11 May
2013
11 May
'13
7:13 p.m.
This is the first time I have seen this warning:
"Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS bus connector and the
resulting lack of mechanical stability, we strongly advise against
transporting cards installed in a computer, unless its chassis or case
provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order
to avoid physical damage."
I found this in the digigram manual for one of their audio cards. (these
might be audio cards to watch as ALSA support is growing. The LOLA series
is now supported)
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has had problems with this. It seems to
me there might be any number of mobile uses in audio work. Maybe the days
of the tower cases are over.
Speaking of PCIe audio cards, has anyone used the Audio Science audio
cards? Have comments? The company actively develops linux audio drivers
which are included in kernel source (must GPL?) Or the user can download
the latest source from their web site. They have up to 16 i/o per card and
support up to 4 cards in a system.
They seem a bit pricey for me, then I can't afford the audio interface I
have now any more... special needs kids are expensive. But compared to
other cards they don't seem over bad.
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Len Ovens
www.OvenWerks.net
11 May
11 May
7:22 p.m.
On Sat, 2013-05-11 at 10:13 -0700, Len Ovens wrote:
Maybe the days of the tower cases are over.
They aren't, IMO a tower or at least a case with an external display and
keyboard, has got some advantages. When reading PCIe, I first was
thinking of PCIe for tower PCs ;).
7:37 p.m.
Len Ovens wrote:
This is the first time I have seen this warning:
"Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS bus connector and the
resulting lack of mechanical stability, we strongly advise against
transporting cards installed in a computer, unless its chassis or case
provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order
to avoid physical damage."
PCI cards might survive not being fastened with a screw, but I can
easily see how a x1 PCIe card would not.
(Are there any cases without screws? Is this just a warning against
transporting a naked motherboard?)
Regards,
Clemens
10:31 p.m.
On Saturday 11 May 2013 16:26:10 Len Ovens did opine:
This is the first time I have seen this warning:
"Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS bus connector and the
resulting lack of mechanical stability, we strongly advise against
transporting cards installed in a computer, unless its chassis or case
provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order
to avoid physical damage."
I found this in the digigram manual for one of their audio cards. (these
might be audio cards to watch as ALSA support is growing. The LOLA
series is now supported)
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has had problems with this. It seems
to me there might be any number of mobile uses in audio work. Maybe the
days of the tower cases are over.
I have a couple PCI and PCI-e cards in this box, and anytime I roll it out
for cleaning, the last thing I do is make sure the end of the card opposite
the back panel is firmly seated, they can come unplugged at the drop of a
very small paper hat. Note that if your box also has an AGP slot for the
video card, it also has a lock to hold the card in, so the people building
this stuff know it can be a problem, but they sure didn't do much for it.
Speaking of PCIe audio cards, has anyone used the
Audio Science audio
cards? Have comments? The company actively develops linux audio drivers
which are included in kernel source (must GPL?) Or the user can download
the latest source from their web site. They have up to 16 i/o per card
and support up to 4 cards in a system.
They seem a bit pricey for me, then I can't afford the audio interface I
have now any more... special needs kids are expensive. But compared to
other cards they don't seem over bad.
Cheers, Gene
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