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CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way CrossFireX, and Quad CrossFireX, Operation Guide, Installing Two

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2.16 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireXTM, 4-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM that allows you to install up to four identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireXTM, 3-way CrossFireXTM, 4-way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM are supported with Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit OS. 1. You should only use identical CrossFireXTM-ready graphics cards that are AMD certified. 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 certified 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. Different CrossFireXTM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireXTM. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide. 2.16.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards Step 1. Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. 52

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2.16
CrossFireX
TM
, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
, 4-Way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireX
TM
, 3-way CrossFireX
TM
, 4-way
CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
that allows you to install up to four
identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireX
TM
, 3-way
CrossFireX
TM
, 4-way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
are supported
with Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit OS.
1. You should only use identical CrossFireX
TM
-ready graphics cards that
are AMD certified.
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireX
TM
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 certified PSU. Please refer to the AMD’s website for details.
4. 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.
5. Different CrossFireX
TM
cards may require different methods to enable
CrossFireX
TM
. Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed
installation guide.
2.16.1
Installing Two CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1. Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics
card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.