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Mainboard Hardware

Slots

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The motherboard provides two 64-bit PCI-X slots, one PCI Express x4 slot, and

one PCI Express x8 slot.

MSI Reminds You...
When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug
the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expan-
sion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for
the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

PCIEX2: PCI Express x4 slot

PCI4: PCIX-64 slot connecting to PXH-D
channel A, 66MHz, 3.3V device only

PCIEX1: PCI Express x8 slot

PCI1: PCIX 2.0 slot connecting to PXH_D chan-
nel B, 64 bits/266MHz, 3.3V device only

SO DIMM (Small Outline DIMM)

The SO DIMM has 144 pins and supports a full 64-bit transfer. It is specifically

designed for users to install MSI’s proprietary server management tool -- MS-9569
BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) card.

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