Duncan, The PCI 3.0 slots are backward compatible with version 2.x and 1.x. I have tested this on an Asus P8Z77-v Pro board here at my work. I need compatibility so I can insert SAS and RAID controllers into the computer for my work.
I really like the Asus P8Z77-V Pro board. Runs nice! This baby has 32GB of RAM in it and has a lot of storage options. THe only thing the motherboard is lacking is eSATA on the back plane, they do give you a expansion slot with USB 2.0 and eSATA connector on it. Regards, On November 9, 2012 at 1:11 PM DSinc <[email protected]> wrote: > I notice that all of the "Z77" series Asus m/b's come with varying > numbers of > PCIE v3.0 slots. Darn! > > Is a PCIE v3.0 slot BACKWARD compatible to v2.0 and v1.0?????? > I sense some trouble. Wondering. > Thank you, > Duncan > Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com [email protected]
