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rvd
Nov 15th, 2006, 08:46 PM
Hey all, new to pci-express, and am wondering do I snap off that blue piece to fit the video card into the slot ? new mobo, new video card
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8553/pic0042ux2.jpg
Don Raja
Nov 15th, 2006, 08:51 PM
u need to simply pull it back (or forward depending on mobo) and the card will slide in. u dont rip anything off. that holds the video card in place and without it u have no video card, plain and simple. it WILL slide out without that.
its just like AGP man, its a lock. mobos are different, thats a slip in lock, some slide underneath the section on the video card.
DO NOT RIP ANYTHING OFF.
Emancipated
Nov 15th, 2006, 09:02 PM
Is that black thing on the bottom with the same locking arm also PCI-express? SLI/Crossfire board?
MrDisco
Nov 15th, 2006, 10:10 PM
Is that black thing on the bottom with the same locking arm also PCI-express? SLI/Crossfire board?
yes. its a PCIe x16 slot (you can see it labelled as such on the circuit board). x16 slots are used for video cards.
and LOL don't snap anything off on the mobo!
cwb27
Nov 15th, 2006, 10:51 PM
(x3) NEVER break anything off a motherboard, especially if you don't know what it's for...
And yes, it's a retention clip, they very much simplified it from AGP.
equalizr
Nov 16th, 2006, 01:35 AM
I hope this isnt reffering to that guy that cut off part of the PCI-E slot for his AGP card to go into:|
Don Raja
Nov 16th, 2006, 08:59 PM
I hope this isnt reffering to that guy that cut off part of the PCI-E slot for his AGP card to go into:|
:eek:
CanadaBoy
Nov 16th, 2006, 09:01 PM
I hope this isnt reffering to that guy that cut off part of the PCI-E slot for his AGP card to go into:|
:lol: