On 4/15/05, mrwester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/13/05, Niklas Brunlid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As I'm probably about to replace the PVR250 in my Pundit I have to decide > > between a new 250, a 150 (or 150MCE or 150LP), or a 500. Has anyone used a > > 500 in a Pundit (old or new)? Is it a tight fit? The 250 fits but there is > > less than 1mm between the edge of the card and the metal case... > > > > I've got a pundit-r with a pvr-350 and pvr-500mce installed. Tight > fit- need to use dremel tool to modify the cone on the processor fan > in order to accommodate the 500. Used a layer of duct tape on inside > of case to prevent direct contact of either card to metal on inside of > case. The 350 has to be on the lower slot, the 500 on the top. The > 500 would hit the processor heatsink otherwise. There is no way to try > the cards on different slots to try to get around interrupt issues- > this is the only way they'll go in. The 500 still doesn't > work-(driver issues I think). So, in my opinion, they fit- but > barely... Whether or not the two will work together in this box is a > different question... > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
Ouch. My bad. I mistakenly picked up a PVR-250. The PVR-500 is 7-3/8" (194mm) long. The other dimensions are the same as the PVR-250. -- Tim www.magicitx.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
