Asus M5A88-M - Chapter 5: ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Technology Support; System Requirements; Before You Proceed

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Chapter 5
Chapter 5: ATI
®
Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology support
Chapter 5
ATI
®
Hybrid CrossFireX™
The motherboard supports the ATI
®
Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology that allows you to install
multi-graphics processing units (GPU) CrossFireX cards.
System requirements
Before using ATI Hybrid CrossFireX, ensure that your system meets the following basic
requirements:
• Memory capacity: Minimum 1GB
• CPU: AM3+ / AM3
• On-board graphics card RAM: 256MB
Visit the ATI Game website at http://game.amd.com for the latest certied graphics card and
the supported 3D application list.
Before you proceed
Congure the BIOS settings for the graphics card to support ATI Hybrid CrossFireX.
To set Internal Graphics:
1. Press <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
2. Go to
Advanced > Chipset > Internal Graphics, set UMA Frame Buffer Size to
[256M] or above, and set Surround View to [Enabled].
3. Press <F10> to save the changes and exit BIOS settings. Select OK to conrm.
M5A88-M BIOS Setup
Advanced
Internal Graphics
Primary Video Controller [GFX0-GPP-IGFX-PCI]
Internal Graphics Mode [UMA]
UMA Frame Buffer Size [256MB]
Surround View [Enabled]
Frame Buffer Location [Above 4G]
AMD HDMI Audio [Enabled]
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Options
GFX0-GPP-IGFX-PCI
GPP-GFX0-IGFX-PCI
PCI-GFX0-GPP-IGFX
IGFX-GFX0-GPP-PCI