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Hardware Installation

1-6  Setup of the AMD Hybrid CrossFireX

™

 Configuration

Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, AMD Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly 
advanced  display  performance  for  AMD  platform.  Read  the  following  instructions  on  configuring  an  AMD 

Hybrid CrossFireX system.

A. System Requirements

   -  Windows 7/Vista operating system
   -  An AMD Hybrid CrossFireX-supported motherboard and correct driver
   -  An AMD Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card

 (Note 1)

B. Connecting the Graphics Cards

Step 1:
Observe  the  steps  in  "1-5  Installing  an  Expansion  Card"  and  install  an  AMD  Hybrid  CrossFireX-supported 
graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot.
Step 2:
Plug the display cable into the onboard graphics port on the back panel.

C. BIOS Setup

Enter BIOS Setup to set the following items under the 

Advanced BIOS Features

 menu:

   -  Set 

Internal Graphics Mode

 to 

UMA

.

 (Note 2)

   -  Set 

UMA Frame Buffer Size

 to 

256MB

 or 

512MB

.

 (Note 2)

   -  Set 

Surround View

 to 

Disabled

. 

   -  Set 

Init Display First

 to 

OnChipVGA

.

D. Configuring the Graphics Driver

After  installing  the  motherboard  driver  in  the  operating  system,  go 
to  the 

ATI  Catalyst

™

  Control  Center

.  Select 

CrossFire

™

  on  the 

Graphics

  menu  on  the  upper  left  corner  and  ensure  the 

Enable 

CrossFire

™

check box is selected.

(Note 1)  You  do  not  have  to  install  the  graphics  card  driver  if  the  motherboard  chipset  driver  has  been 

installed.

(Note 2)  To change the 

Internal Graphics Mode

 or 

UMA Frame Buffer Size

 setting in BIOS Setup, be sure 

to disable the CrossFire function in the operating system first.