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Appendix A
Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards
Before You Begin
This appendix discusses an example of using two
multi-display
NVIDIA GPU-based
graphics cards in one computer running Windows XP.
Note:
When running Windows with multiple graphics cards
(i.e., two or more
NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card are installed in your computer), the same
NVIDIA driver (version) must be installed for each graphics card.
Before Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display
Driver
1
Make sure you have an AGP slot and a PCI slot on your computer.
2
Install the appropriate NVIDIA GPU-based PCI and AGP cards.
3
Make sure the graphics cards are securely seated in their slots.
4
Connect the appropriate display devices to each card, making sure that the cable
connectors are
securely
attached to the graphics cards.
5
Turn on your display devices.
Examples and Setup
The examples in this appendix show the following NVIDIA-based graphics cards
and configurations.
• The
Quadro FX 3000 GPU-based graphics card
is an AGP card supporting multi-
display nView functionality.
• The
GeForce4 MX GPU-based graphics card
is a PCI card supporting nView
multi-display functionality.
Note:
Depending on the number of PCI slots in your computer, you can install
more than one PCI graphics cards. These examples use only one PCI
graphics card.
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