# Slot 6 with bifurcation for a 4 x NVME Card

**URL:** <https://forum.45homelab.com/t/slot-6-with-bifurcation-for-a-4-x-nvme-card/1183>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Tags:** configuration\
**Created:** [February 14, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/slot-6-with-bifurcation-for-a-4-x-nvme-card/1183 "2024-02-14T21:34:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![DigitalGarden](https://forum.45homelab.com/user_avatar/forum.45homelab.com/digitalgarden/32/1785_2.png) [@DigitalGarden](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/DigitalGarden)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/slot-6-with-bifurcation-for-a-4-x-nvme-card/1183/13 "2024-06-24T02:48:39Z")

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> [@Inserting x16 PCIe card disables second slot](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/inserting-x16-pcie-card-disables-second-slot/991):
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> Has anyone added an x16 PCIe card to their HL15 and also used the slot below on the SuperMicro X11SPH-nCTF (prebuilt system)? I am seeing that when I use an x16 card (GPU) the slot below is disabled. This should not happen according to the manual, it should auto switch the x16 to x8 and the slot below should still work at x8. Note: The X11SPH-NCTPF/-NCTF auto configures SLOT5 and SLOT6. If the user populates SLOT5 and SLOT6, both slots will be configured as PCI-E 3.0 x8. If SLOT6 is popula…

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