PC Peripherals Can PCI card work in PCIe 2.0 slot

[terence_fdes]

Hi,

Can a PCI card work in a PCIe 2.0 x1 slot

I have a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum Card (PCI) .....would it work on a Z77 motherboard that does not have PCI slot ?

Is PCIe 2.0 x1 backward compatible with PCI ?

Thanks

 

[6pack]

isnt the pin configuration different than pcie? how will you fit it?
File: PCIExpress.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
see the image and tell what you're trying to do.

 

[terence_fdes]

isnt the pin configuration different than pcie? how will you fit it?
File: PCIExpress.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
see the image and tell what you're trying to do.

Thanks for your reply. I do not have any problem as yet...... and physically, I have not had the chance to "actually" check any of the boards that have a PCIe slots .... in any flavour 2.0 or 3.0

I am planning to get my RIG in the next 2 months & most likely it's gonna be 3570K or 3770K & If I pick on premium Z77 Boards ..... eg Asus Sabertooth Z77 .... this has NO PCI slot at all. Now If I can squeeze it I would love to have this board.

My dearest possession from my old RIG (AMD Athlon 1800; Win XP 32-bit) has been the "Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum" - PCI based and I was hoping that I could continue using it on the new RIG....... I am not even sure if driver support exists for 64-Bit (much lesser on Windows8)...... and searching on google has not given me any satisfactory answers.

Now, just to carry on using my sound card I would have to search & use a Z77 board that has a PCI slot (some of them do have) .... BUT THEN I would lose out on chosing a better/premium board..... So you see either way I do not want to make a wrong decision.

So .... just as I thought that usb 3.0 is backward compatible..... does the same thing exist for PCIe 2.0 x1 slot.

Is my dilemma clear to you.

Thanks

 

[ALPHA17]

Thanks for your reply. I do not have any problem as yet...... and physically, I have not had the chance to "actually" check any of the boards that have a PCIe slots.

Hello Terence Sir, the answer to your query will be, no.

That is because the PCIe physical form factor is very different from the PCI form factor, here are images to clarify the same --


The top 3 slots are PCIe x16 and two PCIe x1, the other two below the first 3 are PCI slots.

Hope this sorts out your dilemma.

 

[sumonpathak]

take a look at this mobo's
ASUS - Motherboards- ASUS P8Z77-V
ASUS - Motherboards- ASUS P8Z77-V PRO

i think this would sort it out