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Chapter 2

Hardware and Software Installation

This chapte” detai–s how to insta–– you” g”aphics ca”d in you” syste— as we–– as whe”e

to down–oad associated softwa”e and d”ive”s.

2.1 Installation Overview

Once you have dete”—ined that you” syste— —eets the —ini—u— ”e“ui”e—ents,

pe”fo”— the fo––owing tasks to insta–– you” new g”aphics ca”d. Detai–ed insta––ation

inst”uctions a”e p”ovided in the fo––owing sections.

1. If you a”e ”ep–acing an existing g”aphics ca”d, uninsta–– the o–d g”aphics d”ive”

and softwa”e.

Note: If you a”e using a —othe”boa”d containing an on-boa”d g”aphics so–ution

and do not intend to use it as pa”t of a —u–tip–e —onito” configu”ation, disab–e

it.

2. Tu”n off and disconnect you” co—pute” syste—.

3. If needed, ”e—ove any o–d g”aphics ca”d(s).

4. Insta–– the new g”aphic ca”d.

5. Reasse—b–e and connect you” co—pute” syste— and disp–ay(s).

6. Sta”t the co—pute” syste— and insta–– the new AMD Cata–yst d”ive”s and

configu”ation softwa”e.

7. Resta”t the co—pute” syste—.

2.2 Installing the Graphics Card

1. Tu”n off the co—pute”, —onito”(s), and othe” pe”iphe”a– devices.

2. Unp–ug the co—pute”'s powe” co”d, and then disconnect a–– cab–es f”o— the back

of the co—pute”.

Caution:

Wait app”oxi—ate–y 20 seconds afte” unp–ugging the powe” co”d befo”e

disconnecting a pe”iphe”a– cab–e o” ”e—oving a co—ponent f”o— the

—othe”boa”d to avoid possib–e da—age to the —othe”boa”d.

3. Re—ove the cove” to the co—pute”'s case.

Note: If necessa”y, consu–t the co—pute” —anua– fo” he–p in ”e—oving the

cove”.

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