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Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration, Configuration

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1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration A. System Requirements -- Windows 10 64-bit operating system -- A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two or more PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver -- CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver (For the latest GPUs that support the 4-way/3-way CrossFire/SLI technology, please refer to the AMD/ NVIDIA® website.) (Note 1) -- CrossFire (Note 2)/SLI bridge connectors -- 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 CrossFire/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots. Step 2: Insert the CrossFire (Note 2)/SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot. Before installing the graphics cards, refer to the following table (the number in the bracket indicates the maximum operating bandwidth): 1 Graphics Card 2 Graphics Cards 3 Graphics Cards 4 Graphics Cards 7 Graphics Cards PCIEX16_1 a(x16) a(x16) a(x16) a(x16) a(x16) PCIEX8_1 r r r r a(x8) PCIEX16_2 r a(x16) a(x16) a(x16) a(x8) PCIEX8_2 r r r r a(x8) PCIEX16_3 r r a(x16) a(x16) a(x8) PCIEX8_3 r r r r a(x8) PCIEX16_4 r r r a(x16) a(x8) a: Installed, r: Not Installed. (Note 1) When using dual core graphics cards, only 2-way is supported. (Note 2) The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. (Note 3) When two or more graphics cards are installed, we recommend that you connect the power cable from the power supply to the VGA_PW connector to ensure system stability. Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFire/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards and driver version. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFire/SLI technology. Hardware Installation - 20 -

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Hardware Installation
1-6
Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Configuration
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFire/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards
and driver version. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information
about enabling CrossFire/SLI technology.
(Note 1) When using dual core graphics cards, only 2-way is supported.
(Note 2) The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
(Note 3) When two or more graphics cards are installed, we recommend that you connect the power cable
from the power supply to the VGA_PW connector to ensure system stability.
A. System Requirements
-
Windows 10 64-bit operating system
-
A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two or more PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
-
CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
(For the latest GPUs that support the 4-way/3-way CrossFire/SLI technology, please refer to the AMD/
NVIDIA
®
website.)
(Note 1)
-
CrossFire
(Note 2)
/SLI bridge connectors
-
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 CrossFire/SLI graphics cards on the PCI
Express x16 slots.
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire
(Note 2)
/SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards.
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot.
±
Before installing the graphics cards, refer to the following table (the number in the bracket indicates the maximum
operating bandwidth):
1 Graphics Card
2 Graphics Cards
3 Graphics Cards
4 Graphics Cards
7 Graphics Cards
PCIEX16_1
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
PCIEX8_1
r
r
r
r
a
(x8)
PCIEX16_2
r
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
a
(x8)
PCIEX8_2
r
r
r
r
a
(x8)
PCIEX16_3
r
r
a
(x16)
a
(x16)
a
(x8)
PCIEX8_3
r
r
r
r
a
(x8)
PCIEX16_4
r
r
r
a
(x16)
a
(x8)
a
: Installed,
r
: Not Installed.