Sli Tm , 3-Way Sli Tm , 4-Way Sli Tm And Quad Sli; Graphics Card Setup - ASROCK Z77 Extreme9 User Manual

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2.7 SLI , 3-Way SLI , 4-Way SLI
Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
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SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to four
identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA
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supports Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
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3-Way SLI , 4-Way SLI and Quad SLI
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Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation procedures in this
section.
Requirements
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1. For SLI technology, you should have two identical SLI
cards that are NVIDIA
have three, whereas for 4-Way SLI
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Quad SLI
graphics cards that are NVIDIA
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA
Download the driver 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
certifi ed PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA

2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.7.1.1 Installing Two SLI
Step 1. Install 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
PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the
cards are properly seated on the slots.
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and Quad SLI
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SLI , 3-Way SLI
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/ Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
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technology supports Windows
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certifi ed. For 3-Way SLI
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technology you should have four. For
technology, you should have two identical Quad SLI
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certifi ed.
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website for details.
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-Ready Graphics Cards
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-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
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Operation
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, 4-Way SLI and Quad
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SLI technology
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Vista /
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technology you should
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SLI technology.
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certifi ed be-
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