PC PCI Slots

mosesff · March 29th, 2008

Hi there,

These are my specs...

AMD 64 X 2 6400+ Installed 3.2GHZ (Not overclocked)
32Bit Vista Basic (64Bit XP, 32Bit XP and Vista Ultimate 64Bit and 32Bit On its way).
4GB Ram- 2 x Kingston DDR2 Ram, 2 x Corsair DDR2 Ram Each 1GB
Motherboard: AliveNF6G-DVI
Chipset: Nvidia MCP61
Graphics Card: Integreated Nvidia GF 6100 Onboard
+
XFX Nvidia GF 8600 GTS 256MB

Well heres my problem, I have two spare PCI slots in my motherboard but the case doesn't allow me to stick in the PCI card as its blocked by the metal you unscrew which is attached. I have two spare PCI slots under my PCI express, is there a way of unattaching these pieces of metal without a screw.

(Pieces of metal- not unscrewable). If this doesn't work I seem to need another case which would be very irritating.

**Kirby** · March 29th, 2008

The PCI covers should be made out of a bendable metal....one side connected to the case and the other side hanging freely. Poke out the metal "hinge" from inside the case, then work it back and forth until the metal snaps from the case

John Aiton · March 29th, 2008

yep, just carefully break it off

runawayprisoner · March 29th, 2008

Or you can also... violently break it off. It doesn't matter. It'll just come off... anyway.

skoreanime · March 29th, 2008

My friend did that once...got a nasty gash on his hand that left a scar when it slipped

Just bend the metal back and forth like Kirby said...there's a reason why they designed them like that

cottonvibes · March 29th, 2008

taking out PCI case slots is fun

John Aiton · March 29th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by skoreanime

My friend did that once...got a nasty gash on his hand that left a scar when it slipped

Just bend the metal back and forth like Kirby said...there's a reason why they designed them like that

I was removing a really tight molex connecter from my mobo and my hand hit an arctic pro freezer 7 hard and fast

my hand was really messed up with cuts.....crazy looking
I though i might have to go to the emergency room

mosesff · March 29th, 2008

My friend did that once...got a nasty gash on his hand that left a scar when it slipped

Just bend the metal back and forth like Kirby said...there's a reason why they designed them like that

I did that before I started this thread and I have a cut now to prove to myself not to do it again.

I'll try bend it back and forth, is it the little clip thing that I can push inside the case with a screwdriver to make a clicking noise?

Success,
I've almost installed everything.

Now my specs are:

AMD 64 X 2 6400+ Installed 3.2GHZ (Not overclocked)
32Bit Vista Basic (Will Install 64Bit Windows Home Premium or Ultimate)
4GB Ram- 2 x Kingston DDR2 Ram, 2 x Corsair DDR2 Ram Each 1GB
Motherboard: AliveNF6G-DVI
Chipset: Nvidia MCP61
Graphics Card: Integreated Nvidia GF 6100 Onboard
+
XFX Nvidia GF 8600 GTS 256MB
+
TV Card (Win TV)
+
700 W Power Supply Unit Ez Cool
+
500GB & 320GB External Hard Disk Drives
+
Creative Audilgy SE 7.1 Sound card
+
Two 20" LCD Monitors & 1 CRT TV

I now want to install another CD-DVD Drive and I suppose get my CRT TV working and my Win TV.

March 29th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
mosesff Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England Posts: 148	PC PCI Slots Hi there, These are my specs... AMD 64 X 2 6400+ Installed 3.2GHZ (Not overclocked) 32Bit Vista Basic (64Bit XP, 32Bit XP and Vista Ultimate 64Bit and 32Bit On its way). 4GB Ram- 2 x Kingston DDR2 Ram, 2 x Corsair DDR2 Ram Each 1GB Motherboard: AliveNF6G-DVI Chipset: Nvidia MCP61 Graphics Card: Integreated Nvidia GF 6100 Onboard + XFX Nvidia GF 8600 GTS 256MB Well heres my problem, I have two spare PCI slots in my motherboard but the case doesn't allow me to stick in the PCI card as its blocked by the metal you unscrew which is attached. I have two spare PCI slots under my PCI express, is there a way of unattaching these pieces of metal without a screw. (Pieces of metal- not unscrewable). If this doesn't work I seem to need another case which would be very irritating.

