On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 3:39 PM John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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? Let's make arrangements off-list. -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
