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Appendix II: Bridge Card Setup
Introduction
Through inserting two dual graphic cards on the mainboard and setting the graphic
cards’ software installation, users then can review and process their tasks on four
separated monitors at the same time, and further to improve their working efficiency. In
addition, via the Bridge Card setup, the improved PCI-Express bandwidth can make users
to utilize PCI-E efforts in more efficient ways.
Setup Steps
1. Insert two dual graphic cards onto the mainboard PCI-E x16 slots. Detailed explanation
of hardware installation, please refer your graphic card’s User Manual.
2. Insert two end slots of the Bridge Card onto the golden fingers of two dual graphic
cards top edge, the Bridge Card then will be settled done. At mean while, we
recommend you to attach the monitor cable to the D-Sub or DVI connector of your first
inserted graphic card (which is located on the mainboard PCI-E x16 slot) for monitor
display.
.
Attention
1.
Window XP is the recommended operating system.
2.
It is recommended for you to use two identical dual graphic cards,
i.e., same brand and same specification.
3.
Detailed explanation of software installation, please refer your
graphic card’s User Manual. (We recommend you to stall the
version 71.84g driver by downloading from websites.)
4.
The exact power requirement will depend on needs of your
overall system configuration and two dual graphic cards. (We
recommend you to set power supply at
≧
400W) and +12V current
at
≧
25A. )