Enabling The Ati Hybrid Crossfirex Function - Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-UD2H User Manual

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Enabling the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Function

Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide
significantly advanced display performance for AMD platform. This section give instructions on config-
uring an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX system.
A. Before you begin--
1. Operation System Requirement:
Windows Vista and Windows XP*.
2. BIOS Setup:
Enter BIOS Setup to set the following items under the Advanced BIOS Features menu:
• Set Internal Graphics Mode to UMA+SidePort.
• Set UMA Frame Buffer Size to 256MB.
• Set Surround View to Disabled.
• Set Init Display First to OnChipVGA.
3. Graphics Card Requirement:
An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card.
B. ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup
Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Click Xpress Install for
installation. Restart your system when completed. Follow the steps below to enable ATI Hybrid
CrossFireX.
Step 1:
The ATI icon appears in the system tray
after the system restarts. Right-click the icon to
enter the Catalyst Control Center.
• You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been
installed.
• To change the Internal Graphic Mode or UMA Frame Buffer Size setting in BIOS Setup,
be sure to disable the CrossFire function in the operating system first.
* For Windows XP, you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later.
Step 2:
Enter the CrossFire menu and select the En-
able CrossFire checkbox.
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