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2.5 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM feature. CrossFireXTM technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireXTM enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireXTM feature is supported with Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 / VistaTM / 7 / 8 OS. Quad CrossFireXTM feature is supported with Windows® VistaTM / 7 / 8 OS only. Please check AMD website for AMD CrossFireXTM driver updates. 1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance benefits of CrossFireXTM. All three CrossFireXTM components, a CrossFireXTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireXTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFireXTM multi-GPU platform. 2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireXTM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireXTM mode. 2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.5.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireXTM feature. For other CrossFireXTM cards that AMD has released or will release in the future, please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. English 19 ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 Motherboard

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ASRock
970 Pro3 R2.0
Motherboard
English
2.5
CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
feature.
CrossFireX
TM
technology offers the most advantageous means available of
combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single
PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design
and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX
TM
enables the highest
possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently
CrossFireX
TM
feature is supported with Windows
®
XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista
TM
/
7 / 8 OS. Quad CrossFireX
TM
feature is supported with Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ 7 / 8 OS
only. Please check AMD website for AMD CrossFireX
TM
driver updates.
2.5.1
Graphics Card Setup
2.5.1.1
Installing Two CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
Different CrossFireX
TM
cards may require different methods to enable CrossFi-
reX
TM
feature. For other CrossFireX
TM
cards that AMD has released or will release
in the future, please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation
guide.
Step 1.
Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefits of CrossFireX
TM
. All three CrossFireX
TM
components, a
CrossFireX
TM
Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX
TM
Ready motherboard and a
CrossFireX
TM
Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly
to benefit from the CrossFireX
TM
multi-GPU platform.
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
TM
Edition card with a 16-pipe card,
both
cards
will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX
TM
mode.