Asus P9X79, P9X79DELUXE BT3 Mode, PCIe x1_1, Auto Mode, eSATA Mode, Configuration, IRQ assignments for this motherboard

•In single VGA card mode, use the PCIe 3.0 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 x16_1 and PCIe 3.0 x16_4 slots for PCI Express x16 graphics cards to get better performance.

•In 3-way SLI™ mode, use the PCIe 3.0 x16_1, PCIe 3.0 x16_2 and PCIe 3.0 x16_4 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 2-31 for details.

•Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1/2 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment. See page 2-30 for details.

IRQ assignments for this motherboard

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

PCIEX16_1

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

PCIEX16_2

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Chapter

PCIEX16_3

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCIEX16_4

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

PCIEX1_1

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

PCIEX1_2

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

ASM 1042 USB 3.0 #1

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

ASM 1042 USB 3.0 #2

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

ASM 1042 USB 3.0 #3

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

ASM 1061 E-SATA

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Realtek 8111E (LAN)

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

–

Intel LAN 82579V

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

–

Marvell 9128

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

–

On Chip USB1

–

–

–

–

–

–

shared

On Chip USB2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

shared

On Chip SATA

–

–

–

–

shared

–

–

–

HD Audio

–

–

–

–

–

–

shared

–

Configuration

PCI Express sharing mode

PCIe x1_1

PCIe x1_2

Auto Mode

x1

x1

BT3 Mode

BT3

N/A

eSATA Mode

N/A

eSATA

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