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Setup of ATI CrossFireX, SLI Configuration

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1-6 Setup of ATI CrossFireX™/SLI Configuration A. System Requirements - The 2-Way CrossFireX/SLItechnology currently supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems - The 3-Way CrossFireX/SLI technology currectly supports Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems only - A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Two/three CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver (Current ATI GPUs that support 3-Way CrossFireX technology include the Radeon HD 3800 series, Radeon HD 4800 and Radeon HD 58XX series. Current NVIDIA GPUs that support 3-Way SLI technology include the 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, 9800 GTX, GTX 260 and GTX 280.) - One/two CrossFire (Note)/SLI bridge connectors - 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/three CrossFireX/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots. (To set up a 2-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards on the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots.) Step 2: Insert the CrossFire (Note)/SLI bridge connector(s) in the CrossFireX/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the two/three 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 2-Way 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 3-Way CrossFireX: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the Catalyst Control Center. Browse to the CrossFireX menu, select the Enable CrossFireX™ check box, and select the 3 GPUs combination. C-2. To Enable SLI Function Click OK to apply. For 2-Way/3-Way 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 the SLI con- figuration and Physx is 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 2-Way CrossFireX/SLItechnology currently supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems
-
The 3-Way CrossFireX/SLI technology currectly supports Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems only
- A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
- Two/three CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
(Current ATI GPUs that support 3-Way CrossFireX technology include the Radeon HD 3800 series, Radeon HD
4800 and Radeon HD 58XX series. Current NVIDIA GPUs that support 3-Way SLI technology include the 8800 GTX,
8800 Ultra, 9800 GTX, GTX 260 and GTX 280.)
- One/two CrossFire
(Note)
/SLI bridge connectors
- 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/three CrossFireX/SLI graphics cards on the PCI
Express x16 slots. (To set up a 2-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards on the PCIEX16_1 and
PCIEX16_2 slots.)
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire
(Note)
/SLI bridge connector(s) in the CrossFireX/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the two/three 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 2-Way 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 3-Way CrossFireX:
After installing the graph-
ics card driver in the
operating system, go to
the
Catalyst Control
Center
. Browse to the
CrossFireX
menu, select
the
Enable CrossFireX
™
check box, and select the
3 GPUs
combination.
Click
OK
to apply.
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.
For 2-Way/3-Way 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 the
SLI con-
figuration
and
Physx
is enabled.
C-2. To Enable SLI Function