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MS-7599 ATI CrossFireXTM (Multi-GPU) Technology ATI CrossFireXTM is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling game-dominating power, ATI CrossFireXTM technology enables two or more discrete graphics processors to work together to improve system performance. ATI CrossFireXTM technology allows you to expand your system's graphics capabilities. It allows you the ability to scale your system's graphics horsepower as you need it, supporting two or more ATI RadeonTM HD graphics cards, making this the most scalable gaming platform ever. The mainboard can auto detect the CrossFireXTM mode by software, therefore you don't have to enable the CrossFireXTM in BIOS by yourself. The following details the 2way CrossFireXTM installation. 1. Install one ATI RadeonTM HD graphics card in the first PCIE x16 (PCI_E2) slot , then install one ATI RadeonTM HD graphics card in the third PCIE x16 (PCI_E3) slot. 2. With two cards installed, an CrossFireXTM Video Link cable is required to connect the golden fingers on the top of these two graphics cards (refer to the picture below). Please note that although you have installed two or more graphics cards, only the video outputs on the graphics card installed in PCI_E2 will work. Hence, you only need to connect a monitor to this graphics card. CrossFireXTM Video Link cable Important • Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only. The appearance of your motherboard may vary depending on the model you purchase. • If you intend to install TWO graphics cards for CrossFireXTM mode, make sure that: a. these two graphics cards are of the same brand and specifications; b. these two cards are installed on both mazarine PCIE x16 slots. • Make sure that you connect an adequate power supply to the power connector on the graphics card to ensure stable operation of the graphics card. • Only Windows®XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)& Windows®XP Professional x64 Edition & Windows®Vista & Windows® 7 support the CrossFireXTM function. 2-21

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MS-7599
ATI CrossF±reX
TM
(Mult±-GPU) Technology
ATI CrossF±reX
TM
±s the ult±mate mult±-GPU performance gam±ng platform. Enabl±ng
game-dom±nat±ng power, ATI CrossF±reX
TM
technology enables two or more d±screte
graph±cs processors to work together to ±mprove system performance. ATI CrossF±reX
TM
technology allows you to expand your system’s graph±cs capab±l±t±es. It allows you the
ab±l±ty to scale your system’s graph±cs horsepower as you need ±t, support±ng two or
more ATI Radeon
TM
HD graph±cs cards, mak±ng th±s the most scalable gam±ng platform
ever. The ma±nboard can auto detect the CrossF±reX
TM
mode by software, therefore you
don’t have to enable the CrossF±reX
TM
±n BIOS by yourself. The follow±ng deta±ls the 2-
way CrossF±reX
TM
±nstallat±on.
Install one ATI Radeon
TM
HD graph±cs card ±n the first PCIE x16 (PCI_E2) slot , then
±nstall one ATI Radeon
TM
HD graph±cs card ±n the th±rd PCIE x16 (PCI_E3) slot.
W±th two cards ±nstalled, an CrossF±reX
TM
V±deo L±nk cable ±s requ±red to connect
the golden fingers on the top of these two graph±cs cards (refer to the p±cture below).
Please note that although you have ±nstalled two or more graph±cs cards, only the
v±deo outputs on the graph±cs card ±nstalled ±n PCI_E2 w±ll work. Hence, you only
need to connect a mon±tor to th±s graph±cs card.
1.
2.
Important
Ma±nboard photos shown ±n th±s sect±on are for demonstrat±on only. The appearance
of your motherboard may vary depend±ng on the model you purchase.
If you ±ntend to ±nstall TWO graph±cs cards for CrossF±reX
TM
mode, make sure that:
a. these two graph±cs cards are of the same brand and spec±ficat±ons;
b. these two cards are ±nstalled on both mazar±ne PCIE x16 slots.
Make sure that you connect an adequate power supply to the power connector on the
graph±cs card to ensure stable operat±on of the graph±cs card.
Only W±ndows
®
XP w±th Serv±ce Pack 2 (SP2)& W±ndows
®
XP Profess±onal x64 Ed±t±on
& W±ndows
®
V±sta & W±ndows
®
7 support the CrossF±reX
TM
funct±on.
•
•
•
•
CrossF±reX
TM
V±deo L±nk cable