2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
A B C D E F G H
Audio Controller – – – – – – shared –
EHCI Controller – – – – – – – shared
XHCI Controller shared – – – – – – –
SATA Controller – – – shared – – – –
PCIE x16_1 shared – – – – – – –
PCIE x16_2 shared – – – – – – –
PCIE x16_3
shared
– –
– –
–
– –
PCIE x1_1 – – shared – – – – –
PCIE x1_2 –
– – shared – – – –
PCI Slot 1
– shared – –
–
–
– –
PCI Slot 2 – – shared – – – – –
Realtek 8111F (LAN) shared – – – – – – –
Marvell SATA 6Gb/s
Controller
–
– shared
–
– –
– –
ASM1042 – – – shared – – – –
• In single VGA card mode, use the PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_1 slot (navy blue) for a PCI
Express x16 graphics card to get better performance.
• In CrossFireX™ or SLI™ mode, use the PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_1 and PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_2
slots for PCI Express x16 graphics cards to get better performance.
• We recommend that you provide sufcient power when running CrossFireX™ or SLI™
mode. Refer to page 2-27 for details.
• Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1/2/3 when
using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment. See page 2-25 for
details.
• The PCIe 3.0 speed is supported by Intel
®
3rd generation Core™ processors.