Appendix
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NVIDIA
®
SlI
TM
Technology
1. Introduction
NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
(Scalable Link Interface) technology takes advantage of the increased bandwidth
of the PCI Express
TM
bus architecture, and features intelligent hardware and software solutions
to deliver earth-shattering PC performance in a multi NVIDIA
®
GPU solution. It allows up to three
identical PCI Express
TM
x16 graphics cards.
2. Graphics card configuration
2-1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards
1. Install SLI-ready graphics cards into PCI-E*_16X slots.
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In Dual SLI mode, it needs two identical SLI-ready graphics cards.
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In 3-way SLI mode, it needs three identical SLI-ready graphics cards.
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Make sure that all the graphics cards are certified by NVIDIA, different type of
graphics cards will not work together properly.
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Make sure that your power supply unit can provide at least the minimum power
required by your system. If you want to use 3-way SLI
TM
configuration, please visit the
NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com) for the qualified Power Supply Unit vendor list.
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The NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology supports Windows
®
Vista and Windows
®
7
operating system.
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For the detailed Graphics Card support list on this motherboard, please visit the
website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com
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