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2.5 SLI 2.5 SLI 2.5 SLI and Quad SLI and Quad SLI and Quad SLI
2.5 SLI 2.5 SLI and Quad SLI and Quad SLI
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This motherboard supports NVIDIA
technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics
cards. Currently, NVIDIA ® SLI
TM TM
Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
®
Windows 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
procedures in this section.
Requirements
1. For SLI TM or Quad SLI
SLI TM -ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA
technology. Download the driver version 181.20 or later 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
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLI 2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLI
2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLI 2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLI 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 graphics
cards.
ASRock X58 Extreme3 Motherboard
Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide
Operation Guide Operation Guide
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® TM
SLI and Quad SLI
TM technology supports Windows
®
Quad SLI
TM TM
/ Vista 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation
TM technology, you should have two identical
® certified.
-Ready Graphics Cards -Ready Graphics Cards
-Ready Graphics Cards -Ready Graphics Cards -Ready Graphics Cards
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TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
TM
(Scalable Link Interface)
® 7 / 7 64-bit /
TM
technology support
® SLI TM
®
®
website for details.
®
certified
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