Slots – MSI MS-6566 User Manual

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Slots

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot

The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an

interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It

introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly ac-

cess main memory and provides three levels of throughputs: 1x (266Mbps), 2x

(533Mbps) and 4x (1.07Gbps).

Please note that the AGP slot does not support 3.3V AGP card. Use of 3.

3V AGP card may cause damages to the mainboard. To avoid the risk of

causing permanent damages to the mainboard, the AGP slot is protected with

MSI electrical routing device. If users have inserted a 3.3V AGP card into the

slot, the MSI routing device will disable the computers boot-up system. Re-

move the 3.3V AGP card and the boot-up system will return to normal.

The motherboard provides six 32-bit Master PCI bus slots, one AGP slot

and one CNR slot.

PCI Slots

AGP Slot

CNR Slot