what was wrong with the HDMI ports?
Settings were all messed up 
Is the 2nd HDMI connector connected to the onboard system or to one of the GPU?
Is the M.2 SSD slot limited to 42mm? wrong it is a msata
Can you confirm that there's 2 RAM slots? wrong 1 slot
Is Linux a straightforward install or is there anything we need to watch out for?
I just ordered 1 PandaMiner, had I seen your thread earlier I would have ordered more to save on shipping.
I'll try to put esxi on and enable GPU passthrough so I have the flexibility of switching OS quickly.
photos of the msata and ram are posted on my review thread.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1733723.msg17366877#msg17366877
but op is the man as a working linux is gold and he can lower fan speeds as the fans can do 70% (a guess by me).
he mentions he can lower fan speed and that his gpus are only 40c.
this machine will be even better then hoped for. if fans run at 60% and temps are 55c for the gpus.
