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Getting Started AMD CrossFire™ (Multi-GPU) Technology AMD CrossFire™ is a multi-GPU performance gaming platform. By linking together two or more discrete GPUs, CrossFire™ can significant improve system graphics performance. It allows the ability to scale a system's graphics power as needed, making it the most scalable gaming platform. This mainboard will automatically detect CrossFire™ technology and make changes in the BIOS as needed. Follow the instructions below to ensure a successful two-way CrossFire™ installation. 1. Install two AMD Radeon™ HD graphics cards into the PCI_E2 & PCI_E5 expansion slots. 2. With the two cards installed, two CrossFire™ Video Link cable are required to connect the graphics cards. Attach one side of the cable on each of the cards by way of the metal contacts (please refer to the picture below). Please note that although two graphics cards have been installed, only the display ports on the graphics card installed in the first PCIe x16 slot will work. All displays should be connected to this graphics card. CrossFire Video Link Cable Important • Please ensure that all graphics cards used in CrossFire™ mode are of the same brand and specifications. For best compatibility with the mainboard, MSI graphics cards are recommended. • Make sure to connect an adequate power supply to the power connectors on the graphics cards to ensure stable operation. • Only Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows™ XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows™ Vista, & Windows™ 7 will support CrossFire™ mode. 1-20

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Gett±ng Started
AMD CrossF±re™ (Mult±-GPU) Technology
AMD CrossF±re™ ±s a mult±-GPU performance gam±ng platform. By l±nk±ng together
two or more d±screte GPUs, CrossF±re™ can s±gn±ficant ±mprove system graph±cs
performance. It allows the ab±l±ty to scale a system’s graph±cs power as needed, mak±ng ±t
the most scalable gam±ng platform. Th±s ma±nboard w±ll automat±cally detect CrossF±re™
technology and make changes ±n the BIOS as needed. Follow the ±nstruct±ons below to
ensure a successful two-way CrossF±re™ ±nstallat±on.
Install two AMD Radeon™ HD graph±cs cards ±nto the PCI_E2 & PCI_E5 expans±on
slots.
W±th the two cards ±nstalled, two CrossF±re™ V±deo L±nk cable are requ±red to
connect the graph±cs cards. Attach one s±de of the cable on each of the cards
by way of the metal contacts (please refer to the p±cture below). Please note that
although two graph±cs cards have been ±nstalled, only the d±splay ports on the
graph±cs card ±nstalled ±n the first PCIe x16 slot w±ll work. All d±splays should be
connected to th±s graph±cs card.
1.
2.
Important
Please ensure that all graph±cs cards used ±n CrossF±re™ mode are of the same
brand and spec±ficat±ons. For best compat±b±l±ty w±th the ma±nboard, MSI graph±cs
cards are recommended.
Make sure to connect an adequate power supply to the power connectors on the
graph±cs cards to ensure stable operat±on.
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 w±ll support CrossF±re™ mode.
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CrossF±re V±deo L±nk Cable