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    Possible to run on secondary Crossfire card?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Goldenboy69, Dec 7, 2010.

  1. Goldenboy69

    Goldenboy69 Notebook Guru

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    Does anyone know if I can disable my primary 5870 and run on the secondary 5870 just as a test so I can rule the card out as possibly being bad?
     
    Goldenboy69, Dec 7, 2010
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    cleverpseudonym PG RATED

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    if you have the A01 cards, you can put the cards in either slot. you will have to change the heatsinks out.
     
    cleverpseudonym, Dec 7, 2010
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