TM
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
TM
TM
Vista
/ Vista
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
®
TM
TM
Windows
Vista
/ Vista
procedures in this section.
Requirements
TM
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.
ASRock 990FX Extreme3 Motherboard
TM
Operation Guide
®
TM
SLI
and Quad SLI
TM
SLI
technology supports Windows
®
Quad SLI
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only.
technology, you should have two identical SLI
®
certifi ed. For Quad SLI
®
certifi ed.
®
certifi ed PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
TM
(Scalable Link Interface)
®
XP / XP 64-bit /
TM
technology supports
Please follow the installation
TM
-ready
TM
technolo-
TM
-ready graphics cards
®
TM
SLI
®
website
®
website for
®
certifi ed
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