Expansion Slots - ECS X79R-AX Manual

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Expansion Slots

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 in-
crease the motherboard's capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are
not part of the basic system.
PCIE1~2 Slots
PCIE16X_1~2
Slots
The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Ex-
press Base Specification revision 3.0.
The PCI Express x16 slots are used to install an external PCI
Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 3.0. The second and the forth slots
run at x8 mode. For CrossFireX
Chapter 5.
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.
Installing the Motherboard
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