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  • PCIe adapter adds dual M.2 expansion card to low-profile GPUs - VideoCa

    From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Monday, April 13, 2026 13:17:49
    Subject: PCIe adapter adds dual M.2 expansion card to low-profile GPUs - VideoCardz.com

    PCIe adapter adds dual M.2 expansion card to low-profile GPUs -
    VideoCardz.com <https://videocardz.com/newz/pcie-adapter-adds-dual-m-2-expansion-card-to-low-profile-gpus>

    Related:

    ??????? PCIe ??? x8 + x4 + x4 ????? 2 ? M.2 SSD - ???? HKEPC
    Hardware
    <https://www.hkepc.com/25466/>


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  • From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Monday, April 13, 2026 02:44:43
    Subject: Re: PCIe adapter adds dual M.2 expansion card to low-profile GPUs - VideoCardz.com

    On Mon, 4/13/2026 1:17 AM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
    PCIe adapter adds dual M.2 expansion card to low-profile GPUs - VideoCardz.com
    <https://videocardz.com/newz/pcie-adapter-adds-dual-m-2-expansion-card-to-low-profile-gpus>

    Related:

    ??????? PCIe ??? x8 + x4 + x4 ????? 2 ? M.2 SSD - ???? HKEPC Hardware <https://www.hkepc.com/25466/>



    They never address which motherboard slots have bifurcation support.

    Putting a PCIe switch chip on the card, would make
    it so any PC could run the adapter. But that costs money.

    Paul

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  • From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 23:18:23
    Subject: Re: PCIe adapter adds dual M.2 expansion card to low-profile GPUs - VideoCardz.com

    On 4/13/2026 2:44 PM, Paul wrote:

    They never address which motherboard slots have bifurcation support.

    Putting a PCIe switch chip on the card, would make
    it so any PC could run the adapter. But that costs money.


    And those modern mini-PCs don't even have any PCIe slots...

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  • From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 11:53:50
    Subject: Re: PCIe adapter adds dual M.2 expansion card to low-profile GPUs - VideoCardz.com

    On Tue, 4/14/2026 11:18 AM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
    On 4/13/2026 2:44 PM, Paul wrote:

    They never address which motherboard slots have bifurcation support.

    Putting a PCIe switch chip on the card, would make
    it so any PC could run the adapter. But that costs money.


    And those modern mini-PCs don't even have any PCIe slots...


    The N150, at 6 watts, you cannot expect too much of it regarding I/O.
    PCI Express lanes burn up power (compared to the 6W number at least).

    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/241636/intel-processor-n150-6m-cache-up-to-3-60-ghz/specifications.html

    "Expansion Options

    Chipset / PCH PCIe Revision Gen 3
    Max # of PCI Express Lanes 9
    "

    There isn't enough data on that page, to reach any conclusions
    about what you could build with one.

    There's no PCH in the picture (Southbridge) but there is a
    connection for a separate SuperI/O chip.

    https://www.cnx-software.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AAEON-PICO-TWL4-block-diagram-1536x981.webp

    With that few lanes, it should be clear why a lot of PCI Express
    material as an addon, just isn't going to happen.

    Paul


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