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TM TM
2.6 SLI , 3-Way SLI
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express
x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA
TM TM
XP 64-bit / Vista / Vista
TM
SLI technology support Windows
Please follow the installation procedures in this section.
Requirements
TM
1. For SLI technology, you should have two identical SLI
cards that are NVIDIA
have three identical 3-Way SLI
certifi ed. For Quad SLI
TM
SLI -ready 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 certifi ed PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.6.1.1 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 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 graph-
ics cards.
ASRock X79 Extreme6/GB / X79 Extreme6 Motherboard
TM
and Quad SLI Operation Guide
® TM
SLI , 3-Way SLI
® TM
SLI technology supports Windows
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS. NVIDIA
® TM TM
Vista / Vista
®
certifi ed. For 3-Way SLI
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
TM
technology, you should have two identical Quad
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
TM TM
and Quad SLI (Scalable
®
XP /
® TM
3-Way SLI and Quad
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit OS only.
TM
-ready graphics
TM
technology, you should
®
®
certifi ed.
® TM
SLI technology
®
website for details.
®
certifi ed
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