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Hardware Setup
Slots
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot
The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card.
PCI Express x16 Slot
PCI Express x1 Slot
Hybrid CrossFireX™ Technology
Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling
an AMD
®
880G integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to op-
erate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame
rates. Unleash the graphics performance.
System Request
Hybrid CrossFireX™ is only supported with the Vista operating system.
Graphic card based on an ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 Series, ATI Radeon™ HD 3400
Series or ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3400 Series graphics processor.
Mainboard based on an AMD
®
880G integrated chipset.
Enabling Hybrid CrossFireX™ Technology
Power off the system and install the ATI graphic card that supports Hybrid CrossFireX™
technology. After then, power on the system and install the driver that Hybrid CrossFi-
reX™ technology. Restart the system and wait for the ATI Icon to show in the System
Tray. Click the icon and then the following aspect appears in Catalyst Control Center:
Click this icon.
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