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Z97-MACHINE USER MANUAL

Chapter 5

AMD CrossFireX

Technology Support

This motherboard supports the AMD CrossFireX

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

ready graphic cards are needed for the setup

of 2-way CrossFireX

configuration.

2 You would need one CrossfireX

bridge cable.

3 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX

technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website

(www.amd.com).

4 Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the mini-

mum power required by your system.

Installing CrossFireX

graphics cards

1. Insert the CrossFireX

graphics cards into the PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2* slots. Make

sure that the card is properly seated on the slot.

* For reference only

3. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics cards.

2. Connect the cable from your monitors to the CrossFireX

ready graphics card

installed on the PCIEX16_1 slot.

Monitor Cable

*The PCIEX16_2 slot supports PCI-E Gen 3.0 running at X8 mode and shares bandwidth with

the PCIEX16_1 slot.

*If installing two graphic cards into PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots, both two slots will run

at X8 mode.

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