ATI Technologies RADEON X1650 PRO, User Manual

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4 System Requirements
Note: CrossFire
™
is supported in Catalyst
™
version 5.13
*with optional HDTV adapter available from ATI Online
Store
.
System Requirements
Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers
To ensure the successful installation of your new Radeon
®
X1650 PRO
card, you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before
removing it from your computer.
Hardware
• Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 or AMD Athlon
®
.
• 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best
performance.
• Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive).
• Specialized PCI Express
®
350 watt or greater power
supply recommended. Consult your computer system
manual to ensure the power supply is designed to
accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak
dissipation above 75 watts.
Operating
System
• Windows
®
XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2).
• Windows
®
XP Professional x64 Edition.
• Windows
®
XP Media Center Edition.
• Windows
®
Vista Ready.
Monitor • High-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors
or any other type of VGA monitor.
• Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT display.
CrossFire
™
Compatibility
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a
CrossFire
™
system, the following is required:
• A CrossFire
™
certified motherboard with two (2) PCI
Express
®
X16 slots and correct PCIe
™
chipset driver.
(See
ati.com/crossfire
for a list of CrossFire
™
certified motherboards.)
• Another standard Radeon
®
X1650 PRO graphics card.
The Radeon
®
X1650 PRO does not require a
CrossFire
™
Edition card for CrossFire
™
support.
More information on the requirements for each of these
components can be found within the CrossFire
™
FAQ.