Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots) - ASROCK P45X3 DELUXE Installation Manual

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.
PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface.
PCIE Slots:
PCIE1 / PCIE3 / PCIE4 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express
cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2
card, etc.
PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width
graphics cards, or used to install PCI Express graphics cards to
support CrossFireX
PCIE5 (PCIE x16 slot; Orange) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width
cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc., or used to install
PCI Express graphics cards to support CrossFireX
PCIE2 / PCIE5 / SLI/XFire Switch Card Retention Slot
Single Graphics Card PCIE x16
Dual Graphics Cards
TM
in CrossFireX Mode
1 4 1 4 1 4
1 4 1 4
TM
function.
Configurations
PCIE2 Slot PCIE5 Slot SLI/XFire Switch Card
(Blue) (Orange) Retention Slot
N/A
(Default)
PCIE x8 PCIE x8
ASRock P45X3 Deluxe Motherboard
TM function.