11 linked sources · 17 scoped claims · 0 sources with inspection/access flags.
Assessment 2026-10-22 · earliest scheduled source review 2027-01-04. This is a recorded-date assessment, not a live source check. Page-level independent review is not established by this panel.
Inspect 11 source scopes, access limits and dates
Amphenol Communications Solutions · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-06 · due 2027-01-04
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Identifies a PCI Express x16 vertical card-edge connector with 164 positions; V43 uses form and position count only.
Not established / limitations: Identification/reference scope only. V43 does not convert this source into a universal pinout, fabrication drawing, electrical approval, protocol guarantee or end-to-end compatibility verdict.
Locator: Part specification detail
Amphenol Communications Solutions · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-06 · due 2027-01-04
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Engineering-scoped inspection of Amphenol 10146067-113A0LF: PCIe x16 vertical card-edge connector, 164 positions and 1.00 mm pitch.
Not established / limitations: Product geometry and position count do not establish a universal PCIe lane map, motherboard implementation, protocol generation or fabrication tolerance.
Locator: Description and part specification detail
Amphenol Communications Solutions · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-06 · due 2027-01-04
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Manufacturer series reference for the PCI Express x1 mechanical/contact-count form only.
Not established / limitations: Source-backed identification does not establish universal wiring, protocol generation, device compatibility, safe installation or fabrication approval.
Locator: Product-series description and standard pin-count/lane-width summary
Amphenol Communications Solutions · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-06 · due 2027-01-04
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Manufacturer series reference for the PCI Express x4 mechanical/contact-count form only.
Not established / limitations: Source-backed identification does not establish universal wiring, protocol generation, device compatibility, safe installation or fabrication approval.
Locator: Product-series description and standard pin-count/lane-width summary
Amphenol Communications Solutions · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-06 · due 2027-01-04
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Manufacturer series reference for the PCI Express x8 mechanical/contact-count form only.
Not established / limitations: Source-backed identification does not establish universal wiring, protocol generation, device compatibility, safe installation or fabrication approval.
Locator: Product-series description and standard pin-count/lane-width summary
Amphenol Communications Solutions · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-06 · due 2027-01-04
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Manufacturer-series context for PCIe x1/x4/x8 card-edge contact counts and 1.00 mm pitch only.
Not established / limitations: Pitch and position count do not establish PCIe generation, lane enablement, bifurcation, board layout, electrical compliance or fabrication approval.
Locator: Series overview: 1.00 mm pitch and standard 36/64/98/164/280 position counts
ASUS · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-08 · due 2027-01-06
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Selected storage and PCIe slot roles for PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES only, with CPU, slot population and SATA-sharing conditions.
Not established / limitations: Not the ordinary PRIME B550-PLUS or every B550 motherboard. Selected internal groups only; no current BIOS verification, boot qualification, entire port inventory or hardware test. Manual conditions must not be generalized.
Locator: E18712, First Edition, July 2021; specification summary printed vi–vii and layout 1-2. PDF pages 2, 6, 7 and 12 visually inspected.
3M · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-21 · due 2027-01-19
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Exact named pinout variant only; not capability or compatibility approval.
Not established / limitations: Source scope and unresolved evidence are preserved in the engineering variant.
Locator: sheet 5 of 6, X16 PINOUT TABLE, Side B and Side A columns; sheet 5 of 6, X8 PINOUT TABLE, Side B and Side A columns
PICMG (manufacturer-hosted copy: Kontron) · Unclassified publisher domain · inspected 2026-10-21 · due 2027-01-19
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Exact named pinout variant only; not capability or compatibility approval.
Not established / limitations: Source scope and unresolved evidence are preserved in the engineering variant.
Locator: p. 37 Figure 7 PCI Express x1 Slot Example, J1 B3; p. 38, section 2.3.5.4, Figure 8 PCI Express x4 Slot Example, J2 contacts; p. 47 section 2.3.6.1 Polarity Inversion; p. 47 section 2.3.6.1 Polarity Inversion; p. 38 Figure 8 J2 A29/A30; p. 52, section 2.4.3.1, Figure 18 x1, x4, x8, x16 Slot, J5 connector-symbol pin labels
Mellanox Technologies (NVIDIA official host) · Unclassified publisher domain · inspected 2026-10-21 · due 2027-01-19
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Exact named pinout variant only; not capability or compatibility approval.
Not established / limitations: Source scope and unresolved evidence are preserved in the engineering variant.
Locator: p. 55, Appendix A.2, Figure 15 PCIe Connector Pinout, J6 A13/A14 reference-clock labels; p. 55, Appendix A.2, Figure 15 PCIe Connector Pinout, all J6 contacts B1-B49/A1-A49
Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG · Unclassified publisher domain · inspected 2026-10-21 · due 2027-01-19
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Exact named pinout variant only; not capability or compatibility approval.
Not established / limitations: Source scope and unresolved evidence are preserved in the engineering variant.
