Operation - ASROCK Fatal1ty X79 Professional Series Handbuch

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2.5 SLI , 3-Way SLI
Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
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SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to four
identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA
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supports Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
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3-Way SLI , 4-Way SLI
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Vista
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section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
cards that are NVIDIA
have three, whereas for 4-Way SLI
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graphics cards that are NVIDIA
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA
(driver version 280.41 and later). 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
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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.
Fatal1ty X79 Professional Series Motherboard
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, 4-Way SLI and Quad SLI
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SLI , 3-Way SLI
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/ Vista
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technology supports Windows
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technology, you should have two identical SLI
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-Ready Graphics Cards
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-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
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Operation

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, 4-Way SLI
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SLI
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technology you should
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website for details.
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technology
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Vista /
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SLI technology
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