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..., ATI, the ATI logo, AMD Athlon, AMD LIVE!, AMD Phenom, AMD Sempron, AMD Turion, AMD64, All-in connection with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("AMD") products. for punitive, incidental or consequential damages in -Wonder, Avivo, Catalyst, CrossFireX, FirePro, FireStream, HyperMemory, OverDrive, PowerPlay, PowerXpress, Radeon, Remote Wonder, Stream, SurroundView, Theater, TV Wonder, The Ultimate Visual Experience, and combinations thereof are not designed, intended, authorized or warranted for use of AMD hardware, software or...
..., ATI, the ATI logo, AMD Athlon, AMD LIVE!, AMD Phenom, AMD Sempron, AMD Turion, AMD64, All-in connection with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("AMD") products. for punitive, incidental or consequential damages in -Wonder, Avivo, Catalyst, CrossFireX, FirePro, FireStream, HyperMemory, OverDrive, PowerPlay, PowerXpress, Radeon, Remote Wonder, Stream, SurroundView, Theater, TV Wonder, The Ultimate Visual Experience, and combinations thereof are not designed, intended, authorized or warranted for use of AMD hardware, software or...
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... instructions. This is installed or operated. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Important Safety Instructions Note: This product is for future reference. All warnings regarding the product and its operating instructions should be obeyed. Do not remove the grounding pin of electric shock and fire, install this class of product. Safety, installation, . Retain all warnings. Caution: For continued protection against the risk of a three-pin...
... instructions. This is installed or operated. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Important Safety Instructions Note: This product is for future reference. All warnings regarding the product and its operating instructions should be obeyed. Do not remove the grounding pin of electric shock and fire, install this class of product. Safety, installation, . Retain all warnings. Caution: For continued protection against the risk of a three-pin...
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ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Introduction ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro leverages ATI CrossFireX™ technology to scale professional OpenGL applications in a windowed mode by combining the computational power of two discreet ATI FirePro™ workstation graphics cards to be combined. to drive a single display. Note that unlike ATI CrossFireX, ATI CrossFire Pro does not allow more than two discreet cards . Figure 1-1 ATI CrossFire Pro Diagram © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4
ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Introduction ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro leverages ATI CrossFireX™ technology to scale professional OpenGL applications in a windowed mode by combining the computational power of two discreet ATI FirePro™ workstation graphics cards to be combined. to drive a single display. Note that unlike ATI CrossFireX, ATI CrossFire Pro does not allow more than two discreet cards . Figure 1-1 ATI CrossFire Pro Diagram © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4
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... each GPU renders . ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 1 Modes ATI CrossFire Pro significantly scales high-end DCC, CAD, and VizSim applications on the other. >> Most useful for VizSim, broadcast, . and Ensight. >> SFR (Split Frame Rendering): In this mode, all even frames are rendered on one section. >> Most useful for SPECviewperf and geometry-limited applications. one GPU, and all odd frames are . ATI CrossFire Pro...
... each GPU renders . ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 1 Modes ATI CrossFire Pro significantly scales high-end DCC, CAD, and VizSim applications on the other. >> Most useful for VizSim, broadcast, . and Ensight. >> SFR (Split Frame Rendering): In this mode, all even frames are rendered on one section. >> Most useful for SPECviewperf and geometry-limited applications. one GPU, and all odd frames are . ATI CrossFire Pro...
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ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 1 Modes, cont'd. >> Full Scene Anti-aliasing: This mode provides higher quality anti-aliasing than single discrete workstation cards. >> Most useful for digital mock-ups, optical simulations, TV productions, and video applications requiring a high level of their respective please visit http://ati.amd.com/products/ owners. Note: Example applications are trademarks or For more information on ATI CrossFire Pro, registered trademarks of image...
ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 1 Modes, cont'd. >> Full Scene Anti-aliasing: This mode provides higher quality anti-aliasing than single discrete workstation cards. >> Most useful for digital mock-ups, optical simulations, TV productions, and video applications requiring a high level of their respective please visit http://ati.amd.com/products/ owners. Note: Example applications are trademarks or For more information on ATI CrossFire Pro, registered trademarks of image...
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... disconnect the monitor cable from the systems power supply, if necessary.. . Connect external power to the back panel. Locate the primary PCIe slot on the motherboard. CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to ensure that your system has an adequate power supply. If necessary, remove the corresponding back panel cover. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards These instructions assume that a PCIe® graphics card has already been successfully installed in the...
... disconnect the monitor cable from the systems power supply, if necessary.. . Connect external power to the back panel. Locate the primary PCIe slot on the motherboard. CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to ensure that your system has an adequate power supply. If necessary, remove the corresponding back panel cover. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards These instructions assume that a PCIe® graphics card has already been successfully installed in the...
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ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards, cont'd. 8. ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8 Connect the two ATI FirePro workstation cards using only one flex connector on the "top" ATI CrossFire Pro connector tab (the one closest to the bracket) on each card Chapter 2 Figure 2-2 ATI CrossFire Pro Flex Connector Installation 1. Newly installed ATI FirePro card 2. Note: Connect the cards using the ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector.
ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards, cont'd. 8. ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8 Connect the two ATI FirePro workstation cards using only one flex connector on the "top" ATI CrossFire Pro connector tab (the one closest to the bracket) on each card Chapter 2 Figure 2-2 ATI CrossFire Pro Flex Connector Installation 1. Newly installed ATI FirePro card 2. Note: Connect the cards using the ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector.
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... 3 Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro. Turn on the monitor and then the computer. Enable ATI CrossFire Pro in ATI Catalyst™ Control Center as described in the computer power cord. 11. Make sure that no cables are interfering with anything inside the computer . (for example, a cooling fan) and then replace the computer cover. 10. Bottom connector (do not use) © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 9 Figure 2-3 ATI CrossFire Pro Connector Tabs 1. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards...
... 3 Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro. Turn on the monitor and then the computer. Enable ATI CrossFire Pro in ATI Catalyst™ Control Center as described in the computer power cord. 11. Make sure that no cables are interfering with anything inside the computer . (for example, a cooling fan) and then replace the computer cover. 10. Bottom connector (do not use) © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 9 Figure 2-3 ATI CrossFire Pro Connector Tabs 1. ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 2 Installing ATI CrossFire Pro Graphics Cards...
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ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector. 1. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to act as the display GPU. 3. Chapter 3 © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 10 Select Enable CrossFireX. 4. From the Graphics Settings tree, expand CrossFireX and click Configure. 2. Click Apply. in the system and connected using an . ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro Note: The CrossFire option will not appear unless two workstation cards are installed .
ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector. 1. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to act as the display GPU. 3. Chapter 3 © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 10 Select Enable CrossFireX. 4. From the Graphics Settings tree, expand CrossFireX and click Configure. 2. Click Apply. in the system and connected using an . ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Enabling ATI CrossFire Pro Note: The CrossFire option will not appear unless two workstation cards are installed .
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... hardware for all AMD and Intel chipsets. Which tab should I need to the bracket). The flex connector should be connected to use this feature? Which driver do you may see some performance variation. Driver version 8.63 and Catalyst version 8.6x (or later) will support this feature platform or chipset dependent? ATI CrossFire™ Pro technology performs best with PCIe® 2.0 and up currently includes the following are ATI CrossFire Pro-ready...
... hardware for all AMD and Intel chipsets. Which tab should I need to the bracket). The flex connector should be connected to use this feature? Which driver do you may see some performance variation. Driver version 8.63 and Catalyst version 8.6x (or later) will support this feature platform or chipset dependent? ATI CrossFire™ Pro technology performs best with PCIe® 2.0 and up currently includes the following are ATI CrossFire Pro-ready...