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CrossFire™ FAQ, What graphics cards work with CrossFire

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43 CHAPTER 8: CrossFire™ FAQ The following are frequently-asked questions about CrossFire™. For the latest information, please consult the CrossFire™ Web site at: ati.com/crossfire 1 What combination of products are required to build a working CrossFire™ system? Three components are required: • a CrossFire™ Edition graphics card that works as the Master graphics card. • a CrossFire™ Ready graphics card from the same brand-family that works as the Slave graphics card. • a CrossFire™ Ready motherboard (which contains two PCIe™ X16 slots). More information on the requirements for each of these components can be found within this FAQ. 2 What graphics cards work with CrossFire™? A CrossFire™ graphics card works with all members of the same brand-family. Thus a Radeon® X1800 CrossFire™ Edition can be used as the Master graphics card with any member of the Radeon® X1800 family. 3 What motherboards support CrossFire™? Any certified CrossFire™ motherboards based on Intel® and ATI chipsets. 4 Are there specific CMOS motherboard settings for CrossFire™? On some motherboards, the CMOS may be set by default to support only a single PCI Express® X16 slot. Ensure that both PCIe™ X16 slots are enabled in the CMOS.

Section	Page
Radeon® X1950 XTX	1
Table of Contents	5
Introduction	7
Radeon® X1950 XTX Features	7
Graphic Features	7
SmoothVision™	7
HyperZ™	7
VideoShader™	8
512-bit Ring Bus Memory Controller	8
Ultra-Threaded Shader Engine	8
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering	9
System Requirements	10
Before You Begin	10
Record Your Serial and Part Numbers	11
Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers	11
To uninstall previous drivers	11
Installing Hardware	13
Installing the graphics card	14
Connecting Devices	15
Using Multiple Displays	17
Connecting Your Monitors	17
To connect your monitors	18
To set up a multi-monitor display	18
Display Configurations	19
Installing Software and Drivers	21
Installing Drivers and Software in Windows®	21
Software Installation Prerequisites	21
To install ATI drivers and software	21
Monitor Configuration	22
To configure your primary display	23
To set up a multi-monitor display	23
Reinstalling Drivers	23
Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite	24
To install the Catalyst™ software suite	24
Catalyst™ Control Center	27
Help	27
Displays Manager	27
Video	28
To access the Video aspect	28
Display Options	28
Color	29
Display the Color aspect	29
Monitor Properties	29
CrossFire™	29
Component Video Properties	30
Digital Panel Properties	30
Hotkeys Manager	31
To access Hotkeys Manager	31
Profiles Manager	31
To access the Profiles Manager	31
Preferences	31
To access Preferences	32
CrossFire™	32
Access CrossFire™	32
Enable CrossFire™	32
Profiles Manager	33
Using TV Display and Capture Features	35
Using TV Out	35
Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV	35
Connecting to a TV	35
To use a DVI connection	35
Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display	36
Viewing Text on a TV	37
Using a TV as the Only Display	37
Using Games and Applications	37
Connecting to HDTV	37
Installing your ATI HDTV video cable	38
Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable	39
Using the Radeon® X1950 XTX with CrossFire™	41
CrossFire™ Overview	41
Allowable CrossFire™ System Components	41
CrossFire™ Rendering Modes	41
SuperTiling	42
Scissor Mode	43
Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) Mode	44
Super Anti-aliasing Mode	45
CrossFire™ FAQ	49
Reference	55
Troubleshooting	55
Product Registration	59
Customer Care	59
Additional Accessories	61
Compliance Information	61
FCC Compliance Information	61
Industry Canada Compliance Statement	62
CE Compliance Information	62
Informations de conformité de la CE	62
Electrical Safety	62
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance	63
Glossary	65
2D	65
Pulldown	65
3D	65
3Dc™	65
Adaptive Anti-aliasing	66
AGP	66
Alpha Blending	66
Alternate Frame Rendering	66
Anisotropic Filtering	67
Anti-aliasing	67
Aspect	67
Aspect Ratio	67
Avivo™ Color	67
Back Buffer	68
Bilinear Filtering	68
Bit Depth	68
Bitmap	68
Brightness	69
Buffer	69
Catalyst™ Control Center	69
Color Component	69
Color Correction	69
Color Depth	69
Component Video	70
Composite Video	70
Compositing Engine	70
Control Point	70
CRT	70
Dashboard	71
Direct 3D®	71
DirectX	71
Dithering	71
Dot pitch	71
DVI	72
EDTV	72
Flat Shading	72
Fog	72
Frame Buffer	72
Frames Per Second	73
Gamma	73
Gouraud Shading	73
HDCP	73
HDMI™	73
HDTV	74
Hue	74
HydraVision™	74
HyperZ™ HD	74
Keyframe Interpolation	75
KTX Buffer Region Extension	75
Lighting	75
Mipmapping	75
NTSC	75
Offscreen Memory	76
OpenGL®	76
ATI Overdrive	76
PAL	76
PCI	76
PCI Express® (PCIe™)	77
Pipeline	77
Pixel	77
Refresh Rate	77
Rendering	77
Resolution	78
Saturation	78
SCART	78
Scissor Mode	78
SDTV	78
SECAM	79
Shadow Mask	79
SmoothVision™ HD	79
Specular Highlight	79
Super Anti-aliasing	80
SuperTiling	80
S-Video	80
Texel	80
Texture Mapping	80
Texture Preference	81
Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS)	81
Trilinear Filtering	81
Vector Adaptive Deinterlacing	81
VersaVision™	82
Vertex Shader	82
Vertex shader units	82
VGA Connector	82
Video Immersion™ II	82
VideoShader™ HD	83
VPU Recover	83
YPbPr	83
Z-buffer	83
Index	85
Numerics	85
A	85
B	85
C	86
D	87
E	87
F	87
G	88
H	88
I	88
K	88
L	88
M	88
N	89
O	89
P	89
R	89
S	90
T	90
U	91
V	91
W	91
X	91
Y	92