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An expansion slot is used to add additional devices to a computer system that the manufacturer may not have included, or to add additional / redundant devices to supplement those present. Examples of devices that may be installed via an expansion slot include:

  • Graphics cards
  • Sound cards
  • Video capture cards
  • SATA controllers
  • Dial-up modems
  • Ethernet controllers
  • USB hubs
  • FireWire hubs

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