ASROCK 775XFIRE-ESATA2 - 02-2006 User manual

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Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireTM feature. CrossFireTM technology offers the
most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance
Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different
operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect
mechanism, CrossFireTM enables the highest possible level of performance and
image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireTM feature is only supported
with Windows XP with Service Pack 2; it may be supported with other OS in the
future.
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefits of CrossFireTM. All three CrossFireTM components, a
CrossFireTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard and
a CrossFireTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed
correctly to benefit from the CrossFireTM multi-GPU platform.
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireTM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both
cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireTM mode.
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It is recommended to use 500-Watt power supply or greater
to perform the benefit of CrossFireTM feature for Radeon
X850XT.
Step 1. Connect to the system power supply. Please connect a hard disk power
connector to SLI/XFIRE Power connector.
What graphics cards work with CrossFireTM?
A complete CrossFireTM system requires a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard,
a CrossFireTM Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon
(CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card from the same series, or two CrossFireTM
Ready cards if they are software enabled. This applies to cards from ATI or
any of its partners.
Currently,ATI has released Radeon X850XT, X1800XT, X1300, and X1600
CrossFireTM cards, which require different methods to enable CrossFireTM
feature. In the below procedures, we use Radeon X850XT as the example
graphics card. For other CrossFireTM cards that ATI has released or will
release in the future, please refer to ATI graphics card manuals for detailed
installation guide.
Cards For AGI Express Slot Cards For PCI Express Slot
Radeon X1800 Series Radeon X1800 CrossFireTM Edition
Radeon X1600 Series Radeon X1600 Series
Radeon X1300 Series Radeon X1300 Series
Radeon X850 Series Radeon X850 CrossFireTM Edition

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DVI-DMS cable DMS connector DVI connector
You are allowed to install two CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards to both slots,
or you may use one CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards and a compatible
standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card from the same series.
Step 2. Install the standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card to AGI Ex-
press slot (PCI Express x 4). For the proper installation procedures, please
refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
Step 3. Install the Radeon CrossFireTM Edition graphics card to PCI Express x 16
slot. For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expan-
sion Slots”.
Connect the DVI-DMS
cable to DVI connector of
the compatible standard
Radeon (CrossFireTM
Ready) graphics card.
Standard Radeon
(CrossFireTM Ready)
graphics card
Standard Radeon
(CrossFireTM Ready)
graphics card
Radeon CrossFireTM
Edition graphics card
DVI connector
Standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready)
graphics card
There are two DVI connectors on the
standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready)
graphics card. Please connect the DVI-DMS
cable to the correct DVI connector; otherwise
, the graphics card will not work.
Step 4. Correctly connect the DVI-DMS cable to the monitor connector and two
graphics cards that you install. (If you install two standard Radeon
(CrossFireTM Ready) graphics cards to this motherboard, please skip this
step.)

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Step 5. Power on your computer and boot into OS.
Step 6. Remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system.
If you install two CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards to this motherboard, please
connect one end ofDVI-DMS cable to the monitor, another end toDMS of one
of the CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards to PCIE1 slot (PCI Express x 16), and
the other end to DVI of another CrossFireTM Edition graphics card toAGI
Express slot (PCI Express x 4). If you install one CrossFireTM Edition graphics
card and one compatible standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card
to this motherboard, please connect one end of DVI-DMS cable to the monitor,
another end to DMS of the CrossFireTM Edition graphics card, and the other end
to DVI of the compatible standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card.
Connect the DVI-DMS
cable to the monitor
connector.
Connect the DVI-DMS
cable to DMS connector
of the CrossFireTM Edition
graphics card.
The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this
utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.
Please visit this website for the driver:
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/DLRedirect.asp?
fileIDExt=050553d40196ef109fff37cbb40aaf28&accountID=737&deptID=894
Step 7. Install the required drivers to your system. Please visit the websites below
for installing the drivers that ATI recommends:
A. ATI recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed
(If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your
system, there is no need to download it again):
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx
B. You must have Microsoft .NET Framework installed prior to
downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en
DMS
connector
Radeon
CrossFireTM
Edition graphics
card
Step 8. Restart your computer.

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If you install one Radeon CrossFireTM Edition graphics card and one compatible
standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card to this motherboard but
not two Radeon CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards, please as well follow the
above steps. However, although you have selected the option “Enable
CrossFireTM”, the CrossFireTM function can not work actually. Your computer
will automatically reboot.After restarting your computer, please confirm whether
the option “Enable CrossFireTM” in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or
not; if not, please select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of
CrossFireTM feature.
Step 11. You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM feature.
Step 10. Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, and select “Ad-
vanced View”. Click “CrossFireTM”, and then set the option “Enable
CrossFireTM” to “Yes”.
Step 9. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer.
Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your desktop (ATI
Catalyst driver should be version 5.10 or higher).
You will find “ATI Catalyst
Control Center” on your
desktop.
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* CrossFireTM appearing here is a registered trademark ofATI Technologies Inc., and is used only
for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.