PCI-E network card doesn't work in 1x slot but works in 16x slot?

dirtydog · 24-07-2009, 19:27

Just got a PCI-E ethernet card. Tried it in my sole PCI-E 1x slot and nothing, suspect the card is DOA but just to make sure, I whipped out my graphics card and tried it in the 16x slot (I have onboard graphics too). Turns out the card is fine.

Does this mean my PCI-E 1x slot is dead? Or is there something in the BIOS I need to enable to get it to work?!

24-07-2009, 19:27	#1
dirtydog Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 221	PCI-E network card doesn't work in 1x slot but works in 16x slot? Just got a PCI-E ethernet card. Tried it in my sole PCI-E 1x slot and nothing, suspect the card is DOA but just to make sure, I whipped out my graphics card and tried it in the 16x slot (I have onboard graphics too). Turns out the card is fine. Does this mean my PCI-E 1x slot is dead? Or is there something in the BIOS I need to enable to get it to work?!