On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:21:03 -0700 wes <[email protected]> dijo: >On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 11:26 AM John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> >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? _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
