Adapter for mini PC-E to PC-E on motherboard?

[bobboberts]

I posted this in the wrong thread, so giving it a try in here: I got a wifi card which I didn't notice was mini-PCE - but I have a full-sized desktop (Tomahawk Max B450). Are there adapters which will plug into the full PCE slot but have an interface for the mini-PCE to go into?

 

[LuckyBenski]

Yep - search up "Mini PCIe to PCIe adapter". You can get them with antennas ready attached.

 

[Dg834man]

You don't need an adapter smaller cards will fit bigger slots.

 

[freddie64]

I posted this in the wrong thread, so giving it a try in here: I got a wifi card which I didn't notice was mini-PCE - but I have a full-sized desktop (Tomahawk Max B450). Are there adapters which will plug into the full PCE slot but have an interface for the mini-PCE to go into?

What WIFI adapter have you got?

A quick search suggests that they are PCI-E x1, so should fit in the small socket on the motherboard.

I have never needed to use a adapter so sorry if this is wrong info.

If it is PCI-E x4 it will work in the bigger slot (will it affect GPU performance?)

 

[LuckyBenski]

You don't need an adapter smaller cards will fit bigger slots.

A quick search suggests that they are PCI-E x1, so should fit in the small socket on the motherboard.

To clarify, OP has a Mini-PCIe card. These fit into an M.2 slot so they want an adapter to fit it into a regular PCIe x1 slot.

 

[freddie64]

To clarify, OP has a Mini-PCIe card. These fit into an M.2 slot so they want an adapter to fit it into a regular PCIe x1 slot.

Sorry i instinctively thought it was a nomal PCI-E card.

 

[LuckyBenski]

Sorry i instinctively thought it was a nomal PCI-E card.

Pictures always help with this sort of thing

 

[freddie64]

Pictures always help with this sort of thing

It would deffo have helped me.

Wonder if it would be easier and better to just get a normal PCI-E wifi card?

 

[Pete Tong]

Send it back and get the correct one