Asus M2A-MVP - Motherboard - ATX User Manual page 35

• In single card mode, we recommend that you install a VGA card on the blue
PCI Express slot and install any other PCI Express device on the black PCI
Express slot.
• In CrossFire
In CrossFire
•
graphics card on the blue PCI Express slot; otherwise, the system will
not boot.
• If you do not configure the PCI Express device(s) according to the table
below, the system may have a failed or delayed power-on self test (POST).
• Refer to the table below for possible PCI Express Card configurations.
PCI Express x16 slot configurations
Single graphics card*
Dual graphics cards
in CrossFire ™ mode**
* Install the MVP Switch Card on the black PCI Express slot. Remove it only
when you want to install other devices.
** Install two ATI graphics cards from the same GPU family.
ASUS M2A-MVP
mode, each PCI Express x16 slot works at x8 bandwidth.
™
mode, install the ATI CrossFire
™
PCIE x 16_1 (blue) slot
Crad Type
PCIE x16 graphics card
PCIE x16 graphics card
ATI CrossFire Edition
™
graphics card
Edition (Master)
™
PCIE x 16_2 (black) slot
Speed Crad
x16 MVP Switch Card
x8 PCIE devices (non-
VGA)
x8 ATI graphics card
Speed
NA
x8, x4,
x1
x8
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