EVGA GTX 295 Leaflet

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Quick Start Guide
GeForce GTX 295
Minimum System 
Requirements
      Motherboard:
 
▪ PCI Express
®
 or PCI Express 2.0-compliant motherboard 
 
  with one dual-width x16 graphics slot. For Quad SLI 
 
  configuration, you need an SLI-ready motherboard with one 
 
  dual-width x16 graphics slot for each graphics card.
      System Power Supply:
 
▪ One 6-pin PCI Express power connector or t
wo available 
 
  hard disk power connectors and one PCI Express 8-pin 
 
  connector or two available 6-pin PCI Express power 
 
  connectors.
For power supply recommendations for SLI configurations, 
visit www.slizone.com and check the Certified Products section.
Operating System:
 
▪ Microsoft Windows Vista, 32-bit or 64-bit (64
-bit recommended)
 
▪ Microsoft Windows XP, 32-bit or 64-bit
6-pin Power Connector
8-pin Power Connector
SPDIF Connector
SLI Connector
HDMI Connector
DVI-I Connectors
Included Equipment
 
▪ EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Graphic Card
 
▪ Quick Start Guide and Printed Manual
 
▪ SPDIF Audio-In Cable
 
▪ DVI-to-VGA Adapter
 
▪ Driver Installation CD Features:
 
  - Features Windows XP and Vista (32/64-bit) drivers
 
  - EVGA Precision Special Edition
Installing the EVGA
GeForce GTX 295
1  Remove the current graphics driver installed on you
r computer. 
    In Windows Vista, go to 
Start > Control Panel > Programs > 
    Uninstall a Program
.
2  Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord.
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Driver Installation
With the hardware installed, it is now time to install the graphics driver.
1  Power up your computer.
2  Insert the driver installation CD or double click on the GeForce driver
    executable file that can be downloaded at www.evga.com/support/drivers. 
    The Setup program takes over and will walk you through the driver 
    installation process.
3 You may need to reboot your PC once the driver installation is complete. 
   
Enabling SLI
   If you have installed multiple graphics cards in your system for SLI,
   you can set your SLI configuration in the NVIDIA Control Panel:
4 In Windows Vista, go to 
Start > Control Panel > Additional Options
 
   and select the NVIDIA Control Panel icon.
5 Click on 
Set SLI and PhysX Configuration
 in the left task pane and
   select 
Enable SLI
 and click 
Apply
.
6 Click 
Yes
 on the 
Applications Shutdown Required window.
Note: Quad SLI is only supported under the Windows Vista operating system.