HP Blackbird 002-21A HP Blackbird Gaming System - Getting Started Guide - Page 13

Using DVI Connectors with SLI Technology, NVIDIA Control Panel, Set SLI, configuration, 3D settings - graphic card

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Connector/LED/Button Description and function (continued) LCD Poster display window displays system activity such as boot error messages. Hard disk drive is active LED. Onboard LED SW button turns internal motherboard LEDs on and off. These blue lights are strategically located beside key motherboard connectors to allow you to install components conveniently without a flashlight. See the following Warning. Reset button allows you to restart the computer without turning off the power. WARNING: Before you install or remove any component, make sure to press the onboard LED SW button first, and make sure the standby power LED is off. Failure to do so may cause injury or severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. Using DVI Connectors with SLI Technology The computer models that include dual graphics cards come configured with Scalable Link Interface (SLI) enabled. Dual graphics cards with SLI technology work together to render 3D applications to create a better performance experience. IMPORTANT: In SLI mode only one of the top two DVI connectors is active. This means you cannot use the other three DVI connectors. If you do not have SLI mode enabled, you can use up to four of the DVI connectors on the back of the computer. If you are not sure if you have SLI Mode, you can find out by completing the following steps: 1 Right-click anywhere on the desktop, and then click NVIDIA Control Panel. 2 On the left-hand side of the window, under 3D Settings, click Set SLI configuration. 3 From the menu bar, click 3D settings. 4 Click the drop-down menu and select Show SLI Visual Indicators. This window helps you to determine if SLI technology is enabled and working. Setting Up the Computer 5

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Setting Up the Computer
5
Using DVI Connectors with SLI Technology
The computer models that include dual graphics cards come configured with Scalable Link
Interface (SLI) enabled. Dual graphics cards with SLI technology work together to render
3D applications to create a better performance experience.
If you are not sure if you have SLI Mode, you can find out by completing the
following steps:
1
Right-click anywhere on the desktop, and then click
NVIDIA Control Panel
.
2
On the left-hand side of the window, under 3D Settings, click
Set SLI
configuration
.
3
From the menu bar, click
3D settings
.
4
Click the drop-down menu and select
Show SLI Visual Indicators
. This window
helps you to determine if SLI technology is enabled and working.
LCD Poster display window displays system activity
such as boot error messages.
Hard disk drive is active LED.
Onboard LED SW button turns internal motherboard
LEDs on and off.
These blue lights are strategically located beside key
motherboard connectors to allow you to install
components conveniently without a flashlight. See the
following Warning.
Reset button allows you to restart the computer without
turning off the power.
WARNING: Before you install or remove any component, make sure to press
the onboard LED SW button first, and make sure the standby power LED is off.
Failure to do so may cause injury or severe damage to the motherboard,
peripherals, and/or components.
Connector/LED/Button
Description and function (continued)
IMPORTANT:
In SLI mode only one of the top two DVI connectors is active. This means
you cannot use the other three DVI connectors. If you do not have SLI mode enabled, you
can use up to four of the DVI connectors on the back of the computer.