•In single VGA card mode, use the PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_1 slot (navy blue) for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to get better performance.

•In CrossFireX™ or SLI™ mode, use the PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_1 and PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_2 slots for PCI Express x16 graphics cards to get better performance.

•We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running CrossFireX™ or SLI™ mode. Refer to page 2-27 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 2-25 for details.

•The PCIe 3.0 speed is supported by Intel® 3rd generation Core™ processors.

IRQ assignments for this motherboard

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A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Audio Controller

–

–

–

–

–

–

shared

–

EHCI Controller

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

shared

XHCI Controller

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

SATA Controller

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

PCIE x16_1

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCIE x16_2

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCIE x16_3

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCIE x1_1

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

PCIE x1_2

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

PCI Slot 1

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCI Slot 2

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

Realtek 8111F (LAN)

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Marvell SATA 6Gb/s

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASM1042

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

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Chapter 2: Hardware information