Installing An Expansion Card - Acer Altos G540 M2 Series User Manual

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Installing an expansion card

This section explains how to install an expansion card.
I/O interface
Altos G540 M2 has five PCI Express
• One PCI Express® 2.0 x16 slot
• Two PCI Express® 2.0 x8 slots (with eight PCI Express® 2.0 lanes)
• One PCI Express® x8 slot (with four PCI Express® lanes)
• One PCI (32-bit / 3.3 V) slot
To install an expansion card:
1 Perform the pre-installation instructions described on page 41.
2 If necessary, remove any cables that prevent access to the
processor sockets.
3 Locate an empty expansion slot that is compatible with the
specification of the card you intend to install.
4 Install the expansion card.
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and PCI expansion slots, namely:
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