Computer Hardware User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Product introduction
- Chapter 2: Hardware information
- 2.1 Before you proceed
- 2.2 Motherboard overview
- 2.3 Building your computer system
- 2.3.1 Additional tools and components to build a PC system
- 2.3.2 CPU installation
- 2.3.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
- 2.3.4 DIMM installation
- 2.3.5 Motherboard installation
- 2.3.6 ATX Power connection
- 2.3.7 SATA device connection
- 2.3.8 Front I/O Connector
- 2.3.9 Rear panel connection
- 2.3.10 Audio I/O connections
- 2.3.11 USB BIOS Flashback
- 2.4 Starting up for the first time
- 2.5 Turning off the computer
- Chapter 3: BIOS setup
- Chapter 4: Software support
- Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support
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5.2.5 Installing the device drivers
Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install
the device drivers.
5.2.6 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
®
Vista™ 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 B5 on page 5-10).
B1. If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item
in step (A), select Personalize.
• 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.
• If you are using a Triple SLI system, ensure to install the NVIDIA
®
3-way
SLI driver under Windows
®
Vista™. The NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology is
supported by Windows
®
Vista™ only.