PCI slots not working

MikeyDunn

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hello people of the internet

im having a problem with my motherboard, im usung a gigabyte z87-hd3
when i switched mother boards my wireless card stopped working so i just started using a usb instead because i just thought that one had broke but i got a new one plus a new sound card and and when i try and install the drivers for them it doesnt recognize any of the components and tells me to put one in and and they are not coming up in the device manager either, also my usb wireless i am usuing is connected but at the bottom on the connection status it just has the gray bars with like a yellow star, just wondering if anyone knows what i could do or if my motherboard is humped or is there some option in the motherboard that i need to toggle

also my graphics car works fine and is recognized

thanks.
 

PajamaXLlama

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maybe your wifi card is done? have you had it for a long time? it may be time for an upgrade.

Also, i suggest when you switch motherboards you should re-install windows, do this so no drivers are conflicting with one another.
 

MikeyDunn

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I thought that and got a new one but it doesn't work and it doesn't say that its plugged in, same with my sound card and i did reinstall windows when i changed motherboard, but its when i changed it that's when the wireless card stopped working
 

MikeyDunn

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no but i have just put the wireless card into the PCI 3 slot and now it works fine, so it seems both of the small PCI slots just don't work for some reason i have another PCI3 slot but if i put my sound card in, it will block one of my GPU fans so im not sure what ill do they're.

thanks for your help though!