PCI compatible with PCI Express ?

Halcyon · 07-09-2004, 14:06

Hi,

Does anyone know if PCI cards can be used in the new PCI express slots ?

The graphics card Im looking at is designed for PCI Express but things like Ethernet cards and other PCI stuff I want to put in I'm not sure will work in the new PCI Express slots.
Anyone know if they are backwards compatible ?

Thanks.

nffc · 07-09-2004, 14:42

Don't think it is. In any case a PCI-express one will be better.

Steve H · 07-09-2004, 14:46

No, they're different shaped slots with a different amount of pins.

Halcyon · 07-09-2004, 17:22

Thanks for that info.
Im now trying to find out how I can add an ethernet card to this MOBO and any other cards as I cant seem to find any cards that have the PCI Express format.
Anyone know any places to buy PCI Express cards cards, eg. a ethernet PCI express card. Thanks.

paulyoung666 · 07-09-2004, 17:36

iirc , you can get mobo's with both types of slot in them

Halcyon · 07-09-2004, 20:17

Thanks for pin pointing that out.
I've just looked and its just the 1 PCI Express slot and there are then 3 PCI.
So thats cool.

Thanks.

paulyoung666 · 07-09-2004, 20:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halcyon

Thanks for pin pointing that out.
I've just looked and its just the 1 PCI Express slot and there are then 3 PCI.
So thats cool.

Thanks.

sweet

jamesclarke555 · 07-09-2004, 20:43

Not only are the slots physically different, but legacy PCI is a parallel interface as opposed to PCI-Express, which uses a serial interface