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Hardware Installation

•   Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFire/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards 

and driver version. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information 

about enabling CrossFire/SLI technology.

•   When two or more graphics cards are installed, we recommend that you connect the SATA power 

cable from the power supply to the ATX4P connector to ensure system stability.

(Note)

The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.

After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to 

the NVIDIA Control Panel. Browse to the Configure SLI, Surround, 

Physx screen and ensure Maximize 3D performance is enabled.

 - Windows 8.1/8/7 operating system

 - A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two or more PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver

 - CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver

(Current GPUs that support 3-Way CrossFire technology include the ATI Radeon

 HD 3800, HD 4800, HD 

5800 series, and AMD Radeon

 HD 6800, HD 6900, HD 7800, and HD 7900 series. For the latest GPU 

support information, please refer to the AMD website.)

 - CrossFire 

(Note)

/SLI bridge connectors

 - A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the

power requirement)

Step 1:

Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install CrossFire/SLI graphics cards on the PCI 

Express x16 slots. (To set up a 2-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards on the

PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots.)

Step 2:

Insert the CrossFire 

(Note)

/SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards.

Step 3:

Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot.

After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to 

the AMD Catalyst Control Center. Browse to Performance\AMD 

 and ensure the Enable AMD CrossFireX check box 

is selected. If your system have more than two CrossFire cards, 

select the GPU combination you want to use and click Apply. 

(Available combination options are dependent on the number of

graphics cards.)