9 using the asus ai selector utility – Asus A8N-SLI Premium User Manual

Page 164

5 - 4 6

C h a p t e r 5 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t

5.9

Using the ASUS AI Selector utility

The motherboard support CD comes with the ASUS AI Selector that allows
you to set the video card mode of your system.

Follow the A I S e l e c t o r

A I S e l e c t o r

A I S e l e c t o r installation wizard to install the AI Selector utility

from the motherboard support CD.

Use this utility only when you have two graphics cards installed in your
system.

5.9.1

Launching the ASUS AI Selector

After you have successfully installed the utility in your computer, launch
the AI Selector utility from the Windows

desktop by clicking S t a r t > A l l

S t a r t > A l l

P r o g r a m s > A S U S > A I S e l e c t o r > A I S e l e c t o r

P r o g r a m s > A S U S > A I S e l e c t o r > A I S e l e c t o r from the Windows

taskbar.

C l i c k f o r h e l p

C l i c k t o m i n i m i z e

C l i c k t o e x i t

C l i c k t o s e l e c t

S L I m o d e

R o t a t e k n o b t o

s e l e c t S L I m o d e

S i n g l e V i d e o C a r d m o d e

S i n g l e V i d e o C a r d m o d e - the primary (blue) PCI slot works at the
bandwidth of PCI Express x16.

D u a l V i d e o C a r d m o d e

D u a l V i d e o C a r d m o d e - the primary (blue) PCI slot and secondary
(black) PCI slot works at the bandwidth of PCI Express x8. The combined
bandwidth of these maintain the bandwidth of PCI Express x16.

V i d e o c a r d s t a t u s