Nvidia Sli Technology - MSI X79A-GD45 (8D) series User Manual

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NVIDIA SLI Technology
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NVIDIA's SLI (Scalable Lnk Interface) technology allows two or more GPUs to run n
tandem wthn a system to acheve sgnficant graphcs performance gans. To utlze
ths technology, the GPU cards must be connected by a SLI Vdeo Lnk card.
If you ntend to use SLI mode, please follow the nstructons below to properly set up SLI
mode. The nstructons below are meant for a two vdeo card SLI configuraton.
1. Install two NVIDIA graphcs cards n the PCI_E1 & PCI_E4 slots.
2. Wth the two cards nstalled, a SLI Vdeo Lnk cable s requred to connect the
graphcs cards. Attach one sde of the cable on each of the cards by way of the
metal contacts (please refer to the pcture below). Please note that although two
graphcs cards have been nstalled, only the dsplay ports on the graphcs card
nstalled n the first PCIe x16 slot wll work. All dsplays should be connected to ths
graphcs card.
3. Boot up the computer and nstall the drvers and software ncluded n your vdeo
card package. For more nformaton, please refer to the manual that came wth your
vdeo card.
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SLI Vdeo Lnk Card