[coreboot] ASUS KGPE-D16 PIKE slot usable as a PCI-e x4 slot
Christian E. Jørgensen
cj+coreboot at engelsted.org
Fri Jul 21 23:26:41 CEST 2017
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-Express-4X-PCI-E-Adapter-Card/112479629708
Now I'm hoping that Petitboot will let me boot from it. :-)
Christian
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