ATI® Hybrid CrossFireX™

The motherboard supports the ATI® Hybrid CrossFire™ technology that allows you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) CrossFireX cards.

A.1 System requirements

Before using ATI Hybrid CrossFireX, ensure that your system meets the following basic requirements:

Operating System: Windows® VistaMemory capacity: Minimum 1GBCPU: AM2+On-board graphics card RAM: 256MB

Add-on GPU: HD2400 PRO/HD2400 XT/HD3450/HD3470

We recommend that you use a graphics card with an HD2400 PRO GPU.

A.2 Before you proceed

Configure the BIOS settings for the graphics card to support ATI Hybrid CrossFireX.

To set Internal Graphics:

1.Press <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

2.Select Advanced > Chipset > Internal Graphics, set the UMA Frame Buffer Size to [256M], and set the Surround View to [Enabled].

Internal Graphics

 

Primary Video Controller

[GFX0-GPP-IGFX-PCI]

UMA Frame Buffer Size

[256M]

Surround View

[Enabled]

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3.Press <F10> to save the changes and exit BIOS settings. Select OK to confirm.

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