User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
• WerecommendthatyouprovidesufcientpowerwhenrunningCrossFireX™orSLI
®

mode.
• ConnectachassisfantothemotherboardconnectorlabeledCHA_FAN1-2when
usingmultiplegraphicscardsforbetterthermalenvironment.
• WerecommendthatyouinstallthegraphicscardsintothePCIEX16_1and
PCIEX16_3slotswhenrunning2-WaySLI
®
bridge.
PCIe 3.0 operating mode
VGA
conguration
Single VGA/
PCIe card
Dual VGA/
PCIe cards
Triple VGA/
PCIe cards
Quad VGA/
PCIe cards
Septuple
VGA/PCIe
cards
PCIEX16_1
x16(singleVGA
recommended)
x16 x16 x16 x16 x16
PCIEX16_2
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A x8
PCIEX16_3
N/A x16 N/A x16 x16 x8
PCIEX16_4
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A x8
PCIEX16_5
N/A N/A x16 x16 x16 x8
PCIEX16_6
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A x8
PCIEX16_7
N/A N/A N/A N/A x16 x8