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Setting up ATI CrossFireX™ Configuration, Configuration - windows 8

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1-6 Setting up ATI CrossFireX™ Configuration A. System Requirements - The 2-Way CrossFireX technology currently supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems - The 3-Way CrossFireX technology currently supports Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems only - A CrossFireX-supported motherboard with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Two/three CrossFireX-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver (Current GPUs that support 3-Way CrossFireX technology include the ATI Radeon HD 3800, Radeon HD 4800, Radeon HD 5800 series and AMD HD 6900 series .) - CrossFire (Note) bridge connector(s) - A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the power requirement) B. Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two/three/four CrossFireX-ready graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots. The following table shows the recommended CrossFireX configurations with two/three cards. Recommended 2/3-Way CrossFireX Configurations: PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX4 PCIEX8 2-Way a a - - - - 3-Way a a - - a Step 2: Insert the CrossFire (Note) bridge connector(s) in the CrossFireX gold edge connectors on top of the two/three cards. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot. C. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. To Enable CrossFireX Function For 2-Way CrossFireX: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the Catalyst Control Center. Browse to the CrossFireX menu and select the Enable CrossFireX™ check box. Click OK to apply. For 3-Way CrossFireX: Browse to the CrossFireX menu, select the Enable CrossFireX™ check box, and select the 3 GPUs combination. Click OK to apply. (Note) The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX technology may differ by graphics cards. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
1-6
Setting up ATI CrossFireX
™
Configuration
A. System Requirements
-
The 2-Way CrossFireX technology currently supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems
-
The 3-Way CrossFireX technology currently supports Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems only
- A CrossFireX-supported motherboard with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
- Two/three CrossFireX-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
(Current GPUs that support 3-Way CrossFireX technology include the ATI Radeon HD 3800, Radeon HD 4800,
Radeon HD 5800 series and AMD HD 6900 series .)
- CrossFire
(Note)
bridge connector(s)
- A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the power requirement)
B. Connecting the Graphics Cards
Step 1:
Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two/three/four CrossFireX-ready graphics cards on the
PCI Express x16 slots. The following table shows the recommended CrossFireX configurations with two/three cards.
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX technology may differ by graphics cards.
Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling Cross-
FireX technology.
(Note)
The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire
(Note)
bridge connector(s) in the CrossFireX gold edge connectors on top of the two/three cards.
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot.
Recommended 2/3-Way CrossFireX Configurations:
PCIEX16_1
PCIEX16_2
PCIEX4
PCIEX8
a
a
- -
- -
a
a
- -
a
2-Way
3-Way
C. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver
C-1. To Enable CrossFireX Function
For 2-Way CrossFireX:
After installing the
graphics card driver in
the operating system, go
to the
Catalyst Control
Center
. Browse to the
CrossFireX
menu and
select the
Enable
CrossFireX
™
check box.
Click
OK
to apply.
For 3-Way CrossFireX:
Browse to the
CrossFireX
menu, select the
Enable
CrossFireX
™
check box,
and select the
3 GPUs
combination. Click
OK
to
apply.