PCIe to USB to PCIe

[Michael Fuckner]

Hi,

I don't see any active components, so I believe it is still PCIe (just 
via an USB Connector)

Regards,
  Michael!

On 9/4/2015 6:06 PM, Dieter BSD wrote:
> A very small PCIe x1 card with USB 3.0 controller, a USB cable,
> and a small pcb with a PCIe x16 slot.  Intended to allow using
> x16 video cards with x1 slots, and reducing power/space/cooling
> demands on mainboard.
>
> Claim: "No Driver necessary"
>
> Can these things possibly work?
>
> If they do, it seems to me that this would be a great way to
> add additional general purpose PCIe slots to any computer that has
> USB ports, which nearly all do these days.  If no driver is needed,
> they should work with any OS.  Obviously there is a speed limitation,
> but many applications can live with that.
>
> Sounds too good to be true.  Am I missing something?
>
> http://kaishijia.en.alibaba.com/product/1869213364-221855851/PCIE_PCI_E_Riser_Card_to_USB3_0_and_SATA_Power_Cable_with_PCB_Board_for_Bitcoin_Machine.html
>
> More here:
> http://kaishijia.en.alibaba.com/productgrouplist-221855851/Bitcoin_Mining_cables.html
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