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Will a regular PCI Express card work in a "PCI Express x16 Graphics (PEG)" slot?

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I have a Shuttle SG31G2 that has an Intel G31/ICH7 chipset, one PCI slot, and one 16x PCI Express slot. I want to add a better gigabit NIC to it, and the PCI slot is already in use by a SATA card. According to this this diagram of the chipset, the x16 PCIe slot is connected differently than the oth…

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Yes, they will physically fit into the machine (and work properly). You're just not using those extra bus lanes. I also verified this through a discussion on the web: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/205984-33-card-slot

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