[PLUG] PCI cards and connectors

John Jason Jordan johnxj at gmx.com
Wed Oct 21 22:38:50 UTC 2020


On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:21:03 -0700
wes <plug at the-wes.com> dijo:

>On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 11:26 AM John Jason Jordan <johnxj at gmx.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Upon discovering that Slot 2 was closed my first thought was to open
>> it up. A Dreml with a small bit would do the job, except that my
>> hands are not the steadiest. Plus, I don't know if the wiring for
>> Slot 2 dictates that it be closed. I can't think of any reason why
>> it would have to be closed, but what do I know?

>Cut it. If you're worried about steady hands, I'll do it for you.
>
>Or, alternatively, cut the card's connector down to fit in the x8 slot.
>
>They also make pciE extension cables, so we could test this idea on
>something cheap before taking the risk on the expensive parts.

Having you do it sounds like a great idea. But not today - I woke up
this morning severely hypoglycemic, which also produced a headache, so
I'm not in very good shape today.

I could pack up my Dreml and all the parts. Are you at Free Geek these
days?



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