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Chapter 5: Software supportChapter 5: Software support

Chapter 5: Software support

5.9 Using the ASUS AI Selector utility

The motherboard support CD comes with the ASUS AI Selector that allows

you to set the video card mode of your system.

Follow the

AI SelectorAI Selector

AI Selector installation wizard to install the AI Selector utility

from the motherboard support CD.

Use this utility only when you have two graphics cards installed in your

system.

5.9.15.9.1

5.9.1

Launching the ASUS AI SelectorLaunching the ASUS AI Selector

Launching the ASUS AI Selector

After you have successfully installed the utility in your computer, launch

the AI Selector utility from the Windows

desktop by clicking

Start > AllStart > All

Start > All

Programs > ASUS > AI Selector > AI SelectorPrograms > ASUS > AI Selector > AI Selector

Programs > ASUS > AI Selector > AI Selector from the Windows

taskbar.

Click for helpClick for help

Click for help

Click to minimizeClick to minimize

Click to minimize

Click to exitClick to exit

Click to exit

Click to selectClick to select

Click to select

SLI modeSLI mode

SLI mode

Rotate knob toRotate knob to

Rotate knob to

select SLI modeselect SLI mode

select SLI mode

Single Video Card mode Single Video Card mode

Single Video Card mode - the primary (blue) PCI slot works at the

bandwidth of PCI Express x16.

Dual Video Card modeDual Video Card mode

Dual Video Card mode - the primary (blue) PCI slot and secondary

(black) PCI slot works at the bandwidth of PCI Express x8. The combined

bandwidth of these maintain the bandwidth of PCI Express x16.

Video card statusVideo card status

Video card status