Asus P5ND2-SLI - Manual (Page 47)

A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s 2 - 2 1 2 - 2 1 2 - 2 1 2 - 2 1 2 - 2 1
Table 1 Table 1 Table 1 Table 1 Table 1 PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCI Express x16 slot configurations
2.5.6 2.5.6 2.5.6 2.5.6 2.5.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots Two PCI Express x16 slots Two PCI Express x16 slots Two PCI Express x16 slots Two PCI Express x16 slots
This motherboard supports one PCI
Express x16 graphics card or two
SLI-ready PCI Express x16 graphic
cards that comply with the PCI
Express specifications. The figure
shows a graphics card installed on
the PCI Express x16 slot.
See Chapter 6 for details on the SLI
technology feature.
• In Single Card mode, only the PCI Express blue slot can be used for
PCI Express x16 graphics cards.
• In SLI mode, the PCI Express x16 slots work at the bandwidth of PCI
Express x8. The combined bandwidth of these maintain the
bandwidth of PCI Express x16.
• See the table below for possible PCI Express card configurations.
• Install a rear chassis fan to either the chassis (CHA_FAN1) or
NorthBridge (NB_FAN) connectors when using two graphics cards
for better thermal environment. See page 2-33 for details.
• Connect the EZ Plug™ when using two graphics cards and a 20-pin
ATX power supply.
E Z S e l e c t o r s e t t i n g P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t E Z S e l e c t o r s e t t i n g P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t E Z S e l e c t o r s e t t i n g P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t E Z S e l e c t o r s e t t i n g P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t E Z S e l e c t o r s e t t i n g P C I E X 1 6 _ 1 ( b l u e ) s l o t P C I E X 1 6 _ 2 ( b l a c k ) s l o t
C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e C a r d T y p e S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d S p e e d
Single Video Card Qualified PCIe x16 x16 Qualified RAID or x1
graphics card LAN card
S L I m o d e S L I m o d e S L I m o d e S L I m o d e S L I m o d e Qualified SLI-ready x8 Qualified SLI-ready x8
Dual Video graphics cards graphics card
Cards M u l t i - m o n i t o r , M u l t i - m o n i t o r , M u l t i - m o n i t o r , M u l t i - m o n i t o r , M u l t i - m o n i t o r , Qualified PCIe x16 x8 Qualified PCIe x8, x4,
R A I D o r L A N R A I D o r L A N R A I D o r L A N R A I D o r L A N R A I D o r L A N graphics card graphics card, x2, x1
s e t u p s e t u p s e t u p s e t u p s e t u p RAID or LAN card