Expansion Slots
This motherboard contains numerous slots for expansion cards, such as discrete graphics or audio cards.
PCI_E1 ~E7: PCIe Expansion Slot
The PCIe slot supports the PCIe interface expansion card.
PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot
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PCIe 2.0 x1 Slot
Important
When adding or removing expansion cards, always turn off the power supply and unplug 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.
PCIe x16 Slots Bandwidth Table
The table below shows the correlation between the PCIe slots bandwidth and multiple graphics cards.
Slot |
| Bandwidth |
| |
Single | ||||
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PCI_E2 | x16 | x8 | x8 | |
PCI_E5 |
| x8 | x4 | |
PCI_E7 |
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| x4 |