Expansion Slots - Foxconn WinFast 6150K8M Series User Manual

Expansion Slots

This motherboard includes three32-bit Master PCI bus slots, and one PCI Ex-
press x16 slot.
PCI Slots
The expansion card can be installed in the PCI slot. When you install or take out
such card, you must make sure that the power plug has been pulled out.
Please read carefully the instructions provided for such card, and install and set
the necessary hardware and software for such card, such as the jumper or
BIOS setup.
PCI Express Slots
PCI Express will offer the following design advantages over the PCI and AGP
interface:
-Compatible with existing PCI drivers and software and Operating Systems.
-High Bandwidth per Pin. Low overhead. Low latency.
-PCI Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5 Gb/s on the data pins. This
results in a real bandwidth per pair of 250 MB/s.
-A point to point connection, allows each device to have a dedicated connec-
tion without sharing bandwidth.
-Ability to comprehend different data structure.
-Low power consumption and power management features.
PCI Express will take two forms, x16 and x1 PCI Express slots. W hereas the x16
slot is reserved for graphic/video cards, the x1 slots are designed to accommo-
date less bandwidth-intensive cards, such as a modem or LAN card.
The difference in bandwidth between the PCI Express x16 and PCI Express x1
slots are not able to be sure, with the PCI Express x16 slot pushing 4GB/sec
(8GB/sec concurrent) of bandwidth, and the PCI Express x1 slot offering 250MB/
sec.
Warning:
If a performance graphics card was installed into x16 PCI
Express slot, 2X12 pin power supply was strongly recommended.
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