ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0
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Chapter 1
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
A B C D E F G H
Gigabit LAN –
–
– –
shared
– – –
eSATA6G Controller 0 –
– –
shared
– – – –
eSATA6G Controller 1 – –
–
shared
– – – –
USB 3.0 (Front)
–
– – –
–
–
shared
–
USB 3.0 (Rear)
– –
shared
– – – –
–
Onchip SATA Controller
– – –
shared –
– – –
Onchip USB1
– – – –
–
–
shared
–
Onchip USB2
–
–
– –
shared –
– –
HD Audio shared
– – – – –
–
–
PCIe_x16_1 shared
– – – – – –
–
PCIe_x16_2 –
– –
– shared
– – –
PCIe_x1_1
– –
–
–
–
– –
shared
PCIe_x1_2 shared
– – –
–
– – –
PCI Slot1
– –
–
–
shared
–
–
–
PCI Slot2 –
– – –
– shared
– –
• In single VGA card mode, use the PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot (navy blue) for a PCI Express
x16 graphics card to get better performance.
• In CrossFireX™ mode, use the PCIe 2.0 x16_1 and PCIe 2.0 x16_2 slots for PCI
Express x16 graphics cards to get better performance.
• We recommend that you provide sufcient power when running CrossFireX™ mode.
• Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1/2/3 when
using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment.