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2.5 SLITM and 3-Way SLITM Operation Guide This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and 3-Way SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA® SLITM technology supports Windows® XP, XP 64-bit, VistaTM and VistaTM 64-bit OS. NVIDIA® 3-Way SLITM technology supports Windows® VistaTM and VistaTM 64-bit OS. Please follow the installation procedures in this section. Requirements 1. For SLITM technology, you should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. For 3-Way SLITM technology, you should have three identical 3-Way SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. 2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLITM technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA® website (www.nvidia.com). 3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use NVIDIA® certified PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA® website for details. 2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.5.1.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. There is one ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card factory-mounted on this motherboard. This card served as a switch between the default mode (x8 / x8) and x16 / x1 mode. ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card is factory-mounted with its default mode (x8 / x8) side toward the retention slot base. English Step 2. To change it to SLI Mode, you need to reverse the direction of ASRock SLI/ XFire Switch Card. Please simultaneously pull open both the retention arms that hold the card in position. The card itself will spring away from the retention slot. Take it out gently by holding its edges, and keep away from touching the connectors (Golden Fingers). 18 ASRock K10N780SLIX3-WiFi Motherboard

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ASRock
K10N780SLIX3-WiFi
Motherboard
English
English
English
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English
2.5 SLI
2.5 SLI
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Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
and 3-Way SLI
TM
(Scalable Link Interface)
technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics
cards. Currently, NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
technology supports Windows
®
XP, XP 64-bit, Vista
TM
and Vista
TM
64-bit OS. NVIDIA
®
3-Way SLI
TM
technology supports Windows
®
Vista
TM
and Vista
TM
64-bit OS. Please follow the installation procedures in this section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
TM
technology, you should have two identical SLI
TM
-ready graphics
cards that are NVIDIA
®
certified. For 3-Way SLI
TM
technology, you should
have three identical 3-Way SLI
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
®
certified.
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA
®
website
(www.nvidia.com).
3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the
minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use
NVIDIA
®
certified PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
®
website for details.
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
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2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
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Step 1.
There is one ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card factory-mounted on this
motherboard. This card served as a switch between the default mode (x8 / x8)
and x16 / x1 mode. ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card is factory-mounted with its
default mode (x8 / x8) side toward the retention slot base.
Step 2.
To change it to SLI Mode, you need to reverse the direction of ASRock SLI/
XFire Switch Card. Please simultaneously pull open both the retention arms
that hold the card in position. The card itself will spring away from the retention
slot. Take it out gently by holding its edges, and keep away from touching the
connectors (Golden Fingers).