Sintech PCI-E Express X1 to Dual PCI Riser Extender Card with Low Profile Bracket

I used this product to install 2 old Audiophile 2496 PCI cards in my Windows 10 Dell that has only PCI express. Once I worked out how to physically install this board and the sound cards ( by making some customised brackets that pick up on the boards metal rails), I plugged it in and everything just worked, my old sound cards appeared in the devices list and I can select them in Cakewalk X1. Brilliant.

The position of the SATA power connector makes it impossible to actually put an average-sized PCI card in either of the slots, even with an angled power connector (as shown in the pic).I guess if you have a PCI card that's no longer than the end of the slot it would probably work but the use case for a PCI bridge in 2024 is that the PCI device is in some way proprietary or can't be cheaply replaced by a newer PCI-e version so this seems less likely to be the case. There are other similar adapters that don't have this design flaw so I'd suggest shopping for a different one.

The GOOD:- it solved my problem. It works with SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty.The BAD:- the position of SATA power connector is horrible. I had to trim the connector on cable to make it fit,- direction of PCI slot is not marked, so some users could inadvertently reverse the PCI card,- makers used USB connector for PCI-E to PCI board connection, but it is not based on USB protocol, so DO NOT try to connect any USB devices.

Tried it with a sandwich of FX5200 PCI and Audigy2. The FX5200 is being detected but upon installation of the driver, the system locked.Still it is a great solution for using old hardware in a system with only PCIe

Simply did not work..with any pci card.Did not show up at all, as if it did not exist.

Returned it as it isn’t compatible