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Chapter 2

Hardware Installation

This chapter details how to install the AMD Radeon™ HD 7850/7870 graphics card in

your system.

2.1 Installation Overview

The installation of the card has slightly different procedures depending on whether

you are replacing an existing card or installing a graphics card in a PC for the first time.

This section briefly describes the high-level steps for both cases.

2.1.1 Replacing an Existing Card

If you are replacing an existing graphics card, you need to:

1. Start the computer and then uninstall the old graphics driver.

2. Turn off the computer and then remove the old card.

3. Install the new card and then connect the monitor.

4. Start the computer and then install the new drivers and software.

5. Restart the computer.

2.1.2 Installing the First Card for this PC

If this is the first graphics card for this PC, you need to:

1. With the computer off, install the new card and then connect the monitor.

2. Start the computer and then install the new drivers and software.

3. Restart the computer.

2.2 Installing the Graphics Card

1. Turn off the computer, monitor(s), and other peripheral devices.

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