MSI R5670 Series User manual

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R5670 series
G52-V2202X1
December 2009
Using MSI Live Update Online Installing MSI Live Update
MSI Live Update offers you with brand-new update service experience, which can
significantly save your time while searching files. MSI Live Update is capable to
automatically analyze and list drivers, BIOS, and utilities you need. With the easy-to-
use updating approaches, you can increase the performance of your system easily and
quickly. Follow the instructions below, with a few mouse clicks, you can acquire the
related files for the system updating.
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Under the European Union ("EU") Directive on Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, which takes
effect on August 13, 2005, products of "electrical and electronic
equipment" cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and
manufacturers of covered electronic equipment will be obligated
to take back such products at the end of their useful life.
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CAUTION!!
Do not force the GPU cooler
against the fragile GPU to
avoid damage to the GPU.
WARNING!!
DO NOT touch the cooling
system since it may produce
a certain heat while
processing tasks.
All trademarks used in this manual are the sole property of their respective owners.
VGA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Features Features
1. Insert the supplied disk into the
CD-ROM drive, and start the
Setup program.
2. Click the Utility tab on the setup
screen.
3. Click the MSI Live Update.
Follow the on-screen instructions
to complete the installation.
4. Launch MSI Live Update utility to
proceed the updating function.
Using Live VGA Driver Update
This service enables you to update the latest VGA driver for your VGA card.
1. Click the selection of Live VGA Driver
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2. Click the green button on the left lower side of the main page to connect to the MSI
Live Update Series Server.
3. The utility will automatically detect and download the latest driver, if available.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedure.
This service enablesyou to updatethe latest VGABIOS for your VGA card.
1. Live VGA BIOS .
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Click the selectionof
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to continuethe procedures.
3. Click the green button on the left lower side of the main page to connect to the MSI Live
Update Series Server.
4. The utility will automatically detect anddownload the latestBIOS, if available.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to completethe updating procedure.
Using MSI Live VGA BIOS Update
1. Link to MSI's website at http://www.msi.com
2. Find Live Update Online under the selection of Downloads on the web page.
3. Select CLICK HERE to continue.
4. Select Yes, I would like to try it at my own risk to continue.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the utility downloading and installing
procedures.
6. Enter the page of MSI Live
Update Online [Search
Results]
7. Select the tag of Live VGA
Driver to download and
update the latest VGA driver,
if available.
8. Select the tag of Live VGA
BIOS to download and
update the latest VGA BIOS,
if available.

Hardware
Getting Started Quick Installation
Overview Getting Started Getting Started
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Card Features For reference only
Unpacking
Please check out the following items to make sure that you get the complete product:
VGA card
Disk: Drivers, documentation, and applications
Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged.
System Requirements
1G GDDR5 memory
512MB GDDR5 memory
256MB GDDR5 memory
(optionally supported)
2-Pin Fan Connector
or
4-PinFan Connector
(optionally supported)
ATI
Radeon HD5670 series
PCI Express Interface
Display Port
HDMI Connector
DVI-I Port
- HDMI supported
- HDCP supported
- Dual-link DVI output
supported
The VGA card shown here
is for reference, and may
vary from the actual card.
For further information,
please visit msi website at
www.msi.com
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To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements:
Visiting MSI website for further information of operating system support.
PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the
motherboard.
400 Watt or greater power supply recommended (500 Watt for ATI CrossFire technology
in dual mode.)
Minimum 1GB of system memory.
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive.
DVD/ Blu-ray playback requires DVD/ Blu-ray drive.
For an ATI CrossFire system, a second ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card, an ATI
CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per
graphics card (optional) are required.
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Microsoft DirectX 11 Support
- Tessellation is now available to PC developers for real-time rendering with ultra-realistic
characters and an incredible level of detail with 3D images.
- HDR Texture compression delivers an intense level visual detail without increasing
graphics memory footprint with efficiency and incredible image quality.
- Multi-threading support for DirectX 11 accelerates rendering by leveraging all the CPU
cores for overall faster gaming performance.
- DirectCompute improves PC performance by taking on some or all of a DirectX 11-
enabled application's processing load, freeing up the computer's main processor to take
on additional tasks.
ATI Eyefinity Technology
Run up to 3 displays from a single graphics board and expand your gaming field of view
across all 3 displays.
ATI Stream Technology
Offload data parallel compute tasks from the CPU to GPU.
Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology
GDDR5 memory provides twice the bandwidth per pin of GDDR3 memory
40 nm Process Technology
More efficient process technology puts more transistors in less space.
Display Flexibility
Microsoft Windows 7 support
Comprehensive OS support including Windows XP, Windows Vista, the very latest Windows 7
functionality and Driver support.
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ATI CrossFireX Technology
Multi-GPU support offers superior scalability and increases the gaming performance up to
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180% with ATI CrossFireX Technology in dual-mode.
Enhanced Anisotropic Filtering
New anisotropic filtering method which ultimate image quality and visuals for more immersive
gaming.
Accelerated Video Transcoding
Native support for common transcoding instructions in each shader for motion estimation that
accelerates video encoding.
Enjoy a full range of display options natively on the board, including dual-link DVI-I, Display
Port, VGA and HDMI..
HDMI 1.3 Support
HDMI 1.3 with Deep Colour and 7.1 High Bitrate Audio Support.
Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Support
Support of content protected, high bandwidth, 7.1 channels of surround sound over HDMI.
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ATI PowerPlay Technology8 Enhanced Support for GDDR5 memory
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Improved ATI PowerPlay capabilities with GDDR5 based boards including memory clock
switching.
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ATI Avivo Technology Enhanced Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2)
Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and
beyond and enjoy a more feature rich experience with enhanced Unified Video Decoder 2
(UVD 2).
- Enhanced UVD 2 now support hardware acceleration decode of dual 1080p HD video
streams.
- Brighter Whites processing increases the blue value of white colors for brighter and more
vivid video playback.
- Independent Video Gamma Control allows you to set video gamma independently from
Windows desktop for a better viewing experience.
- Dynamic Video Range Control enables user to control levels of black and white during
playback.
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Hardware
Follow the steps to install the VGA card:
1. Remove the computer case.
2. Locate the expansion slot on your mainboard.
Warning: Inserting the VGA card into a wrong
slot may damage your card (refer to your
mainboard manual for more Information).
3. Put the card directly over the slot
and press one end of the card into the slot first.
Gently but firmly press the other end until the
card is fully seated in the slot.
4. Secure the card with a bracket screw.
5. Install all other cards and devices and connect
all the cables, and then install the case.
6. Connect the monitor. Now, you are ready to
install the software on your computer.
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expansion
Software
To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer, please follow the steps below:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Insert the into the CD-ROM drive.
The Autorun program will start the Setup
program, and show the setup screen as
illustrated here.
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3. Click VGA Drivers. Follow the on-screen
instructions to complete the installation.
4. After finishing the installation, restart the
computer as instructed.
Tip: If, on your computer, the Autorun program
does not execute automatically, please 1)
enable the CD-ROM drive Auto-detect function
from Control Panel; or 2) find and run the setup.exe file manually from the CD.
Enabling HDMI Output
1. Find the DVI-to-HDMI adapter that comes with the
package, if provided.
2. Attach the
3. Ensure that the adapter is firmly installed.
Consult your dealer to
purchase the adapter if it is not provided.
DVI-to-HDMI adapter to the DVI connector.
Follow the steps to enable HDMI Output function:below
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