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    will PCI/PCI-X card fit PCI slot in desktop?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nmaynan, Dec 6, 2007.

  1. nmaynan

    nmaynan Notebook Guru

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    My grandpa asked me to help him install a PCI card in his desktop. He wants to install a Parallel port but the card he wants to buy has a PCI/PCI-X interface. His comp has one standard PCI port available. Will this PCI/PCI-X interface fit the standard PCI port or is PCI/PCI-X the name of a special interface only?
     
    nmaynan, Dec 6, 2007
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I've never even heard of PCI-X until now XD

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-X

    The article suggests that you will be able to use the PCI-X card with a regular PCI bus. The PCI-X cards look pretty big (physically) though, so make sure you have enough physical space.
     
    Commander Wolf, Dec 6, 2007
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