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Have you ever found PCIe Slot Selection Daunting?
Which Slot is right for your hardware?
What does x1, x4, x8, x16 mean?
How can you be sure your PCIe Adapter will operate correctly in the PCIe Slot you have available?

This video was made with a single purpose - to cover some of the common questions I have been asked about PCIe Slots, PCIe Lanes and PCIe adapters.

The Video has two parts, 1x Theory and 1x Practical.
Looking for some answers on one of these topics - skip ahead.

Video Index:
0:00 Intro - PCIe Slot Selection Can Be a Challenge
0:21 Video Index
Theory
0:27 PCIe General Overview
1:42 Sample Motherboard - HP Z440 Overview
3:23 PCIe Slot Overview - HP Z440
5:16 Lane Bifurcation - Explained
6:23 Bifurcation - BIOS Settings
7:37 Bifurcation - Older Machines (e.g. HP Z420)
7:37 Bifurcation - Older Machine = No Bifurcation (e.g. HP Z420)
8:18 Bifurcation - Newer Machine = Still No Bifurcation (e.g. HP Z240)
9:03 PCIe Adapters - List of useful adapters
Practical
9:50 PCIe NVMe Adapter - Fitment
12:15 Still Incorrectly Fitting PCIe Adapters At The End of The Video - Priceless

Keep an eye out for the upcoming video tutorials on:
Part 2 : Fractal Define 7-XL NAS Build! Z440 Motherboard Fitment.
ASUS Hyper M.2 Overview
HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro Overview
NVMe Adapter Shootout : Asus Hyper M.2 vs AORUS Gen 4 vs HP Z Turbo Drive Quad Pro!

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