Asus A8R-MVP User Manual page 39

• We recommend that you install a VGA card on the primary (blue) PCI
Express slot and install any other PCI Express device on the
secondary (black) PCI Express slot.
• In CrossFire™ mode, each PCI Express x16 slot works at x8
bandwidth.
• I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e , i n s t a l l t h e A T I C r o s s F i r e ™ E d i t i o n I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e , i n s t a l l t h e A T I C r o s s F i r e ™ E d i t i o n I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e , i n s t a l l t h e A T I C r o s s F i r e ™ E d i t i o n
I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e , i n s t a l l t h e A T I C r o s s F i r e ™ E d i t i o n I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e , i n s t a l l t h e A T I C r o s s F i r e ™ E d i t i o n
( M a s t e r ) g r a p h i c s c a r d o n t h e p r i m a r y ( b l u e ) P C I ( M a s t e r ) g r a p h i c s c a r d o n t h e p r i m a r y ( b l u e ) P C I ( M a s t e r ) g r a p h i c s c a r d o n t h e p r i m a r y ( b l u e ) P C I
( M a s t e r ) g r a p h i c s c a r d o n t h e p r i m a r y ( b l u e ) P C I ( M a s t e r ) g r a p h i c s c a r d o n t h e p r i m a r y ( b l u e ) P C I
E x p r e s s s l o t ; o t h e r w i s e , t h e s y s t e m w i l l n o t b o o t . E x p r e s s s l o t ; o t h e r w i s e , t h e s y s t e m w i l l n o t b o o t . E x p r e s s s l o t ; o t h e r w i s e , t h e s y s t e m w i l l n o t b o o t . E x p r e s s s l o t ; o t h e r w i s e , t h e s y s t e m w i l l n o t b o o t . E x p r e s s s l o t ; o t h e r w i s e , t h e s y s t e m w i l l n o t b o o t .
• Refer to the table below for possible PCI Express Card
configurations.
PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCI Express x16 slot configurations
P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t
P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t
C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e
Single PCIe x16 graphics card
graphics
card*
PCIe x16 graphics card
Dual
graphics
ATI CrossFire Edition
cards in
graphics card
CrossFire™
mode**
* Install the MVP Switch Card on the black PCI Express slot. Remove it
only when you want to install other devices.
** Install two ATI graphics cards from the same GPU family.
A S U S A 8 R - M V P A S U S A 8 R - M V P
A S U S A 8 R - M V P A S U S A 8 R - M V P A S U S A 8 R - M V P
P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t
P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t
S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e
x16 MVP Switch Card
x8 PCIe devices (non-VGA)
x8 ATI graphics card
S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d
NA
x8, x4, x1
x8
2 - 1 7 2 - 1 7
2 - 1 7 2 - 1 7 2 - 1 7