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2.5 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. Please check AMD website for AMD
CrossFireX
TM
driver updates.
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
Different CrossFireX
TM
cards may require different methods to enable
CrossFireX
TM
feature. For other CrossFireX
TM
cards that AMD has re-
leased 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 PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are
properly seated on the slots.
1. If a customer incorrectly conigures 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.
