9 Aug
2011
9 Aug
'11
2:08 p.m.
On 08/08/2011 06:43 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
One thing that really stuck out to me as a design flaw
that we are
still living with was the physical design of the expansion slots.
Far too Apple-like (i.e. cheap). Contrast it with most
"professional" buses, such as Multibus, Eurocard, etc) that "cage"
cards and are able to secure cards and ensure a good flow of cooling
air between the cards.
The single-screw bracket with no other retention allows for cards to
pop out of their slots and receive very little in the way of coolig
is just plain wrong, even if it is cheap.
PCIe has the little latch on the other end for x16 cards. That seems
to help a bit with the popping out problem.
From that I can only conclude that the PC was
intended as a home
entertainment system.
...a status that it has finally achieved. ;)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL