Asus A8R-MVP A8R-MVP User's Manual for English Edtion - Page 39
PCI Express x16 slot configurations
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• We recommend that you install a VGA card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slot and install any other PCI Express device on the secondary (black) PCI Express slot. • In CrossFire™ mode, each PCI Express x16 slot works at x8 bandwidth. • In CrossFire™ mode, install the ATI CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slot; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Refer to the table below for possible PCI Express Card configurations. PCI Express x16 slot configurations Single graphics card* Dual graphics cards in CrossFire™ mode** PCIEX16_1 (blue) slot Card Type Speed PCIe x16 graphics card x16 PCIe x16 graphics card x8 ATI CrossFire Edition x8 graphics card PCIEX16_2 (black) slot Card Type Speed MVP Switch Card NA PCIe devices (non-VGA) x8, x4, x1 ATI graphics card x8 * Install the MVP Switch Card on the black PCI Express slot. Remove it only when you want to install other devices. ** Install two ATI graphics cards from the same GPU family. ASUS A8R-MVP 2-17