[tech] Re: [ucc] Minutes 10/08, graphics cards

[James Andrewartha]

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, James Cox wrote:

> I've just tested out a "full height" FX5200 (the normal card isn't as tall
> as the spec allows) in a thinterm and they fit just fine, so we won't need
> to do pay more for a low profile card or retrofit the mobos into normal
> ATX cases after all.

Yeah, it fits with about 1mm to spare, but unfortunately the VGA connector
is partly blocked by the case. This could be fixed by a dremel, or we
could get cards that have the VGA connector at the bottom.

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