Asus P5ND2-SLI Deluxe P5ND2-SLI Series User''s Manual for English Edition - Page 176

Setting the SLI mode in BIOS, Installing the device drivers, Enabling the multi-GPU feature

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6.2.3 Setting the SLI mode in BIOS By default, the SLI mode item in the BIOS is set to [Auto]. This allows the BIOS to automatically detect the SLI selector card setting on the motherboard. • We recommend that you keep the SLI mode item setting to [Auto]. • When not set to [Auto], make sure that the SLI mode BIOS setting is the same as the EZ selector card setting. • See section "4.4.10 SLI Configuration" on page 4-37 for details. 6.2.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). 6.2.5 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView properties. To enable the multi-GPU feature: 1. Click the N V I D I A S e t t i n g s i c o n on your Windows taskbar. 2. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager then click n V i e w P r o p e r t i e s. NVIDIA Settings icon 6-8 C h a p t e r 6 : N V I D I A® S L I ™ t e c h n o l o g y s u p p o r t

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Chapter 6: NVIDIA
Chapter 6: NVIDIA
Chapter 6: NVIDIA
Chapter 6: NVIDIA
Chapter 6: NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology support
SLI™ technology support
SLI™ technology support
SLI™ technology support
SLI™ technology support
NVIDIA Settings icon
NVIDIA Settings icon
NVIDIA Settings icon
NVIDIA Settings icon
NVIDIA Settings icon
To enable the multi-GPU feature:
1.
Click the NVIDIA Settings
NVIDIA Settings
NVIDIA Settings
NVIDIA Settings
NVIDIA Settings
icon
icon
icon
icon
icon on your Windows taskbar.
2.
From the pop-up menu, select
nView Desktop Manager
nView Desktop Manager
nView Desktop Manager
nView Desktop Manager
nView Desktop Manager
then click nView Properties
nView Properties
nView Properties
nView Properties
nView Properties.
Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports
the
NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA
website (www.nvidia.com).
6.2.3
6.2.3
6.2.3
6.2.3
6.2.3
Setting the SLI mode in BIOS
Setting the SLI mode in BIOS
Setting the SLI mode in BIOS
Setting the SLI mode in BIOS
Setting the SLI mode in BIOS
By default, the SLI mode item in the BIOS is set to [Auto]. This allows the
BIOS to automatically detect the SLI selector card setting on the
motherboard.
6.2.4
6.2.4
6.2.4
6.2.4
6.2.4
Installing the device drivers
Installing the device drivers
Installing the device drivers
Installing the device drivers
Installing the device drivers
Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to
install the device drivers.
We recommend that you keep the SLI mode item setting to [Auto].
When not set to [Auto], make sure that the SLI mode BIOS setting
is the same as the EZ selector card setting.
See section “4.4.10
SLI Configuration” on page 4-37 for details.
6.2.5
6.2.5
6.2.5
6.2.5
6.2.5
Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows
Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows
Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows
Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows
Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows
After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the
Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView
properties.