Installing Your Ati Graphics Card; Graphics Card Bus Types; Basic Graphics Card Installation - ATI Technologies X1800 - 100-435705 Radeon XT 512MB GDDR3 SDRAM PCI Express x16 Graphics Card User Manual

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CHAPTER 2:

Installing Your ATI Graphics Card

This chapter will guide you through the physical installation of your new

Radeon® graphics card.

There are three possible card bus types. See the illustration below to

determine if you have an AGP, PCI, or PCI Express® (PCIe™) graphics

card.

AGP, PCI, and PCIe™ Graphics Cards

Bus Types

AGP card and AGP expansion slot

PCI card and PCI expansion slot

PCIe™ card and PCIe™ expansion slot

There are two types of installation. If your Radeon® graphics card does not

require a separate connection to the computer's power supply, follow the

Basic Install instructions below. If your graphics card requires a separate

connection to the computer's power supply, follow the Advanced Install

instructions for either AGP or PCIe, as appropriate.

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