Comment on How do I fit a network card with a physical x4 slot into an x1 slot?

• TootGuitar@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  This is false when it comes to me to PCIe, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread.

  Most motherboards have cutouts on one end of the PCIe x1/x4 slots, for exactly this situation. If not, and you want to be adventurous, you can cut the plastic of the slot and it’ll work fine.

  If the card is PCIe 3.0 x4, and the slot is PCIe 4.0 x1, the card will run at PCIe 3.0 x1. But it’ll work.

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  • deadcatbounce@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I stand corrected. Thanks for the heads up… Really wasn’t expecting that.

    Apologies to OP.

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    • marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Thanks

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      • deadcatbounce@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Does one good to be challenged (at least) occasionally.

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