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Hardware Installation
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFireX
™
/NVIDIA SLI Configuration
A. System Requirements
- Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system
- A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
- Two CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
- CrossFireX
(Note)
/SLI bridge connector(s)
- A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for
the power requirement)
B. Connecting the Graphics Cards
Step 1:
Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two CrossFireX/SLI graphics cards on the
PCI Express x16 slots.
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFireX
(Note)
/SLI bridge connector(s) in the CrossFireX/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the
two cards.
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot.
C. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver
C-1. To Enable CrossFireX Function
After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the
Cata-
lyst Control Center
. Browse to
Performance\AMD CrossFireX Configura
-
tions
and ensure the
Enable CrossFireX
™
check box is selected and click
Apply
.
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards.
Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling Cross-
FireX/SLI technology.
C-2. To Enable SLI Function
After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go
to the
NVIDIA Control Panel
. Browse to the
Set SLI and Physx
Configuration
screen and ensure
Maximize 3D performance
is
enabled.
(Note) The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
