ASRock X79 Extreme7 Quick Installation Guide - Page 22

English, 5.1.2, Installing Three SLI, Ready Graphics Cards

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2.5.1.2 Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. Install the identical 3-Way SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Each graphics card should have two goldfingers for ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card connector. Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics card to PCIE3 slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. Two Goldfingers Step2. Connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics card. Please make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graphics card are connected. Repeat this step on the three graphics cards. Step3. Align and insert ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make sure ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card is firmly in place. English ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot. 22 ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard

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22
ASRock
X79
Extreme7
Motherboard
English
2.5.1.2
Installing Three SLI
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1.
Install the identical 3-Way SLI
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
®
certi
ed because different types of graphics cards will not work together
properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Each graph-
ics card should have two gold
ngers for ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge
Card connector. Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics
card to PCIE3 slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure
that the cards are properly seated on the slots.
Step2.
Connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics card.
Please make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graph-
ics card are connected. Repeat this step on the three graphics cards.
Step4.
Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI
connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot.
Two Gold
ngers
Step3.
Align and insert ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card to the gold
ngers
on each graphics card. Make sure ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card
is
rmly in place.
ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card