Re: [coreboot] ASUS KGPE-D16 PIKE slot usable as a PCI-e x4 slot

2017-07-21 Thread Christian E . Jørgensen
On 2017-07-21 20:40, Timothy Pearson wrote: 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. A crude form of lock-in indeed. I'm glad that it's only a minor

[coreboot] ASUS KGPE-D16 PIKE slot usable as a PCI-e x4 slot

2017-07-21 Thread Christian E . Jørgensen
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