PCIE network card works in any PCIE slot?

[Maverick2002]

I may be running into an issue soon where I need another network card on a computer that only has a spare PCIE slot open (for use with another graphics card). Can I use a PCIE network card in this slot? In other words, are PCIE slots meant for graphics cards backwards compatible with other PCIE cards?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

PCIE is a standard and has nothing to do with what device is plugged into it.

 

[zeos]

i think the op is asking will a pcie 1x card work in a pcie 8x/16x slot.

i don't know the answer but maybe its in here some where.

http://www.google.com/search?q=pcie+1x+card+in+pcie+16x+slot

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Yes, a PCIE 1x card will work in a PCIE 4x/8x/16x slot. Think of 16x as a speed limit of 75 on the highway. Cars that only drive 50 mph (OP's NIC) can still use the highway.

 

[Maverick2002]

Thanks for the clarification!

 

[Emulex]

rosewill's cheapie is great one. everything works out of the box no drivers vista/win7/2008/2008 R2 - gigabit. great for those restore missions

 

[Rifter]

yes, my server has a 1X PCIe intel card in a 16x slot and it works fine. My desktop also has a 1X sound card in a 16x slot. In thearoy it should work but i have seen stories about some mobos not working with anyhting but graphics cards in the first PCIe slot, i even asked foxconn the maker of my mobo if it would work with a 1x card in the 16x slot and they would not gurantee it would work.