Re: [coreboot] ASUS KGPE-D16 PIKE slot usable as a PCI-e x4 slot

[Christian E. Jørgensen]

On 2017-07-21 20:40, Timothy Pearson wrote:
> It works, yes.  ASUS just flipped the slot around for the PIKE slot as 
> a
> crude form of lock-in to the PIKE cards.  Electrically and 
> firmware-wise
> it's just a standard 4x slot.

A crude form of lock-in indeed. I'm glad that it's only a minor 
annoyance to someone who just wants to use the slot as a standard PCI-e 
x4 slot.

Anyway, I've just ordered the riser and this low profile M.2 to PCI-e 
adapter:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Desktop-Dual-Port-NGFF-M-2-B-M-Key-SSD-to-PCI-Expres...

Now I'm hoping that Petitboot will let me boot from it. :-)

Christian