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 Express 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.
PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots
ThismotherboardhastwoPCIExpress3.0/2.0x16slotsthatsupportPCIExpress
3.0/2.0x16graphiccardscomplyingwiththePCIExpressspecications.
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
A B C D
SATAController shared – – –
PCIEx16_1 shared – – –
Realtek8111HLANController – – – shared
High-DenitionAudio shared – – –
XHCIController shared – – –
PCIEx1_1 – shared – –
PCIEx1_2 – – shared –
• InsingleVGAcardmode,usethePCIe3.0/2.0x16_1slot(gray)foraPCIExpress
x16graphicscardtogetbetterperformance.
• Werecommendthatyouprovidesufcientpowerwhenusingmultiplegraphicscards.
Seepage1-3fordetails.
• ConnectachassisfantothemotherboardconnectorlabeledCHA_FAN1/2when
usingmultiplegraphicscardsforbetterthermalenvironment.
VGA configuration
PCI Express operating mode
PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_1 (gray) PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_2 (black)
Single VGA/PCIe card
x16(Recommendedfor
singleVGAcard)
N/A
Dual VGA/PCIe card
x16 x8