Operation - ASROCK SH55 Installation Manual

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This motherboard supports CrossFireX
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CrossFireX technology offers the most advantageous means 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
performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireX
is supported with Windows
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CrossFireX feature are supported with Windows
check AMD website for ATI
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefits of CrossFireX
CrossFireX TM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX
CrossFireX TM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to
benefit from the CrossFireX
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX
3. If you use PCIE3 slot or IDE port, PCIE4 slot will work at x2 bandwidth. In this
situation, CrossFireX
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Different CrossFireX
feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example graphics card.
For other CrossFireX
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refer to ATI graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
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.
ASRock H55 Pro Motherboard
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and Quad CrossFireX
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CrossFireX driver updates.
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TM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards
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