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Slots
The motherboard provides three 32-bit Master PCI bus slots and one
AGP slot.
AGP Slot
PCI 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 and provides three levels of throughputs: 1x (266Mbps),
2x (533Mbps) and 4x (1.07Gbps). Please especially note that, for enhanced 3D
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visualization, Intel 845 chipset supports the latest graphics devices through
1.5V AGP 4X interface. No 3.3V AGP 2X interface is supported. Installing
3.3V AGP 2X cards on Intel
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.
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845 based mainboards will damage the mainboards.
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