Graphics Card Setup - ASROCK X58 EXTREME Installation Manual

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This motherboard supports CrossFireX
TM
CrossFireX feature. CrossFireX
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
possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently
TM
CrossFireX feature is supported with Windows
TM
Vista OS. 3-Way CrossFireX
® TM
Windows Vista OS only. Please check AMD website for ATI
updates.
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefits of CrossFireX
TM
CrossFireX
TM
CrossFireX
benefit from the CrossFireX
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX

2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.6.1.1 Installing T 2.6.1.1 Installing T
2.6.1.1 Installing T 2.6.1.1 Installing Two CrossF 2.6.1.1 Installing T
Cards Cards Cards
Cards Cards
Different CrossFireX
feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example graphics card.
For other CrossFireX
refer to ATI TM
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.
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2 0 2 0
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, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
technology offers the most advantageous means
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
. All three CrossFireX
Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX
Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to
TM
multi-GPU platform.
TM
Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards
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TM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX
TM cards that ATI TM has released or will release in the future, please
graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
ASRock X58 Extreme Motherboard
and Quad and Quad and Quad
and Quad and Quad
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TM
and Quad
TM enables the highest
®
XP with Service Pack 2 and
TM
feature are supported with
TM
CrossFireX
TM
components, a
TM
Ready motherboard and a
TM
mode.
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driver
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