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Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards Before You Begin This appendix discusses an example of using two multi‐display NVIDIA GPU‐based graphics cards in one computer running Windows XP. Note: When running Windows with multiple graphics cards (i.e., two or more NVIDIA GPU‐based graphics card are installed in your computer), the same NVIDIA driver (version) must be installed for each graphics card. Before Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 1 Make sure you have an AGP slot and a PCI slot on your computer. 2 Install the appropriate NVIDIA GPU‐based PCI and AGP cards. 3 Make sure the graphics cards are securely seated in their slots. 4 Connect the appropriate display devices to each card, making sure that the cable connectors are securely attached to the graphics cards. 5 Turn on your display devices. Examples and Setup The examples in this appendix show the following NVIDIA‐based graphics cards and configurations. • The Quadro FX 3000 GPU‐based graphics card is an AGP card supporting multi‐ display nView functionality. • The GeForce4 MX GPU‐based graphics card is a PCI card supporting nView multi‐display functionality. Note: Depending on the number of PCI slots in your computer, you can install more than one PCI graphics cards. These examples use only one PCI graphics card. NVIDIA Corporation 168