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Hardware Setup Slots PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card. The PCI Express 2.0x 16 supports up to 8.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express 2.0x 8 supports up to 4.0 GB/s transfer rate. ssThe PCI Express x1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x 1 Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. Hybrid CrossfireXTM Technology Hybrid CrossfireXTM technology brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an onboard graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame rates. Unleash the graphics performance. System Request 1. Hybrid CrossfireXTM is only supported with the Vista operating system. 2. Graphic card based on an ATI Hybrid CrossfireXTM-supported graphics processor. 3. Mainboard based on an ATI Hybrid CrossfireXTM-supported chipset. Enabling Hybrid CrossfireXTM Technology Power off the system and install the ATI graphic card that supports Hybrid CrossfireXTM technology. After then, power on the system and ins tall the driver of Hybrid CrossfireXTM. Restart the system and wait for the ATI icon to show in the system tray. Click the icon and then following aspect appears in CatalystTM Control Center: 2-21

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Hardware Setup
Slots
Important
When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the
power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion
card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expan-
sion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot
The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card.
The PCI Express 2.0x 16 supports up to 8.0 GB/s transfer rate.
The PCI Express 2.0x 8 supports up to 4.0 GB/s transfer rate.
ssThe PCI Express x1 supports up to 250 MB/s transfer rate.
PCI Express x16 Slot
PCI Express x 1 Slot
Hybrid CrossfireX
TM
Technology
Hybrid CrossfireX
TM
technology brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by en-
abling an onboard graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate
simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame
rates. Unleash the graphics performance.
System Request
1. Hybrid CrossfireX
TM
is only supported with the Vista operating system.
2. Graphic card based on an ATI Hybrid CrossfireX
TM
-supported graphics processor.
3. Mainboard based on an ATI Hybrid CrossfireX
TM
-supported chipset.
Enabling Hybrid CrossfireX
TM
Technology
Power off the system and install the ATI graphic card that supports Hybrid CrossfireX
TM
technology. After then, power on the system and install the driver of Hybrid
CrossfireX
TM
. Restart the system and wait for the ATI icon to show in the system tray.
Click the icon and then following aspect appears in Catalyst
TM
Control Center: