Triple display NF980-G65 with dual GTX 275

Im just doing a final check of facts and compatibility before i start buying my sexy new system.
It looks to me as if the best arrangement for my needs/budget is an NF980-G65 with a pair of GTX 275 (SLI).
However, reading the manual i have downloaded i notice this paragraph.
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Please note that although you have installed the graphics card in the PCI Express slot,
only the onboard video outputs  (which be embedded in back panel of mainboard) will 
work. Hence, you only need to connect a monitor to the onboard video output.
this is in the hybrid SLI section (which i wont be using) and, is referring to a single card working in conjunction with the onboard graphics chip (which i wont be doing), but i want to be 100% certain (before i buy the single most pivotal part of the new system) that the board will behave as i require and NOT disable the video outputs on the cards leaving me with just the motherboard video output
or, to be more accurate, i want to be 100% certain that it will leave me with at least 3 functional SLI outputs
(i absolutely need 3 screens on this setup (my whole workspace is built around it)... and ill probably add the 4th soon)
thanks

Thanks,
So I read that hybrid sli is no longer supported in windows 7.
I tried searching page after page in google and only came up with the info that some motherboards allow you to run onboard and discrete graphics at the same time... but I could not find anything specific for this board.
I also searched if I could use a gtx series card and a cheaper 8000 or 9000 series geforce in non-sli to drive 4 monitors but I could not find any good information.
Another option is to use a 5000 series ati card with a passive adapter for one of the monitors but since I already have a gtx 275, I won't be pursuing this option.
I did however find that I should be relatively safe in using a gtx 275 with a gtx 250 in non-sli to drive 4 monitors. However, this is a bit more expensive of a solution than I was hoping for, and will be my last resort if I can't get onboard working with gtx 275 or gtx 275 and a cheaper geforce series.
If anyone on these forums is running 3 or more monitors I would really appreciate if you could post and tell me how you did it.

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