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

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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