Northern Micro Spirit X299-AS, User Manual

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on the connector. Do the same for
the third card.
Secure the card’s metal bracket to
the chassis back panel with a screw
(B) or the retention mechanism.
4.
Connect the two or three cards
together with the SLI or
CrossFire bridge (C) as shown.
5.
Connect the monitor cable to the
graphics cards according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
6.
Installing PCI Express x1 Cards
While there are some graphics
cards that are PCI Express x1,
most cards that fit in this slot are
Network adapter cards or SATA,
USB, Serial or Parallel controller
cards. If you are installing a
single PCI Express x1 card,
install it in the PCI Express
primary connector for optimum
performance. Follow these
instructions to install a PCI
Express x1 card:
Observe the precautions in
" Before You Proceed " .
1.
Place the card in a PCI
Express x1 conne ctor and
press down on the card
until it is completely seated
in the connector and the
card retention notch on the
card snaps into place
around the retention
mech anism pin on the
connector.
2.
Secure the card’s metal
bracket to the chassis back
panel with the retention
mechanism
3.