Scroll down to the bold black subheading - MotherboardsĤ006254R - ECS MCP61PM - GM AM2 mATX Motherboard Gateway Support > GT5674 Desktop PC > Main Support page, I do not concur, and do not think that is a good solution, Kevin.Īll over the place. When you inserted the PCI-E x1 RAID card in the PCI-Express x16 slot, and a PCI graphics card in the PCI slot, BIOS just assigned another IRQ for the PCI-Express x16 slot.īackwards technology going on with a PCI-Express x1 card in a PCI-Express x16 slot, though. OnBoard video, or Integrated Graphics, uses the PCI bus. The PCI Bus has to go through the Southbridge chip, which has to go through the Internal Bus, THEN to the Northbridge chip. They also have a direct link to the Northbridge chip. The AGP bus, and PCI-Express bus are Not shared. The PCI bus is one of those slower capabilities handled by the Southbridge chip. The Southbridge chip handles the Slower capabilities of a computer. HIGH-SPEED graphics is the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) technology, and the PCI-Express technology. Handles the Processor, Ram Memory, and HIGH-SPEED Graphics. The Northbridge chip handles the Faster capabilities of a computer. PCI-Express x16 slot uses the same lanes from the Northbridge, as the OnBoard video?

So your idea of how to 'fix' your problem, is to use a PCI-E x1 card in a PCI-Express x16 slot, and a PCI graphics card in a PCI slot? PCI uses a shared Parallel bus architecture, while PCI-Express is based on Serial point-to-point. Sheesh!Ī PCI-Express slot is not an evolved PCI slot. Use the PCI-E x1 RAID adapter card in the PCI-E x1 slot, and a PCI-Express graphics card in the PCI-E x16 slot. There is a PCI-Express x1 slot on the motherboard.īlack in color, and in-between the black PCI-Express x16 slot, and a white PCI slot. )įor additional questions please post in a Comment. (Gently PULL UP a little, to install graphics card, or remove. PCI-Express x1 slots, and PCI-Express x4 slots, do not use a Lock on them.Ī PCI-Express x16 slot, does have a Lock on it. (Longer Black slot is a PCI-Express x16 slot. One of the two small Black slots at the bottom of the motherboard. Your Wireless Adapter Card is based on the PCI Express technology. On the next page click on - Adding/Replacing hardwareĪdding or Replacing an Expansion Card (Video Card/Sound Card,etc.) IF, you leave your computer in the middle of working on it, be SURE to Touch the metal frame again upon your return.ġ) On the HP Support page above, click on - How to - in the list. This action will relieve your body of Static. TOUCH an unpainted surface, of the metal frame of the open, empty desktop computer case. Relieve your body of Static BEFORE, reaching inside your unplugged from power computer.Ĭomputer on a table, computer unplugged from power, computer case open: Static WILL fry out (Short Circuit), the delicate hardware components inside a computer.

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