Learn to install GeForce 8600.
GeForce 8600 is a video card manufactured by NVIDIA. This card model is available in two variants: GeForce 8600 GTS and GT. Both these models have 256 MB memory on board but the GTS modification features a faster graphic processing unit, GPU (675 vs 540MHz). The GeForce 8600 card has two DVI (Digital Visual Interface) video ports and permits users to connect two monitors to their computers. This video card needs to be installed into the PCI-E (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) slot on the motherboard.
Instructions
1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cords from its back panel.
2. Open the computer case by removing the side panel, then lay the computer on its side.
3. Find a PCI-E slot located in the middle-left part of the motherboard. Note that the PCI-E is longer than the standard PCI slot.
4. Insert the video card into the PCI-E slot of the motherboard. Note the card only fits in one orientation.
5. Fasten the metal bracket of the video card to the chassis with a screw.
6. Close the computer case.
7. DVI video port
Connect the monitor to the DVI video port of the card using a DVI to DV cable.
8. Switch on your computer.
9. Log into an administrator user account in Windows.
10. Insert the CD with video drivers into the computer's CD/DVD drive or execute a driver setup file downloaded from the NVIDIA website.
11. Follow the onscreen prompts to install the NVIDIA video drivers on your system.
12. Click "Yes" at the end of the drivers' installation to restart the computer.
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