Adapter Cards and Expansion Ports

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Adapter Cards and Expansion Ports
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• There are several types of adapter cards, but the
  majority of them use PCI, PCIe, and AGP expansion
  slots.
• Adapter cards allow users to install more
  powerful components than those embedded on the
  motherboard and the addition of features not
  originally available with their systems.

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Peripheral Component Interconnect

• PCI is the oldest expansion slot still common on
  motherboards. It has mostly been replaced by AGP
  and PCI Express slots.

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Accelerated Graphics Port

• AGP provided much faster speeds for video cards
  than PCI, but it has mostly been replaced by PCI
  Express.

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PCI Express

• PCI Express is currently used for video cards and
  other adapter cards. Different speed slots are
  used for different types of devices.

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Expansion Slots

• This motherboard has two green PCIe 16x slots,
  two white PCI slots, and one white PCIe 1x slot.