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8. If your card requires supplementary power and must be connected directly to

the power supply, locate the appropriate power connector cable (or cables) from

the power supply and connect it (or them) to the graphics card's supplementary

power connector(s), which are usually located in the upper corner of the card.

Note: Before installing a card that requires a supplementary power connection,

make sure your existing power supply has such a connection available.

9. Make sure no internal cables are interfering with components inside the

computer (for example, a cooling fan) and replace the computer cover.

10. Reconnect any cables that were disconnected during installation and plug in the

computer's power cord.

11. Turn on the monitor, and then your computer.

If you have properly installed your graphics card, operating system messages will

appear and the boot procedure will proceed.

Your monitor will be running in a basic (VGA) video mode. Higher refresh rates are

not available at this stage of the installation. Once you have installed the AMD FirePro

drivers and software, you can use the Windows®Display Properties dialog to adjust

your video settings and configure multiple monitors.

Proceed to install the software and drivers for your AMD FirePro graphics card.

2.3 Installing Graphics Drivers and Software

To install or remove the drivers and software, you must be logged on as a user with

administrator rights.

Drivers and configuration software, which include the Control Center software

application, are provided to both operate and take advantage of all the features of the

graphics accelerator. For information on some the key features that are available for

your product, see Chapter 4 Using the Control Center Software (p. 13).

2.3.1 AMD Drivers and Software

Drivers are small but important programs that enable an operating system to

communicate with a piece of hardware, such as a graphics card.

When you install a new graphics card, you must also install the driver and

configuration software the card requires to function properly.

You also need to install (or reinstall) your AMD FirePro drivers when you have

reinstalled or upgraded your operating system or when you download updated

drivers.

The latest drivers are available from AMD's Web site at: support.amd.com/us/

gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx.

Note: When reinstalling drivers, always uninstall any previous drivers that are on

your system, even if they are for the same graphics card. Always start "fresh."

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