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 ...

If you ever looked at a PCI to PCIe x16 adapter and wondered what’d happen if you were to stick a modern PCIe GPU in it, the answer apparently is ‘it works’ according to an attempt by [Circuit Rewind] ...

You may have wondered which slot you're supposed to install a graphics card into on a motherboard when there's more than one slot. If it has only one PCI Express x16 ...

Hi folks:<BR><BR>I've been trying to put together a security DVR system lately, <BR>and I ended up buying an already (custom) made second-hand PC.<BR><BR>All that really counts for this problem is ...

Now this looks interesting...<BR><BR>Basically its a PCI card with two parallel ATA133 connectors (four drives) and two SATA connectors (two drives). This would make a nice all-in-one method for ...

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 ...

We last week highlighted the four differences between the 2023 Mac Pro and 2023 Mac Studio – with the Mac Pro PCI card slots as the most significant of these. We also talked about what you can’t plug ...

Despite the trend in shrinking PC sizes, larger desktop towers with ATX motherboards are still popular — and for fiends who want to get the most out of their systems, these have a secret weapon: PCIe ...

When people spec out a motherboard, they look at its PCIe generation numbers, VRMs, chipset lanes, and connectivity. What ...

Whether you've been building computers for some time or are looking to get involved, you have likely heard the term PCIe ...

While you can't jam a PCI-E card inside your MacBook Pro, you can still add cards to expand its capabilities by using Thunderbolt. Here's what you need to do, and the best enclosures to get the job ...

While most Lifehackers have developed a strong relationship to software, the nitty-gritty of hardware is often left alone. After all, that's why God invented the USB port, right? Well, that's fine and ...