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QNAP TS-h973AX motherboard - Enquiries - 11-19-2022
Hello there!
I have an unusual request!
Could you get me some close up photos of the QNAP TS-h973AX motherboard?
I want to know if the connection between the motherboard and the backplane of the disks is actually a PCI-e port or a proprietary connector. So that I can install a graphics card temporarily. My objective is to install TrueNAS Scale or any other Linux operating system.
Also I would like to scout for a COM header or something that would give me a text console.
Thanks in advance.
RE: QNAP TS-h973AX motherboard - ed - 11-24-2022
Yes, this is a PCIe slot. But there is another way. People have used M.2 slot on 72XT series to install GPU card using PCIe extension cable like this https://amzn.to/3V6rww0
https://nascompares.com/answer/ts-873a-how-to-add-gpu/
https://nascompares.com/answer/qnap-tvs-672xt-external-gpu-via-m-2-slot-and-adapter/
I hope this helps.