Gainward GeForce Series Quick Start Manual page 3

2. Touch the metal case of your PC's power supply to
ground yourself. This will discharge all static
electricity. It is very important to do this, because
electronic components such as those inside your
computer are very sensitive, and can be destroyed
by an electric discharge.
3. Remove the screw on the mounting bracket of your
old VGA display adapter card.
4. Remove your old VGA display adapter card by
pulling it gently, in a straight, upward manner.
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5. Remove your new Gainward display adapter from
the anti static bag. If your Gainward card has a fan,
please make sure not to touch it!
Touch the metal case of your PC's power supply
again to ground yourself. This will discharge all static
electricity.
Insert the new Gainward card in the appropriate PCI
Express x16 slot, making sure that it is firmly seated.
Be gentle when pushing it straight into the slot. Do
not use brute force! Do not bend or flex the card.
6. Re-attach the screw on the mounting bracket of your
Gainward card. This is very important, as when the
monitor cable is attached later, the display adapter
card may work loose, and your computer will not
operate correctly.
Skip to step 8 if the Gainward display adapter
has no an extra power connector!
7. Connect the female connector of 6-pin (or 8-pin)
PCI Express power cable from your computer's
power supply to the power connector on the back
of the graphics card. (Or, connect the female
connector of the supplementary power cable to
the power connector on the back of the graphics
card. Then, attach those two male connectors on
the cable to matching connectors from your
computer's power supply.) The display adapters
will not operate without the additional power
source.
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