Hybrid crossfire A8+6670 help!

[alejandro333]

i have a pc with: mobo:F1A75-M cpu a8 3850(integrated) +hd 6670
am trying to figure out how to use hybrid crossfire..on catalyst there isnt the tab for crossfire(and thats the main problem),
i enabled on efi/bios on advance tab the igfx for dual graphics..but still nothing, also when u enable that, the 2nd option is suposed not to be highlighted like ive seen on a video,,is the option after the 1st(igfx dual graphics) that u can choose integrated or pci card..anyway i choosed pci card

ive seen on youtube people run that exact combo but they dont explain how they done it

i downloaded latest drivers and application profile...but still nothing

cmon guys i need your help..i builded this cheap pc 2 days ago with the hope i could merge integrated and HD, but it seems am facing a big problem...


thanks

 

[dudewitbow]

just to be sure you did this right:

Q3: I just bought an AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series graphics card. How do I configure my PC to take advantage of AMD Radeon™ Dual Graphics?

A3: To take advantage of AMD Radeon™ Dual Graphics, you must use a compatible AMD A-Series APU to pair with your supported AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series card. After installation of your graphics card, install the latest AMD graphics drivers. After driver installation, the option to enable AMD Radeon™ Dual Graphics should become available in the AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

Once installed, go into the “Performance” section of the AMD VISION Engine Control Center and check the box that says 'Enable Crossfire™' - this will allow the AMD A-Series APU graphics to work in tandem with the select AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series GPU installed for increased graphics performance.

 

[alejandro333]

yes i did all this and nothing..and tehre are other people on youtube withmy exact build and use crossfire..and i cant..i dont see the option crossfire on catalyst

 

[alejandro333]

ok but then what? it will just use the integrated gpu..i tried it..it doesnt open the tab "crossfire"in catalyst

 

[photonboy]

http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/dual-graphics/pages/dual-graphics.aspx

I assume you have Vista or Windows 7 (it doesnt't work on XP).

Also, the FAQ recommends plugging into the discrete graphics card, NOT the motherboard.

 

[alejandro333]

ok i will try..wish me luck;p

 

[alejandro333]

nop it didnt worked...i need someone with that exact same build pls who has achieved hybrid crossfire

 

[swifty_morgan]

2 different opinions on how to do it posted. the video says to hook up to card after installing it, going into BIOS, making changes and then hooking to on board. poster above writes something different. it has to be user error. keep trying.

 

[alejandro333]

i still cant find any solution to this problem

 

[tjc1937]

I have 2 Sapphire 5850's in Xfire mode. One is an O.C. model. The other isn't. Just swapping these 2 cards between PCIe slots threw the P.C. for a loop. I had to re-download drivers just for swapping slots. My MoBo has ATI On-Board Graphics, NOT ON CPU. I don't use it....duh....I suggest you make sure MoBo has latest BIOS. It's on the ASUS web site. I don't understand why people are calling this Xfire, what you're trying to do is Hybrid and I'm not so sure it's supposed to be listed as Xfire.
Have you gone into your device manager and checked to see if both GPU's are listed and working properly ? Good Luck

 

[alejandro333]

its this model http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Radeon-Graphics-PCI-Express-Technology/dp/B005M2KYUC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341244955&sr=8-1

 

[alejandro333]

when you fist install your os and drivers, you need to run the m/b disk to load the software to get the 6550d to work, it will install ccc and the appropriate run time files. .net 3.0 or 4.0 is needed

after your 6550d is running if you try to install the discrete card using the disk that came with the 6670, it will install another copy of ccc and screw it up.

I had this problem before and solved it by reformatting the the hard drive and starting fresh.

What brand of 6670 are you using ?

u mean u have a8 3850+6670 combo and u manage to make it work by refformatting? if so..in what order u did it?

 

[swifty_morgan]

you don't need to reformat. you have all the information here to figure out what is wrong. you just need to apply it. the thing with the drivers off the disc that came with your computer...... did you install those ?

 

[alejandro333]

you don't need to reformat. you have all the information here to figure out what is wrong. you just need to apply it. the thing with the drivers off the disc that came with your computer...... did you install those ?

trust me ive tried everything...right now i have the latest amd catalyst drivers 12.6 for 6xxx series..i have installed application profiles......and no matter what i do i dont see the crossfire option in the catalyst=ccc

 

[alejandro333]

What brand of 6670 And what os ???????

here is the model http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005M2KYUC/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_g147_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1PDSC2ZTV2KRAD9QJ2FG&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294


and os is win7 32bit

 

[alejandro333]

Is this a fresh installe of win 7 32bit or did you pull hd from another computer ?

Try removing pcie card and uninstalling ccc, run driver sweep if needed then start fresh following my above guide,

Last thing what port in the monitor hooked to ,dvi,displayport,vga ?

i formated this morning....i baught this new pc....i did what u said in the guide
btw 5) boot pc found new hardware will pop up and installe 6670 drivers(drivers are installed with ccc..it doesnt do anything new when i put the 6670)

my monitor has vga but i use an adaptor vga to dvi to plug in the graphics card

 

[alejandro333]

Ok i was just curious about what port you were using. VGA is perfect

You mean when you installed the 6670, no pop up saying new hardware found ?

What does it say in device manager under display adapters ?

when i cleaned everything..removed hd6670...botted on integrated>installed ccc>rebooted added hd6670..it didnt pop up any message i think..anyway when i first installl ccc it has already the drivers..maybe it pop up a mesage i dont know


btw what sweeper u use give me a link pls?cause i didnt use sweeper but i think i pretty much uninstalled everything
btw do u have hotmail..so we can talk faster?

 

[alejandro333]

i meant msn messenger

 

[alejandro333]

No msn messenger,
driver sweeper- http://download.cnet.com/Driver-Sweeper/3000-2094_4-75219868.html

The pop up should have been visible on the bottom right of screen.

Also go download this .net framework 4.0

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851

What does it say in device manager ??

i dont know what it says on device manager, am not on my pc now..i think it lists the graphics..anyway ..when to download net framework?i already have it i think

 

[alejandro333]

btw between thosesteps on your guide..i have "enabled" the dual graphics in bios right?..i will try once more with sweeper

 

[alejandro333]

am from greece..i will try disable avg, i sweep all drivers...i install framework 4.i will enable dual graphics in bios and then i will try your guide step by step

 

[swifty_morgan]

the netframework will show up at windows update. been there lately ?

 

[alejandro333]

well ive tried everything...and on 5) boot pc found new hardware will pop up and installe 6670 drivers ..it diddnt appear anything in the corner..

in conclusion...balls......ive done everything..and still..am very dissapointed..

 

[swifty_morgan]

did you go to windows update ?............ and did you look in the device manager to see if anything needed updating or driver installation ? and did you go to AMD's site for drivers ? and did you install drivers off the motherboard disc ?

 

[alejandro333]

did you go to windows update ?............ and did you look in the device manager to see if anything needed updating or driver installation ? and did you go to AMD's site for drivers ? and did you install drivers off the motherboard disc ?

i have a couple updates to do....no i didnt check devic e manager..i dont know how...i went to amd for driver--got catalyst 12.6.. and ive installed a few drivers from the mobo disc..nothing important