ASRock Z77 Extreme6/TB4 manual Slitm and Quad Slitm Operation Guide, Requirements

2.7 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide

This motherboard supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA® SLITM technology supports all Windows® OS. NVIDIA® Quad SLITM technology supports Windows® VistaTM / 7 / 8 OS only. Please follow the installation procedures in this section.

Requirements

1.For SLITM technology, you should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. For Quad SLI technology, you should have two identical Quad SLI ready graphics cards (dual-GPU on each graphics card) that are NVIDIA certified.

2.Make sure that your graphics card driver supports NVIDIA® SLITM technology. Download the driver from NVIDIA® website (www.nvidia.com).

3.Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use NVIDIA® certified PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA® website for details.

2.7.1Graphics Card Setup

2.7.1.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1. Install the identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots.

Step2. If required, connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards.

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ASRock Z77 Extreme6/TB4 Motherboard