Locator: p.43 §3.4.6 Pinout PCI-express-x1 connector; pp.44-45 §3.4.7 PCI-express interface (x4), complete A1-A32/B1-B32 table
Trace 17 claims to their source records
C261A · P261
Amphenol identifies part 10146067-113A0LF as a PCI Express x16 card-edge connector with 164 positions.
Claim scope: V43 catalogue-expansion identification fact only; not independent technical approval, fabrication data, wiring instruction, protocol guarantee or end-to-end compatibility proof.
Source links: S281 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C261B · P261
Amphenol specifies 10146067-113A0LF as a vertical PCI Express x16 card-edge connector with 164 positions on a 1.00 mm pitch.
Claim scope: V48 product-level mechanical identifier only; no universal PCIe lane assignment, generation support or motherboard implementation is inferred.
Source links: S324 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C261C · P261
The AC-HES manual distinguishes physical x16 slots from wired modes: the chipset PCIe 3.0 x16_4 slot supports x4 mode, falling to x1 when any of the specified x16_2, x16_3 or x16_5 slots is occupied.
Claim scope: E18712 printed vi and layout 1-2; exact board and population condition, not a universal PCIe x16 lane rule.
Source links: S429 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C295A · P295
Amphenol identifies the standard PCI Express x1 card-edge connector form with 36 positions/contacts in its PCIe connector range.
Claim scope: V50 identification fact only; no wiring, protocol compatibility, installation or fabrication approval is inferred.
Source links: S336 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C295B · P295
Amphenol’s PCI Express card-edge series identifies a 36-position x1 connector at 1.00 mm pitch.
Claim scope: Mechanical/contact-count context only; no PCIe generation, lane enablement, logical pin assignment or board-layout approval is inferred.
Source links: S357 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C296A · P296
Amphenol identifies the standard PCI Express x4 card-edge connector form with 64 positions/contacts in its PCIe connector range.
Claim scope: V50 identification fact only; no wiring, protocol compatibility, installation or fabrication approval is inferred.
Source links: S337 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C296B · P296
Amphenol’s PCI Express card-edge series identifies a 64-position x4 connector at 1.00 mm pitch.
Claim scope: Mechanical/contact-count context only; no PCIe generation, lane enablement, logical pin assignment or board-layout approval is inferred.
Source links: S357 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C297A · P297
Amphenol identifies the standard PCI Express x8 card-edge connector form with 98 positions/contacts in its PCIe connector range.
Claim scope: V50 identification fact only; no wiring, protocol compatibility, installation or fabrication approval is inferred.
Source links: S338 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C297B · P297
Amphenol’s PCI Express card-edge series identifies a 98-position x8 connector at 1.00 mm pitch.
Claim scope: Mechanical/contact-count context only; no PCIe generation, lane enablement, logical pin assignment or board-layout approval is inferred.
Source links: S357 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C809J · P261
3M Gen 5 PCIe x16 extender pinout: original contact normalization. Statuses distinguish comparison agreement, source limits and named-device wiring.
Claim scope: Pinout variant only; see comparison and per-contact status. Not fabrication approval.
Source links: S825 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C809K · P261
PICMG design-guide x16 reference slot: original contact normalization. Statuses distinguish comparison agreement, source limits and named-device wiring.
Claim scope: Pinout variant only; see comparison and per-contact status. Not fabrication approval.
Source links: S826 · S827 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C809T · P295
Beckhoff CB1061 PCIe x1 slot: original contact normalization. Statuses distinguish comparison agreement, source limits and named-device wiring.
Claim scope: Pinout variant only; see comparison and per-contact status. Not fabrication approval.
Source links: S830 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C809U · P295
PICMG design-guide x1 reference slot: original contact normalization. Statuses distinguish comparison agreement, source limits and named-device wiring.
Claim scope: Pinout variant only; see comparison and per-contact status. Not fabrication approval.
Source links: S826 · S827 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C809V · P296
Beckhoff CB1061 PCIe x4 slot: original contact normalization. Statuses distinguish comparison agreement, source limits and named-device wiring.
Claim scope: Pinout variant only; see comparison and per-contact status. Not fabrication approval.
Source links: S830 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C809W · P296
PICMG design-guide x4 reference slot: original contact normalization. Statuses distinguish comparison agreement, source limits and named-device wiring.
Claim scope: Pinout variant only; see comparison and per-contact status. Not fabrication approval.
Source links: S826 · S827 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C809X · P297
3M Gen 5 PCIe x8 extender pinout: original contact normalization. Statuses distinguish comparison agreement, source limits and named-device wiring.
Claim scope: Pinout variant only; see comparison and per-contact status. Not fabrication approval.
Source links: S825 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
C809Y · P297
Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro x8 card — source-scoped pin labels: original contact normalization. Statuses distinguish comparison agreement, source limits and named-device wiring.
Claim scope: Pinout variant only; see comparison and per-contact status. Not fabrication approval.
Source links: S826 · S827 · Evidence trail → (private workspace)
Recorded evidence only. An inspection date, publisher label, source link or generated packet is not independent technical review, hardware testing, fabrication approval or a compatibility verdict.
