1.2.5Expansion slots

Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.

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Slot No. Slot Description

1PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot [blue] (at x16 mode)

2PCIe 2.0 x1_1 slot

3PCIe 2.0 x1_2 slot

4PCIe 2.0 x16_2 slot [black] (at x4 mode)

5PCI 1

6PCI 2

VGA configuration

PCI Express operating mode

 

PCIe 2.0 x16_1

PCIe 2.0 x16_2

 

Single VGA/PCIe card

x16 (Recommend for single VGA)

N/A

Dual VGA/PCIe card

x16

x4

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