Expansion Slots

In the future, you may need to install expansion cards.  The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.  

Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards.  Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.

Installing an Expansion Card

1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware The physical and mechanical components of a computer system, such as the electronic circuitry, chips, monitor, disks, disk drives, keyboard, modem, and printer. settings for the card.

2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already in a chassis).

3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use.

4. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot.

5. Secure the card to the chassis.

6. Replace the system cover.

Configuring an expansion card

After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software Computer programs; also called “applications.” settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS BIOS, in computing, stands for basic input/output system. BIOS refers to the software code run by a computer when first powered on. The primary function of BIOS is to prepare the machine so other software programs stored on various media (such as hard drives, floppies, and CDs) can load, execute, and assume control of the computer. settings, if any.  See BIOS setup for more details.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card.

3. Install the software Computer programs; also called “applications.” drivers for the expansion card.

When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments.  Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.

PCI Slot

The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI SCSI stands for "Small Computer System Interface", and is a standard interface and command set for transferring data between devices on both internal and external computer buses.SCSI is most commonly used for hard disks and tape storage devices, but also connects a wide range of other devices, including scanners, CD-ROM drives, CD recorders, and DVD drives card, USB Universal Serial Bus. An industry standard for connecting different compatible peripheral devices across multiple platforms. Devices include printers, digital cameras, scanners, game pads, joysticks, keyboards and mice, and storage devices. USB peripherals offer the use of plug-and-play convenience by eliminating the need to turn off or restart the computer when attaching a new peripheral. Users can connect USB peripherals whenever they need them. For example, a user producing a newsletter could easily swap a digital camera for a scanner-without any downtime. Small, simple, inexpensive, and easy to attach, USB supports simultaneous connection of up to 127 devices by attaching peripherals through interconnected external hubs. card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.  

PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x1 slots

This motherboard supports PCI Express PCI Express, or PCIe is an implementation of the PCI computer bus that uses existing PCI programming concepts, but bases it on a completely different and much faster serial physical-layer communications protocol. x1 network A system of interconnected computers. cards, SCSI SCSI stands for "Small Computer System Interface", and is a standard interface and command set for transferring data between devices on both internal and external computer buses.SCSI is most commonly used for hard disks and tape storage devices, but also connects a wide range of other devices, including scanners, CD-ROM drives, CD recorders, and DVD drives cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express PCI Express, or PCIe is an implementation of the PCI computer bus that uses existing PCI programming concepts, but bases it on a completely different and much faster serial physical-layer communications protocol. specifications.

PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot

This motherboard has a PCI Express PCI Express, or PCIe is an implementation of the PCI computer bus that uses existing PCI programming concepts, but bases it on a completely different and much faster serial physical-layer communications protocol. 3.0 x16 slot that supports PCI Express PCI Express, or PCIe is an implementation of the PCI computer bus that uses existing PCI programming concepts, but bases it on a completely different and much faster serial physical-layer communications protocol. x16 3.0/2.0 graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specifications.