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2.7 CrossFireTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireTM feature. CrossFireTM 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, CrossFireTM enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireTM feature is supported with Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 and VistaTM OS. Please check AMD website for ATITM CrossFireTM driver updates. What graphics cards work with CrossFireTM? A complete CrossFireTM system requires a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard, a CrossFireTM Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card from the same series, or two CrossFireTM Ready cards. This applies to cards from ATITM or any of its partners. Please refer to below table for CrossFireTM VGA card support list according to the OS you install. For Windows® XP Vendor Chipset ATI Radeon HD2900XT Radeon HD 2600XT Radeon HD 2600PRO Radeon X1950XTX Radeon X1950PRO Model Driver MSI RX2900XT-VT2D512E Catalyst 7.11 Gigabyte GV-RX26T256HP-B Catalyst 7.9 MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ Catalyst 7.9 GeCube RX1950XTX Catalyst 7.11 Gecube Radeon X1950Pro 256MB Catalyst 7.11 For Windows® Vista Vendor Chipset ATI Radeon HD2900XT Radeon HD 2600XT Radeon HD 2600PRO Radeon X1950XTX Radeon X1950PRO Radeon X1600PRO Radeon X1300 PRO Model Driver MSI RX2900XT-VT2D512E Catalyst 7.11 Gigabyte GV-RX26T256HP-B Catalyst 7.9 MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ Catalyst 7.9 GeCube RX1950XTX Catalyst 7.11 Gecube Radeon X1950Pro 256MB Catalyst 7.11 MSI RX1600PRO-TD256E Catalyst 7.3 MSI RX1300PRO-TD256E Catalyst 7.3 1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance benefits of CrossFireTM. All three CrossFireTM components, a CrossFireTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFireTM 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 CrossFireTM mode. 22

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1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefits of CrossFire
TM
. All three CrossFire
TM
components, a
CrossFire
TM
Ready graphics card, a CrossFire
TM
Ready motherboard and a
CrossFire
TM
Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to
benefit from the CrossFire
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 CrossFire
TM
mode.
What graphics cards work with CrossFire
TM
?
A complete CrossFire
TM
system requires a CrossFire
TM
Ready motherboard, a
CrossFire
TM
Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon (CrossFire
TM
Ready) graphics card from the same series, or two CrossFire
TM
Ready cards. This
applies to cards from ATI
TM
or any of its partners. Please refer to below table for
CrossFire
TM
VGA card support list according to the OS you install.
For Windows
®
XP
Vendor Chipset
Model
Driver
ATI
Radeon HD2900XT
MSI RX2900XT-VT2D512E
Catalyst 7.11
Radeon HD 2600XT
Gigabyte GV-RX26T256HP-B
Catalyst 7.9
Radeon HD 2600PRO
MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ
Catalyst 7.9
Radeon X1950XTX
GeCube RX1950XTX
Catalyst 7.11
Radeon X1950PRO
Gecube Radeon X1950Pro 256MB Catalyst 7.11
For Windows
®
Vista
Vendor Chipset
Model
Driver
ATI
Radeon HD2900XT
MSI RX2900XT-VT2D512E
Catalyst 7.11
Radeon HD 2600XT
Gigabyte GV-RX26T256HP-B
Catalyst 7.9
Radeon HD 2600PRO
MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ
Catalyst 7.9
Radeon X1950XTX
GeCube RX1950XTX
Catalyst 7.11
Radeon X1950PRO
Gecube Radeon X1950Pro 256MB Catalyst 7.11
Radeon X1600PRO
MSI RX1600PRO-TD256E
Catalyst 7.3
Radeon X1300 PRO
MSI RX1300PRO-TD256E
Catalyst 7.3
2.7 CrossFire
2.7 CrossFire
2.7 CrossFire
2.7 CrossFire
2.7 CrossFire
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFire
TM
feature. CrossFire
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, CrossFire
TM
enables the highest possible level of performance and
image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFire
TM
feature is supported with
Windows
®
XP with Service Pack 2 and Vista
TM
OS. Please check AMD website for
ATI
TM
CrossFire
TM
driver updates.