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Chapter 1: Product introduction
PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
ThismotherboardsupportsPCIExpress2.0x1networkcards,SCSIcards,and
othercardsthatcomplywiththePCIExpressspecications
PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot
ThismotherboardhasonePCIExpress3.0/2.0x16slotthatsupportsPCIExpress
3.0/2.0x16graphiccardscomplyingwiththePCIExpressspecications.
WhenusingPCIcardsonsharedslots,ensurethatthedriverssupport“ShareIRQ”orthat
thecardsdonotneedIRQassignments.Otherwise,conictswillarisebetweenthetwoPCI
groups,makingthesystemunstableandthecardinoperable.
A B C D
PCIEx16_1 shared – – –
PCIEx1_1 shared – – –
PCIEx1_2 – shared – –
Intel
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I219VLAN shared – – –
HDAudio shared – – –
SATAController shared – – –
USB3.0Controller shared – – –
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
M.2 socket 3
ThissocketallowsyoutoinstallanM.2(NGFF)SSDmodule.
ThissocketsupportsMKeyand2242/2260/2280storagedevices.