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PCIE (Perpheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot
The PCIE slot supports the PCIE nterface expanson card.
PCIE x16 Slot
PCIE x1 Slot
PCI (Perpheral Component Interconnect) Slot
The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that
comply wth PCI specficatons.
32-bt PCI Slot
PCI Interrupt Request Routng
The IRQ, acronym of nterrupt request lne and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lnes
over whch devces can send nterrupt sgnals to the mcroprocessor. The PCI IRQ pns
are typcally connected to the PCI bus pns as follows:
Order1 Order2 Order3 Order4
PCI Slot1
INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D#
Important
When addng or removng expanson cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup-
ply first. Meanwhle, read the documentaton for the expanson card to configure any
necessary hardware or software settngs for the expanson card, such as jumpers,
swtches or BIOS configuraton.