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2.7 Hybrid CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM feature. ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD 780G integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame rates. Currently, ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM Technology is only supported with Windows® VistaTM OS, and is not available with Windows® XP OS. In the future, ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM may be supported with Windows® XP OS. Please visit our website for updated information. What does an ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM system include? An ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM system includes an ATITM RadeonTM 2400 or ATITM RadeonTM 3450 series graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD 780G integrated chipset, all operating in a Windows® VistaTM environment. Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM. For the future update of more compatible PCI Express graphics cards, please visit our website for further information. Vendor Chipset Model Driver ATI RADEON X2400PRO MSI RX2400 PRO-TD256EH Catalyst 8.9 RADEON HD2400XT * POWERCOLOR HD2400 XT Catalyst 8.9 256MB DDR3 RADEON HD3450 POWERCOLOR AX3450 Catalyst 8.9 256MD2-S * Please visit our website for the future driver update and the latest information. Enjoy the benefit of Hybrid CrossFireXTM Step 1. Keep ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card at the default mode (x16). Step 2. Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE2 slot (green). For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section "Expansion Slots". Step 3. Connect the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI Express graphics card on PCIE2 slot. Step 4. Boot your system. Press to enter BIOS setup. Enter "Advanced" screen, and enter "Chipset Settings". Then set the option "Surround View" to [Enabled]. Step 5. Boot into OS. Please remove the ATITM driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system. Step 6. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card. Step 7. Restart your computer. Then you will find "ATI Catalyst Control Center" on your Windows® taskbar. English ATI Catalyst Control Center 29 ASRock M3A780GXH/128M Motherboard

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ASRock
M3A780GXH/128M
Motherboard
English
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2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
Hybrid CrossFireX
Hybrid CrossFireX
Hybrid CrossFireX
Hybrid CrossFireX
Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports ATI
TM
Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
feature. ATI
TM
Hybrid
CrossFireX
TM
brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD 780G
integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate
simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame
rates. Currently, ATI
TM
Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
Technology is only supported with
Windows
®
Vista
TM
OS, and is not available with Windows
®
XP OS. In the future,
ATI
TM
Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
may be supported with Windows
®
XP OS. Please visit
our website for updated information.
Enjoy the benefit of Hybrid CrossFireX
Enjoy the benefit of Hybrid CrossFireX
Enjoy the benefit of Hybrid CrossFireX
Enjoy the benefit of Hybrid CrossFireX
Enjoy the benefit of Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
Step 1.
Keep ASRock SLI/XFire Switch Card at the default mode (x16).
Step 2.
Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE2 slot (green). For
the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
Step 3.
Connect the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI
Express graphics card on PCIE2 slot.
Step 4.
Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Advanced” screen,
and enter “Chipset Settings”. Then set the option “Surround View” to [Enabled].
Step 5.
Boot into OS. Please remove the ATI
TM
driver if you have any VGA driver
installed in your system.
Step 6.
Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the
onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card.
Step 7.
Restart your computer. Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on
your Windows
®
taskbar.
Vendor Chipset
Model
Driver
ATI
RADEON X2400PRO
MSI RX2400 PRO-TD256EH
Catalyst 8.9
RADEON HD2400XT *
POWERCOLOR HD2400 XT
Catalyst 8.9
256MB DDR3
RADEON HD3450
POWERCOLOR AX3450
Catalyst 8.9
256MD2-S
* Please visit our website for the future driver update and the latest information.
What does an ATI
TM
Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
system include?
An ATI
TM
Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
system includes an ATI
TM
Radeon
TM
2400 or
ATI
TM
Radeon
TM
3450 series graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD
780G integrated chipset, all operating in a Windows
®
Vista
TM
environment.
Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for ATI
TM
Hybrid
CrossFireX
TM
. For the future update of more compatible PCI Express graphics
cards, please visit our website for further information.
ATI Catalyst Control Center