ASRock Z77 Pro3 - Manual (Page 20)

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ASRock Z77 Pro3 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 feature.
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 feature is supported with Windows ® XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista TM
/ 7 OS. Quad CrossFireX TM feature is supported with Windows ® Vista TM / 7 OS only.
Please check AMD website for ATI TM CrossFireX TM driver updates.
2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireX TM -Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE3 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.