About The Quick Start Manual; An Important Installation Note; If Your Product Needs Service; Installing Your New Gainward Display Adapter - Gainward GeForce Series Quick Start Manual

ABOUT THE QUICK START MANUAL

This manual is designed to assist a computer novice as well as an experienced computer user through an easy
and uncomplicated installation of a Gainward graphics product.
Should you need a manual in a language other than English, soft copies are available in different languages in
PDF file format on your Gainward UTILITY DISC.
To do this, insert the Gainward UTILITY DISC, click on "Browse this CD", select the "MANUAL" folder, then the
"VGA" folder and click on the file of your language, i.e. "ENGLISH". This will open your Acrobat Reader and
display the manual.
About The Gainward UTILITY DISC
All Gainward products ship with a CD-ROM, which contains the latest drivers for your particular product. For
updated information about a specific product that may not be included in this manual, please see the
README.TXT file in the root directory on your Gainward UTILITY DISC.

An Important Installation Note

Your new Gainward display adapter is designed to work in a PCI Express, AGP or PCI bus slot, in a computer with
any Intel Pentium or compatible processor (AMD, Cyrix, VIA, etc.). It will NOT operate in a PowerPC, Macintosh,
in an ISA, or a VL-Bus slot.

If Your Product Needs Service

If your Gainward product is defective, please contact Gainward or your reseller. If you are a customer in Europe,
please contact Gainward directly. All product returns must be accompanied with a "Return Material Authorization
number" (RMA) and a problem report.
www.gainward.com
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INSTALLING YOUR NEW GAINWARD DISPLAY ADAPTER

If you are installing a Gainward display adapter with an extra power connector, please make
sure that your PC meets the following hardware requirements:
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Your PC must have a power supply unit (PSU) of at least 450 W (please reference the
information on the packaging material of your products for more detail).
• A PCI Express compliant motherboard is required. Some PCI Express motherboards violate
specifications and therefore the display adapter may not physically fit.
• A vacant slot adjacent to the PCI Express x16 slot may be required. This product series may
occupy two slots in your PC.
• A 6-pin PCI Express power connector or two available hard disk drive power connectors are
required (the floppy disk connector is not sufficient). Gainward includes a complementary power
cable to connect the display adapter card with your PC's power supply.
We went to great lengths to ensure the installation process for any Gainward graphics adapter is as easy as
possible. There are three major tasks you need to complete so that you can fully enjoy your new Gainward display
adapter: prepare your system, install the new display adapter, and install the display drivers and utilities. These
three steps will be discussed in full detail below:

Step 1: Install the New Graphics Hardware

1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN INSTALLING
HARDWARE DISCONNECT YOUR AC POWER
CORD FROM YOUR PC! WE
RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALSO DISCONNECT
OTHER PERIPHERALS (i.e. printers, Monitor, etc)
FROM YOUR PC
Remove the necessary screws from the PC's case,
and remove its cover. Consult your PCs manual to
help you do this.
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