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Installing the device drivers, 6.2.5 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology

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4. Align and firmly insert the 3-way SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Ensure that the connector is firmly in place. 3-way SLI bridge 5. Connect three independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the three graphics cards separately. 6. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card. 6.2.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www.nvidia.com. 6.2.5 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in NVIDIA® Control Panel under the Windows® 7 operating system. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel by the following two methods: A. Right click on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B3). Chapter 6 6-8 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support

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6-8
Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support
Chapter 6
4.
Align and firmly insert the 3-way SLI
bridge connector to the goldfingers on
each graphics card. Ensure that the
connector is firmly in place.
5.
Connect three independent auxiliary
power sources from the power supply
to the three graphics cards separately.
6.
Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the
graphics card.
3-way SLI bridge
6.2.5
Enabling the NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology
After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in NVIDIA®
Control Panel under the Windows
®
7 operating system.
Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel
You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel by the following two methods:
A.
Right click on the empty space of the Windows
®
desktop and select
NVIDIA Control
Panel
.
The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step
B3).
6.2.4
Installing the device drivers
Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device
drivers.
Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology.
Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at
www.nvidia.com.