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Contents
4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ...................................... 4-41
4.4.4 Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility ......... 4-42
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 4-47
4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS .... 4-47
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
...................... 4-47
4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during
Windows
®
OS installation .............................................. 4-48
4.5.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive ....................................... 4-49
Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support
5.1 ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology .................................................... 5-1
5.1.1 Requirements .................................................................. 5-1
5.1.2 Before you begin ............................................................. 5-1
5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards .................... 5-2
5.1.4 Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards .................. 5-3
5.1.5 Installing the device drivers ............................................. 5-4
5.1.6 Enabling the ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology ................... 5-4
5.2 NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology ........................................................... 5-6
5.2.1 Requirements .................................................................. 5-6
5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards .......................... 5-6
5.2.3 Installing the device drivers ............................................. 5-7
5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology ......................... 5-7