220-801 · Question #234
Small form factor PCs that utilize full-height PCI and PCI-Express cards need which of the following supplementary items to allow for proper installation?
The correct answer is B. Riser cards. Small form factor (SFF) PCs require riser cards to physically reorient full-height PCI or PCIe expansion cards so they lie parallel to the motherboard and fit within the reduced chassis height.
Question
Small form factor PCs that utilize full-height PCI and PCI-Express cards need which of the following supplementary items to allow for proper installation?
Options
- AFireWire cards
- BRiser cards
- CStorage cards
- DNetwork cards
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A5% (1)
- B91% (20)
- C5% (1)
Why each option
Small form factor (SFF) PCs require riser cards to physically reorient full-height PCI or PCIe expansion cards so they lie parallel to the motherboard and fit within the reduced chassis height.
FireWire cards are expansion cards themselves, not an adapter mechanism that allows other cards to fit inside a smaller chassis.
A riser card plugs into the motherboard's expansion slot and provides a right-angle connector, allowing a standard full-height card to be mounted sideways. This is the standard solution for fitting conventional expansion cards into SFF and slim desktop enclosures.
Storage cards are expansion cards used to add storage controllers, not a supplementary component to solve chassis height constraints.
Network cards are expansion cards that provide network connectivity, not a structural adapter for fitting cards into SFF cases.
Concept tested: Riser card use in small form factor PCs
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