I hate... oh I guess everyone

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just got a widescreen monitor and I wanted to add a second video card to
my xSeries server so it too could take advantage of the 1680x1050 resolution
(which looks great on my workstation).  I did all the due diligence, and
learned about AGP vs PCI vs PCI-X vs PCI Express.  I checked out various
cards, read reviews, and then trotted down to Fry's.  I even found a
screaming deal; I was going to get a card with the nVidia 6200 GPU, but
there was an nVidia 6600 board at half off with rebate (a $180 card for
$90).  I was quite proud of myself.

I got over the fear factor of opening up the xSeries (to find that it's a
really easy box to work with).  I found the two PCI Express slots, opened up
the box for the card and THAT'S when I found out...

That PCI Express comes in not one, not two, but FOUR different connector
sizes: x4, x8, x16 and x32.  It seems the majority of cards are x16, and the
fritznframmin xSeries has only x8 slots.  The card will not fit.

So now I have to restart my search.  I'll probably have to use one of the
PCI-X connectors, the xSeries does not support AGP.  The problem is finding
a decent, low-priced (under $100) card that supports SWXGA resolution with a
PCI-X connector.

I hate hardware.  I really do.

Joe