Wouldn't PCI-e require a x86 processor or, at least, x86 emulation for initialization routines?
I have a couple PPC Macs and many PCI boards (mostly video) are Mac or PC-specific.
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I'm not asking for true PCI-E -- ASUS used the Mini-PCI-E connector for flash drives starting with the the 3rd? generation EEEs, and it became widespread. It's only true name is "FLASH_CONN", after the label on the PCBs.
Normally a Mini-PCI-E connector supplies USB2 (including the 5v), 1 PCI-E lane, 1.5v & 3.3v power, and control lines. FLASH_CONN keeps the USB2, but uses the PCI-E pins for SATA. A ton of the netbooks have two slots: a true Mini-PCI-E for a WiFi or 3G card, and a FLASH_CONN for the SSD.