Uninstalling The Old Driver (Windows Vista/Windows 7) - AMD Radeon HD 6870 User Manual

4. Turn off the system after the driver has been removed.
Note: If the previously installed graphics card has any additional software
installed, this software may also need to be removed before restarting the
computer. For example, DVD Player or Multimedia applications.
Uninstalling the Old Driver (Windows Vista®/
Windows® 7)
Follow these steps to uninstall the existing graphics card driver in preparation for
installation of a new card.
1. With the current graphics card still in the computer, close all open applications.
2. Click Start ▷ Control Panel.
3. Click Device Manager. If you are using the Category View of the Control Panel,
do one of the following:
4. Expand Display Adapter and then right-click the driver for the graphics card
you are replacing.
5. In the shortcut menu that appears, click Uninstall.
The driver for the old graphics card is uninstalled.
6. Turn off the system.
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For Windows Vista, click System and Maintenance and then Device
Manager.
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For Windows 7, click System and Security and then Device Manager
under the System group.
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