Title: Extender card (not cable) : do they have to be powered? Post by: cryptoderf on January 10, 2014, 04:59:17 PM Title says it all. I am talking of something like this :
http://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/PEX1TO16.E.jpg Title: Re: Extender card (not cable) : do they have to be powered? Post by: mikeybit on January 10, 2014, 05:17:09 PM I would think so. A lot of cards draw a fair amount of power from the mobo. Some cards VRMM is run based on the voltage from the slot.
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