VGA Configuration

 

PCIe operating mode

 

 

 

PCIE_x16/x8_1

PCIE_x8_2

 

 

 

Single VGA/PCIe card

 

x16

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

(Recommend for single VGA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual VGA/PCIe card

 

x8

 

x8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PCIe_x16/x8_1 slot switches to x8 mode when PCIe_x8_2 slots are occupied.

PCIe operating mode

PCIE_x4_3_SPEED

 

PCIE_x1_1

 

PCIE_x1_2

 

PCIE_x1_3

 

PCIE_x4_3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x1 (default)

 

 

x1

 

 

x1

 

 

x1

 

 

x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x4

 

 

Disabled

 

Disabled

 

Disabled

 

x4

 

 

 

 

For the PCI Express x4_3 slot (black) bandwidth option, refer to section 3.6.7 Onboard

 

Devices Configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRQ assignments for this motherboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

PCIE_x16/x8_1

 

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCIE_x8_2

 

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCIE_x4_3

 

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCIE_x1_1

 

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCIE_x1_2

 

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

PCIE_x1_3

 

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

I.G.F.X.

 

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Intel LAN Controller

 

–

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

SATA #0

 

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

SATA #1

 

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

High Definition Audio

 

–

–

–

–

–

–

shared

–

EHCI# 0 (USB 2.0)

 

–

 

 

–

–

–

–

–

shared

EHCI# 1 (USB 2.0)

 

–

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

XHCI (USB 3.0)

 

–

–

–

–

–

shared

–

–

Asmedia SATA 6G

 

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

Storage Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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