3 software information, 1 installing the device drivers, 2 enabling the ati® crossfirex™ technology – Asus P6T Deluxe V2 User Manual

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5-4

Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support

5.3

Software information

5.3.1

Installing the device drivers

Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install

the device drivers.

• Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI

®

CrossFireX™ technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website

(www.amd.com).

• If you are using a Triple or Quad CrossFireX system, ensure to install the

ATI Catalyst

®

driver under Windows

®

Vista™ OS. The ATI Triple or Quad

CrossFireX technology is currently supported by Windows

®

Vista™ only.

5.3.2

Enabling the ATI

®

CrossFireX™ technology

After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the

CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in Windows

environment.

Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center

To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center
1. Right-click on the Windows

®

desktop and

select Catalyst(TM) Control Center.

You can also right-click the ATI icon in

the Windows notification area and select

Cayalist Control Center.

2. The Catalyst Control Center Setup

Assistant appears when the system

detects the existance of multi-

graphics cards. Click Go to continue

to the Catalyst Control Center

Advanced View window.

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