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3 Remove any existing graphics card(s).
4 Install the graphics card into the Primary PCI Express x16 slot.
If you are installing an additional GeForce GTX 275/285 graphics card for
SLI configuration, continue with step 5. If you are only installing one
GeForce card, go on to step 6.
HDTV
Connect directly to the bracket
connector for S-video output, or use
the TV Out dongle (included) to connect
to a TV via component (YPrPb) or
composite output.
DVI-I Connectors
1. Primary DVI Connector
2. Secondary DVI Connector
5 For SLI, install the second GeForce card into the outer most
PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard.
Connect the two or three cards together using the dual SLI bridge
connector that came with your SLI-ready motherboard.
Attention: If your system has been running for a period of time prior to opening
the panels, it is very important that you wait until the graphics cardin your
system has cooled before taking the card out of the system. Graphics cards can
get hot when they have been operating for any length of time.
Note: All of the graphic cards in SLI configurations must be identical.
Therefore, all graphics cards must be GeForce GTX 275/285.
Primary PCI
Express x16 slot
Dual SLI Bridge Connector
3-Way SLI Bridge Connector
6 Connect two 6-pin PCI Express auxiliary power connectors from
the computer power supply to the connectors on the top edge of the
GeForce GTX 275/285 graphics card.
7 If you are going to be using your graphics card to output audio over
an HDMI connection, connect the SPDIF cable as shown in the
diagram to your primary graphics card:
8 Reinstall the cover on your computer and reconnect any cables that
you removed earlier in the installation.
The GeForce GTX 275/285 graphics card can be connected to PC monitors
or TVs that support DVI, VGA, or HDMI inputs. Supported multi-display
configurations vary based on the operating mode of the graphics card
that is set in the NVIDIA Control Panel:
Connect your computer monitor(s) or TV(s) to the GeForce graphics card.
Connect this end of the SPDIF cable into the SPDIF
header on the motherboard, making sure to match
the SPDIF and GND pins on the cable to the correct
pins on the motherboard. Consult your motherboard
documentation for information on the SPDIF pins on
the motherboard.
Note: When two or more displays are connected, only the one connected to
the primary connector of the primary card will POST. The other monitor will
not come up until Windows loads.