Asus ESC1000 Personal SuperComputer - Manual (Page 182)

7-12 Chapter 7: Multiple GPU technology support
7.3 NVIDIA ® CUDA™ technology
The motherboard supports the NVIDIA ® CUDA™ technology with one NVIDIA ®
Quadro™ graphics card and up to three NVIDIA ® Tesla™ computing processor
cards, providing the optimum multi purpose computing performance. Follow the
installation procedures in this section.
7.3.1 Requirements
• 32 / 64-bit Microsoft ® Windows XP / Vista OS
• A minimum of 1GB RAM
• A power supply unit (PSU) of 1200W is recommended while using one
NVIDIA ® Quadro™ graphics card and three NVIDIA ® Tesla™ computing
processor cards.
• We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal
environment.
• Visit the NVIDIA CUDA Zone website at http://www.nvidia.com/object/
cuda_home.html for the latest driver, list of CUDA-certified graphics card
and supported 3D application list.
7.3.2 Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards
The following pictures are for reference only. The graphics cards and the
motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the
same.
1. Prepare one NVIDIA Quadro
graphics card and up to three
NVIDIA Tesla computing processor
cards.
2. Insert the Quadro graphics card into
the PCIe x16_1 slot. Ensure that the
card is properly seated on the slot.