English 2.5.1.2 installing three sli, Ready graphics cards – ASRock X79 Extreme7 User Manual

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2.5.1.2 Installing Three SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1. Install the identical 3-Way SLI

TM

-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

®

certifi ed because different types of graphics cards will not work together
properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Each graph-
ics card should have two goldfi ngers for ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge
Card connector. Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics
card to PCIE3 slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure
that the cards are properly seated on the slots.

Step2. Connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics card.

Please make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graph-
ics card are connected. Repeat this step on the three graphics cards.

Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI

connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot.

Two Goldfi ngers

Step3. Align and insert ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card to the goldfi ngers

on each graphics card. Make sure ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card
is fi rmly in place.

ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card

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