2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)
here are 5 PCI Express slots and 1 mini-PCI Express slot on the motherboard.
Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched of or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the
expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.
PCIe slots:
PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 2.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x2 lane width cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
mini-PCIe slot:
MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.
PCIe Slot Conigurations
Single Graphics Card
Two Graphics Cards in
TM
CrossFireX
or SLI
hree Graphics Cards in
TM
3-Way CrossFireX
TM
SLI
Mode
Four Graphics Cards in
TM
4-Way CrossFireX
TM
SLI
Mode
For a better thermal environment, please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard's
chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using mul-
tiple graphics cards.
PCIE1
x16
x16
TM
Mode
x8
or 3-Way
x8
or 4-Way
PCIE2
PCIE4
N/A
N/A
N/A
x16
x8
x16
x8
x8
Z97 Extreme9
PCIE5
N/A
N/A
N/A
x8
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