HD2600 installed on old Mac Pro, PCIe slot question

[shinji]

I installed the HD2600 on my 'old' Mac Pro and it's working great.

Only thing...there was a little locking clip at the end of the PCIe slot. Sort of flimsy and you're supposed to push it up towards the top of the case and not outwards, however I did the opposite of that and broke it. Should I be concerned about that? The slot itself obviously works fine and the card is screwed in regardless.

 

[Everythingisnt]

I don't think you should be very concerned about that, as as far as I know it's only purpose is to make sure that the card doesn't slide out accidentally.

You should be fine.

 

[shinji]

I don't think you should be very concerned about that, as as far as I know it's only purpose is to make sure that the card doesn't slide out accidentally.

You should be fine.

Thanks yeah was a little pissed about that. I also couldn't find it after I pulled it out, so it may be floating around the case or it could have fallen behind my desk. Tiny little plastic thing.

 

[newtech]

ISA, EISA, Micro Channel, PCI and AGP got along fine for years without that flimsy "lock". I would not worry about it, they seem engineered to break if looked at crosseyed.