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4 ati® hybrid crossfirex, 1 system requirements, 2 before you proceed – Asus M3A78 Pro User Manual

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Chapter 3: Software support

3.4

ATI

®

Hybrid CrossFireX™

The motherboard supports the ATI

®

Hybrid CrossFire™ technology that allows you

to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) CrossFireX cards.

3.4.1

System requirements

Before using ATI Hybrid CrossFireX, ensure that your system meets the following

basic requirements:

Operating System: Windows

®

Vista

Memory capacity: Minimum 1GB

CPU: AM2+

On-board graphics card RAM: 256MB

Add-on GPU: HD2400 PRO/HD2400 XT/HD3450/HD3470

We recommend that you use a graphics card with an HD2400 PRO GPU.

3.4.2

Before you proceed

Configure the BIOS settings for the graphics card to support ATI Hybrid

CrossFireX.
To set Internal Graphics
1. Press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup

utility.

2. Select Advanced > Chipset > Internal Graphics Configuration, set UMA

Frame Buffer Size to [256M], and set Surround View to [Enabled].

3. Press to save the changes and exit BIOS settings. Select OK to

confirm.

Advanced

Internal Graphics Configuration

UMA Frame Buffer Size

[256MB]

GFX Engine Clock Override

[Disable]

Surround View

[Enabled]

NB Azalia

[Enable]

Options

Auto

32MB

64MB

128MB

256MB

512MB