Use of PCI-e x16 slot for non-video card

wow no PC stated. just the mobo number,
looking that up in the REVERSE is no easy
Asus ,makes many r9 cards, not just one model.
most are x16 PCI express cards
so the real question (me guessing true full model names )
is you must have PCI- express x16 slot on that
mobo.do you?
what are you doing, gaming, (the dream)?
tell the helper whats up, a goal.... PC can play mS solitaire or
$60 Titan 2 game, with huge demands on GPU>
that card also needs a ATX-2 (12v) aux power jack you PC's PSU does not have, the x16 slot only does 75 watts max,
the mobo, some gutless celoron 450s
runs a Intel G45 Express , chip (early and limited)
and one:
1 x PCI Express x16 (2.0)
slot.
by card that matches that slot spec.
and PSU that can connect to its, aux power jacks or it fill fail.
if not gaming , (you are abandoning Intel GMA (X4500) HD) for some unstated reasons, then buy a dirt cheap, x16 card that needs no aux power. simple as that.

FOLLOW Anti-Static Procedures

Your body carries Static electricity. Static WILL fry out (Short Circuit), the delicate hardware components inside a computer.
Relieve your body of Static BEFORE, reaching inside your unplugged from power computer.

Computer on a table, computer unplugged from power, computer case open:
TOUCH an unpainted surface, of the metal frame of the open, empty desktop computer case.
This action will relieve your body of Static.

IF, you leave your computer in the middle of working on it, be SURE to Touch the metal frame again upon your return.

1) On the HP Support page above, click on - How to - in the list.
On the next page click on - Adding/Replacing hardware

Now click on -
Adding or Replacing an Expansion Card (Video Card/Sound Card,etc...)

[A video starts automatically when you go to the above page ]

Your Wireless Adapter Card is based on the PCI Express technology.
It uses a PCI-Express x1 slot,

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01324212&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3740326

One of the two small Black slots at the bottom of the motherboard.
(Longer Black slot is a PCI-Express x16 slot. This is for a graphics card - ONLY)

PCI-Express x1 slots, and PCI-Express x4 slots, do not use a Lock on them.
A PCI-Express x16 slot, does have a Lock on it. A small lock arm.
(Gently PULL UP a little, to install graphics card, or remove. It looks like you press down. Nope. Up. )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pci_express

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PCIExpress.jpg

(Starting at Top, going down;
PCI-Express x4
PCI-Express x16
PCI-Express x1
PCI-Express x16
,and PCI slot.

For additional questions please post in a Comment.
Regards,
joecoolvette

John,

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guides-and-manuals/default.page?

In the list under the bold red Guides and Manuals subheading,
click on Hardware maintenance manuals.

Click on the blue -> [+] Click for files

Now click on the blue -> Hardware Maintenance Manual
(Above - 41d4550.pdf / 8.53MB )

This is a PDF file. May take up to 30 seconds, before the first page comes up.

At the top of the PDF file is the PDF file page number box. It is to the right of the Down Arrow.
If you know the page you want you can go to it page, by page, using the Down Arrow, or you can do this;

1) Put your mouse cursor in the PDF file page number box.
Left-click once.
(Anything in page number box is now highlighted in Blue)

2) Type the page number.
3) Press the Enter key.

Also at the top is the Zoom In icon, ( + ), and the Zoom Out icon,
( - ).
Clicking on the Zoom In icon increases the view size.
Clicking on the Zoom Out icon decreases the view size.

Go to Page 263.

The Riser Card, or 'Daughter Card', is supposed to have
ONE -> PCI-Express x16 slot.
(Riser card is pointed out by the number 12 )

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-60400

Scroll the page down. Look under the bold subheading - Slots

"Slot 1: full length, x16 (16 Lane) PCI Express (graphics only)"

However it also states,

"Slot 2: half-length, x1 (1 Lane) PCI Express
Slot 3: half-length, PCI
Slot 4: half-length, PCI"

Hmmmm, okay, let's look at the 'Daughter Card',

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Thinkcentre-S51-A52-PCI-PCI-e-x1-Riser-Card-/300562298930

Scroll the page down to the bottom to the photo.

The long white expansion slot on top is a PCI slot,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PCI_Slots_Digon3.JPG

The black 'slot' underneath, is a combo of PCI-Express type expansion slots.

Looking at the contact pins;
A PCI-Express x1 expansion card, would fit in the slot all the way to the right, in the photo.

See the details printed in-between the white PCI slot, and the black slot underneath?

"PCIe x1 - ADD2 - R SLOT"

PCI Express x1 card - Add to the Right Slot

Means to me the entire slot, is used for a PCI-Express x16 graphics card.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PCIExpress.jpg

The top Yellow slot is an example of a PCI-Express x4 slot.
Next slot down is an example of a PCI-Express x16 slot.
Next slot down is a PCI-Express x1 slot.
Next slot down is a PCI-Express x16 slot.
The last example is a PCI slot.

[Note* Color does not matter of the slots ]

From my perspective of looking at the photo for the Riser Card, I see the PCI-Express x16 slot, (Black), as being too wide in the middle.

Do not see that the gold plated contact pins of the PCI-Express graphics card, will make good contact with the contact pins, in that Black slot.

Haven't worked on a 'Pizza-Box' style of desktop computer in YEARS, so I am kinda' out of the loop.

IF, a PCI-Express graphics card does indeed make good contact, I suggest using a Low Profile one.

Just one example,

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1380614&CatId=3669

Post back in a Comment, John.

