setting up crossfire

[llwyd]

just stuck in my second x1600, enabled the dual-card setting in the bios, booted into windows, has the old 'new hardware detected' message, let windows try install it.....needless to say it failed. what do i do to activate the second card?

Edit, just got the driver to install for the second card, however it has made to difference to steam stress test.Anyone know what this 'OmniCom Mirror Driver' is showing up in my device manager in the display adapters?

[Ham]

Anyone know anything about these EZ connectors on asus boards?

[NoL]

Did you forget to go into CCC and turn on crossfire?

EZ Connectors are for more power to CPU, plug a molex from PSU in.

[llwyd]

nope, turned it on

i get nasty artifacts in game aswell

[PV5150]

I believe it's either part of your GC driver, or have you installed a program called Winshadow? The driver is present when you install WS. If it's causing you grief, they have a website here where you can get some help or if you want to remove it try going into Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager->Display Adapters. Right click on OmniCom Mirror Driver and select Uninstall.

With regards the crossfire issue, what GC drivers are you using...Catalyst? If you aren't, Catalyst 6.4 has some fixes for the Express 200 chipset that may be causing your issues.

Cat 6.4 fixes

Catalyst 6.4 download

[llwyd]

yea i got rid of it, i think it mightve been the remains of a remote desktop program i tried out the otherday. im using 6.4 at the moment. will try the express fixes now, cheers m8.

Edit, when you said 6.4 fixes, i thought you meant a patch that sorted out the bugs in 6.4

[llwyd]

hmm its working OK at the moment. going by the massive response im asuming that we dont have anyone here who knows a great deal on the subject. however, im having problems that i have heard of in the past. when i start playing CSS the screen becomes completely corrupted and artifacts loads. once i have alt-tabbed out and back in this problem disapears. secondly. when i get flashed, the after-images i get are very jumpy. anybody got any ideas?

[PV5150]

Sorry for not being a crossfire guru I have SLI lol, but I'll assist all I can

Is the corruption you speak of similar to the image tearing experienced when not having V-sync enabled (a screenshot would be handy)? Do you have Catalyst AI enabled or disabled? Of course you realise that certain games wont work in crossfire if AI isnt enabled and reverts to single card mode.

What monitor are you using - CRT's are having problems with crossfire, by switching to a TFT via DVI input it may solve the problem, that could be a video bandwidth issue although this is purely speculative.

What BIOS version are you running?

I've listed a link for you that may be useful:

ATI tweakguide

[Ham]

Hes running a CRT through a DVI to VGA addaptor. No real way of getting hold of a DVI TFT monitor AFAIK, enless his dell monitor is. Appatrently the artifacts were reduced buy going form cat 6.4s to 6.3. That all i can report atm, sure llwyd will post an update soon.

[FarFarAway]

ATI should be releasing CAT 6.5's any day now so fingers crossed that helps.