Asus B150M-A D3 User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.5 Expansion slots
Inthefuture,youmayneedtoinstallexpansioncards.Thefollowingsub-sectionsdescribe
the slots and the expansion cards that they support.
Unplugthepowercordbeforeaddingorremovingexpansioncards.Failuretodosomay
cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
1.5.1 Installing an expansion card
To install an expansion card:
1. Beforeinstallingtheexpansioncard,readthedocumentationthatcamewithitand
make the necessary hardware settings for the card.
2. Removethesystemunitcover(ifyourmotherboardisalreadyinstalledinachassis).
3. Removethebracketoppositetheslotthatyouintendtouse.Keepthescrewforlater
use.
4. Alignthecardconnectorwiththeslotandpressrmlyuntilthecardiscompletely
seated on the slot.
5. Securethecardtothechassiswiththescrewyouremovedearlier.
6. Replacethesystemcover.
1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
Afterinstallingtheexpansioncard,congureitbyadjustingthesoftwaresettings.
1. TurnonthesystemandchangethenecessaryBIOSsettings,ifany.SeeChapter2for
informationonBIOSsetup.
2. AssignanIRQtothecard.
3. Installthesoftwaredriversfortheexpansioncard.
WhenusingPCIcardsonsharedslots,ensurethatthedriverssupport“ShareIRQ”orthat
thecardsdonotneedIRQassignments.Otherwise,conictswillarisebetweenthetwoPCI
groups,makingthesystemunstableandthecardinoperable.
1.5.3 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x1 slots
ThismotherboardsupportsPCIExpressx1networkcards,SCSIcards,andothercardsthat
complywiththePCIExpressspecications.
1.5.4 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot
ThismotherboardhasaPCIExpress3.0/2.0x16slotthatsupportsPCIExpress3.0/2.0x16
graphiccardscomplyingwiththePCIExpressspecications.

Asus B150M-A D3 Specifications

General

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Chipset	Intel B150
Socket	LGA 1151
Memory Type	DDR3
Memory Slots	4
Maximum Memory	64GB
PCIe x16 Slots	1
PCIe x1 Slots	2
SATA Ports	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
Audio	Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
USB 2.0 Ports	6
LAN	Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit LAN
Video Outputs	VGA, HDMI