Connecting Pci Express X 16 Graphics Slot - AOpen i945Ga-PLF User Manual

Connecting PCI Express x 16 Graphics Slot

i945Ga-PLF / i945Pa-PLF provides a PCI Express x 16 Graphics slot, a red slot
having the latest PCI Express x 16 specification on motherboard. The PCI Express
x 16 is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. Traditionally
AGP used both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock for 8X AGP, and the data
transfer rate could achieve 2.1GB/s. Now PCI Express x 16 is moving to higher
data transfer rate, which is upgraded to 8.0GB/s (250MB/s x 16 x 2, it's 4.0GB/s
per direction). For i945Ga-PLF, the PCI Express x16 Graphics slot can
automatically recognize a PCI Express x 16 Graphics or a Multiplexed Intel DVO
Output depending on which cards being inserted, such as PCI Express x 16
Graphics, or ADD2 (AGP Digital Display 2) cards. With an ADD2 card implemented
to this slot, Multiplexed Intel DVO output will provide high-speed digital
connection for digital displays or TV-OUT functionality.
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