Gateway fx540 Reference Guide

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CHAPTER 4: Advanced Hardware Setup
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Setting up dual video cards
If your computer has two high-end graphics cards installed, 
you can enable the SLI connection between two cards so that 
both cards work as a single card, delivering ultra-high frame 
rates for a single gaming monitor.
To set up the single-monitor SLI connection:
 
1
Remove the side panel by following the instructions in 
2
Verify that you have multiple SLI video cards installed in 
your computer and that the SLI bridge cable is 
connecting the two. If you ordered the computer with 
two graphics cards, the bridge cable is already installed.
3
Replace the side panel by following the instructions in 
4
Connect your monitor to the upper right DVI port.
SLI bridge cable
DVI port for single monitor 
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