Ati ® Hybrid Crossfirex; System Requirements; Before You Proceed - Asus M4A78-E - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

5.2 ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™
®
The motherboard supports the ATI
multi-graphics processing units (GPU) CrossFireX cards.
5.2.1

System requirements

Before using ATI Hybrid CrossFireX, ensure that your system meets the following basic
requirements:
• Operating System: Windows
• Memory capacity: Minimum 1GB
• CPU: AM2+
• 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.
5.2.2

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.
Select Advanced > Chipset > RS780D Configuration > Internal Graphics
2.
Configuration, set UMA Frame Buffer Size to [256M] or above, and set Surround
View to [Enabled].
Advanced
Internal Graphics Configuration
Internal Graphics Mode
UMA Frame Buffer Size
SIDEPORT Clock Speed
SIDEPORT Voltage
GFX Engine Clock Override
UMA-SP Interleave Mode
Surround View
FB Location
AMD 780 HD Audio
Press <F10> to save the changes and exit BIOS settings. Select OK to confirm.
3.
ASUS M4A78-E
Hybrid CrossFire™ technology that allows you to install
®
Vista
®
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
[UMA+SIDEPORT]
[256MB]
[667MHz]
[Auto]
[Disable]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Above 4G]
[Enable]
Options
Disable
UMA
SIDEPORT
UMA+SIDEPORT
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