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VIG615M Motherboard Manual
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Expansion Slots
The motherboard has two PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot.
To install and configure an expansion card:
1. Install an expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis.
2. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter
4, System BIOS.
3. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables below.
4.
Install the drivers and/or software applications for the expansion card according
to the card documentation.
Table 13:
Standard IRQ Assignment
IRQ
Priority
Standard Function
0
1
System Timer
1
2
Keyboard Controller
2
N/A
Programmable Interrupt
4*
12
Communication Port (COM1)
5*
13
IRQ Holder for PCI steering
6
14
Floppy Disk Controller
7*
15
Printer Port (LPT1)
8
3
System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9*
4
IRQ Holder for PCI steering
10*
5
Advanced AC’97 CODEC
11*
6
Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
12*
7
PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13
8
Numeric Data Processor
14*
9
Primary IDE Channel
15*
10
Secondary IDE Channel
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices
PCI Slots
There are two 32-bit PCI slots on this motherboard. The slots support PCI cards
such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI
specifications. At 32 bits and 33 MHz, it yields a throughput rate of 133 MBps.
Figure 26:
Installing a PCI card
PCI Express X16 Slots
There is 1 PCI Express X16 slot on the Motherboard which can be used for Graphics
Cards and Sound Cards.
Figure 27:
PCIe x16
