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Chapter 2 – Asus M4N82 Deluxe User Manual

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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.