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PCIE (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot

The PCIE slot supports the PCIE interface expansion card.

PCIE x16 Slot

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Chapter 2

Important

When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup- ply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

PCIE Bandwidth Allocation

The lanes of PCIE x16 slots can be assigned in many way. Below table shows the bandwidth allocation of PCI_E1/ 3/ 5/ 7 slots.

PCIE Slots	PCI_E1	PCI_E3	PCI_E5	PCI_E7
	x16	x0	x16	x0
	x0	x8	x0	x8
Lanes	x16	x0	x8	x8
	x8	x8	x16	x0
	x8	x8	x8	x8

Important

Please install the graphics card into from PCI_E1/ PCI_E5 to PCI_E3/ PCI_E7 priority for best performance.

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