MSI 915G COMBO-FR - Motherboard - ATX, User Manual

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MS-7058 ATX Mainboard
Slots
The mainboard provides one PCI Express x16 slot, two PCI Express x1 slots,
and three 32-bit PCI bus slots.
PCI Slots
PCI Express x1 slot
PCI Express x16 slot
PCI Express Slots
The PCI Express slots, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, intercon-
nect technology, support Intel highest performance desktop platforms utilizing the
Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology.
PCI Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure 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 platforms 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 performance graphics
infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP8x de-
signs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics
controllers, while PCI Express x1 supports transfer rate of 250 MB/s.
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 (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 (PCI3) supports 2 masters, therefore it can also work as a
communication slot. You may install the communication card on this slot, such as the
wireless LAN PCI cards of MSI.