•In single VGA card mode, use any of the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue) for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to get better performance.

•In SLI™ mode, use the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue) for PCI Express x16 graphics cards to get better performance.

•Use the two PCIe 2.0 slots (blue) and the black Universal PCIe x16 slot for 3-Way SLI™ mode.

•We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running SLI™ mode. See page 2-32 for details.

•Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard connector labeled

CHA_FAN1/2/3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment. See page 2-30 for details.

•This motherboard supports the ASUS SASsaby cards (optional) for SAS hard disk drive expansion. For SASsaby M, install the card to any of the PCIe x16 slots (blue, black or white). For SASsaby 1064E, install the card to the white Universal PCIe x16 slot only.

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