--- product_id: 2406030 title: "StarTech.com PCI Express to PCI Adapter Card - PCIe to PCI Converter Adapter with Low Profile / Half-Height Bracket , TAA (PEX1PCI1)" brand: "startech.com" price: "12785 kr" currency: ISK in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Star Tech.Com" url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/2406030-startech-com-pci-express-to-pci-adapter-card-pcie-to store_origin: IS region: Iceland --- # 250MBps bandwidth LP4 power for 3.3V/5V cards No driver/software needed StarTech.com PCI Express to PCI Adapter Card - PCIe to PCI Converter Adapter with Low Profile / Half-Height Bracket , TAA (PEX1PCI1) **Brand:** startech.com **Price:** 12785 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ⚡ Bridge the past and future—power your legacy gear with modern speed! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** StarTech.com PCI Express to PCI Adapter Card - PCIe to PCI Converter Adapter with Low Profile / Half-Height Bracket , TAA (PEX1PCI1) by startech.com - **How much does it cost?** 12785 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/2406030-startech-com-pci-express-to-pci-adapter-card-pcie-to) ## Best For - startech.com enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted startech.com brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Cost-Effective Upgrade:** Save hundreds by extending your existing hardware instead of buying new. - • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** Zero driver installs—just slot it in and power up instantly. - • **Universal Voltage Support:** Built-in LP4 power connector powers both 3.3V and 5V PCI cards effortlessly. - • **Seamless Legacy Integration:** Revive your classic PCI cards on modern PCIe slots without hassle. - • **Space-Savvy Low Profile Design:** Innovative bracket fits low profile and half-height setups for sleek builds. ## Overview The StarTech.com PCI Express to PCI Adapter Card (PEX1PCI1) is a low-profile, driver-free converter that enables the use of legacy PCI and PCI-X cards in PCIe 1x slots. Supporting up to 250MBps bandwidth and universal 3.3V/5V power via an LP4 connector, it offers a cost-effective, space-efficient solution for professionals needing to extend the life of their existing PCI hardware in modern desktops or servers. ## Description This PCIe to PCI Adapter Card lets you use low profile PCI expansion cards in a server or desktop motherboard PCI Express slot. Compliant with PCI Express Specification 1.0a and PCI Specification 2.2, the adapter card connects through a PCIe 1x slot to provide a low profile PCI slot in its place. A spare full size bracket for PCI Express card is also included for use in larger desktop or server PCI Express slots. A versatile solution, the adapter card converts PCIe to PCI or PCI-X; a built-on LP4 power connector links the card to the computer power supply, allowing you to install universal voltage PCI cards (3.3V/5V). The adapter card offers an economical solution that lets you extend the usability of older or extra PCI Bus cards in newer PCIe capable systems. To ensure suitable installation in any low profile server or desktop computer, the PCIe/PCI adapter features an innovative bracket design that adapts and secures the low profile PCI or PCI-X card into the converted slot. Review: Works With No Drivers - Works as promised With no drivers. Installed on a Windows 11 system. The card was recognized at boot. Be advised: this adapter will raise your card by about an inch and a half and may not work in some installations without case modification (butchering one of your card slots). However, in my situation that wasn't the necessary because I have a D-Sub and four proprietary firewire slots. Fortunately I only needed one slot and only one was available after the card installation. Therefore, I didn't have to cut out the card slot. I have some photos to show how I mounted the card. I use number six screw electrical screw kit! Save lots of money on this deal. Was either spend $350 on an outdated proprietary PCIe card, or 1500 to 2 grand on a new USB IO system. With this card I was able to use my old legacy PCI card and everything is beautiful? The Big Beautiful Card Installation😂 Review: It works! (with an E-MU 1212m soundcard...) - Well, it works! That's a good start. I'll update this review if it suddenly stops working, but so far I have an E-MU 1212m soundcard working perfectly with this adapter. What I like: It works. What I don't like: I had to destroy my computer case to "install" it. Yes, you could neatly drill out a hole or modify your case, but since I don't know how to do any of that, I just took pliers and wretched around and wretched it. Looks hideous but the card is in and works, that's all that matters to me. In other words, it would be cool if you could use this adapter without adding the extra couple of inches of height. Apparently you could use a riser cable, sold separately, and then connect that to the adapter and the other end to your component. I was worried that might have been "one too many" adapter connections, but looking back it would probably work. One thing to note, if you have to use this adapter because your motherboard lacks PCI slots, you may want to just spend a bit more and upgrade your motherboard in general. I could have bought a second hand, very high end motherboard for $50-75, but I just paid $38 for this adapter. So I saved some money as well as