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2.14 Set Up Interface Card
If there is no built-in VGA card in your system, you have to choose a suitable one. Read
this section carefully if you desire to install other interfaces (such as network card, modem
card, image card, or 3D-acceleration card). We take VGA card as an example to
demonstrate how to set up an interface card. The set-up of other interface cards is very
similar.
Different interface cards not only vary in outlooks but in sockets!
This AGP socket, usuall
y
brown, is a high-speed
interface specially designed
for VGA cards.
These are PCI sockets and
usually white. They can be
connected with various
interface cards.
AGP interface card: Generally only VG
A
card applies to AGP interface. However,
most 3D acceleration cards apply to AGP
interface as well after integrating the displa
y
function.
PCI interface card: Commonly seen are
sound-effect card, network card, modem card,
SCSI card, and image card. Also, some
outdated display card or 3D acceleration card are
PCI-interfaced.
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