3.5g - Expansion Cards: Professor Messer

Expansion Card

A hardware component that allows extended computer functionality, requiring insertion into a motherboard slot and possibly driver installation.

Sound Card

An expansion card that outputs high-end audio for applications like headphones or home theaters and allows multiple inputs for music capture or podcasting.

Video Card

Also known as a discrete graphics card, this component provides higher performance graphics than integrated options and is typically used for gaming and high-performance applications.

Capture Card

A device that allows video input and capture into a system, commonly used for live streaming or connecting external cameras.

Network Interface Card (NIC)

An expansion card that provides Ethernet or wireless connectivity, used when the motherboard lacks a functional onboard NIC.

PCI Express

A high-speed interface standard used for connecting expansion cards like video cards due to its high bandwidth capabilities.

Check the manufacturer documentation for ___ installation

driver

Some expansion cards may require old drivers to be removed via ____

Windows Device Manager

You can also manually install drivers via ______

Windows Device Manager