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Setup of ATI CrossFireX™/SLI Configuration, SLI Configuration - power supply

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1-6 Setup of ATI CrossFireX™/SLI Configuration A. System Requirements - The CrossFireX/SLItechnology currently supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems - A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Two CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver - One CrossFireX (Note)/SLI bridge connector - A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the power requirement) B. Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two CrossFireX/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots. Step 2: Insert the CrossFireX (Note)/SLI bridge connector(s) in the CrossFireX/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the two cards. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot. C. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. To Enable CrossFireX Function For CrossFireX: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the Catalyst Control Center. Browse to the CrossFireX menu and select the Enable CrossFireX™ check box. Click OK to apply. C-2. To Enable SLI Function For SLI: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the NVIDIA Control Panel. Browse to the Set SLI and PhysX configuration screen and ensure PhysX and SLI are enabled. (Note) The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
(Note)
The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
1-6
Setup of ATI CrossFireX
™
/SLI Configuration
A. System Requirements
- The CrossFireX/SLItechnology currently supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems
- A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
- Two CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
- One CrossFireX
(Note)
/SLI bridge connector
- A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the power requirement)
B. Connecting the Graphics Cards
Step 1:
Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two CrossFireX/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express
x16 slots.
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFireX
(Note)
/SLI bridge connector(s) in the CrossFireX/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the two cards.
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot.
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards.
Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling Cross-
FireX technology.
C. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver
C-1. To Enable CrossFireX Function
C-2. To Enable SLI Function
For CrossFireX:
After installing the
graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the
Catalyst Control Center
. Browse
to the
CrossFireX
menu and select the
Enable
CrossFireX
™
check box. Click
OK
to apply.
For SLI:
After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the
NVIDIA Control
Panel
. Browse to the
Set SLI and PhysX configuration
screen and ensure
PhysX
and
SLI
are
enabled.