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Chapter 8
Using NVIDIA SLI Technology
The
SLI
connector
is
required
for
SLI
Frame
Rendering
and
SLI
Antialiasing.
6
If
your
graphics
boards
have
an
auxiliary
power
connector,
connect
them
to
the
power
supply
using
the
supplied
power
connector
cables.
7
Replace
the
system’s
cover
and
reconnect
your
display(s)
to
the
SLI
‐
capable
graphics
board
installed
in
the
x16
expansion
slot.
8
Plug
the
power
cable
back
into
the
system.
Installing the Display Driver
Follow
the
steps
listed
below
to
install
your
driver
software:
1
Power
on
the
system
and
log
into
Windows.
2
Cancel
the
Windows
“Found
New
Hardware
Wizard”.
This
message
should
appear
twice
–
one
for
each
graphics
board).
3
Run
“setup.exe”
in
the
SLI
driver
you
saved
to
your
desktop.
4
Follow
the
“
Next
”
prompts
to
proceed
with
driver
installation.
5
Once
the
software
has
been
installed,
choose
“Yes,
I
want
to
restart
my
computer
now”
and
select
“
Finish
”
to
reboot
the
system.
Enabling SLI Mode
1
After
logging
back
into
Windows,
you
should
see
the
message
“SLI
capable
system”
in
the
bottom
right
corner
of
the
screen.
2
Click
anywhere
on
the
message.
If
the
message
disappears,
continue
with
the
following
steps.
3
Right
click
the
desktop
and
click
Properties
‐
>
Settings
‐
>
Advanced
,
then
click
the
Quadro
FX
product
tab.
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