expansion card
noun
: a circuit board connecting to a motherboard which expands the capabilities of a computer
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These will join the non-translucent orange, green, purple, and red USB-C expansion cards in Framework's online store.
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Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
Lots of room for upgrades and internal expansion cards, including at least three M.2 SSD slots and multiple PCIe slots.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
An adapter for adding external ISA expansion cards is sold separately.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
Two ports have higher power consumption when used with a USB-A expansion card.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
Cooler Master The rear of the Framework/Cooler Master case, with fan intake, expansion card slots (and button release), rubberized kickstand, and VESA mounts.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2023
Also connected via the chipset are a PCIe 4.0 x4 slot and two smaller PCIe 3.0 x1 slots, giving you plenty of places to put expansion cards.
—Joe Shields, PCMAG, 3 Sep. 2023
There's no mention of a 2TB expansion card from Western Digital, but no doubt it will be introduced if the company sees demand for such a card.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
Xbox Owners will be glad to hear Seagate finally has some competition for storage expansion cards, and Western Digital is undercutting its rival on price.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
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Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
Lots of room for upgrades and internal expansion cards, including at least three M.2 SSD slots and multiple PCIe slots.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
An adapter for adding external ISA expansion cards is sold separately.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
Two ports have higher power consumption when used with a USB-A expansion card.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
Cooler Master The rear of the Framework/Cooler Master case, with fan intake, expansion card slots (and button release), rubberized kickstand, and VESA mounts.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2023
Also connected via the chipset are a PCIe 4.0 x4 slot and two smaller PCIe 3.0 x1 slots, giving you plenty of places to put expansion cards.
—Joe Shields, PCMAG, 3 Sep. 2023
There's no mention of a 2TB expansion card from Western Digital, but no doubt it will be introduced if the company sees demand for such a card.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
Xbox Owners will be glad to hear Seagate finally has some competition for storage expansion cards, and Western Digital is undercutting its rival on price.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
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“Expansion card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansion%20card. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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