MSI 870S-G46 series - Page 34

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Hardware Setup
ATI CrossFreX
TM
(Mult-GPU) Technology
ATI CrossFreX
TM
s the ultmate mult-GPU performance gamng platform. Enablng
game-domnatng power, ATI CrossFreX
TM
technology enables two or more dscrete
graphcs processors to work together to mprove system performance. ATI CrossFreX
TM
technology allows you to expand your system’s graphcs capabltes. It allows you the
ablty to scale your system’s graphcs horsepower as you need t, supportng two or
more ATI Radeon
TM
HD graphcs cards, makng ths the most scalable gamng platform
ever. The manboard can auto detect the CrossFreX
TM
mode by software, therefore you
don’t have to enable the CrossFreX
TM
n BIOS by yourself. The followng detals the 2-
way CrossFreX
TM
nstallaton.
Install two ATI Radeon
TM
HD graphcs cards nto two PCIE x16 slots.
Wth two cards nstalled, an CrossFreX
TM
Vdeo Lnk cable s requred to connect
the golden 󰘰ngers on the top of these two graphcs cards (refer to the pcture below).
Please note that although you have nstalled two or more graphcs cards, only the
vdeo outputs on the graphcs card nstalled n 󰘰rst PCIE x16 wll work. Hence, you
only need to connect a montor to ths graphcs card.
1.
2.
Important
Manboard photos shown n ths secton are for demonstraton only. The appearance
of your motherboard may vary dependng on the model you purchase.
If you ntend to nstall TWO graphcs cards for CrossFreX
TM
mode, make sure that:
a. these two graphcs cards are of the same brand and spec󰘰catons;
b. these two cards are nstalled on both mazarne PCIE x16 slots.
Make sure that you connect an adequate power supply to the power connector on the
graphcs card to ensure stable operaton of the graphcs card.
Only Wndows
®
XP wth Servce Pack 2 (SP2)& Wndows
®
XP Professonal x64 Edton
& Wndows
®
Vsta & Wndows
®
7 support the CrossFreX
TM
functon.
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•
•
•
CrossFreX
TM
Vdeo Lnk cable