Chapter2: Hardware Installation - Nvidia GeForce Series User Manual

Chapter2: Hardware Installation

2.1 Display Card Installation Steps
Please follow to the steps below to install your new display card.
If your motherboard has any on-board VGA function or there are other
Note:
VGA devices installed in your system, you may have to remove or disable them
before installing your new display card.
1. Shut down the computer and remove
the case cover.
2. Remove any existing graphics card.
3. Remove the blanking plate from the
PCI-Express or AGP slot
4. Press the PCI-Express 16X interface
card firmly into the PCI-Express slot,
making sure it is properly seated. (If
your new display card is AGP interface,
press it firmly into the AGP slot.)
5. Secure the card in place with a screw.
6. Replace the computer case cover.
If provided with one or two spare
Note:
power supply cable(s), plug the power
supply cable(s) in to provide supplementary
power to the card. If supplementary power is
not provided, there may be a drop in the
card's performance.
7. Connect a monitor to the newly installed card and ensure that it is
correctly configured.
8. Turn on the computer and install the driver (Please refer to the Software
Installation in this manual).
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