[mythtv-users] Ceton InfiniTV 4 and patches to support it

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Fri Jul 29 17:47:30 UTC 2011


On 29/07/11 17:32, Ronald Frazier wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Mike Perkins
> <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk>  wrote:
>> I hope you're all passing this info back to the manufacturer! Sounds like
>> substandard manufacturing somewhere.
>
> I haven't yet taken the time to measure things to be absolutely
> certain, but if my motherboard is not perpendicular to the back panel
> (as I suspect), how exactly would that be Ceton's fault? As I said,
> I've also experienced this with my Hauppauge card. I think the biggest
> difference is, as ken mentioned, a PCI 1x has a much smaller connecter
> than an 8x or 16x PCIe or an old regular PCI card does. Thus the
> smaller connector doesn't have quite as much grip and is more likely
> to slip out. This is the first 1x PCIe card I've ever purchased, so
> that may be why I'm particularly noticing this sort of thing now.
>
Maybe, but is the Ceton card the correct thickness? Even a few microns can make 
a difference to how well a board fits in the connector. Add to that a back plate 
which may be slightly too close/too far away or slightly offset and it can make 
fitting a card a matter of good luck.

-- 

Mike Perkins



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