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You have assembled your CrossFire™ Certified components.  All that remains is a checkbox to unite the awesome power of your multi-GPU platform to decimate the competition.  This guide will help you through the process of activating Crossfire™ within the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.



Radeon X1900 Series CrossFireT Quick Start  

1. Install your CrossFire™-ready graphics cards following the CrossFire™ Getting Started Guide
    included on the installation CD for your graphics card.
2. Download and then install the latest ATI Catalyst™ display driver suite from http://ati.amd.com/support/driverselector/driver.html
3. Click  Windows Start > My Computer > Properties.


4. Select the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager.
5. Expand the Display Adapters.


6. When both ATI graphics cards are installed, verify the presence of the devices listed under
    Display Adapters.

    If you do not see four devices, similar to the above, you may have a driver or hardware problem. To resolve the problem:

    1. Shutdown your computer.
    2. Ensure the hardware is installed correctly.
    3. Restart your computer.
    4. Re-install the graphics driver
    5. Repeat from Step 1.
    If the problem persists, contact ATI Customer Care at support.ati.com.

7. Once all four devices are listed correctly, exit the Device Manger.
8. Right-click an empty space on the desktop and then select ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.


9. In the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center – Basic window, select Advanced and then click Next.


10. In the Graphics Settings, select CrossFire™ and then activate the Enable CrossFire™
      checkbox.



11. Click Apply and then close the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

You’re now ready to harness the combined power of CrossFire™.  Game on!!


 

 

 
 
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