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ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-23
• 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).
• Currently, only NVIDIA
®
SLI™-Ready GeForce
®
8800 Ultra and GeForce
®
8800 GTX graphics cards support 3-Way SLI™ mode.
• 3-Way SLI™ mode is supported only under Windows
®
Vista OS. For more
information, go to the NVIDIA
®
• Currently, only NVIDIA
®
GeForce
®
8500 GT, GeForce
®
8400 GS, and
GeForce
®
8400 graphics cards support GeForce Boost function under
Hybrid SLI™ mode.
• Currently, only NVIDIA
®
GeForce
®
9800 GX2 graphics card supports
HybridPower™ function under Hybrid SLI™ mode.
• Hybrid SLI™ mode is supported only under Windows
®
Vista OS. For more
information, go to www.nvidia.com/hybridsli.
• Before enabling the HybridPower™ function, ensure that you have
connected your display to the onboard VGA port or the HDMI/DVI port at
the rear panel. Refer to 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors for details.
• Connect a rear chassis fan to the chassis (CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2)
connector when using two (or three) graphics cards for better thermal
environment. See page 2-32 for details.
®
SLI™ mode. See pages 2-34 to 2-37 for details.
VGA conguration
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.
Universal PCI Express slot (max. x8 mode)
This motherboard also supports a Universal PCI Express slot with a maximum
speed of 2 GB/s. The operating frequency of this slot changes, depending on the
type of PCI Express card you install. Refer to the table below for details.
and the Universal PCI Express slot.