Slots; Pci Interrupt Request Routing; Agp (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot; Pci (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots - MSI MS 7030 - K8N Neo Platinum Motherboard User Manual

MS-7030 ATX Mainboard
The mainboard provides one AGP slot and five 32-bit PCI bus slots.

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.
The slot supports 8x/4x AGP card.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs.
When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power
supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any
necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers,
switches or BIOS configuration.
The orange PCI slot (PCI5) also works as a communication slot, which allows
you to insert the communication card, such as wireless LAN card.

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hard-
ware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The
PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:
PCI Slot 1
PCI Slot 2
PCI Slot 3
PCI Slot 4
PCI Slot 5
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Slots

Order 1 Order 2
INT A# INT B#
INT B# INT C#
INT C# INT D#
INT D# INT A#
INT B# INT C#
AGP Slot
PCI Slots
Order 3 Order 4
INT C# INT D#
INT D# INT A#
INT A# INT B#
INT B# INT C#
INT D# INT A#