January 15, 20215 yr Hey everyone, really just a simple question that I have googled. In 2021, what Unraid relevant/useful uses can you think of for a PCI slot. This should not be confused with a PCIe slot. My Lenovo TS430 has one just sitting there, lonely and empty. Edited January 15, 20215 yr by hpka
January 17, 20215 yr On 1/15/2021 at 7:32 PM, hpka said: uses can you think of for a PCI slot You could make into a X1 pcie slot for low profile cards StarTech.com PCI to PCI Express Adapter Card - PCIe x1 (5V) to PCI (5V & 3.3V) slot adapter - Low Profile - PCI1PEX1 PCIe x1 to PCI slot adapter or add another NIC additional USB2s.
March 15, 20215 yr Author On 1/17/2021 at 4:37 AM, SimonF said: or add another NIC additional USB2s. Just curious, when you said that, did you mean a PCI native NIC+USB Controller (on one card, similar to this but PCI not PCIe)?
March 15, 20215 yr 6 minutes ago, hpka said: Just curious, when you said that, did you mean a PCI native NIC+USB Controller (on one card, similar to this but PCI not PCIe)? Hi, no I meant either a pci nic or pci usb card. But you could plug a usb ethernet adapter into one of the usb ports.
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