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Slots, Pci (peripheral component interconnect) slots, Pci interrupt request routing – MSI NVIDIA MS-7504PV User Manual

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MS-7504 Mainboard

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PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots

The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card.

The PCI Express x 16 supports up to 4.0 GB/s transfer rate.

The PCI Express x 1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate.

Slots

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The PCI slots support LAN cards, SCSI cards, USB cards, and other add-on cards

that comply with PCI specifications. At 32 bits and 33 MHz, it yields a throughput rate

of 133 MBps.

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines

over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor.

The PCI IRQ

pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows:

When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the

power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion

card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the ex-

pansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

Important

PCI Express x1 slot

PCI Express x16 slot

32-bit PCI slot

Order 1

Order 2

Order 3

Order 4

PCI Slot 1

INT W#

INT X#

INT Y#

INT Z#

PCI Slot 2

INT X#

INT Y#

INT Z#

INT W#