User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
Thisconnectorisforachassis-mountedfrontpanelaudioI/Omodulethatsupports
eitherHDAudioorlegacyAC`97audiostandard.Connectoneendofthefront
panelaudioI/Omodulecabletothisconnector.
• Werecommendthatyouconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothis
connectortoavailofthemotherboard’shigh-denitionaudiocapability.
• Ifyouwanttoconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothisconnector,
settheFrontPanelTypeitemintheBIOSsetupto[HDAudio].Ifyouwantto
connectanAC’97frontpanelaudiomoduletothisconnector,settheitemto
[AC97].Bydefault,thisconnectorissetto[HDAudio].
PCI slots
ThePCIslotsupportscardssuchasaLANcard,SCSIcard,USBcard,andother
cardsthatcomplywithPCIspecications.
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.
VGA configuration
PCI Express operating mode
PCIe 3.0 x16_1 (gray) PCIe 3.0 x16_2
Single VGA/PCIe card
x16(Recommendedfor
singleVGAcard)
N/A
Dual VGA/PCIe cards
x16 x4
• InsingleVGAcardmode,usethePCIe3.0x16_1slot(gray)foraPCI
Expressx16graphicscardtogetbetterperformance.
• Werecommendthatyouprovidesufcientpowerwhenrunning
CrossFireX™mode.
• ConnectachassisfantothemotherboardconnectorlabeledCHA_FAN
whenusingmultiplegraphicscardsforbetterthermalenvironment.
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.