English 2.6.1.2 installing three crossfirex, Ready graphics cards – ASRock X79 Extreme7 User Manual

Page 28

Advertising
background image

28

ASRock X79 Extreme7 Motherboard

English

2.6.1.2 Installing Three CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards

Step 1. Install the identical 3-Way CrossFireX

TM

-ready graphics cards that are

AMD

®

certified because different types of graphics cards will not work

together properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert
one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics card to PCIE3 slot,
and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the cards are
properly seated on the slots.

Step 4. Use one CrossFire

TM

Bridge to connect Radeon graphics cards on PCIE1

and PCIE3 slots, and use the other CrossFire

TM

Bridge to connect Radeon

graphics cards on PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots. (CrossFire

TM

Bridge is provided

with the graphics card you purchase, not bundled with this motherboard.
Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details.)

CrossFire

TM

Bridge

Step 5. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graph-

ics card on PCIE1 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert
the DVI connector to D-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor
cable to the DVI to D-Sub adapter.)

Advertising