PCIe slots designed to work upside down or backwards.
PCIe slots designed to work upside down or backwards.
He has an Asus H110-Plus motherboard and is attempting to install a Wi-Fi card, but it doesn’t work because the PCIe gap in the lower three full-size slots is misaligned—specifically, it’s on the right side instead of the left in the upper full-size slot and the two mini slots. He also tried using the mini slots, but they’re blocked by the graphics card. He’s wondering why these PCIe slots are positioned this way and what their intended purpose is, since most PCIe cards won’t fit properly.
These are PCI connectors, not PCIe ports. For a Wi-Fi chip, he’ll require a dedicated PCI WiFi module.
It seems you found the idea quite straightforward, but I hadn't thought about that scenario before.