Installing Add-On Cards - ECS Z77H2-A2X Deluxe User Manual

2-4-4. Installing Add-on Cards

The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect
them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the
motherboard's features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can
increase the motherboard's capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks
that are not part of the basic system.
PCIE16X
/PCIE16X_S Slot
PCI1~2 Slots
PCIE1~2 Slots
MINIPCIE Slot
16
The PCI Express x16 slots are used to install external PCI Ex-
press graphics cards that are fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 3.0.
This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots. PCI
stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus
standard for expansion cards, which for the most part, is a
supplement of the older ISA bus standard. The PCI slots on this
board are PCI v3.0 compliant.
The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 2.0.
The Mini PCI Express x1 slot is for extending usage, such as wire-
less card or TV card.
Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for
the card carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have
to manually configure the card before installation.
PCIE X16 slot speed
Mode
PCIE16X
run at X16
2 cards
run at X8
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Slots
PCIEX16_S
run at X8