Abit AW9D-MAX - Manual (Page 23)

Hardware Setup
AW9D-MAX, AW9D 2-15
To enable CrossFire Mode, you will need to:
• Prepare one CrossFire ™
Edition graphics card and one CrossFire
™
Compatible graphics card.
• Make sure the graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFire ™ technology. Download the
latest driver from ATI website ( http://www.ati.com ).
• Make sure your power supply unit is sufficient to provide the minimum power required.
1. Insert the CrossFire
™
Edition graphics
card [Master Card] into the [PCIEXP1]
master slot on motherboard.
2. Insert the CrossFire
™
compatible PCI
Express graphics card (Slave Card) into
the [PCIEXP2] slave slot.
3. There are 3 connectors on the
DMS-59
™
-to-interconnect cable:
Connector 1: [DMS-59
™ ] Male connector
Connector 2: [DVI-I] Female connector
Connector 3: [DVI-I] Male connector
4. Connect the DMS-59
™
Male plug to the
DMS-59
™
connector on Master Card.
5. Connect the DVI-I Male-end to the DVI-I
connector on Salve Card.
6. Connect the video output to your
monitor from the remaining DVI-I
Female-end.
※ The motherboard in this illustration is served for demonstration only, may not be
the same type or model as the one described in this user’s manual.