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MS-7194 ATX Mainboard
Slots
The motherboard provides one PCI Express x16 slot and three 32-bit PCI bus
slots.
PCI Express Slots
The PCI Express slot, as a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, interconnect
technology.
PCI Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure for
Desktop Platforms with transfer rates starting at 2.5 Giga transfers per second over
a PCI Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet, TV Tuners, 1394 controllers, and general
purpose I/O. Also, desktop platforms with PCI Express Architecture will be designed
to deliver highest performance in video, graphics, multimedia and other sophisticated
applications. Moreover, PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics
infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP8x de-
signs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics
controllers.
You can insert the expansion cards to meet your needs. W hen adding or
removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.
PCI Express x16 slot
PCI Express x1 slot
ATi CrossFire (Multi-GPU) Technology
ATi CrossFire (Multi-GPU) technology is an exciting new technology devel-
oped by ATI that allows the power of multiple Graphics. CrossFire requires a CrossFire
Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon (CrossFire Ready) graphics
card from the same series. To utilize this technology, always install the CrossFire
Edition graphics card in the Master PCIEX16 (PCIE16X2) slot and install the CrossFire
Ready graphics card in the Slave PCIEX16 (PCIE16X1) slot. The mainboard can auto
detect the CrossFire mode by software, therefore you don
’t have to enable the
CrossFire in BIOS by yourself. Following the process below to complete CrossFire:
1. Install the CrossFire Edition graphics card in the Master PCIEX16 (PCIE16X2)
slot. Unplug the PCI-E X16/X8 Switch Card and installing the CrossFire Ready graph-
ics card in the Slave PCIEX16 (PCIE16X1) slot. You can refer to the table below to met
the CrossFire/ non-CrossFire hardware installation.
Master PCIEX16
slot (PCIE16X2)
Slave PCIEX16
slot (PCIE16X1)
CrossFire
(dual graphics cards)
CrossFire “Edition”
Graphics card
CrossFire “Ready”
Graphics card
Non-CrossFire
(single graphics card)
General PCIEx16
Graphics card
PCI-E X16/X8
Switch Card