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Contents

Chapter  1  Getting Started

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1.1  System Requirements

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1.1.1  Requirements for Single-card Installations

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1.1.2  Requirements for AMD CrossFire Technology

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1.2  Recording the Serial and Part Numbers

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1.3  Uninstalling the Old Driver (Windows XP)

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1.4  Uninstalling the Old Driver (Windows Vista/Windows 7)

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Chapter  2  Hardware Installation

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2.1  Installation Overview

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2.1.1  Replacing an Existing Card

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2.1.2  Installing the First Card for this PC

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2.2  Installing the Graphics Card

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Chapter  3  Software Installation

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3.1  AMD Drivers and Software

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3.2  Installing the AMD Catalyst Software Suite (Windows OS)

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Chapter  4  Display Configuration

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4.1  AMD Radeon™ HD 7850/7870 Connections

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4.2  Display Configurations

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4.2.1  Multiple Displays

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4.3  Using Adapters

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4.4  Configuring the Display (Optional)

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Chapter  5  AMD CrossFire Technology

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5.1  AMD CrossFire Overview

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5.2  Installing AMD CrossFire Graphics Cards

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5.3  Enabling AMD CrossFire

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Chapter  6  Using the Control Center Software

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6.1  Control Center Overview

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6.2  Starting the Control Center Software

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6.3  Using the Control Center Help System

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2012

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

AMD Radeon  HD 7850/7870 Graphics

Summary of Contents for Radeon HD 7850

Page 1: ...AMD Radeon HD 7850 7870 Graphics User Guide Part Number 51320_enu_1 0...

Page 2: ...inations the eof a e t ade a ks of Advanced Mic o Devices Inc Hype T anspo t is a icensed t ade a k of the Hype T anspo t Techno ogy Conso tiu HDMI is a icensed t ade a k of HDMI Licensing LLC PCI Exp...

Page 3: ...Heed all warnings A wa nings ega ding the p oduct and its ope ating inst uctions shou d be obeyed Use appropriate grounding Caution Fo continued p otection against the isk of e ect ic shock and fi e i...

Page 4: ...iv AMD Radeon HD 7850 7870 Graphics 2012 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 5: ...ter 3 Software Installation 9 3 1 AMD 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 7850 7870 Connections 11 4...

Page 6: ...Canada Compliance Statement Canada 27 7 3 3 CE Compliance Information European Union 27 7 3 4 Electrical Safety 27 7 3 5 VCCI ITE Compliance Information Japan 28 7 3 6 KC Certification Information Ko...

Page 7: ...n HD 7850 500 watt o bette powe supp y with one 6 pin PCIe powe connecto AMD Radeon HD 7870 500 watt o bette powe supp y with two 6 pin PCIe powe connecto s Ce tified powe supp ies a e st ong y eco en...

Page 8: ...y with two 6 pin powe connecto s AMD Radeon HD 7870 600 watt o bette powe supp y with fou 6 pin powe connecto s Fo an up to date isting of ce tified powe supp ies see suppo t a d co us ce tified powe...

Page 9: ...c ick Change Remove Use the wizard that appears to remove the current display driver 4 Tu n off the syste afte the d ive has been e oved Note If the p evious y insta ed g aphics ca d has any addition...

Page 10: ...ows 7 c ick System and Security and then Device Manager unde the System g oup 4 Expand Display Adapter and then ight c ick the d ive fo the g aphics ca d you a e ep acing 5 In the sho tcut enu that ap...

Page 11: ...eed to 1 Sta t the co pute and then uninsta the o d g aphics d ive 2 Tu n off the co pute and then e ove the o d ca d 3 Insta the new ca d and then connect the onito 4 Sta t the co pute and then insta...

Page 12: ...Locate the app op iate bus s ot and if necessa y e ove the co esponding eta backp ate cove s Make su e a inte na cab es a e c ea of the s ot Note If you cannot find a bus s ot to atch the ca d you ne...

Page 13: ...oo ing fan and then ep ace the co pute cove 10 Reconnect any cab es you have disconnected du ing insta ation and then p ug in the co pute s powe co d 11 Tu n on the onito and then the co pute If you h...

Page 14: ...8 Hardware Installation AMD Radeon HD 7850 7870 Graphics 2012 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 15: ...ious d ive s that a e on you syste even if they a e fo the sa e g aphics ca d A ways sta t f esh 3 2 Installing the AMD Catalyst Software Suite Windows OS To insta o e ove softwa e you ust have ad ini...

Page 16: ...Express installation Custom installation allows you to select individual software components for installation Tip If the insta e fai s to insta the d ive o you have a softwa e conf ict you can down o...

