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2.7 SLI and Quad SLI
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics
cards. Currently, NVIDIA
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Vista / Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
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support Windows Vista
follow the installation procedures in this section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
cards that are NVIDIA
have two identical Quad SLI
graphics card) that are NVIDIA
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA
technology. Download the driver from NVIDIA
(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
2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.7.1.1 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 PCIE2 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.
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Operation Guide
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SLI and Quad SLI
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SLI technology supports Windows
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/ Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit OS only. Please
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technology, you should have two identical SLI
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certified. For Quad SLI
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-ready graphics cards (dual-GPU on each
®
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certified PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
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-Ready Graphics Cards
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-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
ASRock Z77 Extreme3 Motherboard
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(Scalable Link Interface)
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Quad SLI
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technology, you should
certified.
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website
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website for details.
XP / XP 64-bit /
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technology
-ready graphics
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SLI
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certified
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