This Chapter

This chapter provides an introduction to the PCI Express add-in card electromechanical specifications. It describes the card form factor, the connector details, and the auxiliary signals with a description of their function. Other card form factors are also briefly described, but it should be stressed that some of them have not yet been approved by the SIG as of this writing.

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