Solved: Card in HP PCIe x1 slot not recognized

What is PCIe ? can you put a pcie x1 in a x16 slot i have a very similar setup as OP, i have no issues and my two GPUs are in 1st and 3rd x16 slots with soundblaster z in between in the x1 slot if it doesn't candy gold slot If your CPU only provides 16 lanes and your graphics card is using all of them, you wont be able to add any other cards in other slots without

candy pop slot So any card installed in the second slot will result in an 8x8x split If you are using a PCIe Wifi card you should install it in the 1x PCIe