i am first time builder, have asus p5n32-sli preimium MB with 2xPCI Expressx16 slots,supportsNVIDIA slot,1x pci express x 16 , 1 PCI express x1 and 2 x PCI 2.2. my question/problem is, i have purchased creative sound blaster fatal1ty audio card and now that i have it, says it needs to connect to PCI 2.1 slot. will it fit in one of the slots i have, is there an adapter or am i just out of luck(and money)?

Hey th53,

Welcome to PCHF.

You have 2xPCI 2.2, so your audio card (2.1) will normally fit into anything 2.1 or above. You should be fine! It is an X-Fi fatal1ty card yes?

cool! thanks so much, have been a wreck since i read "pci 2.1" and didnt know what that meant! so even tho there is a notch in the card but not in the slot, this is ok? oh, yes on X-Fi fatal1ty card.

Yep, the 2.1's and 2.2 slots are identical in appearance. Your PCI slots onboard are most likely to have two sections, where the card has a third. I'm certain this will work, but if you do have any problems, the only thing this is likely to happen is, when you switch your PC on, it will not boot and you will normally have warning beeps to say there is a problem onboard, and you will have to remove the card again, but I'm sure you won't have any problems.

thanks so much! i am building this pc for my son who just did his 4 years in the army and he is a gamer/musician so i hope this pc will keep him drooling for awhile! the audio card was the last component i had to install, so now all that is left is to boot it up! hope i dont hear any pops or crackling and hope not to see any smoke! thanks so much for the help.

Good luck!

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