The 845G MAINBOARD Series
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2.3.3. PCI Slots
The mainboard comes with three PCI slots. They are located on the left hand
side of the board. Both PCI and PCI expansion cards may require IRQ’s. This
mainboard complies with Plug and Play (PnP) specifications. Whenever a PnP
compliant card is added the system will automatically be configured and the
IRQ’s will be assigned automatically.
When you are inserting your PCI card make sure that the pins are correctly
aligned. When the pins are properly aligned with the hole’s in the slot, push
down gently.
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2.3.4. AGP Slot (only for 845G-MWT)
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is a dedicated bus slot. It operates at 66 MHz
and transfers data at a rate up to 1066 MB/s. This allows 3D applications to
run more smoothly. The mainboard comes with a 1.5V AGP slot. This slot is
able to support 1x/2x and 4x (1X is 266 MB/s, 2X is 533 MB/s; and 4X pro-
vides 1066 MB/s) AGP cards.
Only 1.5 volt AGP graphics cards are supported by the Intel
®
845G
chipset motherboards. If a 3.3 volt AGP card is used in an Intel
®
845G
chipset based motherboard there is a high probability of damaging the
chipset, the mainboard and the CPU.
