{"id":6312,"date":"2024-08-09T07:59:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T22:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/?p=6312"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T05:29:05","slug":"modding-the-esprimo-d588-improving-full-size-gpu-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/en\/games\/modding-the-esprimo-d588-improving-full-size-gpu-installation-6312\/","title":{"rendered":"Modding the ESPRIMO D588: Improving Full-Size GPU Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Fujitsu ESPRIMO D588 is a slim PC, but by changing the angle, you can actually fit a full-size horizontal PCIe graphics card\u2014though 2-slot cards won't fit. To avoid physical interference without spending money, I used to install them by removing the parts that got in the way. Specifically, I melted the solder and removed the connector containing the Ethernet port and two USB 3.0 ports, as well as the old PS\/2 mouse and keyboard connector (which is totally useless!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first card I installed was a 1660 SUPER, which worked fine. However, the second card I acquired, an MSI 1660 Ti, had a heatsink and fan wider than expected, and it even interfered with the memory card slot. For the time being, I ran it mounted at an angle, but since that felt too sketchy, I decided to make further improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using a Riser Card from Another Fujitsu Model... Failure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To avoid interference from a 2-slot graphics card, I tried using a riser card from an older Fujitsu model commonly found on Yahoo Auctions, where the PCIe slot is on the top and the PCI slot is on the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The one on the right is the original, with PCIe x16 on the bottom. The one on the left is the newly acquired one, with PCIe x16 on the top. Looking at the auction photos, I figured that if the left side of the motherboard connector went straight up like the PCIe x16, it would work. However, the wiring on the right one didn't look like a PCI one, and it also seemed like the wiring here went to the upper PCIe x16, which made me uneasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After getting it, I checked it with a multimeter, and sure enough, one of the pins on the right insertion slot was connected to the left PCIe. Ground and power connections are possible, so I decided to give it a try anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, I sawed off the mismatched parts of the right slot insertion area. Later on, I ended up cutting away the remaining parts on the right side as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you can see, it fit snugly into the PCIe section with no weird gaps. Since the screw hole positions are different, the chassis needs to be modified to fit. When I tried to boot it up in this state, it didn't do a single thing\u2014absolute silence. Thinking the extra part on the right side of the riser card was causing trouble, I cut it off, but the result was the same: the power wouldn't turn on at all. Could this riser card be causing a short circuit or something similar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not wanting to investigate further and risk breaking something else, I gave up on this method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Next Method: Using a Riser Cable... Success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For my next attempt, I looked at the many riser cables available on Amazon. While some were extremely expensive or too long and made me hesitate, I found one that was 20cm in total length and cost 2,000 yen. There were shorter ones available, but since it was a bit of a gamble, I chose this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a temporary connection, but it worked properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was a relief to confirm via GPU-Z that the card was being recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, although this is an x16 video card, it actually runs at x8. I had been paying attention to this and noticed it even before switching to the riser cable\u2014for some reason, on my particular D588 and this graphics card, it runs at x8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hadn't worried about it until now and didn't keep records, so I don't know where it started running at x8, but I am certain it isn't because of this riser cable. Could there be dust in the PCIe slot, or did something get messed up from repeatedly plugging and unplugging it over time? Since there is virtually no performance difference between x8 and x16 for a graphics card of this caliber, I've decided not to worry about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since the riser cable is a bit long, I need to modify the chassis's frame again. I'll use a hacksaw to aggressively cut and bend the interfering parts to clear space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is what it looks like after cutting three sides and forcefully bending it with pliers. I could have cut this section off entirely, but since it's a lot of hard work and doesn't actually cause interference, I left it as is and finished it off by hammering the bent section flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I didn't take a picture showing how it was interfering, but by bending the edge of the riser cable like this, I only had to cut a very narrow area of the chassis frame. If it was just the cable causing interference, bending it might have sufficed, but since the slot part at the end of the cable also got in the way, a combination of cutting and bending was necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The graphics card was successfully installed in the upper position. All the previous work of removing the Ethernet and USB ports turned out to be completely pointless...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ultimate Way to Fit a Full-Size, Dual-Slot GPU in an ESPRIMO: Repositioning with a Riser Cable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After trying various things, this is undoubtedly the best conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One method I haven't tried yet is cutting a notch into the upper PCIe x1 slot to fit an x16 graphics card. Though, performance might drop a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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