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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)
here are 3 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched of 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.
PCIe slots:
PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width cards.
PCIe Slot Conigurations (For CPU with 40 PCIe lanes)
Single Graphics Card
Two Graphics Cards in
TM
CrossFireX
or SLI
Mode
PCIe Slot Conigurations (For CPU with 28 PCIe lanes)
Single Graphics Card
Two Graphics Cards in
TM
CrossFireX
or SLI
Mode
For a better thermal environment, please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard's
chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2) when using multiple graphics
cards.
PCIE1
PCIE2
x16
N/A
TM
x16
PCIE1
PCIE2
x16
N/A
TM
x16
PCIE3
N/A
x16
N/A
PCIE3
N/A
x8
N/A
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