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5 two pci express x16 slots, 6 pci express x1 slot, 7 pci express x4 slot – Asus Motherboard A8N-SLI SE User Manual

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ASUS A8N-SLI SE

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2.5.5 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.

2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slot

This motherboard supports PCI

Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards

and other cards that comply with the

PCI Express specifications. The figure

shows a network card installed on the

PCI Express x1 slot.

In Single Video Card mode, only the PCI Express blue slot can be used for

PCI Express x16 graphics cards.

2.5.7 PCI Express x4 slot

This motherboard provides a PCI Express

x4 slot that can support PCI Express x1

and x4 cards. This ASUS proprietary slot

allows you to use additional PCI Express

cards for twice the speed of a PCI

Express x1 slot.

The Universal PCIe slot supports a total bandwidth of 1GB/s.

PCI Express x4 slot

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