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- Page 1 ® Radeon X1950 Pro ™ CrossFire Getting Started Guide P/N 137-41210-10...
- Page 2 ATI hardware, software, or other products and documentation provided herein. ATI Technologies Inc. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability, function or design. With respect to ATI products which this...
- Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. • Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhered to.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Installing CrossFire Graphics Cards ..1 ™ Installing the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects ™ Display Configurations Installing Software and Drivers ....5 Windows New Hardware Found ®... - Page 6 Reference ....... . 21 Troubleshooting Product Registration Customer Care Additional Accessories Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information Industry Canada Compliance Statement...
- Page 7 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started ® Congratulations on the purchase of your Radeon X1950 Pro card. The ™ CrossFire Getting Started Guide will help you to successfully install your ™ new graphics card and associated software, and enable CrossFire...
- Page 8 System Requirements Hardware ® ® 4 ® • Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon • 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best performance. • Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive). ® • Specialized PCI Express 450 watt or greater power supply recommended.
- Page 9 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers ® To ensure the successful installation of your new Radeon X1950 Pro card, you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer. To uninstall previous drivers With your current graphics card still in your computer: Close all applications that are currently running.
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Page 11: Installing Crossfire Graphics Cards
CHAPTER 2: ™ Installing CrossFire Graphics Cards ® The following set of instructions assumes that one Radeon X1950 Pro graphics card has already been successfully installed in the primary slot (slot zero), and that the secondary slot (slot one) is empty. If you have not already done so, see the Getting Started Guide that came with the graphics card for installation instructions. - Page 12 450 Watt (or greater) Power Supply ® Radeon X1950 Pro Graphics Card ® Radeon X1950 Pro Graphics Card ™ 2 CrossFire -Bridge Interconnects ™ WARNING:Always handle the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects by the connector only. Do not push or pull on the flexible circuit cable.
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Page 13: Installing The Crossfire Bridge Interconnects
Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer. WARNING - Wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from the motherboard to avoid possible damage to the motherboard. -
Page 14: Display Configurations
™ Press one end of the CrossFire Bridge Interconnect onto one of the connections on one of the graphics cards. ™ Press the opposite end of the CrossFire bridge interconnect onto corresponding connection of the second graphics card. ™ Repeat the above steps to connect the second CrossFire Bridge Interconnect to the graphics cards. -
Page 15: Installing Software And Drivers
® Windows New Hardware Found 9 CHAPTER 3: Installing Software and Drivers This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software ® associated with your Radeon X1950 Pro graphics card. ® Windows New Hardware Found ® Windows may start the Add New Hardware Wizard to install the Standard VGA Driver. - Page 16 ™ 10 Installing the Catalyst Software Suite ™ To install the Catalyst software suite Note: Optical drive refers to any drive capable of reading CD-ROM media. Insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive. ® If Windows runs the CD-ROM automatically, proceed to step 5. Click Start >...
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Page 17: Enabling Crossfire
CHAPTER 4: ™ Enabling CrossFire To take full advantage of running dual graphics cards, you must enable ™ ™ CrossFire and configure it in the Catalyst Control Center.Launching ™ Catalyst Control Center ™ Launch Catalyst Control Center from one of the following access points: ®... - Page 18 ™ Launching Catalyst Control Center Using Hot Keys • You can press the predefined combination of keys Ctrl+Alt+C to ™ launch Catalyst Control Center, or you can define your own hot key ™ sequence by using the Catalyst Control Center’s Hotkey Manager. ™...
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Page 19: Welcome To Crossfire
™ CrossFire Overview 13 CHAPTER 5: ™ Welcome to CrossFire ™ ATI CrossFire is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform, ™ using ATI CrossFire ready motherboards and ATI graphics cards. ™ CrossFire Overview This section provides an overview of the main features and configurations for ™... - Page 20 ™ 14 CrossFire Rendering Modes The first three are performance-oriented modes, while Super Anti-aliasing is a quality-oriented mode. Each mode uses a different method for dividing the workload required to render a 3D image across multiple GPUs. Only one mode can be in operation at any given time. ™...
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Page 21: Crossfire Faq
CHAPTER 6: ™ CrossFire ™ The following are frequently asked questions about CrossFire ™ For the latest information, please consult the CrossFire Web site at: ati.com/crossfire What combination of products are required to build a working ™ ® CrossFire system based on the Radeon X1950 Pro? Two components are required: ®... - Page 22 ™ What motherboards support CrossFire ™ Motherboards from other manufactures will be certified as CrossFire Ready when they become available. For a comprehensive list of ™ qualified motherboards, please consult the CrossFire Web site at: ati.com/crossfire ™ Are there specific CMOS motherboard settings for CrossFire On some motherboards, the CMOS may be set by default to support only ®...
- Page 23 ™ How are the graphics cards connected on a CrossFire system? ® ™ Two Radeon X1950 Pro cards are connected by two Bridge CrossFire Interconnects, connecting the custom DVO ports on each card together. ® To see where the DVO ports are located on the Radeon X1950 Pro ®...
- Page 24 • Alternate Frame Rendering - the two graphics cards are used to render alternate frames of the display. This configuration increases the detail of the 3D objects each card can render, as each card handles half of the total number of frames. The features above are performance features settings automatically ™...
- Page 25 ™ How many independent displays can be connected to a CrossFire system? ™ While CrossFire is designed for optimal use on a single display, it is ™ possible to drive multiple monitors using a CrossFire system when ™ ™ CrossFire is not enabled.
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Page 27: Reference
Troubleshooting 21 CHAPTER 7: Reference This chapter provides information on troubleshooting, where to get additional accessories, and how to register your product, plus warranty and compliance information. Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information. - Page 28 22 Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution No Display • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. • Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened to the card. • Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power.
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Page 29: Getting Started
Troubleshooting 23 ™ CrossFire -Specific Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution ™ ™ ™ CrossFire is Not In order for CrossFire to function, the CrossFire Bridge Functioning ™ Interconnects must correctly connect the CrossFire graphics cards. ™ 1. Connect one end of the CrossFire Bridge Interconnect to the internal VMO connection on one of the cards. - Page 30 24 Troubleshooting ™ CrossFire -Specific Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Screen Rotation ™ Screen rotation is not an available feature on CrossFire Function Does systems. Not Work or is Unavailable Video displays ™ This is a normal as CrossFire starts up. flicker during system startup ™...
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Page 31: Additional Accessories
Additional Accessories 27 Additional Accessories Additional and replacement cables, installation CD-ROMs, manuals, and other accessories for ATI products can be purchased from the online ATI store ati.com/online/accessories Compliance Information This section details the compliance information for this product. FCC Compliance Information ®... -
Page 32: Industry Canada Compliance Statement
28 Compliance Information Industry Canada Compliance Statement ICES-003 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. For further compliance information: ATI Research Inc. 62 Forest Street. Marlborough, MA 01752 508-303-3900...