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1 ati® crossfirex™ technology, 1 requirements, 2 before you begin – Asus P6T6 WS Revolution User Manual

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ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution

5-1

5.1

ATI

®

CrossFireX™ technology

The motherboard supports the ATI

®

CrossFireX™ technology that allows you to

install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation

procedures in this section.

5.1.1

Requirements

In CrossFireX mode, you should have two identical CrossFireX-ready

graphics cards or one CrossFireX-ready dual-GPU graphics card that are

ATI

®

certified.

Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology.

Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com).

Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum

power required by your system. See page 2-31 for details.

5.1.2

Before you begin

For ATI CrossFireX to work properly, you have to uninstall all existing graphics card

drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system.
To uninstall existing graphics card drivers
1. Close all current applications.
2. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.

For Windows Vista, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features.

3. Select your current graphics card driver/s.
4. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove.

For Windows Vista, select Uninstall.

5. Turn off your computer.

• We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal

environment.

• Visit the ATI Game website (http://game.amd.com) for the latest certified

graphics card and the supported 3D application list.