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4. Align the card connector with the slot and press it firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot.
5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw that have been removed earlier (in step 3).
6. Place the chassis cover back on.
1.12.2 Setup An Expansion Card
After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings.
1. Turn on the system and change the BIOS settings if necessary. See Chapter 2 for information on BIOS
setup.
2. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
1.12.3
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot
The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card.
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The PCI Express x16 (PCI-E x16) supports up to 4.0GB/s transfer rate.
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The PCI Express x8 (PCI-E x8) supports up to 2.0GB/s transfer rate.
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The PCI Express x4 (PCI-E x4) supports up to 1.0GB/s transfer rate.
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The PCI Express x1 (PCI-E x1) supports up to 250MB/s transfer rate.
1.12.3.1
PCI-E x 16 Slot: SLOT1
The PCIEX16 slot supports PCI-E x16 graphic card.
1.12.3.2
PCI-E x 4 Slot: SLOT3
The PCIE X 4 slots supports PCI-E transfer rate
up to 4x ONLY (Yellow slot).
1.12.3.3 PCI-E x1 Slot: SLOT2
This slot supports PCI-E x1 cards.