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Chapter 6: NVIDIAChapter 6: NVIDIA

Chapter 6: NVIDIA

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SLI™ technology support SLI™ technology support

SLI™ technology support

NVIDIA Settings iconNVIDIA Settings icon

NVIDIA Settings icon

To enable the multi-GPU feature:

1. Click the

NVIDIA SettingsNVIDIA Settings

NVIDIA Settings

iconicon

icon on your Windows taskbar.

2. From the pop-up menu, select

nView Desktop ManagernView Desktop Manager

nView Desktop Manager

then click

nView Properties nView Properties

nView Properties.

Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the

NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA

website (www.nvidia.com).

6.2.36.2.3

6.2.3

Setting the SLI mode in BIOSSetting the SLI mode in BIOS

Setting the SLI mode in BIOS

By default, the SLI mode item in the BIOS is set to [Auto]. This allows the

BIOS to automatically detect the SLI selector card setting on the

motherboard.

6.2.46.2.4

6.2.4

Installing the device driversInstalling the device drivers

Installing the device drivers

Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to

install the device drivers.

• We recommend that you keep the SLI mode item setting to [Auto].

• When not set to [Auto], make sure that the SLI mode BIOS setting

is the same as the EZ selector card setting.

• See section “4.4.10 SLI Configuration” on page 4-37 for details.

6.2.56.2.5

6.2.5

Enabling the multi-GPU feature in WindowsEnabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows

Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows

After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the

Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView

properties.