weird agp slot

[Red Squirrel]

Has anyone ever seen a slot like this before? I drew the card with pins alined with the slot, if I was to put it in, thats how it aligns.

Anyone see a slot like this before, and is it safe to put the card in it? The last part of the card is just a plastic holder, no actual curcuitry - every other AGP has a clip there, this one does not.

I'm guessing its probably not safe to put the card in there. So this card will have to go back in the server and I'll have to use the PCI one instead. This PC is for someone else so figured I'd give them a higher end card since this thing is overkill for a server.

 

[taltamir]

maybe it is the difference between 2x/4x agp compared to 4x/8x agp slot?

EDIT: And the wikipedia goes: moo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I...%26_AGP_Pro_Keying.svg

Apperantly there are 6 types of AGP slots...

Although from your diagram I think none of them might match.. are you sure you diagrammed it right?

 

[Peter]

No there are not "six types of slots".

There are two voltage key/notch positions - for 3.3V and 1.5V signalling. Slots may have one key (blocking out cards that only support the 'wrong' voltage) or none (if universal). Cards may have one notch (if they support only one signalling voltage) or two (if universal).

That makes three kinds of slot, and three kinds of card. There are only two combinations that don't mate - 3.3V slot and 1.5V card, and vice versa.

But anyway, what we have here appears to be an AGP Pro slot, with an extra length of connector for more power to the card. If you align a 'normal' (non-Pro) card properly, you are safe. Mainboards used to come with a blocking tab for the 'pro' extension.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Looks like my slot matches AGP pro universal (my diagram had the first notch a bit too far) so should be safe I think.

 

[taltamir]

normally on computer parts if you can plug it in then you are safe... that is the entire point of having notches... very rarely will you come across something that can plug in to the wrong plug... and in those cases I have seen it didn't damange anything (ie, plugging a keyboard ps/2 to the mouse ps/2 socket.. etc)

 

[Red Squirrel]

Yeah I've learned that too. Though when I saw that the plastic notch was going where there should be circuitry I was wondering.

But I put it in, powered up fine.... then caught on fire. j/k