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Hardware Installation
2.1.1. How to enable the AMD CrossFireX
TM
technology?
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CrossFireX
TM
Confi guration
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFireX system, the following is required:
- A CrossFireX certifi ed motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver
- One or two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables
Two CrossFire bridge
interconnect cables.
Two CrossFire graphics cards of the same type.
(Example: GV-RX195P256D-RH)
Figure 1
Step 2:
After installing graphics card driver in operating system, when an AMD CrossFireX confi guration is detected
for the fi rst time by the AMD Catalyst display driver, AMD CrossFireX support is automatically enabled, and
the best possible GPU combination is selected based on the hardware confi guration.
If AMD CrossFireX is not enabled, access the AMD Catalyst Control Center (please refer to Page 14). From
the AMD Catalyst Control Center, enter the CrossFire menu and assure to select the Enable CrossFireX
TM
check box (Figure 2).
Figure 2
Step 1:
Install two CrossFireX graphics cards of the same chipset on a CrossFireX-supported motherboard and con-
nect the graphics cards via two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables (Figure 1). Then users can enable the
CrossFireX technology through the graphics card driver.
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