Windows 10: Slot differences on ASUSTeK M5A99X EVO R2.0 (Socket 942)

Discus and support Slot differences on ASUSTeK M5A99X EVO R2.0 (Socket 942) in Windows 10 Graphic Cards to solve the problem; I have a 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 (EVGA) card that is plugged into a grey/ivory slot on my board. There is also an identical looking blue slot at... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Graphic Cards' started by trinaz, Nov 21, 2017.

  1. TRINAZ
    trinaz Win User

    Slot differences on ASUSTeK M5A99X EVO R2.0 (Socket 942)


    I have a 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 (EVGA) card that is plugged into a grey/ivory slot on my board. There is also an identical looking blue slot at the top of the board slots. Does it make any difference which slot I use for the card...it takes up 2 slots (space wise) so I would prefer to insert it in the top slot.

    Does it matter to the card/system whether the slot is ivory or blue ?

    Thanks.....TiminAz

    :)
     
    trinaz, Nov 21, 2017
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  2. DAVID MCLEOD
    David McLeod Win User

    Games Full Screen windows 10

    Incredibly bad problem, my older games especially so I tried Shift+Alt+Enter and it worked, games went to full screen, try it, have not a clue why but for me it worked

    Machine is up to date with drivers and still games would not load full screen till I tried above

    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

    CPU

    AMD Phenom II X6 1050T 36 °C

    Thuban 45nm Technology

    RAM

    16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 678MHz (11-11-11-28)

    Motherboard

    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M5A99X EVO R2.0 (Socket 942)

    Graphics

    PLE2483H (1920x1080@60Hz)

    2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (EVGA)

    Storage

    3726GB Western Digital WDC WD40E31X-00HY4A0 (SATA)

    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 (SATA)

    Optical Drives

    TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222AB

    TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB

    Audio

    High Definition Audio Device
     
    David McLeod, Nov 21, 2017
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  3. JESSEKELEMAN
    JesseKeleman Win User
    BSOD - IRQL not less or equal - Windows 10

    I've been getting this bsod lately, and the message comes up as IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL.

    Here are the minidump files and MSInfo32: Dropbox - bsod data.zip

    Here are my specs:

    Operating System

    Windows 10 Home 64-bit

    CPU

    AMD FX-8150

    Zambezi 32nm Technology

    RAM

    16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 577MHz (9-9-9-24)

    Motherboard

    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M5A97 R2.0 (Socket 942)

    Graphics

    Acer S231HL (1920x1080@60Hz)

    3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (ASUStek Computer Inc)

    Storage

    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM164 (SATA)

    232GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (SSD)

    Audio

    NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)

    I've generally either been watching twitch streams or playing computer games when the error happens.
     
    JesseKeleman, Nov 21, 2017
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  4. BERTON
    Berton Win User

    Slot differences on ASUSTeK M5A99X EVO R2.0 (Socket 942)

    Berton, Nov 21, 2017
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  5. HELMUT
    Helmut Win User
    I would move your existing Card down one slot, and use the Upper Blue slot, however I would check on the height of that green heat sink, it might get in the way of some Graphics Cards.
    In which case the white one.

    Does not really matter which one of the two.
     
    Helmut, Nov 22, 2017
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  6. PLANKTON
    Plankton Win User
    This may help......

    PCIe Versions: 3.0 vs 2.0 vs 1.0

    Any number after PCIe that you find on a product or motherboard is indicating the latest version number of the PCI Express specification that's supported.
    Here's how the various versions of PCI Express compare:

    • PCI Express 1.0: 2 Gbit/s per lane (32 Gbit/s in an x16 slot)
    • PCI Express 2.0: 4 Gbit/s per lane (64 Gbit/s in an x16 slot)
    • PCI Express 3.0: 7.877 Gbit/s per lane (126.032 Gbit/s in an x16 slot

    reference link: What is PCI Express? (Definition of PCIe/PCI-E)
     
    Plankton, Nov 22, 2017
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  7. PLANKTON
    Plankton Win User
    Plankton, Nov 22, 2017
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  8. ROASTERMEN
    RoasterMen Win User

    Slot differences on ASUSTeK M5A99X EVO R2.0 (Socket 942)

    You can pretty much put in in any X16 slot and you won't feel the performance difference. Unless you are using a more powerful card (Say, a GTX 1070).
     
    RoasterMen, Nov 22, 2017
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  9. TRINAZ
    trinaz Win User
    Thanks guys for all the input...moved the card (which I didn't mention is a dual monitor card) and all is fine...not a gamer or video user so I don't see so far any noticeable difference - other than opening up more available MB slots - Only thing I'v noticed is bios start up (screens) has much smaller text displayed....when Windows starts tho....don't see any difference
    Thanks again for all the help...
    TininAz
     
    trinaz, Nov 25, 2017
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  10. PLANKTON
    Plankton Win User
    Not sure what you mean by that. Never heard of a dual monitor card.....dual slot yes. At least your happy.
     
    Plankton, Nov 25, 2017
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  11. BERTON
    Berton Win User
    Maybe it is meant that the card has both a VGA and a DVI port or maybe 2 DVI ports.
     
    Berton, Nov 25, 2017
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  12. TRINAZ
    trinaz Win User
    Actually...it has a DVI-D, HDMI, and a VGA port....I'm only using the DVI-D & HDMI ports....

    It seems about an inch or so thick...so it doesn't use 2 slots...but does cover/take up 2 slots when installed...

    TiminAz
     
    trinaz, Apr 5, 2018
    #12
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