ASROCK X58 SUPERCOMPUTER -, Installation Manual

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ASRock X58 SuperComputer Motherboard
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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.
2.6 CrossFireX 2.6 CrossFireX
2.6 CrossFireX 2.6 CrossFireX 2.6 CrossFireX
TM TM
TM TM TM and Quad CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX
and Quad CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX
TM TM
TM TM TM Operation Guide Operation Guide
Operation Guide Operation Guide Operation Guide
This motherboard supports 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. Quad CrossFireX
TM
feature is supported with
Windows
®
Vista
TM
OS only. Please check AMD website for ATI
TM
CrossFireX
TM
driver
updates.
2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup
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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 X2 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 graph-
ics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the
slots.