Nvidia GeForce Series Manuel D’Utilisation

User Manual 

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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.