Pci Express Slot - MSI 915 User Manual

PCI Express Slot

The PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial,
interconnect technology, support Intel highest performance desktop plat-
forms utilizing the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology with
these platform benefits. You can insert the expansion cards to meet your
needs. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you
unplug the power supply first.
PCI Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infra-
structure for Desktop Platforms with transfer rates starting at 2.5 Giga
transfers per second over a PCI Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet, TV
Tuners, 1394 controllers, and general purpose I/O. Also, desktop plat-
forms with PCI Express Architecture will be designed to deliver highest
performance in video, graphics, multimedia and other sophisticated
applications. Moreover, PCI Express architecture provides a high per-
formance graphics (PDF, 166Kb) infrastructure for Desktop Platforms
doubling the capability of existing AGP8x designs with transfer rates of 4.
0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics controllers.
PCI Express x16 slot
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