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Hardware Installation

1-6  Setup of ATI CrossFireX

™

/NVIDIA SLI Configuration

A. System Requirements

   -  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
   -  Two CrossFire

 (Note 1)

/SLI bridge connectors

 (Note 2)

   -  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  CrossFire

  (Note  1)

/SLI  bridge  connectors

  (Note  2)

  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_1 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 

ATI  Catalyst  Control  Center

.  Browse  to  the 

CrossFireX

  menu 

and ensure the 

Enable CrossFireX

™

check box is selected.

(Note 1)  The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
(Note 2)  The bridge connectors are optional.

Procedure  and  driver  screen  for  enabling  CrossFireX  technology  may  differ  by  graphics  cards. 

Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling Cross-

FireX 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 Con

fi

guration

screen  and  ensure  the 

Enable  SLI  technology

  check  box  is  se-

lected.