ASRock H77M - Manual (Page 19)

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ASRock H77M Motherboard
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1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefits of CrossFireX TM . All three CrossFireX TM components, a
CrossFireX TM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX TM Ready motherboard and a
CrossFireX TM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to
benefit from the CrossFireX TM multi-GPU platform.
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX TM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards
will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX TM mode.
2.7 CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM . CrossFireX TM
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
TM enables the highest possible level of
performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireX TM is
supported by Windows ® XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista TM / 7 OS. Quad CrossFireX TM
is supported by Windows ® Vista TM / 7 OS only. Please check AMD’s website for AMD
CrossFireX TM driver updates.
2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireX TM -Ready Graphics Cards
Different CrossFireX TM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX TM
feature. For other CrossFireX TM cards that AMD has released or will release in the
future, please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE2 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.