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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There are 6 PCI Express slots and 1 mini-PCI Express slot 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.

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 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 x8 lane width graphics cards. PCIE5 (PCIe 2.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE6 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

mini-PCIe slots:

MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi + BT module.

PCIe Slot Configurations

 

PCIE1PCIE2PCIE3PCIE4PCIE6
Single Graphics Card

N/A

x16

N/A

N/A

N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

 

 

 

 

 

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

x16

N/A

N/A

x16

N/A

Mode

 

 

 

 

 

Three Graphics Cards in

 

 

 

 

 

3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

x16

N/A

x8

x8

N/A

or 3-Way SLITM Mode

 

 

 

 

 

Four Graphics Cards in

 

 

 

 

 

4-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

x8

N/A

x8

x8

x8

or 4-Way SLITM Mode

 

 

 

 

 

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 multiple graphics cards.

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