ATI Technologies X1550 SERIES manual Installing Hardware, Graphics Card Bus Types, Chapter

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CHAPTER 2:

Installing Hardware

This chapter will guide you through the physical installation of your new Radeon® graphics card.

Graphics Card Bus Types

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

1AGP card and AGP expansion slot

2PCI card and PCI expansion slot

3PCIe™ card and PCIe™ expansion slot

Basic Graphics Card Installation

There are two types of installation. If your 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.