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TM
2.5 SLI , 3-Way SLI
Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
TM
SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to four
identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA
®
supports Windows XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
3-Way SLI , 4-Way SLI
TM
Vista 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation procedures in this
section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
cards that are NVIDIA
have three, whereas for 4-Way SLI
Quad SLI
graphics cards that are NVIDIA
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA
(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
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 shall be the same.) Insert one graphics card
into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that
the cards are properly seated on the slots.
Fatal1ty X79 Professional Series Motherboard
TM TM
, 4-Way SLI and Quad SLI
® TM
SLI , 3-Way SLI
TM
/ Vista
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and Quad SLI technology supports Windows
TM
technology, you should have two identical SLI
®
certified. For 3-Way SLI
TM
technology, you should have two identical Quad SLI
®
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
TM
Operation
TM
, 4-Way SLI
®
SLI
TM
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
TM
TM
technology you should
TM
technology you should have four. For
certified.
®
website for details.
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and Quad
TM
technology
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Vista /
-ready graphics
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-ready
® TM
SLI technology
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®
certified
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