Asus M4A78-E - Manual (Page 119)

ASUS M4A78-E 5-5
Chapter 5
5.2 ATI ® Hybrid CrossFireX™
The motherboard supports the ATI ® Hybrid CrossFire™ technology that allows you to install
multi-graphics processing units (GPU) CrossFireX cards.
5.2.1 System requirements
Before using ATI Hybrid CrossFireX, ensure that your system meets the following basic
requirements:
• Operating System: Windows ® Vista
• Memory capacity: Minimum 1GB
• CPU: AM2+
• On-board graphics card RAM: 256MB
Visit the ATI Game website at http://game.amd.com for the latest certified graphics card and
the supported 3D application list.
5.2.2 Before you proceed
Configure the BIOS settings for the graphics card to support ATI Hybrid CrossFireX.
To set Internal Graphics
1. Press <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
2. Select Advanced > Chipset > RS780D Configuration > Internal Graphics
Configuration, set UMA Frame Buffer Size to [256M] or above, and set Surround
View to [Enabled].
3. Press <F10> to save the changes and exit BIOS settings. Select OK to confirm.
Internal Graphics Configuration
Internal Graphics Mode [UMA+SIDEPORT]
UMA Frame Buffer Size [256MB]
SIDEPORT Clock Speed [667MHz]
SIDEPORT Voltage [Auto]
GFX Engine Clock Override [Disable]
UMA-SP Interleave Mode [Auto]
Surround View [Enabled]
FB Location [Above 4G]
AMD 780 HD Audio [Enable]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Options
Disable
UMA
SIDEPORT
UMA+SIDEPORT