vlad1966 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I have the EP45-DS4P mobo along with an LSI SAS3442E-R SAS/SATA controller. I can use the controller (which is PCIe x8) in my mobos x4 slot no problem, but when I put it in the 2nd x16 slot (x8 electrical) the card isn't recognized by my system. Could it be that this slot is only designed to accept a 2nd graphics card (Crossfire) and nothing else? That would suck, since I bought this mobo with the intention of running another SAS/SATA controller (in addition to the LSI controller in my PCIe x4 slot).Before I bought the mobo, I emailed Gigabyte & they said there should be no problem running a controller instead of a 2nd vid card in this slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hetman Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Could it be that this slot is only designed to accept a 2nd graphics card (Crossfire) and nothing else? I have the board, but not the controller card. I was pretty sure the 2nd slot was only for graphics. I'm surprised they told you otherwise. I hope I'm wrong. Let us know if you get it going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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