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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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Many high-end video cards come as double-wide cards with built-in air

vents, so you don’t have any choice but to take up double the space. Midrange

to high-end video cards typically require at least one additional PCIe

power connector because they use more power than the PCIe slot can

provide. Make sure that your power supply can provide adequate power, and

confirm that it has open PCIe power connectors.

Try This! Install a Video Card

You know how to install an expansion card from your reading in earlier

chapters. Installing a video card is pretty much the same, so try this:

1. Refer to Chapter 6, “Motherboards,” for the steps on installing a

new card and Chapter 7, “Power Supplies,” for a visual on video

power connectors.

2. Plug the monitor cable into the video card port on the back of the

PC and power up the system. If your PC seems dead after you

install a video card, or if the screen is blank but you hear fans

whirring and the internal speaker sounding off long-short-shortshort,

your video card likely did not get properly seated. Unplug

the PC and try again.

Once you’ve properly installed the video card and connected it to the

monitor, you’ve fought half the battle for making the video process work

properly. You’re ready to tackle the drivers and tweak the operating system,

so let’s go!

Software

Configuring your video software is usually a two-step process. First you need

to load drivers for the video card. Then you need to open Display Settings

and Personalization Settings (Window 10) or open the Display and

Personalization applets (Windows 7/8/8.1) to make your adjustments. Let’s

explore how to make the video card and monitor work in Windows, then look

briefly at display options in macOS and Linux.

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