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MS-9821 Mainboard

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot

The PCI Express slot supports PCI Express interface expansion cards.
The PCI Express x 16 slot supports up to 4.0 GB/s transfer rate.
The CON1 is Mini PCI-E connector for wireless LAN, TV tuner, and Robson NAND
Flash.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot

The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that
comply with PCI specifications.

Slot

Important

W hen 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 expansion
card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

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:

32-bit PCI Slot

PCI Express x16 Slot

Mini PCI-E Slot

DEVICE

INT Pin

IDSEL

CLOCK

REQ# / GNT#

32-bit PCI Slot

PIRQA

AD17

PCICLK 0

REQ#0 / GNT#0

32-bit PCI Riser

PIRQC

AD18

PCICLK 1

REQ#1 / GNT#1

32-bit PCI Riser

PIRQD

AD19

PCICLK 2

REQ#2 / GNT#2

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