A 12" or so long female-female 4-pin Molex cable would seem to solve my problem (minus powering the floppy and CD, which is less critical). It would be even better if I could y-cable off of it to ...

A PCIe USB expansion card is a cheap and quick solution, making use of that vacant PCIe x1 slot. Instead of getting a USB hub to get more ports, an expansion card makes full use of the USB bandwidth, ...

While PCIe SSD drives may transfer data faster, their battery life is inferior to SATA SSDs. Now you know what storage you need for your PC, take a look at our SSD buying guide to help you choose ...

While the M.2 form factor is by far the most common — and can still be used with SATA drives — using it with a PCIe SSD will restrict bandwidth to x4 lanes and hinder overall performance.