most recent 30 from superuser.com 2010-03-12T22:11:34Z http://superuser.com/feeds/question/71945 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://superuser.com/questions/71945/how-to-identify-what-slot-type-a-particular-pc-card-is 0 Clay Nichols http://superuser.com/users/5001 2009-11-18T02:56:37Z 2009-11-18T03:48:56Z

<p>Is there a good place to go to identify what kind of slot my spare video card uses?</p> <p>A site that shows pictures of the various slot types so I can identify this one?</p>

http://superuser.com/questions/71945/how-to-identify-what-slot-type-a-particular-pc-card-is/71947#71947 2 rob http://superuser.com/users/6091 2009-11-18T02:58:55Z 2009-11-18T03:17:54Z

<p>See if you can find your graphics card slot/connector in this hardware identification chart:</p> <p><a href="http://sonic840.deviantart.com/art/Computer-hardware-poster-1-7-111402099" rel="nofollow">http://sonic840.deviantart.com/art/Computer-hardware-poster-1-7-111402099</a></p> <p>Specifically, check the rightmost column, in the sections titled "Peripheral Cards" and "Desktop Card Slots."</p> <p>Your spare video card probably uses a PCI-Express x16, AGP, or PCI slot. (listed in order from fastest/newest to slowest/oldest)</p> <p>There are a few (very few) motherboards with integrated video that also support special pass-through riser cards. If that's the case, your best to identify the slot bet is to find a model number on the card or motherboard, and search on Google or eBay. But if you just need a card, you can get a card that will fit in any of your other expansion slots.</p>

http://superuser.com/questions/71945/how-to-identify-what-slot-type-a-particular-pc-card-is/71949#71949 2 Molly7244 http://superuser.com/users/0 2009-11-18T03:01:13Z 2009-11-18T03:20:29Z

<p>PCI-e card (x16)</p> <p><img src="http://www.techfuels.com/attachments/graphic-displays/5116d1220094056-nvidia-quadro-fx-1500-256-mb-gddr3-x16-pci-e-graphics-card-nvidia-quadro-fx-1500-256-mb-gddr3-x16-pci-e-graphics-card.jpg" alt="alt text"></p> <p>PCI-e slot (x16)</p> <p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/PCI%5Fund%5FPCIe%5FSlots.jpg/800px-PCI%5Fund%5FPCIe%5FSlots.jpg" alt="alt text"></p> <p>AGP card</p> <p><img src="http://www.theinquirer.net/img/5987/79agp1.jpg" alt="alt text"></p> <p>AGP slot</p> <p><img src="http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/991008/agp.jpg" alt="alt text"></p> <p>PCI card</p> <p><img src="http://www.promptweb.co.uk/resources/images/18034.jpg" alt="alt text"></p> <p>PCI slot</p> <p><img src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/pci-mb.jpg" alt="alt text"></p> <p>and just for the craic, here's an ISA graphics card :)</p> <p><img src="http://www.jnlthriftshop.com/images/JNL-isa%5Fvideo%5Fcard.jpg" alt="alt text"></p>