Getting Started

Expansion Slots

This mainboard contains numerous ports for expansion cards, such as discrete graph- ics or audio cards.

PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot

The PCIe slot supports the PCIe interface expansion card.

PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot

PCIe 2.0 x16 Slot

PCIe 2.0 x1 Slot

Important

When adding or removing expansion cards, always turn off the power supply and un- plug the power supply power cable from the power outlet. Read the expansion card’s documentation to check for any necessary additional hardware or software changes.

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MSI Z77A-G45 manual Expansion Slots, PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Slot