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220-801 · Question #139

A technician is trying to install a full-size PCI card into a slim line desktop PC. Which of the following would MOST likely be required to facilitate installation?

The correct answer is C. Riser card. A riser card is required to install a full-size PCI card in a slim line PC because it redirects the card to lay flat and parallel to the motherboard, fitting within the reduced case height.

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Question

A technician is trying to install a full-size PCI card into a slim line desktop PC. Which of the following would MOST likely be required to facilitate installation?

Options

  • ARAID card
  • BCNR card
  • CRiser card
  • DMCA card

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    89% (17)

Why each option

A riser card is required to install a full-size PCI card in a slim line PC because it redirects the card to lay flat and parallel to the motherboard, fitting within the reduced case height.

ARAID card

A RAID card is a type of expansion card used for storage controller functionality; it does not solve the physical form factor clearance problem.

BCNR card

CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) is a proprietary legacy slot standard for modem/NIC cards, not a general adapter for full-size PCI cards.

CRiser cardCorrect

Slim line and small form factor cases do not have enough vertical clearance for a full-height expansion card standing perpendicular to the motherboard - a riser card connects to the motherboard's PCI slot and provides a secondary slot oriented horizontally so the card lies parallel to the motherboard within the case.

DMCA card

MCA (Micro Channel Architecture) is an obsolete IBM proprietary bus standard from the late 1980s and is unrelated to modern slim line PC installation.

Concept tested: Riser card use in slim line form factor PCs

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#PCI card#riser card#slim line PC#form factor

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