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Form factor of ATX expansion slots

I am building my own computer case, but I am having difficulty finding the form factor specifications for the ATX expansion slots - in particular the maximum height of the slot and the spacing of the ...
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Connect Desktop & Laptop to USB C Laptop Docking Station to Utilize Desktop Monitors for Both

I have an ASUS M32CD Desktop (Core i5, 8GB DDR4, 1TB, Windows 10) with Keyboard and Mouse and I want to connect to my desktop monitors using a Hiearcool USB C Hub,USB-C Laptop Docking Station,11 in 1 ...
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What type of bolt is used to attach a sound card to an expansion plate?

I'd like to replace one of the bolts attaching my sound card to its expansion plate, as shown in the picture below. (The side of the card shown in the picture actually shows the nuts; I'm talking ...
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Is it possible to file down the side of an expansion slot to fit a bigger card

I want to use a PCIe x8 SSD on a motherboard with only an x1 slot open. Can I just file down the side of the card or the slot to fit it in?
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Will a DDR2 Memory Card Slot SATA to M.2 NGFF SSD B-Key Adapter Board work on a Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P with BIOS F10C

I built a computer using a Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P motherboard. I am using BIOS version F10C for the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T AM3 3.20 GHz CPU. The motherboard is designed for DDR2 Max 16GB Dual Channel ...
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What PCIe slots lanes do I have and do they overlap or conflict when installing PCIe SSD Card into slots on motherboard?

What PCIe slots lanes do I have and do they overlap or conflict when installing PCIe SSD Card into slots on motherboard? Dell Motherboard Model and more references. Dell Vostro 3902 - Motherboard: CN -...
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Addition of PCIEX4 NVMe M.2 expansion card disables graphics card

Problem Purchased HP EX950 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD and Orico NVME M.2 EXPANSION CARD (PCI-E 3.0 X4) When installed into PCI-E slots, graphics card seems to be disabled Display only comes from onboard/...
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PCI Simple Communications Controller Driver

I have a Compaq Presario CQ5320F desktop PC (Windows 7 64-bit OS). And it has an PCI extension card with a parallel port. But when I connected a printer that uses a parallel connection it didn't work, ...
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Can't transfer images from a camera connected to a USB 2 port on a PCMCIA adapter

I have an old laptop (HP OmniBook vt6200, Windows XP professional, SP2) that only has USB 1 ports. Transferring pictures from a digital camera is too slow, so I thought of trying one of ...
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