User Manual

Chapter 2: Hardware Information
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2.6 Expansion slots
The following subsections describe the slots and expansion cards that they support.
Ensure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do
so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
2.6.1 The PCI Express riser card
The onboard PCI Express slot on the motherboard comes pre-installed with a riser card that
supports one x16 slot (Gen3 x16 link) for installing PCI-E x16 low profile cards.
You can only install a PCIe expansion card with the air cooling configuration. The liquid
cooling module will occupy this slot if your model comes with the liquid cooling module.
To install PCI-E expansion cards to the riser card:
1. Remove the two (2) screws securing the riser card to the chassis.
2. Firmly hold the riser card then pull it up to detach it from the PCIe x16 slot on the
motherboard.
Ensure to remove the air duct before removing the riser card. Please refer to
Removing
the air duct
section for more information.