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ASRock B75 Pro3 Motherboard
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2.7 CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireX
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
. CrossFireX
TM
technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple
high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a
range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative
interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX
TM
enables the highest possible level of
performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireX
TM
is
supported by Windows
®
XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista
TM
/ 7 OS. Quad CrossFireX
TM
is supported by Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ 7 OS only. Please check AMD’s website for AMD
CrossFireX
TM
driver updates.
2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireX
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
Different CrossFireX
TM
cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX
TM
feature. For other CrossFireX
TM
cards that AMD has released or will release in the
future, please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE2 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance
benefits of CrossFireX
TM
. All three CrossFireX
TM
components, a CrossFireX
TM
Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX
TM
Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX
TM
Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to benefit from the
CrossFireX
TM
multi-GPU platform.
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
TM
Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards
will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX
TM
mode.
