• We recommend that you install a VGA card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slot and install any other PCI Express device on the secondary (black) PCI Express slot.
•In CrossFire™ mode, install the ATI CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slot; otherwise, the system will not boot.
•If you do not configure the PCI Express device (s) according to the table below, the system may have a failed or delayed
•Refer to the table below for possible PCI Express Card configurations.
PCI Express x16 slot configurations
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| PCIe x16 graphics card | x16 |
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| PCIe x16 graphics card | x16 | PCIe devices | x16 |
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| ATI CrossFire Edition | x16 | ATI | x16 |
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| Graphics card | x16 | Graphics card | x16 |
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*In CrossFire™ mode, install two ATI graphics cards from the same
GPU family.
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