Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots) - ASROCK Fatal1ty Z87 Professional User Manual

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the
expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.
PCI slot:
The PCI1 and PCI2 slots are used to install expansion cards that have 32-bit PCI
interface.
PCIe slots:
PCIE1 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slots) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards
MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.
PCIe Slot Configurations
Single Graphics Card
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireX
Three Graphics Cards in
3-Way CrossFireX
For a better thermal environment, please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard's
chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using mul-
tiple graphics cards.
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TM TM
or SLI Mode
TM
Mode
PCIE2 PCIE3
x16 N/A
x8 x8
x8 x4
PCIE4
N/A
N/A
x4