I’m trying to not be too sarcastic, and I am really wondering about the pros/cons that went in to not exposing the 4x PCIe slot. Either as a slot or external SAS/MCIO style port.
Even my little lenovo SFF boxes expose a HHHL 1x slot.
I get that this is just a Mini-ITX board and any old Mini-ITX case will do. Fair enough. But this does mean any folks that want to add an extra network card or similar now need to source a bunch more stuff like a case and PSU vs. building on the stock Framework Desktop.
Was some kind of bump-out or expanding case considered to allow room for a card? Or maybe a like a little rocket “staging ring” as a shim for the extra space? Or all that just to complex/costly?
David