Installing And Removing An Agp Card Retention Mechanism And Card; Installing The Agp Card Retention Mechanism; Agp Card With A Retention Notch - Intel BOXD850MVSE Product Manual

Intel Desktop Boards D850MD and D850MV Product Guide
Installing and Removing an AGP Card Retention
Mechanism and Card
The AGP connector supports 1.5 V 4X and 2X AGP cards. Newer cards have a retention notch as
shown in Figure 14. When using notched cards, install the AGP card retention mechanism (RM)
before installing a card. The AGP card RM is not used with unnotched cards.
To install and remove an AGP card RM and card, follow the instructions under these headings:
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Installing the AGP card RM
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Installing an AGP card
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Removing the AGP card from the RM
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Removing the AGP card RM

Installing the AGP Card Retention Mechanism

CAUTION
Install the AGP card RM only when using an AGP card with a retention notch (A) as shown in
Figure 14. Use of the RM with an unnotched card may impair video operation. If you need to
remove the RM, follow the instructions on page 35.
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NOTE
All D850MD and D850MV boxed desktop boards may not include an AGP RM. Skip to the
Installing an AGP Card heading on page 34 if your boxed desktop board does not include an
AGP RM.
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Figure 14. AGP Card with a Retention Notch
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