'DaveW' wrote:
| You need to attach an additional connector to the power supply in order to
| run the card without burning it up from low power.
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The top edge connectors are, as every other responder has noted, for SLI
operation of twin nVidia based video cards.

Low power will not burn up a video card.

Phil Weldon



"DaveW" wrote in message
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| You need to attach an additional connector to the power supply in order to
| run the card without burning it up from low power.
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| DaveW
| "Mick" wrote in message
| ...
| I had to swap my motherboard out - so took advantage of an Asus board
| with PCI-E.
| I bought an Xpert Vision GeForce7600GT video card - PCI-E version.
| Once I got it in the slot, I noticed the small set of contacts on the
| top edge - suggesting an additional power source?
|
| Am I right? Anybody know what these contact are meant for? The manual
| says nothing ....
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| Regards
|
| Mick
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