Installing a PCIe card in the Intel SS-4200

Interested in adding a PCIe card in the SS4200 NAS without having to cut up the box??

Linkback to Bit for Byte's blog giving good info on getting FreeNAS loaded on the Intel SS-4200 DOM.

I will be using the Galaxy Geforce 7200 GS 16x PCIe video card - passive cooled, compact.
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First, I have some measurements.
-The video card cannot be thicker than 46mm or it will hit HD2. A small PCIe card will fit flat under HD2 next to the power supply.
-You will need a 23cm long cable from 1x slot in mobo to the PCIe card 1x connector.
-To run VGA from the video card to the dsub punchout, you'll need about 45cm long connector.

Connecting to the 1x: You'll need a 23cm or longer cable. Check ebay, as of now I see a 1x riser cable 17cm long for $1. Chain two together, and pray the signal loss isn't enough to affect operation - possible underclock (you're not gaming anyway) to reduce interference. If you are using a cheaper 16x video card (My passive cooled 16x was $10 after rebate, a 1x will run you $100). You will have to use a dremel and cut a slot in one end of the plastic 1x connector (on the riser cable) to allow a 16x to fit. Pinout is compatable as I hear 16x cards work in 1x open ended slots (but run slower).

My Galaxy card has a removable 15pin VGA connector attached via 9cm ribbon cable and plugs into a standard 2x8 PCB connector, so I can use a 36cm standard 2x8 pcb ribbon connector between the video card pcb pins and the VGA header, then screw the VGA header in the db punchout.