MSI TRINERGY Series Manual page 38

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Hardware Setup Hardware Setup
ATI CrossFreX
ATI CrossFreX s the ultmate mult-GPU performance gamng platform. Enablng
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game-domnatng power, ATI CrossFreX
processors to work together to mprove system performance. ATI CrossFreX
ogy allows you to expand your system's graphcs capabltes. It allows you the ablty to
scale your system's graphcs horsepower as you need t, supportng two ATI Radeon
HD graphcs cards, makng ths the most scalable gamng platform ever. The manboard
can auto detect the CrossFreX
the CrossFreX n BIOS by yourself. The followng detals the CrossFreX
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1. Install one ATI Radeon
ATI Radeon HD graphcs card n second PCIE x16 slot.
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2. Wth two cards nstalled, an CrossFreX
the golden fingers on the top of these two graphcs cards (refer to the pcture be-
low). Please note that although you have nstalled two graphcs cards, only the
vdeo outputs on the graphcs card nstalled n first PCIE x16 slot wll work. Hence,
you only need to connect a montor to ths graphcs card.
Important
Manboard photos shown n ths secton are for demonstraton only. The appearance
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of your manboard may vary dependng on the model you purchase.
• If you ntend to nstall TWO graphcs cards for CrossFreX
these two graphcs cards are of the same brand.
• Make sure that you connect an adequate power supply to the power connector on the
graphcs card to ensure stable operaton of the graphcs card.
• Only Wndows XP wth Servce Pack 2 (SP2)& Wndows
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(Mult-GPU) Technology
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mode by software, therefore you don't have to enable
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HD graphcs card n first PCIE x16 slot , then nstall one
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Vsta support the CrossFreX
technology enables two dscrete graphcs
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Vdeo Lnk cable s requred to connect
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CrossFreX Vdeo Lnk cable
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functon.
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mode, make sure that