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19 minutes ago, Newbie0 said:

If I use the sound card at that slot I won’t be able to use the ports. 

 

What sound card do you have?

If it's an entry level one, the on-board audio would probably be better.

 

You CAN'T just use the other side of a PCI-E slot.

Each of the pins are wired to a specific part of the board -- you'll kill your add-in card, motherboard, and/or CPU if you try to force things in.

e.g. Pin #1 on the PCI-Express slot is +12v power, while Pin #82 on the other side of the slot is Ground.

 

"Regular" PCI and PCI-Express are not directly compatible with one another.

Size of the slot, pin count, pin arrangement, and power/voltage are different.

 

That said, a PCI-E X1 card will work in a PCI-E X1, X4, or X16 slot.

Like so:

 

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Hello,

Recently I have moded my case. So that, i can not use the top yellow slot (PCIe 2.0 x 1).

Now I’m wondering if i could use the PCI slot(may be legacy), which is at bottom. Then it will solve my probelm.

 

One more thing, if i flip my card and put it in bottom yellow area; will it work?? Or should I must put my sound card into red area of PCI slot.

 

Please help me out. Thanks.

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No. PCIe and PCI aren't intechangeable.

You can put it in the PCIe x16 slot (circled green)

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34 minutes ago, Spotty said:

No. PCIe and PCI aren't intechangeable.

You can put it in the PCIe x16 slot (circled green)

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What if I use it in the green circled area?

 

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39 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

a pcie card won't work in a pci slot, don't try to flip it, it doesn't work that way.

 

Why not use the pcie 16x slot under that 1x?

 

 

I cannot use the PCIx16 as I added a extra fan outside of my case to maintain a good airflow. 

 

39 minutes ago, Spotty said:

No. PCIe and PCI aren't intechangeable.

You can put it in the PCIe x16 slot (circled green)

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2 minutes ago, Newbie0 said:

I cannot use the PCIx16 as I added a extra fan outside of my case to maintain a good airflow. 

What does a fan outside the case have to do with the slot?

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6 minutes ago, JoostinOnline said:

What does a fan outside the case have to do with the slot?

If I use the sound card at that slot I won’t be able to use the ports. 

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19 minutes ago, Newbie0 said:

If I use the sound card at that slot I won’t be able to use the ports. 

 

What sound card do you have?

If it's an entry level one, the on-board audio would probably be better.

 

You CAN'T just use the other side of a PCI-E slot.

Each of the pins are wired to a specific part of the board -- you'll kill your add-in card, motherboard, and/or CPU if you try to force things in.

e.g. Pin #1 on the PCI-Express slot is +12v power, while Pin #82 on the other side of the slot is Ground.

 

"Regular" PCI and PCI-Express are not directly compatible with one another.

Size of the slot, pin count, pin arrangement, and power/voltage are different.

 

That said, a PCI-E X1 card will work in a PCI-E X1, X4, or X16 slot.

Like so:

 

maxresdefault.jpg

 

audio-insert.jpg

 

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7 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

 

What sound card do you have?

If it's an entry level one, the on-board audio would probably be better.

 

You CAN'T just use the other side of a PCI-E slot.

Each of the pins are wired to a specific part of the board -- you'll kill your add-in card, motherboard, and/or CPU if you try to force things in.

e.g. Pin #1 on the PCI-Express slot is +12v power, while Pin #82 on the other side of the slot is Ground.

 

"Regular" PCI and PCI-Express are not directly compatible with one another.

Size of the slot, pin count, pin arrangement, and power/voltage are different.

 

That said, a PCI-E X1 card will work in a PCI-E X1, X4, or X16 slot.

Like so:

 

maxresdefault.jpg

 

audio-insert.jpg

 

Thank you ? 

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