ATI Technologies X1950 PRO manual System Requirements, External Connections

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System Requirements

Hardware

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®.

 

• 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best

 

 

performance.

 

• Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or

 

 

DVD-ROM drive).

 

• Specialized PCI Express® 450 watt or greater power

 

 

supply recommended. Consult your computer system

 

 

manual to ensure the power supply is designed to

 

 

accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak

 

 

dissipation above 75 watts.

 

 

Operating

• Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2).

System

Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.

 

Windows® 2000.

 

• Windows® Vista Ready.

Monitor

High-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors

 

 

or any other type of VGA monitor.

 

• Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT display.

 

 

CrossFire

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a

Compatibility

CrossFiresystem, the following is required:

 

• A CrossFirecertified motherboard with two (2) PCI

 

 

Express® X16 slots and correct PCIechipset driver.

 

 

(See ati.com/crossfire for a list of CrossFire

 

 

certified motherboards.)

 

• A second Radeon® X1950 Pro graphics card

 

• Two CrossFireBridge Interconnects.

 

More information on the requirements for each of these

 

components can be found within the CrossFireFAQ.

External Connections

DVI-I output.

15-pin VGA.

S-Video.

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Contents Radeon X1950 Pro CrossFire Disclaimer Important Safety Instructions Page Table of Contents Reference Getting Started System Requirements External ConnectionsUninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To uninstall previous driversPage Installing CrossFire Graphics Cards Page Installing the CrossFire Bridge Interconnects Display Configurations Installing Software and Drivers Windows New Hardware FoundTo install the Catalyst software suite Enabling CrossFire Launching Catalyst Control Center Using the Start MenuOther Quick Launch Access Points Launching Catalyst Control Center Using Hot Keys Welcome to CrossFire Allowable Radeon X1950 Pro CrossFire System ComponentsCrossFire Rendering Modes CrossFire FAQ What motherboards support CrossFire? How are the graphics cards connected on a CrossFire system? CrossFire Bridge Interconnect CableOn what basis are different rendering modes chosen? Page Page Not Boot-Up ReferenceComputer Does ProperlyConfigured No DisplayScreen Defects AppearBe enabled, you CrossFire is NotFunctioning BeforeSoftware mode Screen RotationFunction Does Not Work or is Unavailable Video displaysAdditional Accessories FCC Compliance InformationInformations de conformité de la CE Industry Canada Compliance StatementCE Compliance Information