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Can anyone explain to me what this
- Thread starter Sinster
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It's definitely for card support (Though I can't imagine it actually being used that much these days...perhaps a big SCSI RAID card or something)
And to use it, you would remove that bottom harddrive rack.
If you look at this site, there is a picture of the card supports and text stating what they are for:
http://www.chieftec.de/?page=products_show&item=201&k_id=1&language=uk
And to use it, you would remove that bottom harddrive rack.
If you look at this site, there is a picture of the card supports and text stating what they are for:
http://www.chieftec.de/?page=products_show&item=201&k_id=1&language=uk
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zebkoolindc said:
No present day Vid card is full length. I have a wildcat 4000 that is full length. And a SCSI card card too. I had them in a case that did have supports in it. (an old proliant server)
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WOW what is the point in having those cards so long
Backplane setups use this more often than any other configuration.
Here we have a full length I960 single board computer, its missing the expansion plate on the end that it would use to mount to one of the 7 expansion slots.
This is a mid tower Chenbro case that has one of the silly "not good for anything" expansion card support. This case was designed to have a drive cage bolt into the area infront of this support so like many supports in modern day cases it is way to short for anything. Notice how the supporting bracket at the end of this single board computer isn't even designed to fit into a support that is only this height? If you ever crack open an older case you will see how they have a support that is full height with the expansion cards.
Another thing.. Cards themselfs are not long enough to reach into the support. They don't even line up with it. Unless it has a bracket like the card above then it is simply a long card and not designed to take advantage of the support.
Here we have a full length I960 single board computer, its missing the expansion plate on the end that it would use to mount to one of the 7 expansion slots.
This is a mid tower Chenbro case that has one of the silly "not good for anything" expansion card support. This case was designed to have a drive cage bolt into the area infront of this support so like many supports in modern day cases it is way to short for anything. Notice how the supporting bracket at the end of this single board computer isn't even designed to fit into a support that is only this height? If you ever crack open an older case you will see how they have a support that is full height with the expansion cards.
Another thing.. Cards themselfs are not long enough to reach into the support. They don't even line up with it. Unless it has a bracket like the card above then it is simply a long card and not designed to take advantage of the support.
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