A8N-SLI running single card in PCIx16 slot 2

[alexkai]

I got myself into a bit of a stupid situation - I am upgrading my xeon system with A8N-SLI board in Supermicro '743 workstation/server case. Problem: the case has only 6 pci slots so the slot 0 (blue PCIx16) is not usable :-<. Better look next time....

Question: is these a way to run single video card (6800) in the secondary x16 slot?

Thanks,

A

 

[JMag]

Originally posted by: alexkai
I got myself into a bit of a stupid situation - I am upgrading my xeon system with A8N-SLI board in Supermicro '743 workstation/server case. Problem: the case has only 6 pci slots so the slot 0 (blue PCIx16) is not usable :-<. Better look next time....

Question: is these a way to run single video card (6800) in the secondary x16 slot?

Thanks,

A

I haven't tried it because the manual says that if you are running a single card setup it should go in the blue slot.

Obviously if this were to be attempted you would want the SLI selector in dual mode b/c otherwise the black slot would be a 1x

Do you have the board yet?

 

[sreams]

Originally posted by: alexkai
I got myself into a bit of a stupid situation - I am upgrading my xeon system with A8N-SLI board in Supermicro '743 workstation/server case. Problem: the case has only 6 pci slots so the slot 0 (blue PCIx16) is not usable :-<. Better look next time....

Question: is these a way to run single video card (6800) in the secondary x16 slot?

Thanks,

A

Cases aren't very expensive. Get one without this limitation.

-S

 

[mrscintilla]

I have a lian-li pc50, that has 7 slots. I take it that 7 slots will work but 6 slots will not for the blue slot, right?

 

[alexkai]

Everyone, thanks for replies - I am somewhat attached to the case I have because of 8x SATA hot-swap cage. I have considered lian-li, but there isn't any cases with good sata cages... I run 8-drive raid 5 in there.

I've got the board right here - I haven't unpacked everything and set it up so that I could return it as unopened, etc...

A

 

[alexkai]

mrscintilla, yep, the blue slot is blocked by the 2nd exhaust fan and hood.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

It MAY work in the black slot as long as the SLI selector card is set to Dual Graphics Cards. In this position the two PCI-e slots are both converted to 8x pci-e. I know 1 card works in the blue slot with the selector in this position