pci slot card thats still supported on some boards

[beebskadoo]

if it works keep it just for an emergency but otherwise it's pretty much useless.

Yes it's a network card.

[Moonzy]

9 minutes ago, beebskadoo said:

keep it just for an emergency

i dont think any motherboard nowadays support that connector though... whatever connecter is it... i only know its on my pentium 3 and 4 motherboard lol

 

edit: nah, i went and took a look and its slightly different...

Edited March 17, 2016 by Moonzy

[swordsman247]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

i dont think any motherboard nowadays support that connector though... whatever connecter is it... i only know its on my pentium 3 and 4 motherboard lol

 

edit: nah, i went and took a look and its slightly different...

pretty sure that's just a normal pci slot

[beebskadoo]

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

i dont think any motherboard nowadays support that connector though... whatever connecter is it... i only know its on my pentium 3 and 4 motherboard lol

 

edit: nah, i went and took a look and its slightly different...

That's just PCI

yeah it's legacy but a lot of boards have them still and a lot of network cards still use that port. 

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, swordsman247 said:

pretty sure that's just a normal pci slot

really? but theres a gap though

[beebskadoo]

Just now, Moonzy said:

really? but theres a gap though

not PCI-E

PCI

it's different

[swordsman247]

Just now, Moonzy said:

really? but theres a gap though

those are normal on older cards, it's for(at the time) leagacy conections on old boards

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, beebskadoo said:

not PCI-E

PCI

it's different

Just now, swordsman247 said:

those are normal on older cards, it's for(at the time) leagacy conections on old boards

ok, i found a pci card that have a slot too

guess im not familiar with ancient tech yet

 

(yes i know the difference between pci and pci-e)

[swordsman247]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

ok, i found a pci card that have a slot too

guess im not familiar with ancient tech yet

 

(yes i know the difference between pci and pci-e)

here's an old chart on some old school tech.

[swordsman247]

23 minutes ago, lolsmurfzs said:

i hope i put this in the right category.

 

so, a little while ago i got this old computer, and it got this thing in it which i'm not sure what it is (i think a network card).

i have no idea what to do with it and no idea what it does. Does anyone know if this is a useful thing?

 

And to answer your original question, yes it can be very handy to have a spare ethernet card, and yes this would be the right category.

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, swordsman247 said:

 

nice chart, but i dont think i understood much of it

 

i have a few cards

i thought the OP's card's connector was the middle one, but it was the top one

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[swordsman247]

Just now, Moonzy said:

nice chart, but i dont think i understood much of it

 

i have a few cards

i thought the OP's card's connector was the middle one, but it was the top one

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basically ones with 2 notches will work anywhere

[swordsman247]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

i thought the OP's card's connector was the middle one, but it was the top one

oh and the lower ones in you picture are types of agp cards most of which are not very useful anymore, sorry just noticed it.