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Hardware Setup
Slots
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots
The motherboard provides one 32-bit Master PCI slot, three 64-bit PCI-X slots,
and two PCI Express x8 slots.
PCI 4:
PCI Express x8 slot
PCI 1:
32-bit/33MHz PCI slot from
Hance Rapids, 3.3V device only
PCI 5:
PCI Express x8 slot
PCI 6:
64-bit/133MHz
PCI-X slot
connecting to PXH channel B,
3.3V device only
MSI Reminds You...
When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug
the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the ex-
pansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software set-
tings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS
configuration.
PCI 3:
64-bit/100MHz
PCI-X slot
connecting to PXH channel A,
3.3V device only
PCI 2:
64-bit/100MHz
PCI-X slot
connecting to PXH channel A,
3.3V device only (supports
ZCR card)