User manual

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

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Chapter 1

Modes

Auto

PCIe

PCIEX1_1 x1 x1 x1 –

PCIE_X16/X8_1 – x1 – –

PCIEX1_2 x1 – x1 –

PCIE_X8_2 – – – –

PCIEX1_3 x1 – x1 –

PCIEX4_3 x1 x4 x1 x4

M.2

• PCIEX4_3 shares bandwidth with PCIEX1_2 and PCIEX1_3.

• PCIEX4_3 will run in X2 mode by default with PCIEX1_2 and PCIEX1_3 enabled.

• When a PCIEx4 card is inserted into the PCIEX4_3 slot, PCIEX1_2 and PCIEX1_3

will be disabled and the PCIEX4 card will run in X4 mode.

PCIe operating mode

Motherboard Layout