Adapter cards and expansion ports

Adapter Cards and Expansion Adapter Cards and Expansion Ports Ports  There are several types of adapter cards, There are several types of adapter cards, but the majority of them use PCI, PCIe, but the majority of them use PCI, PCIe, and AGP expansion slots. and AGP expansion slots.  Adapter cards allow users to install more Adapter cards allow users to install more powerful components than those powerful components than those embedded on the motherboard and the embedded on the motherboard and the addition of features not originally available addition of features not originally available with their systems. with their systems. Peripheral Component Interconnect Peripheral Component Interconnect  PCI is the oldest expansion slot still PCI is the oldest expansion slot still common on motherboards. It has mostly common on motherboards. It has mostly been replaced by AGP and PCI Express been replaced by AGP and PCI Express slots. slots. Accelerated Graphics Port Accelerated Graphics Port  AGP provided much faster speeds for AGP provided much faster speeds for video cards than PCI, but it has mostly video cards than PCI, but it has mostly been replaced by PCI Express. been replaced by PCI Express. PCI Express PCI Express  PCI Express is currently used for video PCI Express is currently used for video cards and other adapter cards. Different cards and other adapter cards. Different speed slots are used for different types of speed slots are used for different types of devices. devices. Expansion Slots Expansion Slots This motherboard has two green PCIe 16x This motherboard has two green PCIe 16x slots, two white PCI slots, and one white slots, two white PCI slots, and one white PCIe 1x slot. PCIe 1x slot. . Adapter Cards and Expansion Adapter Cards and Expansion Ports Ports  There are several types of adapter cards, There are several types of adapter cards, . of them use PCI, PCIe, and AGP expansion slots. and AGP expansion slots.  Adapter cards allow users to install more Adapter cards allow users to install