I've got an old desktop that I'm keeping alive to act as a fileserver. I've always just used the integrated video (VGA-only), which has always been good enough, since I'm not running anything 3D.

So in theory PCI-e is backwards compatible, i.e. that if it fits physically, it'll run electronically. In reality, we hear stories all the time about the x16 slots not working for anything other than ...

Last time, we looked over diffpairs, their basics, routing rules and the notorious tolerances of PCIe when it comes to diffpairs. Now, let’s take a look at the exact signals that make PCIe tick, as ...