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A990FXM-A USER MANUAL
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
ATI CrossFireX
TM Technology Support
This motherboard supports the ATI CrossFireX TM Technology that allows you to in-
stall multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation
procedures in this section.
Requirements
1 Two or three identical CrossFireX TM ready graphic cards are needed for
the setup of 2-way / 3-way CrossFireX TM configuration.
2 You would need one or two CrossfireX TM bridge cable.
3 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX TM
technology. Download the latest driver from the ATI website
(www.ati.com).
4 Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the mini-
mum power required by your system.
Installing CrossFireX TM graphics cards
1. Insert the CrossFireX TM graphics cards into the PCIEX16 slots. Make sure that the
card is properly seated on the slot.
A. For 2-way configuration, install two graphic cards on PCIEX16_1 & PCIEX16_2
and connect them with the CrossFire TM Bridge.
* For reference only