ASROCK P55 DELUXE - V1.1, User Manual

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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.
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This motherboard supports CrossFireX TM , 3-Way CrossFireX TM and Quad
CrossFireX TM feature. 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 feature is supported with Windows ®
XP with Service Pack 2 and Vista TM OS. 3-Way CrossFireX TM and Quad
CrossFireX TM feature are supported with Windows ® Vista TM OS only. Please check
AMD website for ATI TM CrossFireX TM driver updates.
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Different CrossFireX
TM
cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX
TM
feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example graphics card.
For other CrossFireX TM cards that ATI TM has released or will release in the future, please
refer to ATI TM graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.