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Sparrow421
PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2026 3:30 pm 

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Two different board types here. Ai said the bottom two with slots are backplane expansion boards but these have gold fingers? The top one has gold fingers but the board is a lot longer and i want to make sure it doesn't get me downgraded.


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2026 5:59 pm 
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Are the slot sockets all gold contact? If they are. Then all your boards can evaluate at Gold Finger Card. This is something I am recently understanding. Its a gray area. For me. Somewhat? But. I have seen enough forum posts. To recommend. All your boards should be paid out Gold Finger Card. If they are not? Backplane. I am referring to the boards with the slots. The other one in your pictures. Gold Finger Card.
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Sparrow421
PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2026 6:07 pm 

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Catwhisker wrote:
Are the slot sockets all gold contact? If they are. Then all your boards can evaluate at Gold Finger Card. This is something I am recently understanding. Its a gray area. For me. Somewhat? But. I have seen enough forum posts. To recommend. All your boards should be paid out Gold Finger Card. If they are not? Backplane. I am referring to the boards with the slots. The other one in your pictures. Gold Finger Card.
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Thank you. They do have gold fingers, rather large ones even. Im not familiar with these boards so I wanted to make sure so I dont get my whole shipment downgraded.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2026 9:15 pm 

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Boardsort's guidance on when a backplane can be a GFC:
https://www.boardsort.com/escrapforum/v ... 773#p50773

I do see capacitors on yours.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2026 11:35 pm 
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Most dual slot type risers will go as gold finger card. They’re IDE and PCI often using an MCA or EIDE finger. They’re used in minicomputers and rack servers.

The other is I believe a modem but I could be off.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2026 4:30 pm 

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marked141 wrote:
Boardsort's guidance on when a backplane can be a GFC:
https://www.boardsort.com/escrapforum/v ... 773#p50773

I do see capacitors on yours.


So then it wouldn't be a clean card right? I've cleaned all my other boards but the sockets on this one make me nervous.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2026 7:47 pm 

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Lost is pretty good at this, he's indicated that they likely can go gfc, I have no reason to doubt him.

I pointed out Boardsort's advice since they've provided it. I pretty much always put my backplanes in backplane regardless, guess I've been missing out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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All three are Goldfinger card

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