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1-6 Enabling the ATI Hybrid CrossFireXTM Function Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for AMD platform. This section give instructions on configuring an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system. A. Before you begin-1. Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista and Windows XP*. 2. BIOS Setup: Enter BIOS Setup to set the following items under the Advanced BIOS Features menu: • Set Internal Graphics Mode to UMA+SidePort. • Set UMA Frame Buffer Size to 256MB. • Set Surround View to Disabled. • Set Init Display First to Onboard. 3. Graphics Card Requirement: An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card. B. ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Click Xpress Install for installation. Restart your system when completed. Follow the steps below to enable ATI Hybrid CrossFireX. Step 1: The ATI icon appears in the system tray after the system restarts. Right-click the icon to enter the Catalyst Control Center. Step 2: Enter the CrossFire menu and select the Enable CrossFire checkbox. • You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been installed. • To change the Internal Graphic Mode or UMA Frame Buffer Size setting in BIOS Setup, be sure to disable the CrossFire function in the operating system first. * For Windows XP, you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. GA-MA790GP-DS4H Motherboard - 20 -

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1-6
Enabling the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
Function
Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card,
ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide
significantly advanced display performance for AMD platform. This section give instructions on config-
uring an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system.
A. Before you begin--
1. Supported Operating Systems:
Windows Vista and Windows XP*.
2. BIOS Setup:
Enter BIOS Setup to set the following items under the
Advanced BIOS Features
menu:
•
Set
Internal Graphics Mode
to
UMA+SidePort
.
•
Set
UMA Frame Buffer Size
to
256MB
.
•
Set
Surround View
to
Disabled
.
•
Set
Init Display First
to
Onboard
.
3. Graphics Card Requirement:
An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card.
B. ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup
Insert the motherboard driver disk and select
Installing Chipset Drivers
. Click
Xpress Install
for
installation. Restart your system when completed. Follow the steps below to enable
ATI Hybrid
CrossFireX.
Step 1:
The ATI icon
appears in the system tray
after the system restarts. Right-click the icon to
enter the
Catalyst Control Center
.
Step 2:
Enter the
CrossFire
menu and select the
En-
able CrossFire
checkbox.
•
You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been
installed.
•
To change the
Internal Graphic Mode
or
UMA Frame Buffer Size
setting in BIOS Setup,
be sure to disable the CrossFire function in the operating system first.
*
For Windows XP, you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later.