Installing Add-On Cards - ECS DURATHON 2 B150M-P73 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.
PCIEX16_1~2 Slots The PCI Express x16 slots are used to install an external PCI
PCIEX1_1~2 Slots
Recommend add_on card configuration
Model
SPEC
1 Graphic Card (VGA card)
14
Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 3.0, one runs at x16 mode, and the
other one runs at x4 mode.
The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base
Specification revision 2.0.
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.
PCIEX16_1
PCI-E Gen.3 Running x16 mode PCI-E Gen.3 Running x4 mode
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PCIEX16 Slots
PCIEX16_2
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