CLUB3D CGAX-69996 Specification

Hoofddorp,March2011.

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RadeonHD6990,itemcodeCGAX‐69996,support.

Installation

Foroptimalperformance,pleaseensureone(1)ormoreemptyexpansionslotsseparateseachAMD

Radeon™HD6990graphicscardinadualmodeAMDCrossFireX™technologyconfiguration.

Dual‐BIOSSupport

TheClub3DRadeon™HD6990graphicscardfeatures

dual‐BIOScapabilities.Thisfeatureiscontrolled

bytheUnlockingSwitch,whichtogglesbetweenthefactory‐supportedPerformanceBIOSof375W

(BIOS1),andanExtremePerformanceBIOS(BIOS2)thatcanpotentiallyunlockhigherclockspeedsand

upto450Wofmind‐blowingperformance!

Caution:

Donotusethe450Wsetting

unlessyouarefamiliarwithoverclockingandareusinghigh‐qualitysystem

componentstoensuremaximumsystemstability.Ifyouencountersysteminstability orother

unexpectedsystemperformancewhileusingthe450Wsetting,pleasecheckthespecsofyourSwitching

PowerSupplytomakesureitiscapabletosupplysufficient

powerforyoursystemandgraphiccard.

Club3Dadvisestousetheir850WattPowerSupplyorsimilarspecification.Club3D‘s,CSP‐D850CB

SwitchingPowerSupplyhasatotalof136Amperesavailable,dividedoverfour12Voltlines,whichis

enoughforyoursystemtooperateinstablemanner

withthis6990GraphicsBoard.

ThefollowingproceduredescribeshowtoswitchbetweenBIOSsettingsusingtheUnlockingSwitchon

yourClub3DRadeon™HD6990graphicscard.

1.LocatetheyellowcautionstickeradjacenttotheAMDCrossFireX™connectoronyourClub3D

Radeon™HD6990graphicscard.Thisstickercovers

theUnlockingSwitchandmustberemoved

toaccessandchangedual‐BIOSswitchpositions.

2.WARNING:Beforeproceeding,thoroughlyreviewthedocumentationforyourAMDClub3D

HD6990graphicscardandassurethatyourcomputermeetsallminimumsystemrequirements.

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3.RemovethestickerandsettheUnlockingSwitch

tothedesiredsetting:

Position1—450WExtremePerformanceBIOS(BIOS2).

Position2(shippingposition)—375Wfactory‐supportedPerformanceBIOS(BIOS1).

WARNING:Club3Dgraphicscardsareintendedtobeoperatedonlywithintheirassociated

specificationsandfactorysettin gs.OperatingyourClub3Dgraphicscard outsideofspecificationorin

excessoffactorysettings,includingbutnotlimitedtooverclocking,maydamageyourgraphicscard

and/orleadtootherproblems,includingbut

notlimitedto,dama ge toyoursystemcomponents

(includingyourmotherboardandcomponentsthereon(e.g.memory));systeminstabilities(e.g.data

lossandcorruptedimages);shortenedgraphicscard,systemcomponentand/orsystemlife;andin

extremecases,totalsystemfailure.Club3Ddoesnotprovidesupportorserviceforissuesor

damages

relatedtouseofanClub3Dgraphicscardoutsideofspecificationsorinexcessoffactorysettings.You

mayalsonotreceivesupportorservicefromyoursystemmanufacturer.

DAMAGESCAUSEDBYUSEOFYOURAMDGRAPHICSPROCESSORRUNNINGOUTSIDE OFSPECIFICATION

ORINEXCESSOFFACTORY SETTINGSARENOTCOVEREDUNDERYOURAMDPRODUCTWARRANTYAND

MAYNOTBECOVEREDBYYOURSYSTEMMANUFACTURER’SWARRANTY

SystemRequirements:

PCIExpressbasedPCisrequiredwithoneX16lanegraphicsslotavailableonthemotherboard

Minimumof750Wattorgreaterpowersupplywithtwo150W8‐pinPCIExpress®connectors

Club3DrecommendsCSP‐D850CB850WattSwitchingPowerSupply

Minimum1GBofsystemmemory(2GB

recommended)

InstallationsoftwarerequiresCD‐ROMdrive,akeyboard,amouseandadisplay

DVDplaybackrequiresDVDdriveandDVD

Blu‐rayplaybackrequiresBlu‐raydriveandBlu‐raydisc

ForanAMDCrossFireX™system,asecondClub3DRadeon™HD6900seriesgraphiccard,anAMD

CrossFireXReady

motherboardandoneAMDCrossFireX™InterconnectBridge(Club3Ditemcode:CAC‐

CB)arerequired.

Operatingsystemsupport:

Microsoft®Windows®XP32/64‐Bit,MCE*

Microsoft®Windows®Vista32/64‐Bit

Microsoft®Windows®732/64‐Bit

*EyefinitysupportedbyMicrosoft® Windows®Vista32/64‐BitandMicrosoft®Windows®732/64‐bit

Operating

System.EyefinitywhenusingMicrosoft®Windows®XP32/64‐Bit,MCEOperatingSystemis

unsupported.

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documentmaybeoutofdateorincludeomissions,inaccuraciesorothererrors.ThereforeClub3Ddoesnotacceptanyrights

claimedonthecontentofthisdocument.Pleaserefertoafull

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