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The PCIE slot supports the PCIE interface expansion card.

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Important

When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power sup- ply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

PCIE Bandwidth Allocation

The lanes of PCIE x16 slots can be assigned in many way. Below table shows the bandwidth allocation of PCI_E1/ 3/ 5/ 7 slots.

PCIE Slots

PCI_E1

PCI_E3

PCI_E5

PCI_E7

 

 

 

 

 

 

x16

x0

x16

x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

x0

x8

x0

x8

 

 

 

 

 

Lanes

x16

x0

x8

x8

 

 

 

 

 

 

x8

x8

x16

x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

x8

x8

x8

x8

 

 

 

 

 

Important

Please install the graphics card into from PCI_E1/ PCI_E5 to PCI_E3/ PCI_E7 priority for best performance.

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