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Using CrossFireX, Technology, Introduction

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Appendix ATI® CrossFireXTM Technology Introduction ATI® CrossFireXTM technology takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture, and features intelligent hardware and software solutions to deliver earth-shattering PC performance in a multi ATI® GPU solution. It allows up to four identical PCI ExpressTM x16 graphics cards. The CrossFireXTM requires the following components to be available in order to appear as an option within CatalystTM Control Center : ■ CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard, such as Foxconn's Quantumian 1 Series. ■ 2 CrossFireXTM graphics cards For the detailed CrossFireXTM Graphic Card support list on this motherboard, please visit the website: http://www.foxconnchannel.com Using CrossFireXTM Technology 1. Please uninstall any existing graphics card drivers which would possibly create a conflict before attempting to install this display card. 2. Install Radeon CrossFireXTM graphics cards into PCI-E*_16X slots. 3. Align and firmly insert the CrossFire bridge onto the edge connector of each graphics card. Make sure that the bridge is firmly in place. 104

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Appendix
104
ATI
®
CrossFireX
TM
Technology
Introduction
ATI
®
CrossFireX
TM
technology takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI
Express
TM
bus architecture, and features intelligent hardware and software solutions to
deliver earth-shattering PC performance in a multi ATI
®
GPU solution. It allows up to
four identical PCI Express
TM
x16 graphics cards.
The CrossFireX
TM
requires the following components to be available in order to appear
as an option within Catalyst
TM
Control Center :
CrossFireX
TM
Ready motherboard, such as Foxconn’s Quantumian 1 Series.
2 CrossFireX
TM
graphics cards
For the detailed CrossFireX
TM
Graphic Card support list on this motherboard, please
Using CrossFireX
TM
Technology
1. Please uninstall any existing graphics card drivers which would possibly create a
conflict before attempting to install this display card.
2. Install Radeon CrossFireX
TM
graphics cards into PCI-E*_16X slots.
3. Align and firmly insert the CrossFire bridge onto the edge connector of each
graphics card. Make sure that the bridge is firmly in place.