ATI Technologies X1950 PRO Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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2 What motherboards support CrossFire
?
Motherboards from other manufactures will be certified as CrossFire
Ready when they become available. For a comprehensive list of
qualified motherboards, please consult the CrossFire
Web site at:
ati.com/crossfire
3 Are there specific CMOS motherboard settings for CrossFire
?
On some motherboards, the CMOS may be set by default to support only
a single PCI Express
®
x16 slot. Ensure that both PCIe
x16 slots are
enabled in the CMOS.
4 Are there any software settings required for a Radeon
®
X1950 Pro
CrossFire
to work?
When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and
installed, you can access the CrossFire
aspect in Catalyst
Control
Center:
To access and enable CrossFire
in Catalyst
Control Center, do the
following:
In Advanced View, click
CrossFire
and check the Enable
CrossFire
box.
When CrossFire
is successfully enabled, all display devices except the
one used by CrossFire
will be disabled. Multiple monitors/displays
that are disabled when CrossFire
is enabled reappear after CrossFire
is disabled.
If you installed your Radeon
®
X1950 Pro cards in the primary and
secondary PCIe
slots and enabled CrossFire
, when you restart your
computer CrossFire
will automatically be enabled. Otherwise, you
must again enable CrossFire
upon restart.
Note: In order to enable CrossFire
, the two Radeon
®
X1950 Pro cards
must be connected together using two CrossFire
Bridge Interconnects.