Overview - Asus A8R-MVP User Manual

6.1

Overview

The motherboard supports the ATI
technology that allows you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU)
graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section.
Requirements Requirements Requirements
Requirements Requirements
• CrossFire™ Edition graphics card (Master)
• CrossFire™-ready graphics card (Slave)
• CrossFire™-ready motherboard, such as the ASUS A8R-MVP
motherboard.
• Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the
minimum power required by your system. See "6. Power connectors"
on page 2-24 for details.
• Visit the ATI website or download the Radeon
Edition User's Guide from the support CD for detailed hardware
requirements and installation procedures.
• The ATI CrossFire™ technology supports only the following operating
systems:
• Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI
CrossFire™ Technology. Download the latest driver from the ATI
website (www.ati.com)
• The maximum resolution of Radeon™ X850 CrossFire™ Edition is
1600 x 1200 at 65 MHz when you use DVI output.
Before you begin Before you begin Before you begin
Before you begin Before you begin
Uninstall other graphics card driver Uninstall other graphics card driver Uninstall other graphics card drivers in your system
Uninstall other graphics card driver Uninstall other graphics card driver
To uninstall other graphics card drivers:
1. Close all current applications.
2. Go to C o n t r o l P a n e l > A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s C o n t r o l P a n e l > A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s. C o n t r o l P a n e l > A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s C o n t r o l P a n e l > A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s C o n t r o l P a n e l > A d d / R e m o v e P r o g r a m s
3. Select your current graphics card driver/s.
A d d / R e m o v e A d d / R e m o v e
4. Select A d d / R e m o v e A d d / R e m o v e A d d / R e m o v e.
5. Restart your system.
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