Sli Tm And Quad Sli Tm Operation Guide - ASROCK X58 EXTREME - V1.1 User Manual

2.7 SLI 2.7 SLI 2.7 SLI and Quad SLI and Quad SLI and Quad SLI
2.7 SLI 2.7 SLI and Quad SLI and Quad SLI
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This motherboard supports NVIDIA
technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics
cards. Currently, NVIDIA SLI
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Vista and Vista 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
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Vista and Vista 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation procedures in this
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Requirements
1. For SLI or Quad SLI
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SLI -ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
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2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA
technology. Download the driver version 181.20 or later from NVIDIA
website (www.nvidia.com).
3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the
minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use
NVIDIA certified PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
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2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.7.1.1 Installing T 2.7.1.1 Installing T 2.7.1.1 Installing Two SLI
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Step 1. Install the identical SLI
cause different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. (Even
the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one graphics card into
PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the
cards are properly seated on the slots.
Step2. If required, connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics
cards.
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Operation Guide Operation Guide
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