PCIE x1 card in PCIE x16 slot?

If you have the option of multiple slots where at least one supports PCIe, it's worth considering your secondary slot for an SSD upgrade When combined

NVMe PCIe® x4 & PCIe® x2 • 1x PCIe ® Slot 2 2280 • NVMe PCIe x4 and SATA Mode 12 Smart Fan 5 + FAN STOP • 3 Fan

pcle x16 slot If you use a PCIe x1 card in either of the x1 slots, the x16 @ x4 slot becomes an x16 @ x2 slot Finally, the first PCIe x1 slot is physically

pcle x1 slot There are two possible meanings for PCIe1: PCIe and PCIe x1 PCIe refers to any PCIe slot which uses the first version of the PCIe