92 CrossFire™
CrossFire™ graphics card connections
In order for CrossFire™ to function the interconnect cable must be
correctly connected to both the Master and Slave graphics cards.
1Connect the DMS-59™/VHDCI connector of the interconnect cable
to the DMS-59™ connection on the Master card.
2Connect the DVI-I connector of the interconnect cable to the DVI-I
connection on the Slave card.
3Connect the remaining DVI-I connector of the interconnect cable to
your monitor.
Note: On graphics cards with two DVI-I connectors, only one DVI-I
connector on the Slave card supports Transition Minimized
Differential Signaling (TMDS) required by CrossFire™. If
CrossFire™ does not appear in the Catalyst™ Control Center or is not
available, try connecting to the second DVI-I connector on the Slave
card.
For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at:
ati.com/crossfire
Graphics cards with different amounts of memory
Graphics card with different amounts of memory can by used with
CrossFire™. However, restarting your computer is required. This will
cause CrossFire™ to reduce the amount of memory on the card with the
most amount of memory to match the memory size of the graphics card
with the least amount of memory.
Clicking OK to the memory mismatch error message will restart your
computer.
Note: When disabling CrossFire™ you will be given the option to
restart your computer to restore the original graphics memory size or
continue with the reduced memory size.
For more information see the CrossFire™ Web page at:
ati.com/crossfire
Card Reversal Recommended
A recommendation message to reverse the graphics card positions may
appear if the master graphics card is not installed into the primary PCIe™