Re: PCIe -> PCI bridge shopping advice

Hi Michael,

On 18/5/2026 16:28, Michael wrote:

> I went the other way around to add an NVMe device to a PCI-X G5:
> [...]
> No special drivers needed, it's seen as a simple pci-pci bridge.
> [...]
> You may want to check if the bridge you're going to buy supports 5v
> devices - older PCI cards may not work in 3.3v only slots.
> 
> have fun
> Michael

Interesting thank you, I was hoping such a bridge would work like that. 
These bridge cards are pretty cheap, I might get a few and try them out.

And good call re: voltage, I forgot about that! That's something I'll 
have to check for these old cards.

Cheers,

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