Expansion Slots - ECS GF8200SM-M3 User Manual

Expansion Slots

Installing Add-on Cards
The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them
to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the
motherboard's features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can
increase the motherboard's capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that
are not part of the basic system.
PCIEX16 Slot
The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install an external PCI Express
graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Speci-
fication revision 2.0.
PCIE1~2 Slots
The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 1.1 as well.
PCI Slot This motherboard is equipped with one standard PCI slot. PCI stands
for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for
expansion cards, which for the most part, is a supplement of the
older ISA bus standard. The PCI slot on this board is PCI v2.3
compliant.
Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for the card
carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have to manually
configure the card before installation.
Installing the Motherboard
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