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AMD Radeon™ HD 6850/6870

User Guide

Part Number: 137-41807-11

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Page 1: ...AMD Radeon HD 6850 6870 User Guide Part Number 137 41807 11...

Page 2: ...s thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium Blu ray Disc is a licensed trademark of the Blu ray Disc Assoc...

Page 3: ...erence Heed all warnings All warnings regarding the product and its operating instructions should be obeyed Use appropriate grounding Caution For continued protection against the risk of electric shoc...

Page 4: ...iv AMD Radeon HD 6850 6870 2010 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 5: ...1 ATI Drivers and Software 9 3 2 Installing the AMD Catalyst Software Suite Windows OS 9 Chapter 4 Display Configuration 11 4 1 AMD Radeon HD 6850 6870 Connections 11 4 2 Display Configurations 12 4...

Page 6: ...y Canada Compliance Statement Canada 28 7 3 3 CE Compliance Information European Union 28 7 3 4 Electrical Safety 29 7 3 5 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Compliance European...

Page 7: ...Radeon HD 6850 and two 75 watt 6 pin PCIe power connectors for the AMD Radeon HD 6870 Certified power supplies are strongly recommended for a list of certified power supplies see ati amd com certifie...

Page 8: ...on a sticker on the back of the card The emphasized numbers in bold are required for registration and free support Figure 1 1 Sample Serial and Part Numbers Uninstalling the Old Driver Windows XP Foll...

Page 9: ...raphics card still in the computer close all open applications 2 Click Start Control Panel 3 Click Device Manager If you are using the Category View of the Control Panel do one of the following For Wi...

Page 10: ...4 Getting Started AMD Radeon HD 6850 6870 2010 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 11: ...Start the computer and then uninstall the old graphics driver 2 Turn off the computer and then remove the old card 3 Install the new card and then connect the monitor 4 Start the computer and then ins...

Page 12: ...Locate the appropriate bus slot and if necessary remove the corresponding metal backplate cover s Make sure all internal cables are clear of the slot Note If you cannot find a bus slot to match the c...

Page 13: ...ling fan and then replace the computer cover 10 Reconnect any cables you have disconnected during installation and then plug in the computer s power cord 11 Turn on the monitor and then the computer I...

Page 14: ...8 Hardware Installation AMD Radeon HD 6850 6870 2010 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 15: ...evious drivers that are on your system even if they are for the same graphics card Always start fresh Installing the AMD Catalyst Software Suite Windows OS To install or remove software you must have...

Page 16: ...using the Express installation Custom installation allows you to select individual software components for installation Tip If the installer fails to install the driver or you have a software conflict...

Page 17: ...le link DVI D connection Provides video digital signals and HDMI output that is compatible with most HDMI compliant devices 2 Mini DisplayPort DP connection Carries video and audio signals to DisplayP...

Page 18: ...of the same connection type for example Mini DisplayPort to standard DisplayPort Active dongles Allows connection from a DisplayPort connection to a non DisplayPort display using DisplayPort signals P...

Page 19: ...DVI to VGA 3 For additional configuration information visit http www amd com eyefinity Once displays are connected to the graphics card you can change how your displays are configured using Catalyst C...

Page 20: ...he main display you can configure any other displays that are connected 6 To configure another display do the following a Right click on the desktop and in the shortcut that appears click Properties N...

Page 21: ...ossFire Graphics Cards These instructions assume that a PCIe graphics card has already been successfully installed in the secondary slot slot one and that the primary slot slot zero is empty Note Cons...

Page 22: ...before touching the card 5 Locate the PCIe slots on the motherboard If necessary also remove the corresponding back panel cover 6 Align the new graphics card in the secondary PCIe slot next to the exi...

Page 23: ...otection tags from the ends of the AMD CrossFire interconnect and connect the cards Caution Always handle the AMD CrossFire bridge interconnect by the connector only Do not push or pull on the flexibl...

Page 24: ...CrossFire Bridge Interconnect Protection Tag Figure 5 3 AMD CrossFire Installation 1 AMD CrossFire graphics cards 2 Interconnect 18 AMD CrossFireX Technology AMD Radeon HD 6850 6870 2010 Advanced Mic...

Page 25: ...e following Navigation menu On the Graphics menu click CrossFireX Navigation tree From the tree in the Graphics Settings tab click CrossFireX 2 Click Configure 3 From the Graphics Adapter list select...

Page 26: ...20 AMD CrossFireX Technology AMD Radeon HD 6850 6870 2010 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 27: ...am help system see Accessing Catalyst Control Center Help or visit the AMD Customer Care Web site at http ati amd com support Starting the Catalyst Control Center Software The following table shows th...

Page 28: ...e version details 1 Open Catalyst Control Center in the Advanced view 2 Choose one of the following options Press the F1 key at any time to get specific help on the currently displayed information To...

Page 29: ...the boot process stops Make certain that the graphics card is properly connected to the internal power supply and the motherboard No display on power up This may be an SBIOS issue Replace the old car...

Page 30: ...setting may be single slot support Refer to the motherboard s manual for information to enable dual PCIe slot support For more information see the AMD CrossFireX Web page at ati amd com crossfire Use...

Page 31: ...e on AMD CrossFireX systems Video Displays Flicker During System Startup This is normal during AMD CrossFireX startup AMD CrossFireX Disabled After Swapping Moving Cards If you change the AMD CrossFir...

Page 32: ...lay is green The system is in component output mode Restart the computer with only the CRT monitor connected TVs monitors connected cannot be enabled If TVs and or monitors connected using DisplayPort...

Page 33: ...MD Customer Care is unable to assist with refunds returns or exchange specific inquiries If resolving the problem being experienced is critical to your decision to keep the product it is your responsi...

Page 34: ...orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connec...

Page 35: ...n Technology Equipment Safety Part 1 General Requirements To meet UL safety requirements the computer s maximum room temperature should not exceed 40 C This product complies with the PCI Express 300W...

Page 36: ...nt Household purpose info telecommunications equipment As this equipment has undergone EMC registration for household purpose this product can be used in any area including residential area BSMI Certi...

Page 37: ...22 2006 Product Environmental Compliance This product may carry a marking similar to those below that indicates its level of compliance with China RoHS standards For information on China RoHS EU RoHS...

Page 38: ...32 Reference AMD Radeon HD 6850 6870 2010 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

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