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
XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
SLI
technology support Windows
Please follow the installation procedures in this section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA
3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the
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 PCIE3 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.
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TM
and Quad SLI
®
SLI
TM
TM
/ Vista
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
®
TM
technology, you should have two identical SLI
®
cards that are NVIDIA
have three identical 3-Way SLI
TM
certified. For Quad SLI
TM
SLI
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
(driver version 280.41 and later). Download the driver from NVIDIA website
(www.nvidia.com).
minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use NVIDIA
certified PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
ASRock X79 Extreme3 Motherboard
TM
Operation Guide
TM
TM
, 3-Way SLI
and Quad SLI
®
TM
SLI
technology supports Windows
TM
TM
Vista
/ Vista
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only.
TM
certified. For 3-Way SLI
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
technology, you should have two identical Quad
®
certified.
®
website for details.
TM
(Scalable
®
XP /
®
TM
3-Way SLI
and Quad
TM
-ready graphics
technology, you should
®
®
TM
SLI
technology
®
certified
®