AMD R7 240, User Manual

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Chapter 1
Getting Started
Before you begin installing your new AMD Radeon R7 240/R7 250 graphics card (P/N:
102-C552xx-xx, 102-C550xx-xx), please make sure you have the proper system
requirements and have completed the required preinstallation tasks as outlined in this
chapter.
1.1 System Requirements
Minimum requirements for installing a single AMD Radeon R7 240/R7 250 graphics
card:
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AMD Athlon™ or Intel Pentium® 4 CPU.
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PCI Express® based PC with one ×16 lane graphics slot available on the
motherboard.
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2 GB RAM .
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Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1 or
Linux® operating system (64-bit is highly recommended). Windows Vista ,
Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7 is recommended for full feature
functionality.
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A 350 watt or better power supply.
Certified power supplies are strongly recommended; for a list of certified power
supplies, see ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu .
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Internet connection or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive for installation software.
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Use of three or more displays with AMD Eyefinity technology requires
DisplayPort-capable displays or AMD Eyefinity validated dongles. For more
information, see Chapter 3 Display Configuration (p. 7) .
1.1.1 Requirements for AMD CrossFire™ Technology
Minimum requirements for installing an additional graphics card for
AMD CrossFire™ configuration:
Note: AMD CrossFire configurations for AMD Radeon R7 240/R7 250 graphics cards
do not require a AMD CrossFire internal bridge interconnect.
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AMD CrossFire certified motherboard. For an up-to-date listing of
AMD CrossFire certified motherboards, see support.amd.com/us/certified/
Pages/certified-components.aspx .
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A second AMD Radeon R7 240/R7 250 graphics card.
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