Asus TUF B365M-PLUS GAMING - Motherboard Expansion and Storage; PCI Express Slots; M.2 Socket 3

ASUS TUF B365M-PLUS GAMING
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Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
Thisconnectorisforachassis-mountedfrontpanelaudioI/Omodulethatsupports
eitherHDAudioorlegacyAC`97audiostandard.Connectoneendofthefront
panelaudioI/Omodulecabletothisconnector.
• Werecommendthatyouconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothis
connectortoavailofthemotherboard’shigh-denitionaudiocapability.
• Ifyouwanttoconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothisconnector,
settheHDAudioControlleritemintheBIOSsetupto[Enabled].Bydefault,this
connectorissetto[Enabled].
PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots
ThismotherboardsupportstwoPCIExpress3.0/2.0x16graphiccardsthatcomply
withthePCIExpressspecications.
M.2 socket 3
ThesesocketsallowyoutoinstallM.2(NGFF)SSD
modules.
M.2(SOCKET3)
TheM.2(NGFF)SSDmoduleispurchasedseparately.
• TheseM.2socketssupportMKeyand2242/2260/2280storagedevices.
• BothM.2socketscansupportdatatransferspeedupto32Gb/s.
• OnlytheM.2_1socketcansupportSATAmodestoragedevices.Whenadevicein
SATAmodeisinstalledontheM.2_1socket,SATA6G_1portisdisabled.
PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x1 slot
ThismotherboardhasonePCIExpress3.0/2.0x1slotthatsupportsPCIExpress
x1networkcards,SCSIcards,andothercardsthatcomplywiththePCIExpress
specications.
• InsingleVGAcardmode,usethePCIe3.0/2.0x16_1slotforaPCIExpressx16
graphicscardtogetbetterperformance.
• WerecommendthatyouprovidesufcientpowerwhenrunningCrossFireX™mode.
• ConnectachassisfantothemotherboardconnectorlabeledCHA_FAN1/2when
usingmultiplegraphicscardsforbetterthermalenvironment.
VGA conguration
PCI Express operating mode
PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_1 PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_2
Single VGA/PCIe card
x16
(Recommendedforsingle
VGAcard)
N/A
Dual VGA/PCIe cards
x16 x4