On Saturday 11 May 2013 16:26:10 Len Ovens did opine: > This is the first time I have seen this warning: > > "Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS bus connector and the > resulting lack of mechanical stability, we strongly advise against > transporting cards installed in a computer, unless its chassis or case > provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order > to avoid physical damage." > > I found this in the digigram manual for one of their audio cards. (these > might be audio cards to watch as ALSA support is growing. The LOLA > series is now supported) > > Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has had problems with this. It seems > to me there might be any number of mobile uses in audio work. Maybe the > days of the tower cases are over. > I have a couple PCI and PCI-e cards in this box, and anytime I roll it out for cleaning, the last thing I do is make sure the end of the card opposite the back panel is firmly seated, they can come unplugged at the drop of a very small paper hat. Note that if your box also has an AGP slot for the video card, it also has a lock to hold the card in, so the people building this stuff know it can be a problem, but they sure didn't do much for it. > Speaking of PCIe audio cards, has anyone used the Audio Science audio > cards? Have comments? The company actively develops linux audio drivers > which are included in kernel source (must GPL?) Or the user can download > the latest source from their web site. They have up to 16 i/o per card > and support up to 4 cards in a system. > > They seem a bit pricey for me, then I can't afford the audio interface I > have now any more... special needs kids are expensive. But compared to > other cards they don't seem over bad. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! My views <http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml> panic: can't find / A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
