Chapter 6 ati crossfirex, Technology support, Z87h3-a4 user manual – Elitegroup Z87H3-A4 (V1.0) User Manual
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Z87H3-A4 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 identical CrossFireX
TM
ready graphic cards are needed for the setup
of 2-way CrossFireX
TM
configuration.
2
You would need one 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/PCIEX16_S slots. Make
sure that the card is properly seated on the slot.
For 2-way configuration, install two graphic cards on PCIEX16 & PCIEX16_S and con-
nect them with the CrossFire
TM
Bridge.
* For reference only