Regards,
joecoolvette

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
   * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
4. 2 x PCI slots

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Hi:
socket 478 motherboards are getting harder to find. You should shop around at www.newegg.com or www.tigerdirect.com and even www.pricewatch.com

You might find an economical board, or a cpu/board combo that isn't much more to upgrade to.

That mobo is here"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138090

It says it has a PCIe x16 slot, so really good graphics cards running on PCIe x16 will work on it.

This is a list of the PCI express x16 cards you can buy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201069609641&name=PCI%20Express%20x16

Generally the more they cost the better the performance but that is another story =)

If you wanna to hit me up with your full PC specs of CPU, RAM, Windows version, etc, i could recommend cards for certain games.

It also has PCI so older and less powerful PCI cards can likely be used.

e800, is 18 years old now. wow, old as the hills or dirt. (like me)
not one video card stated, by you, name and numbers, wow.'

welcome to PCI express, PCI died long long ago.
but wait there is none this 18 year old server.... sorry, no express.


the e800 has 7 slots (ivory /white) all PCI of 2 types (legacy)
here are the proper names.
lets read the manual together, easy no, read?
but wait e800s are not express at all, period.
it has 5 32bit slots and 2 64 bit slots, (non PCI express)
page 19 (pdf) showsslots 1 to 4 are primary slots.
see those slot notices, those tell volts and bits.
this is legacy rules 18 year ago. and tricky interrupt rules max.
' a pentium 3 inside, what fossil. that is.
slots are limited to 33MHz.
(read slow as heck, gamer are you ,sorry this is bad fish)
watch out for code 021 errors. PCI
see page 96 (pdf page) see your card slot ID's there?
sure.
the big problem on any server, (its no workstation pC)
is video cards. added, later.
the stock VGA chip does 1600x1200? did it go bad?
the stock VGA card was a ATI RAGE XL
i guess lost , missing or dead. sure.
if still good? RAGE?
why is that not good enough(no usage application stated)
hint it will never do gaming at all, hint $60 games! in fact horrid.
the spec, book says some had a built in XVGA port.
does yours? on board?



a free manual. read how jumper and DIP switches work.!

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1187338/Hp-Netserver-E-800.html?page=2#manual


the 1st 4 slots, left side are 5v slots, not 3.3v.
but dual voltage PCI cards work in both type slots.
slots long, are 64bit 5v slots, not 3.3v
but again dual 64bit work 3.3/5v dual cards.



is this dead? please tell what you have here.




now I will toss coins for you.
coin 1.
1: is the RTC coin cell battery good. (pun yes) page 81 in manual
2: The XVGA jack above is dead. so owner wants to add a PCI card.
3: the old manual hints at dual video cards but fail to say how.
my guess is that the two, 64bit slots are in fact for this dual VGA.
SO buy one. card here, and try it,
it will cost more than the PC is worth for sure.

do not buy :

• Express cards, useless
• do not buy AGP cards, again, useless. straight gold finders yes. funny ones NO.
• 64bit PCI is it. 5volt only or dual voltage.
• do not buy 3.3v only cards, vast types sold..even used, vast.

the demand for such card today is near ZERO.
so are rare, now, and scalpers love to feed the rare folks needs, bingo.
so lets do newegg, as they have check box for PCI only
is why, few do that .
here are the players.
no hits, all are 3.3v, (3.3v means quasi modern)
5v cards are relics, 3 notch cars, are dual voltatge
and missing here.
sorry I cant find one here.


https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=pci+64bit+vga+card&N=100007709%20601296705&isNodeId=1


lets try scalper.bay. (I FAILED HERE TOO)
the problem is your mobo is not dual voltage mobo a very serous limitation in 2018 , no?
in fact most seller there are clueless that 64bit + 5v exists.
tons of agp and express and 3.3v there. only

id get a real MOBO, for sure.


here is the magic rule on old slots. here

http://www.pcdied.com/PCI_Keying.svg.png

right side 2nd one down, bingo 5v mobo.

ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Specifications
CPU: Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64FX / Athlon 64 /Sempron / Athlon 64 X2
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
Front Side Bus: 2000/1600 MT/s
Memory: 4 x DIMM, max. 4GB, DDR 400/333/266, ECC, non-ECC, un-buffered memory, Dual Channel Architecture.
Expansion Slots:
2 x PCI-E x16
- SLI mode: x8, x8
- Default (single VGA): x16, x1
1 * PCI-E x 1/ 1*PCI-E x 4(x2 mode)
3 x PCI
Storage/RAID: nForce4: 4 x SATA 3Gb/s
NVRAID: RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1 and JOBD span cross SATA and PATA
2 x UltraDMA 133/100
Silicon Image 3114R RAID controller
4x SATA with RAID0, 1, 10, 5
Audio: Realtek ALC850, 8-ch High-Definition Audio CODEC
LAN: nForce4 built-in Gbit MAC with external Marvell PHY MARVELL PCI Gbit LAN controller

or see this site:
http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=articles&go=read&arc_id=34

The Intel DG31PR motherboard has one PCI-Express x16 slot & two PCI slots. The motherboard also has 1 PCI-Express x1 slot.
You can use any of these slots. I am guessing you are using the PCI-Express x16 as you're primary video display. If you're not using the PCI-Express x16 slot & using the onboard graphics you could use anyone of these PCI-Express x1 capture cards.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=3493&name=PCI-Express-Video-Capture-Cards

For the PCI slot (Two whit in color). Any one of these.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=1425&name=PCI-Video-Capture-Devices

Video capture devices include a learning curve. Do not expect to add one of these into you're system without reading the instructions. (I know little of this format). The PCI-E x1 will be faster than the PCI cards.
I hope you found this helpful!

Good Luck!
Mike