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Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration, Configuration

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1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration A. System Requirements -- Windows 10 64-bit operating system -- A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two or more PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver -- CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver (For the latest GPUs that support the 3-way CrossFire/SLI technology, please refer to the AMD/NVIDIA® website.) (Note 1) -- CrossFire (Note 2)/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 CrossFire/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots. Step 2: Insert the CrossFire (Note 2)/SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot. PCIEX16_1 Refer to the table below when using a 44-lane CPU (10-core or above): 1-Way 2-Way 3-Way PCIEX16_1 a(x16) a(x16) a(x16) PCIEX16_2 r a(x16) a(x16) PCIEX8 r r a(x8) a: Installed, r: Not Installed. Refer to the table below when using a 28-lane CPU (6-core or above): 1-Way 2-Way 3-Way PCIEX16_1 a(x16) a(x16) a(x8) PCIEX16_2 r a(x8) a(x8) PCIEX8 r r a(x8) a: Installed, r: Not Installed. Refer to the table below when using a 16-lane CPU (4-core): 1-Way 2-Way (Note 3) PCIEX16_1 a(x8) a(x8) PCIEX16_2 r a(x4) a: Installed, r: Not Installed. PCIEX8 PCIEX16_2 (Note 1) When using dual core graphics cards, only 2-way is supported. (Note 2) The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. (Note 3) Supports the CrossFire technology only. Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFire/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 CrossFire/SLI technology. - 21 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
1-6
Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Configuration
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFire/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 CrossFire/SLI technology.
(Note 1) When using dual core graphics cards, only 2-way is supported.
(Note 2) The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
(Note 3) Supports the CrossFire technology only.
A. System Requirements
-
Windows 10 64-bit operating system
-
A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two or more PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
-
CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
(For the latest GPUs that support the 3-way CrossFire/SLI technology, please refer to the AMD/NVIDIA
®
website.)
(Note 1)
-
CrossFire
(Note 2)
/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
CrossFire/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots.
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire
(Note 2)
/SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold
edge connectors on top of the cards.
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot.
PCIEX16_1
PCIEX8
PCIEX16_2
±
Refer to the table below when using a 44-lane CPU (10-core or above):
1-Way
2-Way
3-Way
PCIEX16_1
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
PCIEX16_2
r
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
PCIEX8
r
r
a
(x8)
a
: Installed,
r
: Not Installed.
±
Refer to the table below when using a 28-lane CPU (6-core or above):
1-Way
2-Way
3-Way
PCIEX16_1
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
a
(x8)
PCIEX16_2
r
a
(x8)
a
(x8)
PCIEX8
r
r
a
(x8)
a
: Installed,
r
: Not Installed.
±
Refer to the table below when using a 16-lane CPU (4-core):
1-Way
2-Way
(Note 3)
PCIEX16_1
a
(x8)
a
(x8)
PCIEX16_2
r
a
(x4)
a
: Installed,
r
: Not Installed.