All of my motherboard's PCI Express x16 slots stopped working

All of my motherboard's PCI Express x16 slots stopped working does it matter which pcie x16 slot i use Yes, a x1 card should work in a x16 slot It's good that you've got it to work in a x1 slot What else have you tried it in besides the x16 slot does it matter which gpu slot i use PCIe slots are used to connect graphics cards, sound cards, other interface cards and some

does it matter which gpu slot i use It should work, pci-e was designed to allow lower speed cards to run in higher speed slots as electrically they are identical down the slot

does the pcie slot matter for gpu I know Intel is lacking PCIE lanes but I was under the assumption that, worst case, my board would run at 8x on the main PCIE x16 slot  I know Intel is lacking PCIE lanes but I was under the assumption that, worst case, my board would run at 8x on the main PCIE x16 slot