4.1.2Enabling Hybrid SLI

•Before enabling GeForce Boost and HybridPower, ensure that you have installed a dGPU recommended for GeForce Boost on your motherboard.

•Ensure that you have connected your display to the dGPU. Otherwise, the motherboard cannot detect your display and no image appears.

To enable Hybrid SLI

1.Turn on the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

2.Go to Advanced > Chipset > SouthBridge Configuration. Set the Primary Graphics Adapter item to [Internal VGA First], and Hybrid SLI Mode item to [mGPU always enable]. See section 2.4.3 Chipset for details.

SouthBridge chipset Configuration

 

 

 

Primary Graphics Adapter

[Internal VGA Firs]

Hybrid SLI Mode

[mGPU always enable]

Hybrid SLI Frame buffer Size

[128MB]

AZALIA Audio

[Internal codec+E}

Front Panel Select

[HD Audio]

SPDIF Mode Setting

[SPDIF Output]

Onboard LAN

[Auto]

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

[Disabled]

SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE

[Enabled]

Options

PCI VGA Card First

Internal VGA First

PCIE VGA Card First

3.Save your changes and Exit Setup.

4.Turn off the system, disconnect your display from the dGPU, and connect your display to the onboard VGA port at the rear panel.

5.Turn on the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

6.Go to Advanced > Chipset > SouthBridge Configuration. Set the Hybrid SLI Frame buffer Size item to [256MB]. See section 2.4.3 Chipset for details.

SouthBridge chipset Configuration

 

Primary Graphics Adapter

[Internal VGA Firs]

Hybrid SLI Mode

[mGPU always enable]

Hybrid SLI Frame buffer Size

[256MB]

AZALIA Audio

[Internal codec+E}

Front Panel Select

[HD Audio]

SPDIF Mode Setting

[SPDIF Output]

Onboard LAN

[Auto]

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

[Disabled]

SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE

[Enabled]

Options

PCI VGA Card First

Internal VGA First

PCIE VGA Card First

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