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The motherboard offers expansion slots where you inset cards or adapters,
including expansion cards for adding new components to your PC. Most PCs
come with some slots already filled. For example, your monitor attaches to a
video card that's plugged into one slot. The remaining slots are for adding
sound cards, internal modems, SCSI adapters, and other devices. The
appearance of the slots depends on the type of bus the sustem uses. Most
Pentium and Pentium Pro motherboards use a combination ISA/PCI bus slots,
which typically contains three of four ISA slots and three or four PCI
slots.
You might be able to tell hohw many open slots you have by readiing your
computer's manual and determining how many extra devices are installed that
are not mentioned in the book. BUt to be safe, it's best to open the case
and count them for yourself. Thihs will also help you understand the
physical differences between PCI and ISA slots.
a) The PCI slots is shorter than the ISA slot
b) The ISA slot is divided into two sections, one longer than the other
The PCI slot is in the section, although there's a short piece at the end
divided by a small notch, Likewise, the PCI and ISA cards connectors match
the size and shape of their slots.Logically, you can install cards that
match the slots type. when shopping for new equipment that requires
installing a new adpter card, be sure you know which kind(s) of the slots
you have available and what kind of card you are buying.
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including expansion cards for adding new components to your PC. Most PCs
come with some slots already filled. For example, your monitor attaches to a
video card that's plugged into one slot. The remaining slots are for adding
sound cards, internal modems, SCSI adapters, and other devices. The
appearance of the slots depends on the type of bus the sustem uses. Most
Pentium and Pentium Pro motherboards use a combination ISA/PCI bus slots,
which typically contains three of four ISA slots and three or four PCI
slots.
You might be able to tell hohw many open slots you have by readiing your
computer's manual and determining how many extra devices are installed that
are not mentioned in the book. BUt to be safe, it's best to open the case
and count them for yourself. Thihs will also help you understand the
physical differences between PCI and ISA slots.
a) The PCI slots is shorter than the ISA slot
b) The ISA slot is divided into two sections, one longer than the other
The PCI slot is in the section, although there's a short piece at the end
divided by a small notch, Likewise, the PCI and ISA cards connectors match
the size and shape of their slots.Logically, you can install cards that
match the slots type. when shopping for new equipment that requires
installing a new adpter card, be sure you know which kind(s) of the slots
you have available and what kind of card you are buying.
http://www.quecorp.com