What are those slot covers called?

[thewhiteboy]

You guys know those little metal slot/tab things that come w/most cases that cover the holes for the PCI slots? Whenever you install a PCI card you have to remove the little slot cover so you can get to it... bah, you guys know what I mean, right? What are they called? And can you buy them anywhere online, like NewEgg or someplace?

 

[ForgetCassettes]

You mean like these ?

 

[thewhiteboy]

Originally posted by: ForgetCassettes
You mean like these ?

Yes! Exactly those. Thank you! :thumbsup:

 

[Lord Evermore]

Because who doesn't need to buy them 10 at a time!

Heck even 60 cents apiece is a ripoff. They've got what, 2 cents worth of steel in them. Guess that high-gloss finish is expensive. Kind of like getting keys copied.

If you haven't got a dozen of these laying around, you haven't built enough computers.

You can probably get them cheaper if you have a local computer shop. They've probably got them by the boxload leftover from building machines.

 

[thewhiteboy]

Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
Heck even 60 cents apiece is a ripoff. They've got what, 2 cents worth of steel in them. Guess that high-gloss finish is expensive. Kind of like getting keys copied.

Yeah, I was thinking that too. I was thinking like at the most 10 cents for one, like a buck for a 10-pack. It's because the cases we use here at work aren't your typical PC case -- we had the engineering team design one out of sheet metal. I'm the lucky one who gets to take like 3 pieces of sheet metal and install the hardware, then screw the thing together. Pisses me off alot cuz the screw holes never quite line up right :|
I don't know, the engineering guy just asked if I could find those slot covers in the market. Heck, we only use 2 cards, why didn't he just design it with two holes...

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: thewhiteboy
Heck, we only use 2 cards, why didn't he just design it with two holes...

Because he's an engineer, silly.

 

[Zepper]

Yeah, your local Mom & Pop computer shop might pay you to take some away... Or give you a shoebox full for a buck. Depends on your attitude when you walk in. It's all gravy to them as those are called "infinite profit items" - anything divided by zero is infinite...

.bh.

 

[Zepper]

Sorry, slippery digits...

.bh.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: ForgetCassettes
You mean like these ?

LOL @ $6 a piece. Must be joking. I have a lot of them in my parts bin.

 

[Powermoloch]

lol 6 bucks for one !!!????? that's a rip....I get mines from old comps (i got few in a box...just incase :evil: )

 

[spike spiegal]

I've tossed enough of those things in the trash the past 10 years to build a fvcking destroyer.

I could then wire the thing with all the spare power cords I've tossed after that.



Six bones eh? I'm betting the same Mensa Candidates that buy that $300 gamer NIC card need to stock up on those as well.

 

[Lord Evermore]

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: ForgetCassettes
You mean like these ?

LOL @ $6 a piece. Must be joking. I have a lot of them in my parts bin.

It's a 10-pack.

 

[corkyg]

I see that everyone is in the same situation as I am. I have bundles of these things stashed in boxes (exact whereabouts unknown ) as leftovers from nearly two decades of building and maintaining PCs.

BTW, they are generically referred to as backplane slot covers or plates. Some are really cheap pot metal - aluminum, tin, you name it. I've not seen plastic ones. Maybe they are too expensive. LOL

I guess I should gather them all up and take them down to one of our used computer shops, such as "Computer Renaissance." Might be able to trade for something useful - like an old serial cable.

 

[GrammatonJP]

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOt-50-PCI-Slot-cov...6QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


here .25 cent for all 50.. of course rip off 10 bucks shipping.. 50 of these ARE pretty heavy