Adapter Cards

Adapter Cards

Install adapter Cards

Multiple Choice

What is the first step when installing the adapter card?

• Find an empty PCle x16 slot on the case and remove the metal cover

• Align the video adapter card to the appropriate expansion slot on the motherboard

• Press down gently on the video adapter card until it is fully seated.

• Secure the Video Adapter card mounting bracket to the case with appropriate screw.

Adapter Cards Install

Step 1: Find an empty PCIe x16 slot on the case and remove the small metal cover.

Step 2: Align the video adapter card to the appropriate expansion slot on the motherboard.

Step 3: Press down gently on the video adapter card until it is fully seated.

Step 4: Secure the video adapter card mounting bracket to the case with the appropriate screw

Multiple Choice

The following parts were ordered by someone building a personal computer:

1 - AMD 3.7 GHz

2 - Gigawhiz GA-A239VM (does not include USB 3.1 front panel connectors)

3 - HorseAir DDR3 8 GB

4 - ATX with up to three 3.5" drive bays

5 - Eastern Divide 1TB 7200 RPM

6 – Zoltz 550W

• input power

• RAM speed

• output power

• motherboard speed

Expansion slots

• Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) – PCI is commonly available to support older expansion cards.

• PCI Express (PCIe) – PCIe has four types of slots; x1, x4, x8, and x16. These PCIe slots vary in length from shortest (X1) to longest (x16) respectively.

Multiple Choice

A technician is installing a new high-end video adapter card into an expansion slot on a motherboard. What may be needed to operate this video adapter card?

• PCI expansion slot

• PCIe x 8 expansion slot

• Two 8-pin power connectors

• 24-pin ATX power connector