I just got 2 parallel port card's, but when I went to install them they did not fit into the pci socket. Its to short.
It was a great deal! 2 for $5 with free shipping.. it seemed too good to be true! but, now it looks not true.

Heres a photo of the cards
ST16C552CJ
ST16C452CJ

any Ideas on how to fix this?

Hello Aurthur,I am afraid if they do not fit they do not fit.

Although could you upload pictures of your PCI slots and the PCI cards connections.

Does the term "Bite the bullet" ring a bell?

Or, you could give them to a charity.

The pci slots on the mobo are regular beige slots(not the small 1x, its the longer one. I also have a usb card connected to a pci slot and it fits.

Is it possible that it is for one of those old long black sockets?

Does the cards you bought look as if they fit a port on your mainboard were another PCI card maybe already seated?

If yes try a swop over of cards but do not swop a Graphics card slot.

If no then the cards do not fit your board.These cards may of come from an older mainboard and do not fit yours due to yours being a newer board.Or your board is an older type that does not take these cards as standard fit.

Then if they do not fit your mainboard there is no way of making them bigger or smaller to fit,then you cannot use them.

Awww.. this sucks I thought I had a great deal.
Are there any adapters for this older socket?