Tag: pike card
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How to install an Asus PIKE 2008 card
As a non-standard PCI-Express card, the Asus PIKE card involves a slightly different installation procedure. The PIKE slot sits on either side of a gap in the motherboard: You’re definitely not going to mistake it for a regular PCI-Express slot. The card only goes in one way, with the heatsink…
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Asus P9D-E/4L – Clearance between PIKE and PCI slots
One potential caveat of utilising the PIKE slot is that there is minimal clearance between the PIKE card heatsink and the nearest PCI slot; once the card is installed; Mere millimeters! A top view: This poses two problems. Firstly, not many PCI cards have low enough clearance to actually fit!…