Asus P5W64 WS Professional - Manual (Page 48)

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2.5.4 2.5.4 2.5.4 2.5.4 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slots PCI Express x16 slots PCI Express x16 slots PCI Express x16 slots PCI Express x16 slots
This motherboard supports 4 PCI Express graphics
cards that comply with the PCI Express
specifications. The cards run at x8, x8, x4, x8 mode
or at x16, x0, x4, x0 mode. See the following notes
for details.
Refer to the next page for the list of qualified PCI
Express x16 graphics cards for this motherboard.
• I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e I n C r o s s F i r e ™ m o d e, install the master card in PCIEX16_1 (blue
slot). Each PCI Express x16 slot works at x8 bandwidth.
• I n s i n g l e c a r d m o d e I n s i n g l e c a r d m o d e I n s i n g l e c a r d m o d e I n s i n g l e c a r d m o d e I n s i n g l e c a r d m o d e, install the VGA card in PCIEX16_1 (blue
slot) to avail of full x16 bandwidth. Installing in PCIEX16_2 or
PCIEX16_4 (black slots) will cause the card to run at x8 bandwidth
only.
2.5.5 2.5.5 2.5.5 2.5.5 2.5.5 PCI slots PCI slots PCI slots PCI slots PCI slots
The PCI slots support cards such as a
LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and
other cards that comply with PCI
specifications. The figure shows a
LAN card installed on a PCI slot.