ASRock A790GXH/128M User Manual - Page 25

Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX

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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 CrossFireTM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireXTM mode. Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireXTM Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireXTM feature. For other CrossFireXTM cards that ATITM has released or will release in the future, please refer to ATIXTM graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. Step 1. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE1 slot. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section "Expansion Slots". Step 2. Install the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section "Expansion Slots". Step 3. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing two CrossFireTM Bridge on CrossFireTM Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards. (CrossFireTM Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) 25

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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 CrossFire
TM
Edition card with a 16-pipe card,
both cards will
operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX
TM
mode.
Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX
Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX
Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX
Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX
Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireX
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
Different CrossFireX
TM
cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX
TM
feature. For other CrossFireX
TM
cards that ATI
TM
has released or will release in the
future, please refer to ATIX
TM
graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1.
Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE1 slot. For the proper installation
procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
Step 2.
Install the other Radeon graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the proper installa-
tion procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
Step 3.
Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing two CrossFire
TM
Bridge on
CrossFire
TM
Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards.
(CrossFire
TM
Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not
bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor
for details.)