Chapter 5: Ati ® Hybrid Crossfirex™ Technology Support; Ati ® Hybrid Crossfirex; System Requirements; Before You Proceed - Asus M5A88-M User Manual

Chapter 5:
ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™
®
The motherboard supports the ATI
multi-graphics processing units (GPU) CrossFireX cards.

System requirements

Before using ATI Hybrid CrossFireX, ensure that your system meets the following basic
requirements:
• Memory capacity: Minimum 1GB
• CPU: AM3+ / AM3
• On-board graphics card RAM: 256MB
Visit the ATI Game website at http://game.amd.com for the latest certified graphics card and
the supported 3D application list.

Before you proceed

Configure the BIOS settings for the graphics card to support ATI Hybrid CrossFireX.
To set Internal Graphics:
1. Press <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
Go to Advanced > Chipset > Internal Graphics, set UMA Frame Buffer Size to
2.
[256M] or above, and set Surround View to [Enabled].
Internal Graphics
Primary Video Controller
Internal Graphics Mode
UMA Frame Buffer Size
Surround View
Frame Buffer Location
AMD HDMI Audio
Press <F10> to save the changes and exit BIOS settings. Select OK to confirm.
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Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology that allows you to install
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M5A88-M BIOS Setup
Advanced
[GFX0-GPP-IGFX-PCI]
[UMA]
[256MB]
[Enabled]
[Above 4G]
[Enabled]
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ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology support
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Options
GFX0-GPP-IGFX-PCI
GPP-GFX0-IGFX-PCI
PCI-GFX0-GPP-IGFX
IGFX-GFX0-GPP-PCI
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