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What are PCI and PCI Express? (Source: STC-Cable)

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Are you confused about PCI and PCIe? If you don’t know how to distinguish them, you can read this article which explains their differences in 4 aspects: functionality, appearance, speed, and compatibility.
What are PCI and PCI Express?
In a computer, if different devices want to exchange data, they must do so over a certain channel (i.e., a bus). A bus is a universal communications backbone used to transfer information between the various functional components of a computer. It is a transmission harness composed of wires. PCI and PCIe are both buses.

What is PCIe x1 slot used for? (Source: STC-Cable)

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The PCIe x1 slot has only one PCIe lane. Although there is only one PCIe lane, the PCIe x1 slot can be used for a variety of low-power PCIe peripheral cards. The PCIe x1 slot is the smallest PCI Express slot and has the lowest throughput compared to larger PCIe slots such as the PCIe x16 slot. However, PCIe x1 cards can be installed into all PCIe expansion slots, including x4, x8, and x16 PCIe slots. Often people underestimate their role in PCIe x1 slots. This article will introduce which peripheral expansion cards connect to PCIe x1 slots.

New product recommendation: M.2 to 5-port SATA 6G expansion card (Source: STC-Cable)

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Adapter card manufacturer STC recently released a more special adapter card “M.2 (PCIe) to SATA 6G expansion card”, which provides 5 SATA interfaces. What if you have multiple SATA interface solid-state drives but don’t have a motherboard to use them? Don’t worry, STC provides an interesting solution “M.2 to SATA”. The outside looks like an ordinary 2.5-inch solid-state drive, but there are 5 SATA interfaces inside. Next, the editor will give you Let’s introduce this adapter card product in detail. Model: STC-EC0006

The features of USB 3.0 expansion card (source: STC-Cable)

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Introduction to the main features of USB 3.0 expansion card
A USB 3.0 expansion card is a device used to expand the number of USB interfaces on a computer and provide higher transmission speeds. The USB 3.0 interface has a higher transmission speed and larger bandwidth than the USB 2.0 interface and can transmit data faster. Therefore, the USB 3.0 expansion card not only meets the needs of high-speed data transmission but also provides the computer with more USB interface to facilitate users to connect various external devices.