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Topic
Board Hardware
Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.
by
visdude
on 31/08/2014, 07:05:51 UTC
PCIe connectors are supposed to be keyed to fit one way...unless, of course, it's forced in.
Well, I could easyly plug them in upside down and burn out S2's stock PSU. It's being repaired now. I never thought that this is possible to do with PCI-E connectors.  Undecided

Sorry to hear that.  It's really easy to force them in as the keys are nothing more than subtle variations on the shape of otherwise square pinout sockets and are the same malleable plastic material as the entire housing.  That's why I always make sure to line up the locking tabs as they are the only visible indicator of proper orientation.