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    ATI 4870's

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by danielhazel, Jul 19, 2010.

  1. danielhazel

    danielhazel Notebook Enthusiast

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    hello guys can you help me please when i go to steam i click on system info and only comes up with one graphics card and no crossfirex? how can i make graphic cards run at best? on my m17x thanks
     
    danielhazel, Jul 19, 2010
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    bkvarsne Notebook Geek

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    Right-click on your desktop and select Catalyst Control Center. Select CrossfireX from the dropdown menu on top-left edge (Graphics) and make sure Crossfire is activated.

    If you don't have the CrossfireX option in the drop down menu, you need to reinstall your video drivers.

    Alternatively, you can check that your 2 GPUs are installed and functional by opening Device Manager (Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager).

    Thirdly you can download GPU-Z and ensure that your system is running in crossfire.
     
    bkvarsne, Jul 19, 2010
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    BA0701 Notebook Geek

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    Well, Steam seems to show me the same thing, when I click on "Help\System Information", and it even says "No SLI or Crossfire Detected". On my system, I know CF is working fine, and I get the CF Icon in the upper right corner (whenever I have it enabled, for checking a particular game) in every Steam game I have played on my M17x thus far. As long as you have CF enabled, and the icon displays when you are in-game, then I wouldn't really worry about it.

    Not sure, though, why Steam does not recognize CF in the system info, especially when it is looking for it.
     
    BA0701, Jul 20, 2010
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