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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 slot

ThePCIslotsupportscardssuchasaLANcard,SCSIcard,USBcard,andothercardsthat

complywithPCIspecications.

1.5.4 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x1 slot

ThismotherboardsupportsPCIExpressx1networkcards,SCSIcards,andothercardsthat

complywiththePCIExpressspecications.

1.5.5 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots

Thismotherboardhastwo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.

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