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TylerH
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I have a PCIe x16 slot that came with a cover that has the label "PCIe x1/DVI ✓" and "PCIe x4/x8/x16 ☓" which I interpreted to mean that it supports PCIe x1 and not x4/x8/x16. This is corroborated by the fact that the cover leaves the exact shape of a x1 slot, covering the rest. The cover is easily removed, which is exactly what I plan to do, since PCIe is lane based and I'm okay with running a x16 GPU on one lane. My question is more out of curiosity, why would the put a x16 slot on the board, but only use one lane.
To be a little more specific, it isn't build into the board. It's a PCIe x16 card that plugs into the board vertically, and has the aforementioned x16(that is really an x1) slot and a PCI slot extending horizontally from it.
Pics attached, one w/ cover, one w/o.
To be a little more specific, it isn't build into the board. It's a PCIe x16 card that plugs into the board vertically, and has the aforementioned x16(that is really an x1) slot and a PCI slot extending horizontally from it.
Pics attached, one w/ cover, one w/o.