Antonio Nieto Gutierrez 10 Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) I got an alienware with 5870m crossfire. I got last drivers from amd, and the problem i have is that CCC wont allow me to activate crossfire. It says that the crossfire cable is not conected, wich it is connected, also i tryed to swamp right card to left spot and viceversa, and it runs as well, but dont allow me to enable crossfire either.The gpu z recognices both cards, and both are working properly, since i tryed both cards as master alone, passing 3dmark test.What can be the problem? maybe bios? Can be the cable got broken?Other info, using windows 7 64bits fresh instalation, amd 12.4 drivers. Edited June 6, 2012 by Antonio Nieto Gutierrez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael 1315 Posted June 6, 2012 sounds like your CF link cable is broken.I assume that you've tried different drivers, such as the ones from support.dell.com ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antonio Nieto Gutierrez 10 Posted June 6, 2012 Now i have test the cable, with an ohnmeter, and seems that 1 of the conections is broken, what im not sure if just 1 conection is broken it stop work at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StamatisX 1066 Posted June 7, 2012 I am pretty sure all of them are necessary for CFX to work... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antonio Nieto Gutierrez 10 Posted June 7, 2012 Well, i have contacted dell telling abaut my problem, they offered to extend the guarantee, which was finished 1 year ago, till 2015 for 150 euros.What im sure abaut, is that i had to fix box touchpad and toolbar ribbons, because they got broken, by shortening them and filling the plastic, to make them contact again.I commented that to the guy that was offering me the guarantee extension, and they told me that as long as it isnt fisical damaged would be problem, but im not sure abaut what they would think when they see that.Do you think that it is worth the guarantee extention? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unreal25 786 Posted June 7, 2012 It's not worth it if:- you can buy those replacement parts (like eBay)- install them yourselfCrossfire cable and the plastic part don't sound expensive to me. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael 1315 Posted June 7, 2012 It's not worth it if:- you can buy those replacement parts (like eBay)- install them yourselfCrossfire cable and the plastic part don't sound expensive to me.+1My thoughts exactly Sent from my CM9 powered Galaxy Note Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antonio Nieto Gutierrez 10 Posted June 7, 2012 The problem is not the price of the cables, the problem is where to get them, im unable to find then anywhere, and the only crossfire cable i found so far in ebay ask me 120 dollars, which sounds me crazy+1My thoughts exactly Sent from my CM9 powered Galaxy Note Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unreal25 786 Posted June 8, 2012 Then I'd ask Dell how much would they charge for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whap-A-Chow 25 Posted July 11, 2012 Had the exact same problem you were having on my R2 and figured out it was the CF cable through a continuity tester as well. Called Dell tech support and tried to explain to them the issue was the CF cable, not the cards. 3 visits by techs & 3 card swaps later, I gave up on Dell to get the part I needed.In short, I was able to get a CF replacement from mythlogic.com. Tell them what you got and they'll set you up with the right sized cable to get your CrossFire working.Good luck. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mw86 1362 Posted July 12, 2012 Wow thanks thats a good alternative to ebay any day. Nice suggestion Whap A Chow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
