Does my computer have the minimum sytem requirements?

I just bought a GeForce 8400 GS graphics card.
The minimum requirements are
256MB of system memory.
100MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation.
300W system power supply.
Is there any place in my computer where I can find out if I have these requirements? The lady at BB told me to not plug in the graphics card if I don't have the 300W power supply... I'm running Windows 7 if that matters.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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I beg to differ on the 300 watt power supply requirement. The computer is assuming that you are running a top notch fully loaded computer at 100% capacity all the time. The truth of the matter is , it runs on power supplies as low as 220 watts! I know this for a fact , because I owned an Acer x3100 desktop and had that card at one point and it did not hurt it.
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