ASROCK A790GX-128M, Installation Manual

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This motherboard supports ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM feature. ATI TM Hybrid
CrossFireX TM brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD 790GX
integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate
simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame
rates. Currently, ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM Technology is only supported with
Windows ® Vista TM OS, and is not available with Windows ® XP OS. In the future, ATI TM
Hybrid CrossFireX TM may be supported with Windows ® XP OS. Please visit our
website for updated information.
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Step 1. Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE1 slot (green). For
the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
Step 2. Connect the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI
Express graphics card on PCIE1 slot.
Step 3. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Advanced” screen,
and enter “Chipset Settings”. Then set the option “Surround View” to [Enabled].
Step 4. Boot into OS. Please remove the ATI
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driver if you have any VGA driver
installed in your system.
Step 5. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the
onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card.
Step 6. Restart your computer. Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on
your Windows ® taskbar.
Vendor Chipset Model Driver
ATI RADEON X2400PRO MSI RX2400 PRO-TD256EH Catalyst 8.7
RADEON HD2400XT * POWERCOLOR HD2400 XT Catalyst 8.7
256MB DDR3
RADEON HD3450 POWERCOLOR AX3450 Catalyst 8.7
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* Currently, RADEON HD2400XT series graphics cards are only supported with
AMD Phenom CPU. Please visit our website for the future driver update and the
latest information.
What does an ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM system include?
An ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM system includes an ATI TM Radeon TM 2400 or ATI TM
Radeon TM 3450 series graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD
790GX integrated chipset, all operating in a Windows ® Vista TM environment.
Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for ATI TM Hybrid
CrossFireX
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. For the future update of more compatible PCI Express graphics
cards, please visit our website for further information.
ATI Catalyst Control Center