Pci Express X1 Slot; Pci Express X16 Slots - Asus M2N-SLI Hardware User Manual

2.5.5

PCI Express x1 slot

This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other
cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for
the location of the slot.
2.5.6

PCI Express x16 slots

This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the
PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots.
PCI Express x16 blue slot
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PCI Express x1 slot
(at x16 speed)
In single card mode, we recommend that you use the blue PCI Express
x16 (PCIEX16_1) slot.
Due to chipset limitation, the black PCI Express x16 (PCIEX16_2) slot can
only operate at x8 speed.
Connect a rear chassis fan to the chassis (CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2)
connector when using two graphics cards for better thermal environment.
See page 2-28 for details.
We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running NVIDIA
SLI™ mode. See pages 2-29 and 2-30 for details.
PCI slots
PCI Express x 16 black slot (at x8 speed)
PCI slots
PCI Express x1 slot
Chapter 2: Hardware information
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