SPARKLE GEFORCE GTX 550 TI SX550T1024D5MH - PCI Manual

PCI VGA CARD INSTALLATION GUIDE

Please follow below steps to disable on-board VGA under BIOS and remove all VGA drivers under Safe Mode to prevent PCI VGA card conflict issue.

Due to each motherboard manufacturer utilizes a different BIOS, please read the motherboard manual to learn the way to access BIOS and to enter Safe Mode.

1) Back up entire video card driver

Before removing all VGA drivers, please back-up entire VGA driver in case you need current VGA back to work.

For On board video card

If you do not have drivers CD provided by motherboard manufacture, please check the motherboard manufacture’s website to download the driver.

For Individual Video card

If you do not have drivers CD provided by video card manufacture, please check VGA card manufacture’s website for driver; or check with www.ati.com or www.nvidia.com to download the latest driver version.

2) Disable on-board VGA under BIOS

With PCI VGA card installed and connected to a monitor, start your system into BIOS.

Please NOTE as each motherboard manufacturer utilizes a different BIOS, please check the manual for the exact way to access BIOS.

2-1) Turn on computer, hit the hot-key

(usually to be <Del> or <F10> ) once

your computer powers on to get into

BIOS screen.

2-2) Find on-board VGA card or

primary VGA section under BIOS,

Screen Shot of setting up PCI VGA card as primary display device.

disable on board video or select PCI as primary VGA adapter. (Please review

motherboard manual for further details).

2-3) Save and Exit

3) Remove entire VGA drivers under Safe Mode

3-1) Once system is into Safe Mode, click on Start -> Control Panel ->

Add/Remove Programs to remove / un-install all display drivers and related

applications.

3-2) Restart system into regular mode.

4) Install PCI VGA driver

If driver CD does not auto run, then choose co-responding application/driver from

My Computer > CD/DVD Rom.

Once driver installed successfully, PCI VGA card shall work properly.

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