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PCI is used for many things like extra subport for your computer
like if you have a PCI express card for Graphics, your computer will be able to use it and have better graphics for gaming or but there so many things you can put into a PCI slot
but there are different sizes of PCI slot and they are:
PCI X1
PCI X16
PCI Express
which is all used for about everything if you have those you can make your computer awesome
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Can you use pci express 2.0 in pci express 16 slot?
You cannot use a 2.0 pci express card in a pci express slot because the technology is newer. For example: It would be like putting a playstation 3 game into a playstation 2 console.
Which is faster a PCI slot or ISA slot on a motherboard?
The PCI slot is faster. Offer mayor speed because the PCI use more faster BUSes and new architectures. The PCI EXPRESS is the newest version of the PCI architecture.
What type of expansion slot is compatible with nic?
A network interface card can be connected to a standard PCI slot or PCI-E slot. The choice of what slot to use is up to the person building the system and also based on what expansion slot is unused.
Which PCI 32 bit slot to use?
Theoretically you can use any slot, but practically use ports starting from 1st.
Is the PCI controller slot the same as PCI host controller slot?
yes
What expansion slot is use for Inserting VGA card?
There are video cards for each type of expansion slot (PCI, AGP, PCI-E, PCI-E 2.1 and even USB). It is normal to use the slot with the latest technology that your motherboard is equipped with for the video card.
Dell 4600 and you want to know if you can use a pci express graphics card in a pci slot you have one open white slot and one open green one and you were wondering which type agp pci pci-express?
PCI-e card cannot be used on the 4600 motherboard.
When examining a PCI expansion card how can you tell what voltages the card can use?
it will be written in the upper left hand corner of the cardYou can also tell by the location of the notches on the bottom of the card.A notch in a PCI slot distinguishes between a 5-V slot and a 3.3-V slot. A Universal PCI card can use either a 3.3-V or 5-V slot and contains both notches. Conventional PCI now has four types of slots and six possible PCI card configurations to use these slots.
Will a PCI Express graphics card work in a PCI-X slot?
NO. If you have a pci-x slot, probably it is a server, and you want to upgrade your graphics card, you can buy a PCI card and plug it into your PCI-X slot. It should work probably.
Purpose of pci slot?
the slot for the ram
Is the pci slot the same as pci port?
Yes.
What graphics card slot does an HP a1230n computer use?
The HP a1230n does not have a dedicated graphics card slot. It has three PCI slots and one PCI Express slot. Any of these could be used for a graphics card (the PCI Express is the best option) or other peripherals.
