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CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX, and Quad CrossFireX, Operation Guide, Installing Two CrossFireX, Ready

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2.9 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide his motherboard supports CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM are supported with Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64bit OS. 1. You should only use identical CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that are AMD certiied. 2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireXTM technology. Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com 3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power your system requires. It is recommended to use a AMD certiied PSU. Please refer to the AMD's website for details. 4. 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. 5. Diferent CrossFireXTM cards may require diferent methods to enable CrossFireXTM. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. 2.9.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1 Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. CrossFire Bridge Step 2 Connect two graphics cards by installing a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects on the top of the graphics cards. (he CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.) English 32

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English
2.9
CrossFireX
TM
, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide
His motherboard supports CrossFireX
TM
, 3-way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad
CrossFireX
TM
that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express
x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireX
TM
, 3-way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad
CrossFireX
TM
are supported with Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-
bit OS.
2.9.1
Installing Two CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1
Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot
and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot.
Make sure that the cards are properly
seated on the slots.
Step 2
Connect two graphics cards by installing
a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge
Interconnects on the top of the graphics
cards. (He CrossFire Bridge is provided
with the graphics card you purchase, not
bundled with this motherboard. Please
refer to your graphics card vendor for
details.)
1. You should only use identical Cross³ireX
²M
-ready graphics cards that are AMD certiIed.
2.
Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AMD Cross³ireX
²M
technology.
Download the drivers from the AMD’s website: www.amd.com
3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power
your system requires. ±t is recommended to use a AMD certiIed PSU. Please refer to the
AMD’s website for details.
4. ±f you pair a 12-pipe Cross³ireX
²M
Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will oper-
ate as 12-pipe cards while in Cross³ireX
²M
mode.
5. DiFerent Cross³ireX
²M
cards may require diFerent methods to enable Cross³ireX
²M
.
Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
CrossFire Bridge