[plug][semi-OT] PCIe x1 SCSI RAID cards...are there any?

[Paul Antoine]

Ari, non-standard or not, if it's working fine then you should be ok. 
In fact, being a riser will make modifying it all the easier with access 
to the slots out of the case.

P.

sothisistheinternet wrote:
> The board I'm using is an Intel s5000PAL server board and the riser
> card (is that the right name for it?) has one PCIx and four PCIe x1
> slots. The slots on the riser are labeled x1, yet rereading the intel
> specifications PDF indicates that this is a non-standard riser card,
> as the PDF doesn't mention this exact riser.
> 
> Ari
> 
> On 8/10/07, Paul Antoine <pma-la at milleng.com.au> wrote:
>> Cameron is correct - to quote a post I found on 2CPU's forum:
>>
>> "I did the same thing with my PCI-E x1 slot (cut out the back with a
>> dremel). While it was less than pretty, and very difficult (I don't
>> recommend unless you experienced in modding) I did get my Perc4e/DC to
>> work in the PCI-E x1 slot.
>>
>> That's right... my Perc4e is working in a modified PCI-E x1 slot... I'll
>> see if i can post some pics when im done messing with it."
>>
>> PCIe is adaptive... it'll use as many channels as the board has up to
>> the limit of the number the motherboard can supply.
>>
>> Cutting a slot in the plastic at the end of the PCIe 1x slot shouldn't
>> be very difficult and is certainly cheaper than other options.  I have
>> done the same with PCI slots so I could fit a PCIx card.
>>
>> P.
>>
>>
>> Cameron Patrick wrote:
>>> sothisistheinternet wrote:
>>>
>>>> That's a PCIe x8 card. Can that be used in an x1 slot?
>>> Yes, with judicious use of a hacksaw.
>>>
>>> Cameron (not entirely serious)
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