Computer Parts

[AK]

Where's the best place to buy them?

Looking for a graphics card slot (not the card, the bit the card slots into) for my ProServer N40L.

Google is just bringing up links the purchase the whole system.

Thanks .

 

[wezzel98765]

ebay
scan.co.uk
ebuyer.com
aria.co.uk

to name a few

farnell UK for the bit you mentioned iirc

 

[AK]

Magic. Cheers.

So if I'm on Farnell how do I find the bit I need , I've no idea what it is/part number haha .

 

[Nickson]

Just had a look and it looks complicated as hell!

Think this may be what you are after?

Clicky

Providing the slot you want is PCI-E x16.

 

[AK]

That looks the same mate, cheers.

I might PM Gareth just incase before I order, he's got one of these boxes too.

 

[Silent_Scone]

erm, might you not be better off replacing the board? lol

 

[AK]

Maybe... any link ?

I'm semi-techno-n00b when it comes to buying parts. I can fit them easy enough haha .

 

[JamesBryan]

erm, might you not be better off replacing the board? lol

This. Seems a bit of a chore soldering a new part on.

What motherboard has it got at the moment?

 

[AK]

No idea, ha!

It's this:

http://www.serversplus.com/servers/tower_servers/hp_tower_servers/658553-421

 

[Silent_Scone]

Can you grab a part number off the motherboard, should be on there somewhere. Normally a sticker on the edge

 

[AK]

Will have a look when I'm home mate. Thanks .

 

[JamesBryan]

That link says it has an AMD Turion processor.

So it'll probably be one of these boards http://www.ebuyer.com/search?page=1&sort=popularity&limit=10&store=2&cat=222&filtersubcat=3332

 

[Silent_Scone]

I'd be careful with the above as HP motherboards are normally ECS AFAIK

Also they're not always standard form factor so replace with what you pull out

 

[Sym0n]

I'm semi-techno-n00b when it comes to buying parts. I can fit them easy enough haha .

You're a full r****d n00b and if you found it easy fitting the parts you wouldn't have trashed the PCI slot being a heavy handed mong. I've never known anyone to break a PCI slot before fitting a GFX card PMSL.

 

[AK]

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[Wilkeh]

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[Cookie]

How the hell did you break a PCI slot?!

 

[AK]

Not the slot, the wee plastic bit that holds the card in place .

 

[Nickson]

Not the slot, the wee plastic bit that holds the card in place .

In that case I wouldn't bother.

The case mount will keep it in place.

 

[AK]

It's giving me a fuzzy line along the screen when displaying certain colours on the screen.

I may be better just buying an ATV and streaming to that.

 

[Darren S]

New mobo time. I wouldn't even bother pissing about soldering a slot connector on.

D.

 

[AK]

Wish Farnell would hurry up with the Raspberry PI.

 

[Cookie]

Not the slot, the wee plastic bit that holds the card in place .

Blu-tac will hold it just fine btw

 

[AK]

Shut up.

Really?

 

[AK]

Also, since this thread is up, can anyone link me to a sound card for it ?

Plan is to hook up some wireless speakers to it eventually for music, controlled through the iPad.

 

[Gareth]

WTF?

I wouldn't want to try to start re-soldering in a new slot, in terms of replacement motherboard I can't imagine you'd get much joy and it would probably end up costing just as much to buy a new N40L. What graphics card have you got? My XFX 6450 works as a soundcard also, although there is a bit of fiddling around to get it working over RDC ( certainly with 2008 R2 anyway ).

 

[AK]

LOL! I didn't actually think it would need soldered, I'll just leave it till I've got a device to stream too.

.

 

[Cookie]

Take a picture of what you've broken so you can show the class, GayK

 

[iain187]

he posted a picture of the curvy clip on a PCI-e slot in another thread


i wouldnt fancy replacing that haha

 

[AK]

It's the curvy plastic bit as said.

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