Asus M4N98TD EVO - Manual (Page 115)

ASUS M4N98TD EVO 5-5
Chapter 5
5.2 NVIDIA ® Hybrid SLI™ technology
The motherboard supports the NVIDIA ® Hybrid SLI™ technology that includes two
primary features: GeForce ® Boost and HybridPower™. GeForce ® Boost enhances the
performance of NVIDIA discrete Graphics Process Units (dGPU) when they work with the
onboard motherboard GPU (mGPU). HybridPower™ unleashes the graphics performance
of the dGPU and enables low-power operation when the performance of the dGPU is not
needed. You can switch from the dGPU(s) to the mGPU for a quiet, power-saving computer
environment.
• Hybrid SLI technology is supported by Windows ® Vista™ / 7 only.
• Hybrid SLI technology requires at least 2GB system memory to activate.
• GeForce Boost supports up to two displays simultaneously (both connected to either
the mGPU or the dGPU).
• When two or more displays are connected to both the mGPU and the dGPU, the
Hybrid SLI mode is disabled and the multi-display mode is enabled. In the multi-
display mode, up to four displays can be connected (two displays driven by the mGPU
and two displays by the dGPU).
• HybridPower requires displays to be connected to the mGPU. HybridPower cannot be
enabled when displays are driven through the dGPU.
• HybridPower and GeForce Boost are supported by certain set of dGPUs. Go to www.
nvidia.com/hybridsli to learn the supported GPUs.
Enabling GeForce ® Boost™
Before enabling GeForce Boost, ensure that you have installed a dGPU recommended for
GeForce Boost on your motherboard.
GeForce Boost
1. Turn on the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter
the BIOS Setup Utility.
2. Go to Advanced > Chipset > SouthBridge Configuration and set the Hybrid SLI
support item to [Auto]. See section 3.6.2 Chipset for details.
The Hybrid SLI Support item becomes user-configurable only when a dGPU is detected.
Ensure that your dGPU is properly installed.
Advanced Chipset Settings
Hybrid SLI support [Disabled]
Hybrid SLI Frame buffer size [Disabled]
Primary Graphics Adapter [PCIE VGA Card Firs]
SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced