Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NVIDIA Quadro Nvidia
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SLI for NVIDIA Quad ro: Installation Guide This document provides the information necessa ry to su ccessfully install an d configure your SLI- capable graphics boards a nd system. You may also review the full Installation Guide for additional information.
Requiremen ts: - Any two NVIDIA Quadro PCI Express graphics boards: NVIDIA Q uadro FX 440 0, 3400, 1400, 1300, 540, 330 Motherboard and Po wer Supply Requirements To support SLI, your PC motherboard must be PCI Express-based, with two available and adjacent PCI Express expansion slots.
Figure 2. shows two SLI-capable graphics b oards in stalled in PCI Express expansion slot s wi th the SLI bridge connector and auxiliary power connector cables installed. From a hardware perspective this system is ready for SL I driver installa tion and confi guration.
2. Gently remove or open the systems enclo su re (refer to owne rs m anual that came with your computer if necessary). 3. Perform the installation in a static safe environment and utilize a properly gro unde d anti-static wristband. Place any static sensit ive components in anti-stati c bags.
6. Click anywhere on the message above (if t he message disappe ars, right click on the desktop and select Properties/Settings/Adv anced/Quadro FX xxxx/SLI mult i-GPU). Check the “Enable SLI multi-GPU” as shown in the screen capture below a nd select OK.
You will then need to select the appropriate profile in the co ntrol pa nel. You can do this by selecting: Properties/Settings /A dvanced/Quadro FX xxxx/Performance & Quality Settings. In t he “Active profile” drop-down menu, select “3D App – Modeling AFR”.
Important Benchmark Reminders NVIDIA has encountered a number of installati on and config uratio n issues that you need to be aware of while benchmarki ng. Here is a checklis t of things to look for when your numbers don’t match some of the numbers provide d, or whe n appli cations will not run: 1.
>Additional Properties->OpenG L Settings pa nel and select the appropriate a ppl ication in the Custom OpenGL Application Setting pane. App lication spe cific settings exist for many applications including: 3ds max; AutoCAD; CATIA; Maya / Studio Tools; Pro/ENGINEER; Solid Edge; SolidWorks; and Unigraphics, among othe rs.
X F86Confi g .sample- 4 (7 KB) X F86Confi g .sample- 2 (7 KB) SLI Questions and Answers Here are answers to some common SLI questions: Q: Can I take advantage of SLI and run four displays at the same .
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