having to install a new motherboard. But if you're hurting for PCI slots, you may want to consider a used motherboard upgrade. Glad I got it working. The soundcard is a beast! ## Features - Innovative bracket design adapts and secures the existing half-height/low profile bracket of the PCI Card - PCI Express base spec 1.0a compliant for up to 250MBps of available bandwidth - LP4 Power Connector Included for Universal Voltage PCI Cards (3.3V/5V) - Compliant with PCI Express to PCI/PCI-X Bridge spec 1.0 - No driver or software installation ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0024CV3SA | | Best Sellers Rank | #238 in Internal Computer Networking Cards | | Brand | StarTech.com | | Compatible Devices | Desktop | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 318 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00065030834629 | | Hardware Interface | PCI | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 5.3"L x 2.8"W x 0.8"H | | Item Weight | 0.05 Kilograms | | Manufacturer | StarTech.com | | Model Number | PEX1PCI1 | | Operating System | OS Independent; No additional drivers or software required | | Product Dimensions | 5.3"L x 2.8"W x 0.8"H | | Style | PCI Express to PCI | | Style Name | PCI Express to PCI | | UPC | 065030834629 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | | Warranty Description | 2 Years | ## Product Details - **Brand:** StarTech.com - **Hardware Interface:** PCI - **Item Weight:** 0.05 Kilograms - **Product Dimensions:** 5.3"L x 2.8"W x 0.8"H - **Style:** PCI Express to PCI ## Images ![StarTech.com PCI Express to PCI Adapter Card - PCIe to PCI Converter Adapter with Low Profile / Half-Height Bracket , TAA (PEX1PCI1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81OqGYUokoL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: I have a usb 3.0 pcie card but only a pci slot remaining. will this adaptor limit the speed of the usb 3.0? either way i need the extra 4 usb slots.** A: I have done exactly what your proposing but the answer is.... Yes it will severely limit the benefit and performance of the USB 3.0. I have done it simply to provide compatibility (connectability with USB 3.0) and use a PCI port when nothing else was available. Max theoretical Bus speeds are as follows and you can see a large difference between PCI and PCI-Express (and this is especially so with later and faster generations)...PCI 1056 Mb/s AGP 8X 2,133 Mb/sPCI Express 1x 2,500 Mb/sPCI Express 4x 10,000 Mb/sPCI Express 8x 20,000 Mb/sPCI Express 16x 40,000 Mb/sAt its most basic USB 3.0 is 5000 Mb/s / PCI is 1056 Mb/s and PCI-E x1 (Gen 1) 2,500 Mb/s or 5,000Mb/s (Gen II) so you can see that indeed even multiple port USB3.0 using PCI-E x1 (Gen 2) will have trouble keeping up with more than one USB 3.0 port. Hence why there are some companies producing PCIE x4 4 Port USB 3.0 cards (but they cost a lot more). However in comparison with USB 2.0 the USB 3.0 PCI-E/PCI Adapter limited to 1056Mb/s is still much better than the alternative single USB 2.0 High Speed 480Mb/s....So indeed this option I use and you are considering is better than that by a factor of 2 (theoretically). ANd USB3.0 provided more power so some USB 3.0 external drives will not work from USB 2.0 without external power, and this solution also alleviates that issue. Hope that helps. **Q: I'm wanting to add my old pci soundcard, a creative soundblaster audigy to my new pc. has anyone tried this? will it work?** A: It should work but it is really designed for half height cards and the creative soundblaster audigy card is not really a half height card but you may be able to shorten the end mounting plate of the card so that it will fit. **Q: Will this adapter alllow me to write to a pcmcia memory card, or only read from a memory card?** A: The CB2EC will allow you to use CardBus cards as if they were in a native CardBus slot. You will be able to read and write to these card. However the CB2EC will only support 32-bit Type I/II CardBus cards. Nick, StarTech.com Support **Q: my pci port only has 1 "notch" in it and I see this has 2, will it still work?** A: Yes - the two slots in the card allow it to be plugged into either a 32-bit 3.3 Volt PCI slot or a 32-bit 5 Volt PCI slot. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works With No Drivers *by T***R on May 26, 2025* Works as promised With no drivers. Installed on a Windows 11 system. The card was recognized at boot. Be advised: this adapter will raise your card by about an inch and a half and may not work in some installations without case modification (butchering one of your card slots). However, in my situation that wasn't the necessary because I have a D-Sub and four proprietary firewire slots. Fortunately I only needed one slot and only one was available after the card installation. Therefore, I didn't have to cut out the card slot. I have some photos to show how I mounted the card. I use number six screw electrical screw kit! Save lots of money on this deal. Was either spend $350 on an outdated proprietary PCIe card, or 1500 to 2 grand on a new USB IO system. With this card I was able to use my old legacy PCI card and everything is beautiful? The Big Beautiful Card Installation😂 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It works! (with an E-MU 1212m soundcard...) *by J***. on June 11, 2018* Well, it works! That's a good start. I'll update this review if it suddenly stops working, but so far