Plug at bryceco
Jan 17, 2003, 4:59 PM
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Re: Supported Low Profile tv tuner cards?
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What about cutting the plate down to size yourself?
On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 16:17, Merle Reine wrote:
> I have a new system to put MythTV on (a Falcon machine from FIC)
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> http://www.fica.com/site/html/products/pc/detail.asp?C_ID=240000517&cat_id=240000183
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> and I need to find a linux supported tv tuner card with remote and
> hopefully fm tuner that is the new
> format called: low profile pci. It fits in the same pci slot but the
> bracket on the card is about half as tall as a standard pci card. I
> found several around the web but none with linux support. Has anyone
> found one that is a low profile bracket like the one below but that
> works in linux?
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> http://www.fica.com/site/html/products/pc/detail.asp?C_ID=240000517&cat_id=240000183
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> Here is an excerpt from the specs:
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> Low Profile PCI Cards
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> Low profile PCI allows the design of small footprint, low profile
> systems while still offering expandability and upgradeability to the end
> user. There are two defined card lengths for low profile PCI, MD1 and
> MD2. MD1 defines the shortest 32-bit card length available, 119,91 mm
> (4.721 inches). MD2 defines the maximum length of low profile PCI cards,
> 167,64 mm (6.600 inches). Any low profile PCI card that is longer than
> the MD1 definition is considered an MD2 card form factor. The two card
> lengths allow system designers to support either all low profile PCI
> cards, which include MD1 and MD2, or limit their design to support only
> MD1 cards. Low profile PCI MD1 cards provide 4.8 square inches of board
> real estate and may be very limiting to adapter card vendors. Low
> profile PCI is intended for use in the smallest system designs. See
> Figures 5-XX through 5-XX for low profile PCI expansion card physical
> dimensions.
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> Basically the same size as a regular tv tuner pci card but the bracket
> that you screw into the computer is only 3.5" tall vs a standard pci
> which is 5" tall.
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> I need it in quantity so ebay is not an option.
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