Asus Z10PH-D16 - Expansion Slots; PCI Express X24 Slot (Gen 3 X24 Link); Installing the Riser Card; PCI Express X24 Slot

ASUS Z10PH-D16
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2.5 Expansion slots
The following subsections describe the slots and expansion cards that they support.
Ensure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do
so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
2.5.2 Installing the riser card
Toinstalltherisercard:
1. Remove the system cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis.
2. LocatethePCI-Ex24slotinthemotherboard.
3. AlignandinserttherisercardintothePCI-Ex24slot.Ensurethattherisercardis
seatedrmlyinplace.
PCI-E x24 slot
Riser card
2.5.1 PCI Express x24 slot (Gen 3 x24 link)
TheonboardPCIExpressx24slot(Gen3x24link)providesx24linktotheIntel
®
Xeon E5-
2600v3familyprocessor.TheslotcanswitchtoonePCI-Ex16(Gen3x16link)andone
PCI-Ex8(Gen3x8link)byinstallingthedefaultrisercardthatshipswiththemotherboard.
This slot supports various server class high performance add-on cards.
Wheninstallingthemotherboardtoa1U/2Urackmountserversystem,installtheexpansion
cardstothePCI-Eslotsofthedefaultrisercardrsttheninstalltherisercardandthe
expansioncardassemblytotheonboardPCI-Eslot.Formoreinformation,refertothe
Installing the riser
card section.