-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 07/21/2017 01:34 PM, Christian E. Jørgensen wrote: > Has anyone here tried this: > > https://hardforum.com/threads/asus-pike-is-usable-as-pcie-x4.1781277/ > > ? > > Unfortunately, the pictures are gone, but I assume something like this > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-E-4X-to-4X-Riser-Card-Extender-Express-Extension-Cable-Flexible-Ribbon-cable-/112362728545 > > > and a low profile card are required. > > In any case, an extra PCI-e x4 slot may come in handy. :-) > > > Christian >
It works, yes. ASUS just flipped the slot around for the PIKE slot as a crude form of lock-in to the PIKE cards. Electrically and firmware-wise it's just a standard 4x slot. - -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJZckquAAoJEK+E3vEXDOFbqQEH/0V6XLOsHaQ5sCYnfJ5mfW8F 5gwnujAZ5PbSkzlF7zxEDGOVMpNg7VgnLWHHDa/4iwd7uHoxHnJhFhY9m8Q4GzN+ o9lXibj0CQ/r8do/+48yPlfRIP96VsyxA/vcQiYBX2DuOmHcoI3igdkloBf76Wlx IviIkFH4a18vf0Bln5kG1dSpto2yClHy7BTQFGh4FplRYZwmn5Mz5izCNybB2bpZ Arbq+9xJDLDSgNjaxi/ql3Cus3VQlQk3TIsaHjHK5YQKg/YI+TZHTwB91d7zTu0g BbC2ACfdwDsHF2uBfz9sA64B50/duOVdOzR4nMdNNIg4U8CJwnH6IeaDeaVQ0fI= =qUU6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://mail.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot