User`s manual

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Hardware Setup
MS-7582
Chapter 2
Hardware Setup
MS-7582
Chapter 2
Important
Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only. The appearance
of your mainboard may vary depending on the model you purchase.
If you intend to install
TWO graphics cards for CrossFireX
TM
mode, make sure that
these two graphics cards are of the same brand.
Make sure that you connect an adequate power supply to the power connector on the
graphics card to ensure stable operation of the graphics card.
Only Windows
®
XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)& Windows
®
XP Professional x64 Edi-
tion & Windows
®
Vista / 7 support the CrossFireX
TM
function.
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ATI CrossFireX
TM
(Multi-GPU) Technology
ATI CrossFireX
TM
is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling
game-dominating power, ATI CrossFireX
TM
technology enables multiple discrete graph-
ics processors to work together to improve system performance. ATI CrossFireX
TM
tech-
nology allows you to expand your system’s graphics capabilities. It allows you the ability
to scale your system’s graphics horsepower as you need it, supporting up to three ATI
Radeon
TM
HD graphics cards, making this the most scalable gaming platform ever. The
mainboard can auto detect the CrossFireX
TM
mode by software, therefore you don’t
have to enable the CrossFireX
TM
in BIOS by yourself. The following details the Two
CrossFireX
TM
installation.
Install one ATI Radeon
TM
HD graphics card in rst PCIE x16 slot , then install one
ATI Radeon
TM
HD graphics card in second PCIE x16 slot.
With two cards installed, an CrossFireX
TM
Video Link cable is required to connect
the golden ngers on the top of these two graphics cards (refer to the picture be-
low). Please note that although you have installed two graphics cards, only the
video outputs on the graphics card installed in rst PCIE x16 slot will work. Hence,
you only need to connect a monitor to this graphics card.
1.
2.
CrossFireX
TM
Video Link cable
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