How-To Guide - Assembling your SLI System

STEP THREE

Now that you have obtained the necessary NVIDIA SLI-Ready parts and confirmed your power supply needs its time to configure the system.

		1. Install the NVIDIA SLI-Ready Motherboard (per instructions in the accompanying manual) Check here for a list of NVIDIA Certified SLI Ready motherboards.

		2. Install both of the NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards (per instructions in the accompanying manual)

		3. Connect the PCI Express supplementary power connectors to each of the graphic cards (where applicable):

		4. Install the NVIDIA SLI connector* to connect the two graphics cards: Check here for a list of NVIDIA Certified SLI-Ready Add-in Cards. * The NVIDIA SLI connector is not used with some mainstream graphics card models such as the GeForce 6600 and GeForce 7300 series.

Once the new NVIDIA SLI-certified components have been installed in the system, they will be recognized by the operating system upon Windows boot-up. A Found New Hardware message will be displayed:

You must now install the NVIDIA SLI software in order for the system to recognize the new hardware. Go on to Step Four for software installation.