Tm Operation Guide - ASROCK 990FX Extreme9 User Manual

TM
2.5 SLI , 3-Way SLI
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express
x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA
TM
/ XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista
TM TM
SLI and Quad SLI
64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation procedures in this section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
cards that are NVIDIA
have three identical 3-Way SLI
certifi ed. For Quad SLI
TM
SLI
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
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLI
Step 1. Install the identical SLI
because 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 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 graph-
ics cards.
20
TM TM
and Quad SLI
® TM
SLI , 3-Way SLI
® TM
SLI technology supports Windows
TM
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
technology support Windows
TM
technology, you should have two identical SLI
®
certifi ed. For 3-Way SLI
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
TM
technology, you should have two identical Quad
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
®
certifi ed PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard
Operation Guide
TM TM
and Quad SLI (Scalable
®
3-Way
® TM TM
Vista / Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7
TM
-ready graphics
TM
technology, you should
®
certifi ed.
® TM
SLI technology.
®
website for details.
®
certifi ed
®
XP
®