MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E 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
(for )
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.
NVIDIA PureVideo Technology
Advanced Display Functionality
Advanced Engineering
NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) 3.0 Technology
Operating systems
Windows XP/ WindowsXP 64/ WindowsME/ Windows 2000
API Support
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Dual integrated 400MHzRAMDACs for displayresolutions up to and including 2048x1536 at
85Hz
Three dedicated videoengines
H.264 hardware assist
Industries most advancedvideo algorithms
DVD and HDTV-ready MPEG-2 decodingup to 1920x1080presolution
Inverse 2:2 and3:2 pure down
Display gamma correction
Microsoft Video Mixing Renderer(VMR) supports multiplevideowindows with full video
quality and featuresin each window
Dual DVO portsfor interfacing toexternal TMDS transmittersand external TVencoders
Full NVIDIAnView multi-display technologycapability
Designed for PCIExpress x16
Designed for high-speedGDDR3 memory
Advanced thermal managementand thermal monitoringdelivers cooling at24dB
DVC color controls
DVC image sharpeningcontrols
Complete DirectX support,including the latestversion of MicrosoftDirectX 9.0 Shader Model
3.0
Full OpenGL support, including OpenGL2.0
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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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nVIDIA GeForce
NX7800GTX
Power Connector
PCI Express interface
To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements:
Intel Pentium III , AMD K7 or compatible withPCI Express slot
Minimum 128MB ofsystem memory
Installation software requiresCD-ROM drive
Interactive Program guiderequires Internet connectionfor listing updates
Power supply of400 (and up)watt is highly recommended for system stability.
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512MB DDR3 memoryor
256MB DDR3 memory
NVIDIA CineFX. 4.0 ShadingArchitecture
Vertex Shaders
64-Bit TextureFiltering and Blending
4.0 Technology
II Technology
SLI Technology
Pixel Shaders
Next-Generation Texture Engine
DirectX and S3TCtexture compression
Full 128-bit studio-qualityfloating point precisionthrough the entirerendering pipeline with
native hardware supportfor 32bpp, 64bpp,and 128bpp renderingmodes
Full floating pointsupport throughout entirepipeline
Floating point filteringimproves the qualityof images inmotion
Floating point texturingdrives new levelsof clarity andimage detail
Floating point framebuffer blending givesdetail to special effects like motionblur and
explosions
NVIDIA Intellisample
Advanced 16x anisotropicfiltering (up to128 Taps)
Rotated-grid antialiasing removesjagged edges forincredible edge quality
Support for advancedlossless compression algorithmsfor color,texture, and z-data at even
higher resolutions andframe rates
Fast z-clear
Support for normalmap compression
New transparent super-samplingand transparent multisampling Anti-Aliasingmodes
NVIDIA UltraShadow
Designed to enhancethe performance ofshadow-intensive games, likeid Software's Doom 3
Patented hardware andsoftware technology allowstwo GPUs torun in parallel to scale
performance
Scales performance onover 60 topPC games andapplications
NVIDIA nView multi-display support for scalable performance acrosstwo displays
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DVI-I Ports
Fan Connector
Video_In / TV_Out
Connector (S&C)
SLI interface
NX7800GTX-VT2D256E
NX7800GTX-VT2D512E
nVIDIA GeForce NX7800GTX inside!!!
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
For reference only
* 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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MSI Live VGA BIOS Update
This service enablesyou to updatethe latest VGABIOS for yourVGA card.
1. To update your VGABIOS, click Live VGA BIOS item on the left column ofthe 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 thescreen.
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3. If your VGAcard do supportthe Live VGA BIOS function, please pay attention to themessage
shown on thescreen telling youthat in whatcircumstance 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 themin a table.
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6. Click the graph button at thebottom to connectthe MSI Live Update 3 Server.
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7. The MSI Live VGA BIOS will automatically connect the Internet and search the supported
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BIOS in thedatabase 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 completethe updating procedure.
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