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What is SLI Bridge and is This a Part of the Computer? - KB Article - 349304

Summary: Information and description of SLI Bridge that may be installed in your Dell system.

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Symptoms

Need information and location of SLI Bridge installed on Dell computer

Cause

Description of SLI Bridge

Resolution


The Scalable Link Interface (SLI) bridge is a simple, small circuit board which comes packaged with SLI-ready motherboards.

The bridge has a connector on each end that attaches to the top edge connectors of SLI-ready video cards. In this way, the board bridges the two video cards. This mechanism is used to join two identical video cards together for information exchange when used in an SLI configuration (Figure 1, 2 and 3).

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Figure 1: SLI Bridge 1

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Figure 2: SLI Bridge 2

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Figure 3: SLI Bridge 3

The SLI bridge is included with all SLI-capable systems shipped by Alienware, regardless of the video card or cards selected at the time of purchase.

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Affected Products

Desktops & All-in-Ones
Article Properties
Article Number: 000149686
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 03 Mar 2021
Version:  6
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