Weird part in my Antec case

[SirDennis]

I found this purple plastic thing in my sx830. The manual calls it a card guide or something. What is it and what am I supposed to do with it?

[SirDennis]

A shot from behind

[flounder43]

Hehe, you might not be old enough to remember this, but some cards used to be "full length" cards. That meant they were so long that they would span the full length of your case, from the slot in the back to the front, and that card guide would hold them in place at the front.

I haven't seen a full length in years, outside of the fact that I do have one, a tv tuner card from the early 90's...

[rogerdugans]

Hehe....
My first couple of pcs had full length cards- I still have a vlb video card that I just can't part with somehow- I think it has a massive 512k of video ram.

[eobard]

Got a whole snot full of full-length cards here, and at least 30 of the individual guide brackets, you know the ones that hold only one card in place each. Ask me if I'll ever use any of them again!!! Go ahead, ask me! :D

[Maximus Nickus]

OK then someones gotta do it:D, Do you ever use em?

[mx]

I've got the same case........what to do with it.........throw it in the trash!
I love the case though, add the three optional 80mm fans and you can really move some air through that case! :)

[flounder43]

Sometimes those things double for a case fan bracket, that's why I have mine in! :cool:

[eobard]

Originally posted by nick_cw
OK then someones gotta do it:D, Do you ever use em?

Technically the question was supposed to be "Will you ever use them again?" The answer is no. :)

[CrystalMethod]

Originally posted by eobard


Technically the question was supposed to be "Will you ever use them again?" The answer is no. :)

Only if you get your hands on a Voodoo5 6000...
:D

[Maximus Nickus]

Originally posted by eobard


Technically the question was supposed to be "Will you ever use them again?" The answer is no. :)


What can I say? Apart from oops!:beer:

[eobard]

Originally posted by nick_cw



What can I say? Apart from oops!:beer:

Well, you could say that you're baking me a great, big, chocolate apology cake!!!

....mmmmmmmmmm, great big chocolate apology cake.....:D

[Jeniva]

lol..I have one in my Antec 1040 case..as they stated above its a "full length" card holder...gee..i still have a few of those oldies sitting around.

[el]

I thought my v5 was big but some of those cards are HUGE! just toss it.

[Doorman]

If You Wan't To Install it (Good Place to Store it and Not In The Way) It Goes Behind the 3.5 Drive Bays in a Vertical Position as in Your Photo, Except you Have it Upside Down. With The Frount Cover Off You Should Se The Matching Holes in the Frame to The Right of the Fan Grills.

[GoldenTiger]

It's an extended card guide to help physically support long cards for professional cards.

[GoldenTiger]

It's an extended card guide to help physically support long cards for professional cards. I use it to guide my motherboard pin cables, personally :).