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Exploring the Expansion Busses and Memory Slots on the MicroStar International (MSI) Z87 XPower Motherboard
Steve C. Huff
ITT Technical Institute, Nashville, TN

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Figure 1
An annotated image of the MicroStar International (MSI) Z87 XPower motherboard showing the expansion busses on the rear panel

Expansion Busses

Expansion Busses

(MicroStar International Products. (2013). Retrieved October 6, 2013 from http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z87-XPOWER.html)

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Figure 2

USB 2.0
PS/2
Keyboard
Mouse

Wi-Fi /
Bluetooth 4.0
USB 3.0

HDMI

S/PDIF Out

VESA
Display Port

Ethernet

USB 3.0

Audio
Ports

USB 2.0
PS/2
Keyboard
Mouse

Wi-Fi /
Bluetooth 4.0
USB 3.0

HDMI

S/PDIF Out

VESA
Display Port

Ethernet

USB 3.0

Audio
Ports
An annotated image of the expansion busses on the MicroStar International (MSI) Z87 XPower motherboard

(MicroStar International Products. (2013). Retrieved October 6, 2013 from http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z87-XPOWER.html)

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Figure 3

10 SATA 3.0 connectors for HDD / SSD

Multi BIOS storage using
M-Disk

4 SDRAM DDR3 slots for memory cards 10 SATA 3.0 connectors for HDD / SSD

Multi BIOS storage using
M-Disk

4 SDRAM DDR3 slots for memory cards An annotated image of the memory slots on the MicroStar International (MSI) Z87 XPower motherboard

(MicroStar International Products. (2013). Retrieved October 6, 2013 from http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z87-XPOWER.html)
(MicroStar International Products. (2013). Retrieved October 6, 2013 from http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z87-XPOWER.html)