Asus M5A97 PRO - Manual (Page 33)

ASUS M5A97 PRO 2-15
Chapter 2
• In single VGA card mode, use the PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot (blue) for a PCI Express x16
graphics card to get better performance.
• In CrossFireX™ mode, use the PCIe 2.0 x16_1 and PCIe 2.0 x16_2 slots for PCI
Express x16 graphics cards to get better performance.
• We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running CrossFireX™ mode.
Refer to page 2-23 for details.
• Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1/2 when using
multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment. See page 2-22 for details.
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
A B C D E F G H
HD Audio shared – – – – – – –
Realtek 8111E – – – – shared – – –
JMicron ATA
Controller 0
– – – shared – – – –
JMicron ATA
Controller 1
– – – shared – – – –
USB 3.0 #1 – – – – – – shared –
Onchip SATA Controller – – – shared – – – –
Onchip USB 1 – – shared – – – – –
Onchip USB 2 – – shared – – – – –
Onchip Azaliz shared – – – – – – –
PCI slot 1 – shared – – – – – –
PCI slot 2 – – shared – – – – –
PCIE x16_1 shared – – – – – – –
PCIE x16_2 – – – – shared – – –
PCIE x1_1 – – – shared – – – –
PCIE x1_2 – – shared – – – – –