Page 17: ...on HD 7850 7870 Display Connections 1 2 Mini Disp ayPo t DP connection Ca ies video and audio signa s to Disp ayPo t co p iant devices 3 HDMI connection Type A Ca ies video and audio signa s to HDMI c...

Page 18: ...n f o a Disp ayPo t connection to a non Disp ayPo t disp ay using non Disp ayPo t signa s The type of adapte dong e used dete ines the nu be of disp ays that can be suppo ted by you g aphics ca d In g...

Page 19: ...to you g aphics ca d using an adapte 1 Tu n off you co pute and disp ay 2 P ug the adapte into the connection f o you AMD Radeon g aphics ca d and tighten the thu bsc ews if the e a e any 3 Connect y...

Page 20: ...appea s c ick Properties Note The Cont o Cente softwa e app ication can a so enab e and configu e u tip e onito s b To access the basic u ti onito configu ation settings c ick the Settings tab c Se ec...

Page 21: ...ng AMD CrossFire Graphics Cards These inst uctions assu e that a PCIe g aphics ca d has a eady been successfu y insta ed in the seconda y s ot s ot one and that the p i a y s ot s ot ze o is e pty Not...

Page 22: ...e fo exa p e a coo ing fan and then ep ace the co pute cove 9 Reconnect any cab es you have disconnected and p ug in the co pute powe co d 10 Tu n on the onito and then the co pute You can now enab e...

Page 23: ...the AMD CrossFire Diagnostics page 4 F o the ist se ect the app op iate co bination Note If the se ected co bination is not the ost opti a choice fo you syste a essage appea s at the botto of the page...

Page 24: ...18 AMD CrossFire Technology AMD Radeon HD 7850 7870 Graphics 2012 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 25: ...ings It a so p ovides a sea ch featu e fo finding specific pages as we as the abi ity to book a k pages by pinning the within the app ication The fo owing is a ist of co on configu ation tasks that ca...

Page 26: ...avai ab e with the Cont o Cente softwa e app ication p ovides detai ed usage info ation and tips fo configu ing you AMD p oduct The he p syste a so p ovides conceptua info ation on the techno ogies th...

Page 27: ...oot process stops Make ce tain that the g aphics ca d is p ope y connected to the inte na powe supp y and the othe boa d 7 1 1 3 No display on power up This ay be an SBIOS issue Rep ace the o d ca d a...

Page 28: ...t setting ay be sing e s ot suppo t Refe to the othe boa d s anua fo info ation to enab e dua PCIe s ot suppo t Fo o e info ation see the AMD C ossFi e Web page at sites a d co us ga e techno ogy Pag...

Page 29: ...i e syste s 7 1 2 7 Video Displays Flicker During System Startup This is no a du ing AMD C ossFi e sta tup 7 1 2 8 AMD CrossFire Disabled after Swapping Moving Cards If you change the AMD C ossFi e co...

Page 30: ...ntation 7 1 3 6 The CRT display is green The syste is in co ponent output ode Resta t the co pute with on y the CRT onito connected 7 1 3 7 TVs monitors connected cannot be enabled If TVs and o onito...

Page 31: ...c in ui ies If eso ving the p ob e being expe ienced is c itica to you decision to keep the p oduct it is you esponsibi ity to ensu e that you know and a e within the pe iod of ti e you ese e wi a ow...

Page 32: ...e fe ence that ay cause undesi ed ope ation This e uip ent has been tested and found to co p y with the i its designed to p ovide easonab e p otection against ha fu inte fe ence in a esidentia insta a...

Page 33: ...cause adio inte fe ence in which case the use ay be e ui ed to take ade uate easu es EMC Di ective 2004 108 EC CISPR 22 EN 55022 C ass A Li its and ethods of easu e ent of adio distu bance cha acte is...

Page 34: ...0 This p oduct co p ies with the PCI Exp ess 300W E ect o echanica Specification p ease efe to the anufactu e fo additiona info ation Othe e evant input powe data wi a so be avai ab e 7 3 5 VCCI ITE C...

Page 35: ...7 3 6 KC Certification Information Korea Class A T ans ation C ass A E uip ent Business pu pose info te eco unications e uip ent As this e uip ent has unde gone EMC egist ation fo business pu pose th...

Page 36: ...ng esidentia a ea KN22 and KN24 7 3 7 BSMI Certification Information Taiwan Class A T ans ation This is a C ass A Info ation P oduct when used in esidentia envi on ent it ay cause adio f e uency inte...

Page 37: ...si i a to those be ow that indicates its eve of co p iance with China RoHS standa ds Fo info ation on China RoHS EU RoHS o EU REACH co p iance p ease efe to P oduct Envi on enta Co p iance on the AMD...

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