I have an E-MU 1212m soundcard working perfectly with this adapter. What I like: It works. What I don't like: I had to destroy my computer case to "install" it. Yes, you could neatly drill out a hole or modify your case, but since I don't know how to do any of that, I just took pliers and wretched around and wretched it. Looks hideous but the card is in and works, that's all that matters to me. In other words, it would be cool if you could use this adapter without adding the extra couple of inches of height. Apparently you could use a riser cable, sold separately, and then connect that to the adapter and the other end to your component. I was worried that might have been "one too many" adapter connections, but looking back it would probably work. One thing to note, if you have to use this adapter because your motherboard lacks PCI slots, you may want to just spend a bit more and upgrade your motherboard in general. I could have bought a second hand, very high end motherboard for $50-75, but I just paid $38 for this adapter. So I saved some money as well as having to install a new motherboard. But if you're hurting for PCI slots, you may want to consider a used motherboard upgrade. Glad I got it working. The soundcard is a beast! ### ⭐⭐⭐ May work for you, depends on your situation. *by C***R on May 14, 2011* I do not write reviews very often. I felt compelled to write one for the PEX1PCI1 in hopes it will help others. Background: I purchased the PEX1PCI1 to overcome my motherboard's limited PCI slot issue. Most motherboard manufacturers are slowly phasing out PCI slots and adding PCIe slots. My ASROck H67M motherboard only has one PCI slot. The PCI slot is populated with my Promise SATA controller card to control 4 of the 5 hard drives in my software Raid-5. I also wanted to use my Audigy 2 ZS sound card. In comes PEX1PCI1 from stage right to possibly fix my problem. The computer I am using the PEX1PCI1 in runs Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit. Problem: Based upon another review mentioning the PEX1PCI1 working in Linux, I decide to buy this and give it a go. I did realized the PEX1PCI1 is low profile and did not have a problem with that for what I was doing. I used this in my Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit computer. My problem came about when trying to use the PEX1PCI1 card with the Audigy 2 ZS in it AND the Promise SATA controller card in the PCI slot on the ASROCK H67M. I am not sure what was conflicting, but the sound card was not being recognized. The PEX1PCI1 was being recognized, but not the Audigy 2 ZS that was in it. Here is the kicker: if I unplugged the 5th hard drive of the Raid-5 array (which was plugged into the H67M's SATA connector) the sound card would be recognized and work perfectly. Of course this meant I could no longer access my files which I wanted to use. I powered down my pc and reconnected the 5th raid hard drive to the H67M's SATA connector. I powered the pc on once again, what do you know the raid is seen and the sound card is no longer functioning. For kicks and giggles, I switched the Promise SATA controller card into the PEX1PCI1 and the Audigy 2 ZS into the motherboard's PCI slot. I powered on my pc and it had no video coming from the video card. My dream of using both the Promise SATA controller card and my sound card came crashing down. Obviously something "wonky" was happening. Yes, "wonky" is a very technical term :D Other Thoughts & Findings: I contacted StarTech's technical support and told them my situation. StarTech was quick to give me a response of: "Thank you for your inquiry! We are sorry to hear about your technical difficulty. It sounds like there may be a conflict between the PEX1PCI1 and something with your PC. First, if possible attempt to install the PEX1PCI1 into a different Windows based PC to test if the PEX1PCI1 is functional. If the card functions in the different PC the drivers for devices on the original PC such as video card, bios etc. may need to be updated. If the card does not function with the original PC please navigate to the link below to begin the exchange process." Per their request, I did test the PEX1PCI1 in a Windows pc (Windows 7 64-bit) and it worked as it should of. The Audigy 2 ZS sound card was recognized. Super awesome fun time! Heck it does me no good if it works, but not 100% in the pc I needed it to. Another thing to note is I didn't have space to put my Promise SATA controller card in the Windows pc. I am not sure if that would of effected the results. The StarTech response was not what I was looking for, but did help me come to a conclusion. Conclusion: I will go out on a limb and say if your using the PEX1PCI1 for a Windows pc you "should" have no issues. The PEX1PCI1 in a Linux pc "could" or "may" work for you, but depends if the motherboard chipset will play nice. For example, if the motherboard's chipset controlling the PCI/PCIe slots will play nice with the PEX1PCI1 and whatever you have populating the PCI/PCIe slots. The cheapest non-creative labs sound card with SPDIF output which is fully supported in Linux is anywhere from $90+ to $180+. I am in the process of RMAing this back to Amazon for a refund. I hope this review is helpful in some way. I wish the StarTech PEX1PCI1 would of worked for me. $35 for the PEX1PCI1 is a paltry sum compared to replacing a $200 sound card. 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