ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M - Manual (Page 25)

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ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M Motherboard
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance
benefits of CrossFireX TM . All three CrossFireX TM components, a CrossFireX TM
Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX TM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireX TM
Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to benefit from the
CrossFireX TM multi-GPU platform.
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX TM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards
will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX TM mode.
2.8 CrossFireX TM , 3-Way CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM
Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireX TM , 3-way CrossFireX TM and Quad
CrossFireX TM . CrossFireX TM technology offers the most advantageous means
available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU)
in a single PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent
software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX
TM enables
the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application.
Currently CrossFireX
TM is supported by Windows ® XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista TM
/ 7 OS. 3-way CrossFireX TM and Quad CrossFireX TM are supported by Windows ®
Vista TM / 7 OS only. Please check AMD’s website for AMD CrossFireX TM driver
updates.
2.8.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.8.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireX TM -Ready Graphics Cards
Different CrossFireX TM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX TM
feature. For other CrossFireX TM cards that AMD has released or will release in the
future, please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.
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