Asus P5E3 2.5.4PCI slots, 2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots, 2.5.6PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots

2.5.4PCI slots

The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot.

2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots

This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot.

2.5.6PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots

This motherboard has three PCI Express x16 slots that support PCI Express x16 graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specifications. With two graphics cards installed, the motherboard can enable dual‑display. Two (blue slots) of the three PCI Express x16 slots support PCIe x16 2.0 devices.

This motherboard supports two ATI CrossFire™ PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications.

We recommend that you install a VGA card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slots, and install any other PCI Express device on the Universal PCI Express slot (black).

PCIe x16_3 slot (black, @x4 or x1)

PCI slot 2

PCIe 2.0 x16_2 slot (blue, @x16)

PCI Express x1_2 slot

PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot (blue, @x16)

PCI slot 1

PCI Express x1_1 slot

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n 2-19