March 29th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
Kirby I want you INSIDE me Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,355	The PCI covers should be made out of a bendable metal....one side connected to the case and the other side hanging freely. Poke out the metal "hinge" from inside the case, then work it back and forth until the metal snaps from the case __________________ Kirby's AnimeDB list AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

March 29th, 2008	#3 (permalink)
John Aiton Abnormal Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hermit Cave Posts: 1,821	yep, just carefully break it off __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o BUT HE LOVES YOU

March 29th, 2008	#4 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Google-translated Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 3,260	Or you can also... violently break it off. It doesn't matter. It'll just come off... anyway. __________________ My best friend: Kopu: Asus Eee PC 701 Next best friend: Gamu CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 RAM: 2GB of DDR2 800MHz (brandless, and brainless) GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850 Let's not get too statistical now... shall we?

March 29th, 2008	#5 (permalink)
skoreanime Insomniac in training... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,554	My friend did that once...got a nasty gash on his hand that left a scar when it slipped Just bend the metal back and forth like Kirby said...there's a reason why they designed them like that __________________ Born free, riding free, living free. Always be free. Q6600 @ 3Ghz, 333x9 Gigabyte DS3R, Rev1.0 Patriot Extreme DDR2 PC-6400RAM BFG 9800GX2 @ stock

March 29th, 2008	#6 (permalink)
cottonvibes NGemu's Kawaii Imoutochan Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Super Mario World Posts: 2,461	taking out PCI case slots is fun __________________ PC Specs: AMD X2 4400+ @ 2.921 Ghz, 1.47 vCore \| G92 8800 GTS 512mb @ 740/1944\| 4GB Dual Channel OCZ Memory @ 835 Mhz (5-4-4-15-2T) \| 700 Watt PSU \| DVD-RW Drive \| 500 GB Hitachi SATA II Hard Drive, 30 GB & 40 GB Western Digital IDE Hard Drives \| 1920x1080 40" LCD Flat Pannel HDTV monitor \| Consoles: 1 PS3 (60 GB), 2 PS2s, 1 PS, 3 GBAs, 1 GB, and 1 old school NES Having troubles with PCSX2? Check out my guide to get it running correctly. Running PCSX2 Guide for Noobs

March 29th, 2008	#8 (permalink)
mosesff Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England Posts: 148	My friend did that once...got a nasty gash on his hand that left a scar when it slipped Just bend the metal back and forth like Kirby said...there's a reason why they designed them like that I did that before I started this thread and I have a cut now to prove to myself not to do it again. I'll try bend it back and forth, is it the little clip thing that I can push inside the case with a screwdriver to make a clicking noise? Success, I've almost installed everything. Now my specs are: AMD 64 X 2 6400+ Installed 3.2GHZ (Not overclocked) 32Bit Vista Basic (Will Install 64Bit Windows Home Premium or Ultimate) 4GB Ram- 2 x Kingston DDR2 Ram, 2 x Corsair DDR2 Ram Each 1GB Motherboard: AliveNF6G-DVI Chipset: Nvidia MCP61 Graphics Card: Integreated Nvidia GF 6100 Onboard + XFX Nvidia GF 8600 GTS 256MB + TV Card (Win TV) + 700 W Power Supply Unit Ez Cool + 500GB & 320GB External Hard Disk Drives + Creative Audilgy SE 7.1 Sound card + Two 20" LCD Monitors & 1 CRT TV I now want to install another CD-DVD Drive and I suppose get my CRT TV working and my Win TV. Last edited by mosesff; March 29th, 2008 at 17:22. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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