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3.3 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 3.3.1 Requirements • You should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for a list of qualified SLI‑ready graphics cards for this motherboard. • Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See "10. ATX power connectors" on page 1-34 for details. • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ operating system only. • Visit the NVIDIA website for the supported 3D applications. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for the latest certified graphics card list. 3- Chapter 3: Software support

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Chapter 3: Software support
3.3
NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology
The motherboard supports the NVIDIA
®
SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface)
technology that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16
graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section.
3.3.1 Requirements
You should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are
NVIDIA
®
certified.
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for a list of qualified
SLI-ready graphics cards for this motherboard.
Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI
technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website
(www.nvidia.com).
Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at
least the minimum power required by your system. See “10. ATX
power connectors” on page 1-34 for details.
The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows
®
XP™ operating
system only.
Visit the NVIDIA website for the supported 3D applications.
Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for the
latest certified graphics card list.