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I'm having a hard time locating a low-profile, PCI Express video card that's using the small (x1) connector--and has a VGA connection. The more common (x16) connector won't do.
This needs to be low-profile, as the "taller" bracket at the back wouldn't fit my case.
Can anyone recommend something?
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Unfortunately as you've noticed 1x cards are few, far between, and expensive.
If you have a steady hand the cheap option is to buy a cheap 16x low profile card and cut a notch in the connector after the contacts for the first lane so that it will fit in the 1x slot.
If you can't find a card with a VGA connector you can get a DVI-VGA adapter for a few bucks if your card doesn't come with one.3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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Cut a notch? Seriously, Dan?
What the heck are the additional contacts for then?
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Daniel Desormeaux wrote: Cut a notch? Seriously, Dan?
Yes. Totally. You could also cut out the back of the slot so that the card hung out the back; but oopsing on a mobo is more expensive than a bottom tier GFX card. Just make sure you make your cut past the last contact of the first lane and don't cut into the main part of the PCB.
Daniel Desormeaux wrote: What the heck are the additional contacts for then?
The other 15 lanes. 
PCIe devices will negotiate the number of lanes downward if they don't have full contact. At 16x card will run at 8, 4, 2, or 1x if it only has that many lanes available. Due to the limited number of lanes available on chipsets 16x physical/8 (or 4) electrical slots are common. High end cards will bottleneck severely in a 1x slot; but low end cards have much lower bandwidth requirements. In any event it's no worse than if you bought one of the highly overpriced cards that only have a 1x physical connector.3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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I like it! 
It may sound daft but this will follow PCI Express specs as long as the power and ground requirements are met.
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| Power is provided by the short section closest to te back of the mobo. I suppose ground could be an issue; but I'd assume that since a 1x card has 9 ground connections and 8 power connections I assume it should be ok. The placement of the other grounds looks like it's done to suppress crosstalk between the datalanes. 3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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Just as a follow-up:
I've ordered one of these[^]...which is probably a "cleaner" solution than what you suggested.
It is your suggestion that ultimately sent me on that search though, so thanks again. I wasn't even aware these existed. I'm not really a hardware guy. 
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Daniel Desormeaux wrote: It is your suggestion that ultimately sent me on that search though, so thanks again. I wasn't even aware these existed. I'm not really a hardware guy.
I hope you aren't planning to run with the card installed then. That riser will lift your card above the normal height. Depending on the case layout you might not even be able to seat the card with the backplate bracket attached. Even if you can you won't be able to screw it down to secure it.  3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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I only need a video card in this system long enough to install an OS and then take it back out--I don't mind running without the backplate, or have it not screwed into place. Or even having the motherboard inside the case, for that matter.
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I think Dan's solution is the best - he is right about the grounding aragnements etc.
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| For what Daniel actually needs the silly adapter isn't a bad option because it's only marginally more expensive than buying a card to mod. *shrug* 3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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Has this actually been done? I have an 8X slot...... I want to try this.
What to cut the PCB on the video card then?
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I've seen pictures; you'll need to look at the spec and count contacts to figure out where the gap between lanes 8 and 9 is. Check you mobo first though; a lot of the 4/8x slots have an open back so you can insert a card with more lanes than will connect without having to modify anything.
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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Hi guys...got a little prblum. How can I access a database from a computer(either server or client) on my windows mobile?? Is there any technology out there or this is a kindda IP Address problum and have to be tackeled by some network administraotr?? If I am on wrong platform...plz advise
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Depends on the database engine you're trying to get to.
This stuff is already in the .NET Compact Framework and is well documented.
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Difinitely SQl Server on my desktop computer and SQL Server CE on my device...should this be ok??
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OK for what? Holding data. Yes, considering that's exactly what this stuff was designed for.
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can any body plz help me how to get (R_off) of a MOSFET from its data sheet ?? for example i had (BUZ71) ..
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Remember Ohm's law?
IDSS is 1 μA at Vds = 50V and VGS = 0 and room temp according to the datasheet.
This implies that Roff should be somewhere around 50 MΩ
This is of course not linear with neither voltage or temperature or even very exact.
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thanks
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I have a server (Dell PowerEdge 840 running Windows SBS) that I don't need anymore, but i DO need another regular desktop computer (not networked). Does anybody know if I can just install a regular operating system on it and off I go, or are there server-specific issues that would prevent or complicate that? This is a quad processor with a huge hard drive, and it's a shame that it's sitting on a shelf unused. I'm an applications guy with no chops in this department. Thanks!
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| You should be good to go. The only potential gotcha is that if you mean quad socket instead of quadcore is that windows home only supports single socket systems, and win pro/ultimate only support dual sockets; this has been the case since at least win2k. 3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
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If the OS is newer than Server2003 SP2 it simply won't use more processors than the license admits.
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| Noted. I've never had a multi-socket system to play with. New ones tend to be disgustingly expensive and lack features I consider critical (overclocking potential) and by the time they're surplussed for peanuts they're too slow and power hungry to be worthwhile. They used to be on my tech-lust list, but by the time i had enough money to indulge it multi-core chips had largely removed the need. 3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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