PCI Express Bus Tutorial | Hardware Secrets

PCI Express Bus Tutorial
By Cássio Lima on September 6, 2005	Page 4 of 4
Slot Types The PCI Express bus defines a different type of slot based on the number of lanes in the system. For example, the physical size of the PCI Express bus x1 slot is different from that of the PCI Express bus x4. In Figure 4 you can see the difference between the PCI Express bus slots. click to enlarge Figure 4: Types of PCI Express slots. click to enlarge Figure 5: Detail of the PCI and PCI Express slots in the motherboard. The PCI Express x16 slot was developed to be used by video cards. click to enlarge Figure 6: Difference in the edge contacts of PCI Express, AGP and PCI video cards.
Originally at http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/190/4	Pages (4): 1 2 3 4 »
Š 2004-8, Hardware Secrets, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Total or partial reproduction of the contents of this site, as well as that of the texts available for downloading, be this in the electronic media, in print, or any other form of distribution, is expressly forbidden. Those who do not comply with these copyright laws will be indicted and punished according to the International Copyrights Law. We do not take responsibility for material damage of any kind caused by the use of information contained in Hardware Secrets.