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3 Upgrading and Adding Accessories
Adding Accessories
Adding Accessories
Adding Expansion Cards
What Is an
Expansion Card?
An expansion card, or accessory board, is a component that usually adds some specialized function to a computer. For
example, installing a network card can, in conjunction with the necessary software and cables, connect a computer to a
network.
There are two types of expansion cards that you can install in your computer: ISA cards and PCI cards. PCI cards use the
computer’s PCI bus (information pathway), and ISA cards use the computer’s ISA bus. The PCI bus is faster than the ISA
bus.
How Many
Expansion Cards Do
I Have?
You can tell how many cards are installed by looking at the back of your computer and counting the number of slots that
are occupied. This is the number of expansion cards that are installed.