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4 pci slots, 5 pci express x4 slot & pci express x1 slot, 6 two pci express x16 slots – Asus M2N32-SLI User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.5.4

PCI slots

The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other

cards that comply with PCI specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location

of the slots.

2.5.5

PCI Express x4 slot & PCI Express x1 slot

This motherboard supports PCI Express x4 and PCI Express x1 network cards,

SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer

to the figure below for the location of the slot.

2.5.6

Two PCI Express x16 slots

This motherboard supports two NVIDIA

®

SLI™-ready PCI Express x16 graphic

cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the

location of the slots.

Primary PCI Express x16 slot (blue)

PCI slot

PCI Express x1 slot

PCI slot

PCI Express x4 slot

Secondary PCI Express x16 slot (black)

• Connect a rear chassis fan to the chassis (CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2)

connector when using two graphics cards for better thermal environment.

See page 2-27 for details.

• In single card mode, you may use either the blue or black slot for PCI

Express x16 cards.

• In NVIDIA

®

SLI™ mode, the PCI Express x16 slots work at the full

bandwidth of PCI Express x16 for a combined bandwidth of x32.

• We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running NVIDIA

®

SLI™ mode. See pages 2-28 and 2-29 for details.

• See chapter 6 for details on the NVIDIA SLI™ technology feature.