MSI MX4000-T32 User manual

Hardware Installation
Follow the steps to install the VGA card :
1. Remove the computer case.
2. Locate the AGP slot on your mainboard.
Warning: Inserting the VGA card into a wrong
slot (e.g. PCI slot)will damage your card (refer
to your mainboard manual for more Information).
3. Put the card directly over the AGP slot and
press one end of the card into the slot first.
Gently but firmly press the other end until it 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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Operating Systems
Windows XP / 2000 / NT /ME / 98/ 95
Linux Compatible
API Support
OpenGL 1.3 and lower
DirectX 8.1 and lower
Designed to WHQLCompatibility Standards
Windows XP,2000, 98, 95,ME, NT 4.0display drivers
Microsoft DirectDraw , Direct3D , DirectVideo , and ActiveX drivers
OpenGL ICD for Windows XP,2000, 98, 95, and NT
Complete Linux displayand OpenGL drivers support
Fully P00, PC99and PC99a compliant
Performance
Graphics Core: 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth: 8.0(GB/sec.)
Fill Rate: 1.0billion (texels/sec.)
Triangles: 31 million/sec.
Effective Memory ClockRate: 500 (Mhz)
RAMDACs: 350 (MHz)(each have 2RAMDACs)
Supports Super High Resolution Graphics Modes
640x480 8/16/32 bit colors with 150Hz
800x600 8/16/32 bit colors with 150Hz
1024x768 8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz
1152x864 8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz
1280x1024 8/16/32 bit colors with 100Hz
1600x1200 8/16/32 bit colors with 85Hz
1920x1200 8/16/32 bit colors with 75Hz
2048x1536 8/16/32 bit colors with 60Hz
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Software Installation
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Windows XP/ 2000/ 98SE/ ME
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To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer running
CD
Windows XP/2000/98SE/
ME, 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 follows:
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MSI Live Update 3 is a useful utility for you to upgrade your MSI mainboard and
VGA card. Thanks to the powerful capacity of this utility, you can conveniently
download and automatically update the BIOS and the drivers on-line, without spending
much time in searching many Web sites to find the BIOS or drivers you want.
Installing from the CD-Title
1. Insert the CD 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 3 . Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.
Installing from the MSI Web Site
1. Make connection to MSI's website at http://www.msi.com.tw
2. Select /Support/Live Update 3/ on the upper part of the MSI's homepage to enter
the setup page.
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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.
3. Click nVIDIA VGA Drivers. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.
4. After finishing the installation, restart the computer as instructed.
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MSI Live VGA Driver Update
This service enables you to update the latest VGA driver for your VGA card.
1. To update the MSI Live VGA Driver , click Live VGA Driver item on the left
column of the main page.
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2. This utility will start checking your platform and the information on the VGA card, and
display the information in a list.
3. Click the graph button on the bottom to connect MSI Live Update Series Server.
Then, it will automatically connect the Internet and compare the version of the driver
in the database.
4. It may take several minutes to detect the required drivers. Please wait while
proceeding detection.
5. Click the InstallShield Wizard button on the right side of the table to download and
update the driver. All actions will proceed automatically.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedure.
The page ofthe MSI Live Update 3
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3. TM Click the InstallShield Wizard button to have the program of MSI Live
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Update 3 with MSI Live monitor downloaded and installed on your system
automatically, or click here (manual) to download and install the program manually.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Before Installing
System Requirements
Card Features
Please check out the following items to make sure that you get the complete product:
VGA card
CDs
- Drivers and documentation on CD
- Applications on CD
Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged.
To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following
requirements:
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Computer : Intel Pentium processor, Intel Celeron or Pentium II/III/4
processor or compatible system.
Slot : AGP slot.
Monitor : VGA Support, minimum 640x480 resolution.
Operating System : Windows 98/ME, Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0.
CD-ROM drive : Double Speed or Higher.
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Features
NVIDIA nView multi-display technology
NVIDIA Lightspeed Memory Architecture II
NVIDIA Accuview Antialiasing technology
NVIDIA Video Processing Engine (VPE)
Integrated dual 350MHz DACs
Integrated dual-channel TMDS transmitter
Integrated TV encoder
DirectX and S3TC texture compression
32-bit color with 32-bit Z/stencil buffer
NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Complete Linux drivers, including full OpenGL
Microsoft DirectX optimizations and support
Complete OpenGL 1.3 and OpenGL support
WHQL-certified Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
High-quality HDTV/DVD playback
True, reflective bump mapping
Multibuffering (double, triple, quad) for smooth animation and video playback
2 dual-rendering pipelines
4 texels per clock cycle
Cube environment mapping
128MB 128/64-bit DDR RAM memory
High-performance 2D rendering engine
AGP 8X with Fast Writes
NVIDIA Shading Rasterizer
AGP 4X/2X and AGP Texturing Support
Integrated hardware transform engine
Integrated hardware lighting engine
True-color hardware cursor
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MSI Live VGA BIOS Update
This service enablesyou to updatethe latest VGABIOS for your VGA card.
1. To update your VGA BIOS, click Live VGA BIOS item on the left column of the main
page.
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2. If your VGA card does not support the Live VGA BIOS function, you will receive a
warning message on the screen.
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3. If your VGA card do support the Live VGA BIOS function, please pay attention to the
message shown on the screen telling you that in what circumstance flashing BIOS
may fail to reboot.
4. Click Yes if you would like to try it at your own risk or No to return to the main page
with everything unchanged.
5. If you click Yes to continue, it will check the information and BIOS version of your
VGA card, and list them in a table.
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6. Click the graph button at the bottom to connect the MSI Live Update 2 Server.
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7. The MSI Live VGA BIOS will automatically connect the Internet and search the
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supported BIOS in the database of MSI .
8. If it has found one (or several) supported BIOS for your VGA card, click the
InstallShield Wizard button on the right side of the table to have the new BIOS
downloaded and updated automatically.
9. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedure.
* All trademarks usedin this manual are the sole property of their respective owners.
VGA is a trademarkof International Business MachinesCorporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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TV_Out Connector (S)
AGP interface
D-Sub port
64MB DDR memoryor
32MB DDR memory
TV_Out Connector (S)
D-Sub port
AGP interface
64MB DDR memoryor
32MB DDR memory
Fan Connector
Fan Connector
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