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MS-7375 Mainboard Slots PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card. The PCI Express 2.0 x 16 supports up to 8.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express 2.0 x 8 supports up to 4.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x 1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. Mazarine PCI Express x16 Slot (PCI_E2 ) PCI Express x 1 Slot (PCI_E1) Blue PCI Express x 16 Slots (PCI_E3/ PCI_E4) Important 1. To use these three PCIE x16 slots, please refer to the keys below: a. support 3-Way SLI, these three PCIE x16 lanes will configure to x16/ x8/ x8. b. if you intend to install two expansion cards, please install one into the mazarine slot and one into the first bule slot, and these three PCIE x16 lanes will configure to x16/ x16/ x0. c. If you intend to install only ONE x16 graphics card, please install this graphics card in mazarine PCIE x16 (PCI_E2) slot to run full x16 speed. 2. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. 2-18

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MS-7375 Mainboard
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots
The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card.
The PCI Express 2.0 x 16 supports up to 8.0 GB/s transfer rate.
The PCI Express 2.0 x 8 supports up to 4.0 GB/s transfer rate.
The PCI Express x 1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate.
Slots
Mazarine PCI Express x16 Slot (PCI_E2 )
PCI Express x 1 Slot (PCI_E1)
Blue PCI Express x 16 Slots (PCI_E3/ PCI_E4)
Important
1. To use these three PCIE x16 slots, please refer to the keys below:
a. support 3-Way SLI, these three PCIE x16 lanes will configure to x16/ x8/
x8.
b. if you intend to install two expansion cards, please install one into the
mazarine
slot and one into the
first bule
slot, and these three PCIE x16
lanes will configure to x16/ x16/ x0.
c. If you intend to install only
ONE
x16 graphics card, please install this
graphics card in
mazarine
PCIE x16 (PCI_E2) slot to run full x16 speed.
2. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the
power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion
card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the ex-
pansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.