[mythtv-users] M-179 in a Pundit?

[Bret Wade]

Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

>On Saturday 20 December 2003 00:41, Bret Wade wrote:
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>>Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
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>>>Well, now that my 2 M-179's *and* my bonus have come in, I'm thinking about 
>>>putting together a whole new box... has anybody put these in a Pundit yet, 
>>>and if so, did you need to void the warranty to get them to fit (i.e., cut 
>>>the case, etc)?
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>>>-JAC
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>>I have put a single PVR-250 in a Pundit which is a full size card. Of 
>>the two PCI  slots, one can be used with some minor interference with 
>>the cover, but in the other slot, the card overlaps a part of the 
>>chassis and I think a major modification would be necessary to make it 
>>work. I didn't spend a lot of time looking at it since my obvious choice 
>>was to use the first slot. My cover doesn't quite close correctly on one 
>>corner, but it's hardly noticeable.
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>>Bret
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>Thanks, but I'm really interested in how the M-179's compare in size to the 
>PVR-250's.  In his post "How to void your warranty on the Pundit", Robert 
>Kulagowski detailed how he fit 2 PVR-250's in his Pundit with a little extra 
>sheet metal cutting, but I was wondering if the M-179's might fit better or 
>worse.
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>-JAC
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I'll look for that. I may need to do the same some day.

Bret