ASRock Z77 WS - Manual (Page 28)

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ASRock Z77 WS Motherboard
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2.8 CrossFireX TM , 3-Way CrossFireX TM , 4-Way CrossFireX TM
and Quad CrossFireX TM Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireX TM , 3-way CrossFireX TM , 4-way 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 with Windows ® XP / Vista TM / 7 OS.
3-way CrossFireX TM , 4-way CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM are supported
with Windows ® Vista TM / 7 OS only. Please check AMD’s website for CrossFireX TM
driver updates.
2.8.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.8.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireX TM -Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.
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.
1. If a customer incorrectly confi gures their system they will not see the performance
benefi ts 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 benefi t 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.