Pci1 slot no accessible

[Conley1979]

Hi got myself an internal capture card, went to install it but the spare pci slot is sandwiched between the graphics card and the wifi card, little bit poor on the manufacturers side giving me a spare slot that I can't frigging use, anyone have any suggestions or shall I just get an external one, thanks

[Bad 💀 Motha]

What is the Motherboard model?
Did you try remove the WiFi card so you can then test the Capture Card in that slot, so ensure the Capture Card actually does fully work?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

If you have free PCI-E slot (secondary graphics card slot) then you can use PCI x1 card in there.

[Conley1979]

No haven't moved anything not brilliant with computers, it's a msi pro-vd motherboard 7966, got a pic of it but not sure how to post it here,

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I see it:
https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/B150M-PRO-VD.html

Motherboard have a limited amount of what all the Chipset can handle; USB / SATA / PCIE-Lanes; etc. And slots usually share with something else on the board/chipset.

So if you are using a Graphics Card in PCIE X16 Slot #1; one of those PCIE X1 might not function when that is populated.

Again I would (since easy to do) remove the the WiFi Card from PCIE X1 (physically slot #3) and try the Capture Card on that. As it could be you can't use PCIE X1 (slot #2) at the same time; or it could be a faulty card.

If the Capture Card does work, but you can't use it in PCIE X1 #2; then the easiest route here is ditch the PCIE WiFi card and go with one that is USB based. Or perhaps buy a Capture Device that is USB 3.0

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Well you are basicly screwed with this motherboard since it only has graphics card slot and two PCI x1.

Since as I understood the problem is that graphics card heatsink will just cover the PCI x1 slot next to it so you cant physically instert card in there.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

And which Graphics Card? As those generally are dual slots, blocking whatever is the 2nd slot anyways.

[Conley1979]

No it's H11OM but it look the same slots in same place

[Bad 💀 Motha]

The only other MSI board I know that goes by the 7966 ID# is MSI Z170A Gaming M9
(MSI 7966-001R)

But yea if 3x PCIE slots total and using a GPU, you can rule out using slot#2

[Conley1979]

I'll probably go for a USB capture card, don't wanna be messing around under the hood if I don't need too, thanks alot

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes, look around and do research, I'm not familiar too much with the various USB model; but you will want it to be USB 3.0 and connect it to a 3.0 port to ensure you get the proper speeds.

[Conley1979]

Why USB 3 for capture card? Will 2 not work?

[Conley1979]

Sorry I wrote before I saw your other message

[Bad 💀 Motha]

USB 2.0 is generally not good enough to handle the data required.
I don't even think they can be found in USB 2.0 anymore; maybe back when 720p was the norm.

[Conley1979]

Alright guys now have a capture card, when I connect my HD camera to it the display turns off (display window on the camera)it's shows my pics on the pc screen so it's recognised it, I was expecting it to be like a web cam and show up on screen what the camera is seeing

[Bad 💀 Motha]

The Capture software should have a video mode, switch to that and then turn the screen on, on the camera.