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®
CrossFireX™ technology support
Chapter 5
5.3 Software information
5.3.1 Installing the device drivers
Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device
drivers.
• Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI
®
CrossFireX™
technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com).
• If you are using a Triple CrossFireX system, ensure to install the ATI Catalyst
®
driver
under Windows
®
Vista™ OS. The ATI Triple CrossFireX technology is currently
supported by Windows
®
Vista™ only.
5.3.2 Enabling the ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology
After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature
through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in Windows environment.
Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center
To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center
1. Right-click on the Windows
®
desktop and select
Catalyst(TM) Control Center. You can also right-
click the ATI icon in the Windows notication area
and select Cayalist Control Center.
2. The Catalyst Control Center Setup
Assistant appears when the system
detects the existance of multi-graphics
cards. Click Go to continue to the
Catalyst Control Center Advanced
View window.