MSI NX6800GT-TD256E User manual

Hardware Installation
Follow the steps to install the VGA card :
1. Remove the computer case.
2. Locate the PCI Express slot on your mainboard.
Warning: Inserting the VGA card into a wrong
slot (e.g. AGP 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 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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PCI Express
Software Installation
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Windows XP/ 2000
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To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer running
CD
Windows XP or 2000,
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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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.
DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 1.5 Optimizations and Support
NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) 3.0
Dual-link DVI support
Designed for PCIExpress x16
Supports PCI Expresshigh-speed interconnect (HSI)technology for bidirectional
interconnect protocol conversion
Full support ofAGP 8Xincluding Fast Writes and sideband addressing
Support for theindustry's fastest GDDR3memory
256-bit advanced memoryinterface
0.13 micron processtechnology
Advanced thermal managementand thermal monitoring
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Memory Interface: 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec.):32
Fill Rate(billion texels/sec.):5.6
Vertices/sec. (Million): 525
Pixels per clock(peak): 16
Textures perpixel (max ina single rendering pass): 16
RAMDACs (Mhz): 400
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Getting Started
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.
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MSI Live VGA BIOS Update
This service enablesyou to updatethe latest VGABIOS for yourVGA 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 3 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 trademarksused in this manual are the soleproperty of theirrespective owners.
VGA is atrademark 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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NX6800GT-TD256E
MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL
nVIDIA GeForce Nx6800GT
DVI Chip
Power Connector
PCI Express interface
To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following
requirements:
Intel Pentium 4/III/II/Celeron , AMD K6/Athlon or compatible withPCI Express slot
128MB of systemmemory
Installation software requiresCD-ROM drive
DVD playback requiresDVD drive
Interactive Program guiderequires Internet connectionfor listing updates
Remote control receiverrequires available USBport
500MHZ minimum processorspeed for MPEG-2video capture
Operation System Support:Windows XP /2000
Power supply of350 (and up)watt is highly recommended for system stability.
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256MB DDR3 memory
Superscalar GPU architecture
NVIDIA CineFX 3.0 engine
On-chip Video processordelivers unmatched videoperformance and features.
High-speed GDDR3 memoryinterface
256-bit memory interfacewith advanced memorycontrol
NVIDIA UltraShadow II technology enhances the performance ofbleeding-edge games
that feature complexscenes with multiplelight sources andobjects. Second-generation
technology delivers morethan 4x theshadow processing powerover the previous
generation.
NVIDIA High-Precision Dynamic-Range (HPDR)technology
128-bit studio-precision computationprevents image defectsdue to lowprecision and
ensures the bestimage quality foreven the mostdemanding applications.
NVIDIA Intellisample 3.0 technology
Full MPEG Support
Advanced adaptive de-interlacing
Video scaling andfiltering
Integrated TV encoder
NVIDIA ForceWare Unified DriverArchitecture (UDA)
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nVIDIA GeForce NX6800GT inside!!!
DVI-I Port
Fan Connector
TV_Out Connector (S)
D-Sub Port
SLI interface
PCI Express Interface
Note: The VGAcard shown here
may vary from the actual card.
For further information,please
visit MSI websiteat
www.msi.com.tw
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