6.1Overview

The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFire™ technology that allows you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section.

6.1.1Requirements

•CrossFire™ Edition graphics card (Master)

•CrossFire™-ready graphics card (Slave)

•CrossFire™-ready motherboard, such as the ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series motherboard.

•Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See “9. ATX power connectors” on page 2-34 for details.

• Visit the ATI website or download the Radeon® X850 Crossfire™ Edition User’s Guide from the support CD for detailed hardware requirements and installation procedures.

•The ATI CrossFire™ technology supports only the following operating systems:

-Windows® XP 32-bit (Home or Professional) with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

-Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition.

•Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFire™ Technology. Download the latest driver from the ATI website (www.amd.com).

•The maximum resolution of Radeon™ X850 CrossFire™ Edition is 1600 x

1200 at 65 MHz when you use DVI output.

6.1.2Before you begin

Uninstall other graphics card drivers in your system

To uninstall other graphics card drivers:

1.Close all current applications.

2.Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.

3.Select your current graphics card driver/s.

4.Select Add/Remove.

5.Restart your system.

ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series

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