Elitegroup H87H3-M4 (V1.0) - Manual (Page 20)

Chapter 2
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H87H3-M4 USER MANUAL
2-4-4. Installing Add-on Cards
The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect
them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the
motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can
increase the motherboard’s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks
that are not part of the basic system.
PCIEX16 Slot The PCI Express x16 slot is used to install an external PCI
Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 3.0.
Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for
the card carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have
to manually configure the card before installation.
The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express
Base Specification revision 2.0. PCIE1~3 Slots