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Appendix A
Using NVIDIA SLI Technology
SLI Antialiasing Mode
You can use SLI technology to provide higher‐quality antialiasing beyond 16xFSAA.
In this mode, neither AFR nor SFR are available. To use SLI antialiasing, perform the
following steps.
1 Enable SLI antialiasing.
a From the NVIDIA Control Panel tool bar, switch to Advanced View and then
click Manage 3D Settings from the Select a Task pane.
b Click the Global Settings tab, and then click the Global presets list arrow and
click Custom.
c Under the Settings Feature column, locate SLI performance mode, click its
setting to activate the list box, then click SLI antialiasing.
2 Select an SLI antialiasing setting.
Under the Settings Feature column, locate Antialiasing ‐ Setting, click its setting
to activate the list box, then click the SLI antialiasing setting you want to use.
3 Click Apply.
SLI Single-GPU Mode
SLI single‐GPU mode is the default setting, and provides improved performance at a
level that assures compatibility with most applications. This is not the same as
completely disabling SLI. If you are trying to solve a compatibility issue, you may
want to completely disable SLI by clearing the Enable SLI technology check box on
the Manage 3D Settings‐>Set SLI Configuration page.
To use single GPU mode, perform the following steps.
1 From the NVIDIA Control Panel tool bar, switch to Advanced View and then click
Manage 3D Settings from the Select a Task pane.
2 Click the Global Settings tab, and then click the Global presets list arrow and click
Custom.
3 Under the Settings Feature column, locate SLI performance mode, click its setting
to activate the list box, then click SLI single‐GPU.
4 Click Apply.
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