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1-5 Installing an Expansion Card

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card:

• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came

with your expansion card.

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an

expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

1-6 SetupoftheAMDDualGraphicsConguration

A. System Requirements

for an FM2 APU, please use an AMD Radeon

™

HD 6000 graphics card.)

B.InstallingtheGraphicsCardsandConguringBIOSSetup

Step 1:

Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install an AMD Dual Graphics technology-supported

graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot. Plug the monitor cable into the graphics card and start up your computer.

Step 2:

Enter BIOS Setup to set the following items under the Peripherals\GFXConguration menu.

- Set Integrated Graphics to Force.

- Set UMA Frame Buffer Size to 512MB or above.

(Note) Make sure the drivers for the Chipset, onboard graphics, and external graphics card are properly

installed.

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