PCIe Bifurcation

One of my colleagues asked me about “Bifurcation” when it came in a discussion about running multiple NVMe drives from a single PCIe slot

Another difference between PCI and PCIe is that PCIe slots come in different versions, depending on the maximum number of lanes that can be

pciex16 slot configuration Slot power · x1 cards are limited to A at +12 V and 10 W combined · x4 and wider cards are limited to A at +12 V and 25 W combined · A full-

pciex1 slot SuperSpeed Storage：PCIe x4 Connector; EZ-Latch：PCIe x16 Slot with Quick Release Design; Fast Networks：GbE LAN; Extended Connectivity：DP, HDMI; Smart