Convert PCIe x1 slot to open ended Is there a safe way to cut the

Yes, a x1 card should work in a x16 slot It's good that you've got it to work in a x1 slot What else have you tried it in besides the x16 slot

This PCIe x1 to PCIe x16 Slot Extension adapter provides enhanced compatibility between motherboards and a variety of PCI Express expansion cards, allowing you

pciex16 slot If you use a PCIe x1 card in either of the x1 slots, the x16 @ x4 slot becomes an x16 @ x2 slot Finally, the first PCIe x1 slot is physically

pciex1 slot What happens is that if you have disabled onboard LAN, the upper pcie x1 slot stops workingdetecting cards, and this change also seems to brick