Asus M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe - Manual (Page 44)

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information
• We recommend that you install a VGA card on the primary (blue) PCI
Express slots, and install any other PCI Express device on the PCI Express
slot (black).
• Currently, only NVIDIA ® SLI™-Ready GeForce ® 8800 Ultra and GeForce ®
8800 GTX graphics cards support 3-Way SLI™ mode.
• Currently, only NVIDIA ® GeForce ® 8500 GT and GeForce ® 8400 GS
graphics cards support GeForce Boost function under Hybrid SLI™ mode.
• Currently, only NVIDIA ® GeForce ® 9800 GX2 and GeForce ® 9800 GTX
graphics cards support Hybrid Power function under Hybrid SLI™ mode.
• Connect a rear chassis fan to the chassis (CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2)
connector when using two (or three) graphics cards for better thermal
environment. See page 2-29 for details.
• We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running NVIDIA ®
SLI™ mode. See page 2-31 for details.
• We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running NVIDIA ®
SLI™ mode. See page 2-31 for details.
Primary PCI Express x16 slot
The primary PCI Express x16 slots support PCI Express x16 graphic cards that
comply with the PCI Express specifications.
Universal PCI Express slot (max. x8 mode)
This motherboard also supports a Universal PCI Express slot with a maximum
speed of 2 GB/s. The operating frequency of this slot changes, depending on the
type of PCI Express card you install. Refer to the table below for details.
The figure shows two graphics cards installed on the primary PCI Express x16 slot
and the Universal PCI Express slot.