Gigabyte GA-8I915MD-GV user manual Installation of Expansion Cards, Graphics Card Support List

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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards

You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

1.Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer.

2.Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3.Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4.Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5.Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6.Replace your computer's chassis cover.

7.Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8.Install related driver from the operating system.

Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:

Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your VGA card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot. When you try uninstall the VGA card, please press the latch as the picture to the left shows to release the card.

1-5-1 Graphics Card Support List *

(The items below are all supported under the Windows XP operating system. When using an add-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver for the add-on graphics card.)

Figure 1-1. PCI Express x16 Cards

Graphics Chip	Maker	Model Name
Nvidia	Gigabyte	GV-NX53128D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX57128D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX59128D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX62128D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX66256D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX66T128VP

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