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Setting up AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI Configuration, NVIDIA SLI Configuration

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1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI Configuration A. System Requirements -- The 2-Way CrossFireX and 2-Way SLI technologies currently support Windows 7, Vista, XP operating systems -- The 3-Way CrossFireX and 3-Way SLI technologies currently support Windows 7 and Vista operating systems -- 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 GPUs that support 3-Way CrossFireX technology include the ATI Radeon HD 3800, HD 4800, HD 5800 series, and AMD Radeon HD 6800 and HD 6900 series. Current GPUs that support 3-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, 9800 GTX, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 470, GTX 480, GTX 570, GTX 580, and GTX 590 series.) -- CrossFireX (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 CrossFireX (Note )/SLI bridge connectors 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 After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the Catalyst Control Center. Browse to Performance\AMD CrossFireX™ Configuration and ensure the Enable CrossFireX™ check box is selected and click Apply. Select the GPU combination you want to use. (Available combination options are dependent on the number of graphics cards you install.) C-2. To Enable SLI Function 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 Maximize 3D performance is enabled. (Note) The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards and driver version. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology. - 19 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
1-6
Setting up AMD CrossFireX
™
/NVIDIA SLI Configuration
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards and
driver version. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about
enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology.
(Note)
The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
A. System Requirements
The 2-Way CrossFireX and 2-Way SLI technologies currently support Windows 7,
Vista, XP operating systems
-
The 3-Way CrossFireX and 3-Way SLI technologies currently support Windows 7 and Vista operating systems
-
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 GPUs that support 3-Way CrossFireX technology include the ATI Radeon HD 3800, HD 4800, HD 5800 series,
and AMD Radeon HD 6800 and HD 6900 series. Current GPUs that support 3-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA
8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, 9800 GTX, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 470, GTX 480, GTX 570, GTX 580, and GTX 590 series.)
CrossFireX
-
(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 CrossFireX
(Note )
/SLI bridge connectors 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. Con
fi
guring the Graphics Card Driver
C-1. To Enable CrossFireX Function
After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the
Catalyst
Control Center
. Browse to
Performance\AMD CrossFireX
™
Configuration
and
ensure the
Enable CrossFireX
™
check box is selected and click
Apply
. Select the
GPU combination you want to use. (Available combination options are dependent
on the number of graphics cards you install.)
C-2. To Enable SLI Function
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
Maximize 3D performance
is enabled.