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2.7 SLI
, 3-Way SLI
, 4-Way SLI
Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
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SLI
(Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to four
identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA
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supports Windows
XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
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3-Way SLI
, 4-Way SLI
and Quad SLI
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Vista
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only. Please follow the installation procedures in this
section.
Requirements
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1. For SLI
technology, you should have two identical SLI
cards that are NVIDIA
have three, whereas for 4-Way SLI
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Quad SLI
technology, you should have two identical Quad SLI
graphics cards that are NVIDIA
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA
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
certifi ed PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.7.1.1 Installing Two SLI
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Step 1. Install identical SLI
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
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.
ASRock Z77 WS Motherboard
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and Quad SLI
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SLI
, 3-Way SLI
, 4-Way SLI
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SLI
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/ Vista
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
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technology supports Windows
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®
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certifi ed. For 3-Way SLI
technology you should
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technology you should have four. For
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certifi ed.
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website for details.
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-Ready Graphics Cards
Operation
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and Quad
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technology
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Vista
/
-ready graphics
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-ready
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SLI
technology.
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certifi ed be-
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