A4000T Expansion Slot Covers

[Acill]

Here is something I have been wondering about for some time. The A4000T, or at least mine is missing the screw holes for the last two expansion slots. If you look in the picture I have attached you can see where I have two covers just sitting in place and no place to screw them in. Anyone know why this is or what I can do? i have though about drilling and just making them, but never got to it before I wanted to use that last PCI slot recently.

[billt]

Mine has a metal plate spanning the two without screws. It connects where the adjacent sots do have screw holes. I'll try to upload a picture this weekend.

[SACC-guy]

there's no holes because the design called for a holding plate that covered those bracket gaps. There's pictures in the 4000/4000t gallery of all the 4000T parts.

[Matt_H]

There's usually a longer bracket covering those and a few other slots. You can see it in this picture:


My guess is that it was some sort of design choice for the video slots to accommodate the brackets of Video Toasters and other A2000-era video cards.

[Acill]

there's no holes because the design called for a holding plate that covered those bracket gaps. There's pictures in the 4000/4000t gallery of all the 4000T parts.

Hmmm, I wonder how I lost that! Where is the picture gallery for the A4000T?

[SACC-guy]

top bar third tab...

[Acill]

So it looks like drilling and tapping the hole may be a good choice. I have that plate, but it wont allow me to secure the last PCI card I want to use since I cant put the spacer into screw it like the others.

Anyone know other solutions that have mediators?

[scuzzb494]

Here is something I have been wondering about for some time. The A4000T, or at least mine is missing the screw holes for the last two expansion slots. If you look in the picture I have attached you can see where I have two covers just sitting in place and no place to screw them in. Anyone know why this is or what I can do? i have though about drilling and just making them, but never got to it before I wanted to use that last PCI slot recently.

As others have said you must be mssing the plate. This is mine.

http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com/amiga/car_0207/a_scuzz_retro_0207_286.jpg