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ATI™ CrossFire™ Pro User Guide Chapter 4 ATI CrossFire Pro FAQ The following are frequently asked questions regarding ATI CrossFire Pro technology. How do you connect two discreet FirePro cards to enable this feature? ATI CrossFire Pro requires only one ATI CrossFire Pro flex connector to connect the two discreet workstation cards to enable this feature. The flex connector should be connect to the "top" connector tab (the one closest to the bracket). Can any two ATI FirePro cards be connected to enable this feature? Currently, only identical ATI CrossFire Pro-ready cards can be combined to enable this feature. All mid-range or greater ATI FirePro cards are ATI CrossFire Pro-ready. This line-up currently includes the following cards: ATI FirePro™ V5700, ATI FirePro™ V5800, ATI FirePro™ V7750, ATI FirePro™ V7800, ATI FirePro™ V8700, ATI FirePro™ V8750, ATI FirePro™ V8800, and ATI FirePro™ V9800 graphics accelerators. Which driver do I need to run applications in the CrossFire Pro mode? Driver version 8.63 and Catalyst version 8.6x (or later) will support this feature. Is this feature platform or chipset dependent? Which platforms does this feature support? This feature is designed to provide open support for all AMD and Intel chipsets. Currently, it supports AMD 790FX, 790X, and 790GX platforms and Intel X58, X48, X38, 975X, and 955X platforms. No proprietary bridge or licensing is required to use this feature. Which professional applications currently scale on ATI CrossFire Pro? Currently, many Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) applications that are geometry bound show good performance scaling, including Autodesk Maya, Ensight, UGS Teamcenter, and UGS NX. What is the optimal hardware for using this feature? ATI CrossFire™ Pro technology performs best with PCIe® 2.0 and up configurations. If you are using a workstation that does not . support PCIe® 2.0, you may see some performance variation. There are two ATI CrossFire Pro connector tabs and only one flex connector supplied in the box. Which tab should I connect the flex connector to? All ATI FirePro boards have two ATI CrossFire Pro connector tabs to accommodate future requirements. Currently, ATI CrossFire Pro requires only one flex connector, which should be connected to the first cutout . (the one nearer to the bracket). Note: Example applications are trademarks . or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Which operating systems are supported for this feature? ATI CrossFire Pro™ is supported on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Linux. © 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 11