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