'Half-Length' PCIe Slot Makes No Sense: PC Talk Forum

I see various mobos with, for example, 'half-length' PCIe x16 slots But this is a contradiction in terms A PCIe x16 slot by definition is

The simple answer is yes, it SHOULD work There are many who have fit a PCIe x16 card of some sort, usually a video card, into a PCIe x1

pcie 40 in pcie 30 slot It is important to note that PCIe slots are not backwards-compatible, meaning that a PCIe x16 device cannot be used in a PCIe x1 slot, for example However

pcie slot sizes All PCI Express cards will fit in the bigger X16 socket but not standard PCI cards A PCI and PCIe X16 slot is actually keyed