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1.2 System Requirements 
To install your new display card, please check your card interface first.   
•  If your display card conforms fully to the PCI-Express standard, you 
must have an empty PCI-Express slot on your motherboard. 
•  If your display card conforms to the AGP standard, you must have an 
empty AGP slot on your motherboard. 
The following operating systems are supported: 
• Windows XP/Vista** 
• Windows 2000 
**Note: The NVIDIA
® 
SLI
 
technology currently supports Windows XP/Vista 
operating system only. 
If your display card supports SLI
  function, please check the following 
requirements before SLI
 configuration. 
•  Two PCI-Express x16 slots on your motherboard. 
•  Two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
®
 certified. 
•  The graphics card driver should support NVIDIA
® 
SLI
 technology. 
•  The power supply unit must provide at least the minimum power 
required by the system, or the system will be unstable. 
• A SLI
  Bridge connector and a retention bracket are required to bridge 
and fasten the two boards. 
(With the latest driver, SLI-ready graphics cards 
are able to use 
SLI
 mode without a SLI
  Bridge connector. For more 
information, please check NVIDIA website http://www.nvidia.com
 .)
*
 
For detailed information about the hardware setup of SLI
 system, please 
refer to your motherboard manual. 
  
 
* The SLI Bridge connector and retention bracket should be included in motherboard package. If not, 
please contact with your motherboard manufacturer.