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2.5 SLI and Quad SLI
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics
cards. Currently, NVIDIA
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Vista / Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
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Windows Vista / Vista
procedures in this section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
graphics cards that are NVIDIA
gy, you should have two identical Quad SLI
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
details.
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 should be the same.) Insert one graphics
card into the PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to the 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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64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only.
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technology, you should have two identical SLI
®
certified.
®
certified PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
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-Ready Graphics Cards
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-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
ASRock 990FX Extreme3 Motherboard
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(Scalable Link Interface)
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Quad SLI technology supports
Please follow the installation
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certified. For Quad SLI
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-ready graphics cards
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website
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XP / XP 64-bit /
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-ready
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technolo-
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SLI
website for
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certified
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