Quad SLI doesn’t work on XP ! - Page 2

Gamer · 28th March 2008, 11:39

ATi 3870X2 = 1035Gr.

Gamer · 28th March 2008, 15:29

What driver ?

jmke · 28th March 2008, 15:34

what driver for what? Quad CF? the latest Catalyst.

Gamer · 28th March 2008, 16:03

With XP ?
Don't think so.

jmke · 28th March 2008, 16:23

you are correct!

Note: CrossFireX™ (Quad) is only supported under the Windows Vista operating system
http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...=xp/radeonx-xp

very weird, must have misread somewhere along the line

thorgal · 28th March 2008, 16:35

Honestly John, show me two 3870X2 working properly in XP please ? Haven't found any so far (only Vista).

Edit : never mind

Massman · 28th March 2008, 16:37

Quad-CF in XP works, but Ati will never launch the drivers.

jmke · 28th March 2008, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by thorgal

Honestly John, show me two 3870X2 working properly in XP please ? Haven't found any so far (only Vista).

honestly Torsten... read before you post!

thorgal · 28th March 2008, 19:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

honestly Torsten... read before you post!

I was writing my reply while you posted... took me a whole 20 minutes to come up with that line

(in truth, got a phonecall while I was posting)

Anyway, I think we all get the picture now

geoffrey · 29th March 2008, 12:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gamer

What driver ?

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[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana] [FONT=Verdana]This release of Catalyst™ introduces CrossFireX™ Quad support. Users with any combination of a ATI Radeon™ HD 3870, ATI Radeon™ HD 3850, and ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 graphics accelerators running with 3 or 4 GPUs will be able to run in CrossFireX™ Quad mode (when used in a CrossFireX™ compatible PC). CrossFireX™ Quad will deliver significant performance improvements in a number of applications. Users can expect to see further DirectX 10 QUAD CrossFireX™ performance improvements in future Catalyst™ releases. [/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana] Note:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] CrossFireX™ (Quad) is only supported under the Windows Vista operating system[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

Try Catalyst 8.3, these are the only drivers which currently support Quad CrossFire

link: http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...common-vista32

28th March 2008, 11:39	#11
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	ATi 3870X2 = 1035Gr. __________________

28th March 2008, 15:29	#12
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	What driver ? __________________

28th March 2008, 15:34	#13
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	what driver for what? Quad CF? the latest Catalyst. __________________

28th March 2008, 16:03	#14
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	With XP ? Don't think so. __________________

28th March 2008, 16:23	#15
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	you are correct! Note: CrossFireX™ (Quad) is only supported under the Windows Vista operating system http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...=xp/radeonx-xp very weird, must have misread somewhere along the line __________________

28th March 2008, 16:35	#16
thorgal [M] Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,887	Honestly John, show me two 3870X2 working properly in XP please ? Haven't found any so far (only Vista). Edit : never mind __________________

28th March 2008, 16:37	#17
Massman [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Waregem Posts: 6,466	Quad-CF in XP works, but Ati will never launch the drivers.

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