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

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2.7 SLI , 3-Way SLI
Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
TM
SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to four
identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA
®
supports Windows
TM
3-Way SLI , 4-Way SLI
TM
Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation procedures in this
section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
cards that are NVIDIA
have three, whereas for 4-Way SLI
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
certified 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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, 4-Way SLI
®
SLI
XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
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and Quad SLI

TM
technology, you should have two identical SLI
®
certified. For 3-Way SLI
TM
technology, you should have two identical Quad SLI
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
TM
and Quad SLI
TM TM
, 3-Way SLI , 4-Way SLI
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/ Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
TM
technology supports Windows
TM
TM
technology you should have four. For
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certified.
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website for details.
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Operation
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and Quad
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SLI technology
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Vista
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-ready graphics
technology you should
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-ready
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SLI technology.
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certified be-
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