Step 2: Insert the SLI bridge (the GC-SLICON) to the SLI gold edge connector on top of both cards. Make sure the two mini female slots on the bridge connector se-

curely fit onto the SLI gold

edge connetors of both

cards.

Gold edge connector on the top of

 

 

 

 

 

graphics card

Female slots on the bridge connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3: In order to securely fix the bridge connector be- tween the two cards, you must install the retention bracket included with the motherboard and secure the retention bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw .

place this part on the top of the bridge connector.

retention bracket

Step 4: Plug the display cable into either one of the two graphics cards for display output. If you plug the display cable to the card on the PCIE_16_1 slot, make sure to set Init Display First in BIOS Setup to PEG; if you plug the display cable to the card on the PCIE_16_2 slot, set Init Display First to PEG(Slot2).

Graphics Card Driver Setting:

Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, right-click the NVIDIA icon in your sys- tem tray and then select NVIDIA Display. The NVIDIA control panel will appear.

Step 2: Select SLI multi-GPUfrom the side menu and then select the Enable SLI multi-GPUcheckbox in the SLI multi-GPU dialog box. System will restart after you click Apply. Then the SLI configuration is completed.

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