To whom may ever assist,
I bought an HP a1210n Computer about a month ago, and I\'ve decided that this would be the best time to upgrade my video card. Currently, I\'ve been running all my applications on the onboard ATI Radeon Xpress200, it kept me going; however, it didn\'t last for long.
So I finally opened up my computer case, and looked for the PCI-E slot so I could put my potentially new video card in there. Therefore, I looked inside to find out what kind of PCI-E slot I have. This is where it gets tricky for my comprehension, I looked and it reads PCIEX1 next to the slot; however, the slot was much lengthier than an PCIEX1 slot, so I contacted HP through an online chat and support session, I asked them about this situation, they said I have a PCI-Extender. Morever, they also stated that a PCIX16 Video Card would be compatible.
My questions are:
Main Question - What is the PCI-Extender Technology?
Tertiary Question - Should I have to worry about a PCIEX16 Card going in, even though it says PCIEX1, but HP says it\'s still compatible?
This may be of some use: (After clicking, if you keep scrolling down, it will show you a layout of the motherboard I have).
Motherboard Specifications <- Click that link.
Thank you for taking the time to read this,
- R O B E R T