User`s manual

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Hardware Installation
Expansion Slots
* When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4_1 slot, make sure to set PCIE
Slot Conguration (CPU) in BIOS Setup to x4. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup,"
"Peripherals," for more information.)
* The PCIEX4_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1 slots. The PCIEX1 slot will
become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
(The PCIEX16, PCIEX8 and PCIEX4_1 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0
standard.)
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
(The PCIEX4_2 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
- 2 x PCI slots
Multi-Graphics
Technology
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Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire
™
/2-Way NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
technology
Storage Interface
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Chipset:
- 1 x SATA Express connector
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
(SATA Express and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time.)
USB
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Chipset:
- 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through
the internal USB header)
- 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports onboard, 2 ports
available through the internal USB header)
Internal
Connectors
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1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
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1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
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1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
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1 x OC PEG power connector

1 x SATA Express connector
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6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
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1 x CPU fan header
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1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
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6 x system fan headers
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1 x front panel header
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1 x front panel audio header
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1 x S/PDIF Out header
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1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header

1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
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2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
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1 x serial port header
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1 x Clear CMOS jumper
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1 x power button
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1 x reset button
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1 x Clear CMOS button
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1 x Gear button
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1 x OC Turbo button
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1 x OC Tag button
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1 x OC Trigger switch
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1 x CPU BCLK Down button