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Operation Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows
you to install two identical NVIDIA ® SLI TM enabled PCI Express x16 graphics
cards. Currently, NVIDIA ® SLI TM technology supports Windows ® XP, XP 64-bit, Vista TM
and Vista TM 64-bit OS. Please follow the installation procedures in this section.
SLI TM Technology Requirements
1. You should have two identical SLI
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-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
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certified.
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA ® SLI TM
technology. Download the latest driver from the 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.
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Step 1. Install the identical SLI TM -ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ® certified be-
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 PCIE2
slot and another graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are
properly seated on the slots.
Step2. If required, connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics
cards.
Step3. Align and insert the SLI Bridge to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make
sure that the SLI Bridge is firmly in place.