Re: OT: pci express 1x card in a 16x slot

2008-08-26 Thread Christopher Snook
Andrew Robinson wrote: Anyone know if a PCI Express 1x card would work in a PCI Express 16x slot? "Why would I want to put a PCI Express 1x card in a 16x slot?", someone is bound to ask. Because there is a capacitor on the motherboard just in front of the PCI-E 1x slot. The Hauppauge PVR 1250

RE: OT: pci express 1x card in a 16x slot

2008-08-26 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>In theory, yes. The catch is that boards with integrated graphics will >sometimes treat their x16 slot specially. I have a board with integrated >graphics that will only run the x16 slot at x1, even if you have an x4 or x8 >card installed In addition to what Chris states, many boards with singl