Expansion Slots; Pci Slots; Pci Express X16 Slots; Pci Express X1 Slot - Zotac X58 User Manual

Expansion Slots

The Intel ® X58 motherboard contains six expansion slots, Four PCI Express slots
and Two PCI slots. For a full list of PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this
motherboard.
PCI Express1 x 16 slot(Slave)
PCI Express2 x 4 slot
PCI Express3 x 1 slot
PCI Express4 x 16 slot(Master)

PCI Slots

The two PCI slots support many expansion cards such as a LAN card, USB card,
SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. When installing a card
into the PCI slot, be sure that it is fully seated. Secure the card's metal bracket to the
chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover.

PCI Express x16 Slots

There are two PCI Express x16 slot reserved for graphics or video cards. The band-
width of the x16 slot is up to 8GB/sec complianting with PCIE 2.0 specification.
PCI Express x1 Slot(Optional)
There is one PCI Express x1 slot that is designed to accommodate less bandwidth-
intensive cards, such as a modem or LAN card. The x1 slot provides 250 MB/sec
bandwidth.

PCI Express x4 slot

This motherboard supports PCI Express x4 network cards, SCSI cards and other
cards that comply with the PCI Express speciications.
PCI1 slot
PCI2 slot
Hardware Installation
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