MSI R6950 series User manual

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November 2010
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.
!
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-screeninstructions to continue the 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 willautomatically detect and download the latest BIOS, if available.
5. Follow the on-screeninstructions to complete the 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.
R6950 series

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
Power Connector
Fan Connector
2G GDDR5 memoryor
1G GDDR5 memory
AMD
Radeon HD6950 series
PCI Express Interface
CrossFire Interface
Mini Display Ports
HDMI Port
DVI Port
- Single-link DVI output
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
To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements:
PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the
motherboard.
550 Watt or greater power supply with two75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors are
recommended.
Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a
list of Certified products.
Minimum 1GB of system memory.
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive.
DVD/ Blu-ray playback requires DVD/ Blu-ray drive.
For an AMD CrossFire system, a second AMD Radeon HD 6900 graphics card, an AMD
CrossFire Ready motherboard and one AMD CrossFire Bridge Interconnect cable are
required.
Visiting MSI website for further information of operating system support.
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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.
AMD Eyefinity Technology
Run up to 3 displays from a single graphics board and expand your gaming field of view
across all 3 displays.
AMD Advanced Parallel Processing technology
Offload data parallel compute tasks from the CPU to GPU, for improved performance and
video playback.
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Display Flexibility
40nm Process Technology
More efficient process technology puts more transistors in less space.
Microsoft Windows 7 support
Comprehensive OS support including Windows XP, Windows Vista, the very latest Windows 7
functionality and Driver support.
Generation TeraScale Engine
Massive arrays of on-chip compute units offer the latest in graphics functionality and
performance.
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AMD CrossFireX Technology
Multi-GPU support offers superior performance and scalability.
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 1.4a Support
HDMI 1.4 support with Deep Color, 7.1 High Bitrate Audio, and 3D Stereoscopic 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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AMD PowerPlay Technology4
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AMD PowerPlay capabilities vary power characteristics based on usage load.
Enhanced Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD 3)
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 3
(UVD 3).
Enhanced Internet Browser Applications
GPU Accelerated browser (IE9/Mozzilla FireFox) - direct 2D rendering.
Microsoft Office 2010
Enhanced productivity with accelerated GPU processing for Office applications.
Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology
GDDR5 memory provides twice the bandwidth per pin of GDDR3 memory.
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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 the Driver icon. 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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