Installing Add-On Cards - Elitegroup Computer Systems Z170-LIGHTSABER User Manual

2-3-4. 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.
PCIEX16_1~3 Slots*
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.
PCIEX1_1~4 Slots
The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 3.0.
The M2_2280M slot is M.2 Socket 3 with M key, supports type
M2_2280M Slot
2242/2260/2280 storage devices (both PCIE & SATA mode). It will
provide high transfer performance than original SATA interface.
*1. Please insert your PCIe Card (VGA card) on gray PCIEX16 slot
(PCIEX16_1) when you use one PCIe Card (VGA card), please
referer to Chapter 2-3-4.
2. If inserting two PCIe Cards (VGA card) into PCIEX16_1 and
PCIEX16_2 slots, both two slots will run at X8 mode.
3. If inserting three PCIe Cards (VGA card) into PCIEX16_1~3 slots,
the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 will run at X8 mode, while the
PCIEX16_3 will run at x4 mode.
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.
Recommend add_on card configuration
VGA configuration
PCIe 3.0 x16_1 (gray)
Single VGA/PCIe card
Dual VGA/PCIe cards
Triple VGA/PCIe cards
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PCI Express operating mode
x16 (Recommended
for single VGA card)
x8
x8
PCIe 3.0 x16_2 PCIe 3.0 x16_3
N/A
x8
x8
N/A
N/A
x4
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