How can you plug a PCI-e card into a PCI slot?

Answer 1

No you can not plug a PCI card into a PCI-Express slot. PCI and PCI-Express slots are physically of different size and differ in connectivity. - Neeraj Sharma True, you cannot directly connect a PCI card to a PCI Express slot, partly because the physical slot design is different, but also because PCI and PCI Express handle data in completely different manners. There are however, adapters available that will enable you to connect a PCI card to a PCI Express slot through an interface that "translates" PCI signals to signals that PCI Express can read. They are available in single PCI to PCIe configurations, but those require a bit of extra space within the chassis if your computer. You need to make sure you have the required space available. There are also adapters available that include a PCIe card with a serial(?) port to which you connect a cable that attaches to an expansion box that accepts multiple PCI cards. One example can be found here:

http://www.virtuavia.eu/shop/pci-express-to-pci-expansion-box-p29809.html

Of course, you should remember that using one of these means you are pumping four PCI card's worth of information through a single PCIe slot. You need to do your homework before just randomly plugging four cards into an adapter like that. A combination of Firewire and USB cards may not be a problem, whereas combining video and sound cards could present problems. Due diligence is certainly called for! For a better understanding of my edit to this answer, you may want to read the discussion area.

Answer 2

no, a pci express card (PCI-E) will not fit into a PCI slot, their "plugs" are two different shapes and configurations. in addition, the PCI slot will not be fast enough to handle a PCI-E card

Answer 3

No. PCIe (PCI Express) is different to PCI. You will likely damage either your Motherboard or Soundcard if you attempt it.

Answer 4

Yes, PCI-E 2.0 devices will work in PCI-E 1.0 slots and PCI-E 1.0 devices will work in PCI-E 2.0 slots. However, in either case they will only operate at PCI-E 1.0 capabilities.

Answer 5

Yes, it just won't work to it's maximum potential a PCI-E slot would. Still, I doubt that there would be a great difference. I got a PCI slot and still buy latest g cards, so its all good.

Answer 6

It is not advisable. Can actually cause damage.

Answer 7

Yes. It must be a card capable of running on a PCI slot. Check with newegg.com and use an advanced search with a PCI interface.

NOT PCI Express.

Answer 8

You need a PCI Express to PCI adapter card, a simple online search will bring up some results.