MSI 890FXA-GD70 series User Manual

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Hardware Setup
MS-7640
Chapter 2
Hardware Setup
MS-7640
Chapter 2
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 motherboard 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 PCI_E1 & PCI_E5 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 be-
low). 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 PCI_E1 wll work. Hence, you
only need to connect a montor to ths graphcs card.
1.
2.
Important
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 PCIE x16 (PCI_E1 & PCI_E5) slots that sup-
port up to PCIE x16 speed.
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.
•
•
•
CrossFreX
TM
Vdeo Lnk cable

MSI 890FXA-GD70 series Specifications

General

Brand	MSI
Model	890FXA-GD70 series
Category	Motherboard
Language	English