On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[email protected]> wrote:
> you *might* be able to get away with something like an OpenRD > Ultimate in combination with that broadcom card (if you can tolerate > non-free firmware) because the OpenRD Ultimate of course already has > SATA, so you can use its PCI-e interface for the video converter. > > has anyone ever plugged in a PCI-e card into an OpenRD? do you know > if, if you do so, it switches off the Volari Z11 graphics IC? i.e. > can you use the Z11 as well as plugging in an external PCI-e card? http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-openrdudetails.aspx Note3: OpenRD-Ultimate has a switch to select either VGA port or PCIe slot before powering on. arse. answer: no. so, well.. you'll need a pci-e bridge / expansion chassis. digidesign *cough* *splutter* £2.5k bloody ellfire!! ok startech do one at £250 but still that's more than the OpenRD Ultimate! anyone find anything decent / cheaper? l. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
