Asus M4N82 Deluxe - Manual (Page 41)

ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 2-21
Chapter 2
VGA configuration
PCI Express operating mode
PCIex16_1 PCIex16_2 PCIex16_3
Single VGA/PCIe card x16 x1 x16
Dual VGA/PCIe card x16 x1 x16
Triple VGA/PCIe card x8 x8 x8
• When using one VGA card and a x4 PCIe card at the same time, install them to the
blue slots.
• If you install two VGA cards to the blue slots and use other x4 PCIe cards
simultaneously, the x4 PCIe cards will downgrade to x1 mode for optimum VGA
performance.
• We recommend that you install a VGA card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slots,
and install any other PCI Express device on the PCI Express slot (black).
• 3-Way SLI™ / Hybrid SLI™ mode is supported only under Windows ® Vista OS. For
more information, visit the NVIDIA ® official website at www.nvidia.com.
• Visit the NVIDIA ® official website at www.nvidia.com for the list of 3-Way SLI™ /
Hybrid SLI™-supported graphics cards.
• Connect a rear chassis fan to the chassis (CHA_FAN1/2) connector when using two
(or three) graphics cards for better thermal environment. See page 2-35 for details.
• We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running NVIDIA ® SLI™ mode.
See page 2-34 for details.