RickJamesBTC, do the little boards have the shorted pin for the sensing of PCIe card? If not, that may be his issue as well. He may then need to manually add a jumper wire for that. Just a suggestion.
Yes, the little boards connect the presence pin at the 1x length. These work for hundreds of customers without issue, the problem has to be in his setup, especially if none of the three units works for him.