Unsolved

This post is more than 5 years old

251 Posts

3722

August 21st, 2007 20:00

ATI 650 TV tuner NOT PCI Express

I recently ordered an XPS 410. When ordering, I was given the option of getting an ATI 650 TV tuner card. The picture showed a PCI Express card. Well, it's not PCI express, it is PCI. I called ATI, and they said the PCI express version isn't going to be available for a couple of months (they show it on their website as well, in both PCI and PCI express versions - that must be where Dell got the picture).

Has anyone else gotten a PCI Express version of the card? I'm out of PCI slots, so I need the PCI Express card. I just don't know how long it's going to be.

I called support and tried to tell them that if they're going to show a picture of a PCI express card, they should actually HAVE PCI express cards. They didn't know how to fix it, but they said they'd talk about it at the next meeting (holding my breath).

I went to HP's website - they clearly state that the 650 TV tuner they offer is PCI, and don't mention (or show) a PCI express card. Score: HP 1, Dell 0.

251 Posts

August 29th, 2007 15:00

It would fit in the X1 slot if it were a PCIe card, but the one I got was a PCI card, not PCIe. I heard that Dell is now shipping the PCIe version, so I must've gotten mine before they were shipping, but AFTER the picture of the PCIe card came out. I'm going to buy a PCIe card retail when they're available (ATI/AMD says it will sell them in retail packaging in a couple of months) so I can free up that PCI slot.

If anyone else has a 650 PCIe and wants PCI, we can trade!

Community Manager

 • 

56.9K Posts

August 29th, 2007 15:00

Duhhh,

The picture shows it is PCI-e (PCI Express, not PCI) x1 card. It would fit into #10. The Manual also states it is a PCIe x1 card.
No Events found!

Top