MSI MS-9246 3-15, SO DIMM Small Outline DIMM, PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

Mainboard Hardware

Slots

SO DIMM (Small Outline DIMM)

The SO DIMM has 144 pins and supports a full 64-bit transfer. It is specifically designed for users to install MSI’s proprietary server management tool -- MS-9569 BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) card.

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PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The motherboard provides two 64-bit PCI-X slots, one PCI Express x4 slot, and one PCI Express x8 slot.

PCIEX1: PCI Express x8 slot	PCI1: PCIX 2.0 slot connecting to PXH_D chan-
	nel B, 64 bits/266MHz, 3.3V device only
PCIEX2: PCI Express x4 slot	PCI4: PCIX-64 slot connecting to PXH-D
	channel A, 66MHz, 3.3V device only

MSI Reminds You...

When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expan- sion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

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