ASRock X79 Extreme11 - Manual (Page 30)

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X79 Extreme11 Motherboard
2.8 SLI TM , 3-Way SLI TM , 4-Way SLI TM and Quad SLI TM Operation
Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM , 3-Way SLI TM , 4-Way SLI TM and Quad
SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to four
identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA ® SLI TM technology
supports Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA ® 3-Way SLI TM ,
4-Way SLI TM and Quad SLI TM technology supports Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit
/ 7 / 7 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation procedures in this section.
2.8.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.8.1.1 Installing Two SLI TM -Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1. Install identical SLI TM -ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ® certified be-
cause 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 PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the
cards are properly seated on the slots.
Requirements
1. For SLI TM technology, you should have two identical SLI TM -ready graphics
cards that are NVIDIA ® certified. For 3-Way SLI TM technology you should
have three, whereas for 4-Way SLI TM technology you should have four. For
Quad SLI TM technology, you should have two identical Quad SLI TM -ready
graphics cards that are NVIDIA ® certified.
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM technology
(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 ®
certified PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA ® website for details.
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