Abit AW9D-MAX manual PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots Install Graphics Card

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2.5.3 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots (Install Graphics Card)

These slots support the connections of graphics cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. This motherboard provides dual PCI-Express X16 slots for one or two graphics cards installation:

One PCIE graphics card installation (Normal Mode):

Insert your PCIE graphics card into [PCIEXP1] or [PCIEXP2] slot.

※One PCIE graphics card installation on the [PCIEXP2] slot supports the speed up to x8 only.

Two PCIE graphics cards installation (CrossFire Mode):

Install one CrossFire ™ Edition graphics card into [Master] slot (the PCIEXP1 slot on this motherboard), and one CrossFire™ Compatible graphics card into [Slave] slot (the PCIEXP2 slot on this motherboard).

※The ATI CrossFire™ technology currently supports the Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 only.

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Contents AW9D-MAX AW9D Motherboard SocketAW9D-MAX, AW9D Contents Driver & Utility CD Features & Specifications IntroductionIeee 1394 For model AW9D-MAX only Motherboard Layout 1 AW9D-MAX Introduction2 AW9D Installing Motherboard Choosing a Computer ChassisChecking Jumper Settings Short OpenCmos Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery AW9D-MAX, AW9D Wake-up Header USB-PWR1Connecting Chassis Components ATX Power ConnectorsFront Panel Switches & Indicators Headers FAN Power Connectors Installing Hardware CPU SocketAW9D-MAX, AW9D Hardware Setup 2 DDR2 Memory Slots 256MB 512MB PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots Install Graphics Card Hardware Setup AudioMAX Connection Slot HD Audio AW9D-MAX, AW9D Connecting Peripheral Devices Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors Hardware SetupSerial ATA Connectors Hardware Additional USB 2.0 Port HeadersAdditional IEEE1394 Port Header PCI Express X1 Add-on Slots PCI Add-on SlotGuru Panel Connection Header Onboard Indicators and Buttons Post Code DisplayerPower Source Indicators Onboard Buttons Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices AW9DAW9D-MAX, AW9D Bios Setup ΜGuru Utility OC GuruBios Setup Power Cycle Statistics Click Enter key to enter its submenu Abit EQTemperature Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Fan Speed Monitoring FanEQ Control 1st FanEQ Group2nd FanEQ Group Click Enter key to enter its submenu 2nd FanEQ Group3rd FanEQ Group Click Enter key to enter its submenu 3rd FanEQ GroupStandard Cmos Features Click Enter key to enter its submenu Back to Standard Cmos Features Setup Menu Advanced Bios Features IDE CdromCPU Feature Back to Advanced Bios Features Setup Menu Bios Setup Advanced Chipset Features Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu PCI Express Root Port FuncIntegrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE DeviceSata RAID ROM On-Chip PCI Device Super-IO Device Onboard PCI Device Bios Setup Power Management Setup AcpiWake Up by WAKE# of PCIe AW9D-MAX, AW9D PnP/PCI Configurations IRQ-4 Set Password Load Fail-Safe DefaultsLoad Optimized Defaults Save & Exit SetupAW9D-MAX, AW9D Driver & Utility CD Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Intel Matrix Storage Technology Driver Realtek Audio Driver Realtek LAN Driver Silicon Image 3132 Sata Driver Silicon Image 3132 Sata RAID Driver USB 2.0 Driver Abit µGuru UtilityIntel Sata RAID Driver Disk Maker Utility CD10 Sil3132 Sata RAID Driver Disk Maker Post Code Definitions Award Post Code DefinitionsEarly PCI Initialization Auto 2 AC2005 Post Code Definitions Troubleshooting How to Get Technical Support? 1 Q & aAW9D-MAX, AW9D Appendix Technical Support Form Universal Abit Contact Information Sales sales@abit.com.tw Marketing market@abit.com.twRev