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Chapter 2
Slots
The motherboard provides five 32-bit Master PCI Bus Slots, one AGP,
one AMR and one ISA slot.
AGP Slot
AMR Slot
PCI Slots
ISA Slot
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot
The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an
interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics.
It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly
access main memory and provides three levels of throughputs: 1x (266Mbps),
2x (533Mbps) and 4x (1.07Gbps).
AMR (Audio Modem Riser) Slot
AMR is an Intel specification that lets manufacturers create
motherboards without analog I/O functions (codecs). These functions that
are required for audio and/or modem operation are placed on a separate
AMR card. You can install any AMR card with audio and/or modem codec
chip on the AMR slot.
PCI Slots
Five PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your
needs. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug
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