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# X8 DMA

Setup guide for X8 DMA on Deadlock.

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**2 PC setup** · DMA card in your main PC, client on your second PC
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**Start the game before the loader.** Deadlock has to already be running on your main PC when you open the loader on your second PC.
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### Before you start

Your DMA card needs to be installed in your main PC and its drivers set up on your second PC. If you have not done that yet, work through the [DMA Card](/dma-hardware-guides/dma-card.md) guides first.

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### Create Your Account

Go to [x8dma.com](https://x8dma.com/) and create an account with the email you want tied to your license, then sign in.
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### Redeem Your Key

On your dashboard, paste your license key into the **Redeem Key** box and submit it. Your key is on your [purchases page](/getting-started/accessing-your-key.md).

The loader is tied to your account, so redeem the key before you go any further.
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### Download the Loader

On your SECOND PC, sign in at [x8dma.com](https://x8dma.com/), open the **Loader** page and click the x8 icon to download `x8 Universal.exe`.

Put the loader in its own folder. The next step adds files next to it.
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### Download the Map Files

On your dashboard, find your Deadlock license and click the **maps.rar** download. Extract it with WinRAR or 7-Zip and put the extracted **Maps** folder in the same folder as `x8 Universal.exe`.

Each game has its own map files, so use the ones from your Deadlock license. They are what Ray Trace Vischeck reads, and without them visibility checks stay off.
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### Open Deadlock on your main PC

Launch the game on your main PC and leave it running. Do this first, before you open the loader.
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### Run the Loader

With the game already open, right-click `x8 Universal.exe` on your second PC, select **Run as administrator**, sign in with the account you created if it asks, then select **Deadlock**.
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### Other products for Deadlock

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Polarity DMA</strong></td><td>Requires a 2 PC DMA setup</td><td><a href="/select-your-product/select-your-game/deadlock/polarity.md">Polarity DMA</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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**Staying undetected is on you.** Most bans come from how someone plays rather than from detection. Read [Stay Undetected](/playstyle-guides/stay-undetected.md) before you jump into a match.
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### Having trouble?

Work through the [Pre-Setup Guide](/getting-started/pre-setup-guide.md) first, or let the [Support Tool](/getting-started/support-tool.md) scan your PC and fix any issues in one click. [Common Fixes](/troubleshooting/common-fixes.md) covers the problems we see most often. Still stuck? Open a ticket in our [Discord](https://discord.camunlocks.com).