Mac Pro computers come with three unused PCI-express expansion slots for adding extra graphics cards, RAID controllers, multimedia, and I/O controllers, among other options, to expand your Mac's ...

Apple has posted a Knowledge Base document offering some interesting details about the PCI Express (PCI-E) slots found in the Mac Pro. All four of the Mac Pro's PCI-E slots are 16-"lane" or "x16" ...

Recently, I visited an online forum where one engineer asked for options for duplicating an existing PC-based test system that has four PCI expansion slots. His problem: Consumer-grade desktop PCs ...

I have an Extreme N6600 Silencer 250MB PCI-E Asus Graphics card which I would like to install on a Asus P4C800-E motherboard but this motherboard does not have a PCI-E slot. (It has 5 PCI slots and 1 ...

As the I/O interconnect world has transitioned from PCI to PCI Express (PCIe), bridge ICs have filled a critical role: to allow designers to continue to use existing PCI and PCI-X endpoints in ...

Reducing the manufacturing costs by not providing for a slot which is gradually being replaced by PCI-E, PCI-X, and USB. PCI first came out in 1992. Both my PCI slots are unused. Some time ago, I had ...

ASUS has showcased a new workstation-focused motherboard built around Intel’s W890 chipset at CES 2026, signaling an upcoming ...

Russian software developer Mikhail Svarichevsky needed a a PCI-E x1 video card as all of the other PCI-E slots were occupied on his motherboard. PCI-E x1 video cards are available but can be pricier ...

PCI and PCI-X are not directly compatible, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that means you’re out of luck if you need to use a PCI-X card in a machine that only has basic PCI slots. And yet, that ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Earlier this week we reported on the upcoming PCI Express 4.0 standard, with information from Tom's ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Gigabyte has launched a new motherboard that begs the question, who needs PCI slots anyway? Built ...