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- 19 - Hardware Installation
1-6 Setup of ATI CrossFireX
™
/NVIDIA SLI Configuration
A. System Requirements
- The 2-Way SLI and 2-Way CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7, Vista, XP operating systems
- The 3-Way SLI and 3-Way CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7 and Vista operating systems
- A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
- Two/three CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
( Current GPUs that support 3-Way CrossFireX technology include the ATI Radeon HD 3800, HD 4800, and HD 5800
series and AMD Radeon HD 6950 and HD 6970 series. Current GPUs that support 3-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA
8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, 9800 GTX, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 470, GTX 480, GTX 570, and GTX 580 series.)
- One/two CrossFire (Note) /SLI bridge connectors
- A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the power requirement)
B. Connecting the Graphics Cards
Step 1:
Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two/three CrossFireX/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Ex-
press x16 slots. (To set up a 2-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards on the PCIEX16_1 and
PCIEX16_2 slots. )
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire
(Note ) /SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFireX/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the two/three cards.
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot.
(Note) The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
C. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver
C-1. To Enable CrossFireX Function
For 2-Way CrossFireX:
After installing the
graphics card driver in
the operating system, go
to the
Catalyst Control
Center . Browse to the
CrossFireX menu and
ensure the Enable
CrossFireX
™
check box
is selected.
For 3-Way CrossFireX:
After installing the graph-
ics card driver in the
operating system, go to
the
Catalyst Control
Center . Browse to the
CrossFireX menu, select
the Enable CrossFireX ™
check box, and select the
3 GPUs combination.
Click OK to apply.
For 2-Way/3-Way SLI:
After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the
NVIDIA Control
Panel . Browse to the Set SLI and Physx Configuration screen and ensure Maximize
3D performance is enabled.
C-2. To Enable SLI Function
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards. Refer to the
manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology.