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1-5
Installing an Expansion Card
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card:
• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came
with your expansion card.
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an
expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
1-6
Setting up AMD CrossFire
A. System Requirements
- Windows 10 64-bit operating system
- A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two or more PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
- CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
(For the latest GPUs that support the 4-way/3-way CrossFire/SLI technology, please refer to the AMD/
NVIDIA
website.)
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(Note 1)
- CrossFire
/SLI bridge connectors
(Note 2)
- A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the
power requirement)
B. Connecting the Graphics Cards
Step 1:
Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install CrossFire/SLI graphics cards on the PCI
Express x16 slots. (To set up a 2-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards on the
PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots.)
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire
/SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards.
(Note 2)
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot.
C. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver
C-1. To Enable CrossFire Function
After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the AMD RADEON SETTINGS screen.
Browse to Gaming\Global Settings and ensure AMD CrossFire is set to On.
C-2. To Enable SLI Function
After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the NVIDIA Control Panel. Browse to the
Configure SLI, Surround, Physx screen and ensure Maximize 3D performance is enabled.
(Note 1)
When using dual core graphics cards, only 2-way is supported.
(Note 2)
The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
(Note 3)
When two or more graphics cards are installed, we recommend that you connect the power cable from the power
supply to the OC_PEG1/OC_PEG2 connector to ensure system stability.
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFire/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards and driver version.
Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFire/SLI technology.
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SLI
Configuration
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