MSI RX1050-TD128E 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 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
HYPER Z III
- HYPER Z ensures optimal hardware performance by discardingirrelevant object data
that is notvisible to end-useron their display.
- Leverages key features from ATi's third generation HYPER Z III technology that
conserves video memorybandwidth for improvedperformance in demanding2D/3D games
and applications
- Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1)
- Fast Z-Buffer Clear
- Z Cache optimized for real-time shadowrendering
SMOOTHVISION 2.1
- SMOOTHVISION improves image qualityby smoothing jaggededges, improving
blurriness and refiningbackground details duringon-screen motion andat lower
resolutions
- 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing (AA) modes
* Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns
and centroid sampling
* Loss-less Color Compression (up to 6:1) at all resolutions
- 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering (AF) modes
* Up to 128-tap texture filtering
* Adaptive algorithm with bilinear (performance) and trilinear (quality) options.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
- Dual integrated display controllers
- Dual integrated 10 bit per channel400 MAz DACs
- Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI1.0 / HDMIcompliant and HDCP ready)
- Windows Logo Program compliant
- Native x16 lane PCI Express
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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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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 ATi 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.
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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. Link to MSI's website at http://www.msi.com.tw
2. Select /Download/ VGA on the upper part of the MSI's homepage to enter
the Download page.
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3. Select Utility under the selections of VGA on the left side of the web page.
The page ofthe MSI Live Update 3
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4. Find and click MSI Live Update to download the utility.
5. Unzip the downloaded utility first and then install this utility by clicking on LiveUpdate.exe.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
7. Launch MSI Live Update and to enter the main page of this utility as shown below.

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, documentation, and applications.
Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged.
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RX1050 series
SMARTSHADER 2.0
- SMARTSHADER defines the level of realism in latest 2D/3D games and applications
- Complete hardware-accelerated Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertexand pixel
shader support
- Full hardware support for OpenGL 2.0
VIDEOSHADER
- Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in realtime
- FULLSTREAM video de-blocking technology for Real, DivX,and WMV9 formats
- VIDEOSOAP noise removal filtering for captured video
- MPEG 1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration
* DXVASupport
* Hardware Motion Compensation, iDCT, DCT and colorspace conversion
- Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion (temporal filtering)
HyperMemory Support forATI IGPASICs ( for WinXP andVista)
HyperMemory is ATI's latest technology for utilizing andmanaging system memoryas an
extension to theUMA memoryor side-port memory(where supported). HyperMemory
provides manufacturers withunique branding optionsto increase growthin the mainstream
and value desktop/notebookmarket segments. Thisfeature allows customers to utilize
system memory moreefficiently and getbetter performance at lower cost.
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VGA Memory Enanced byHyperMemory Technology (for reference only)
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To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements:
Intel Pentium III (and above), AMD K7 (and above), or compatible with PCIExpress slot
128MB of systemmemory
Installation software requiresCD-ROM drive
DVD playback requiresDVD drive
Operation System Support:Windows XP /2000
Power supply of350 (and up)watt is highlyrecommended for system stability.
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Note: The VGA card shown here
may vary from the actual card.
For further information, please
visit MSI website at
www.msi.com.tw
The DVI-I port and D-Sub port
of this carddo not supportdual
monitor.
MSI Live VGA BIOS Update
This service enablesyou to updatethe latest VGA BIOS for yourVGA card.
1. To update your VGABIOS, click Live VGA BIOS item on theleft 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 thescreen.
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3. If your VGAcard do supportthe Live VGA BIOS function, please pay attention to the message
shown on thescreen telling youthat in what circumstance flashing BIOS may fail toreboot.
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 andsearch 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.
MICRO-STAR
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DVI Port*
TV_Out Connector
ATI Radeon X1050
256MB DDR2 memoryor
128MB DDR2 memory
PCI Express interface
For Reference Only
D-Sub Port*
Macrovision Corporation ProductNotice
This product incorporates copyrightprotection technology that isprotected by method claimsof certain U.S. patents
and other intellectualproperty rights ownedby Macrovision Corporation and other rightowners. Use ofthis copyright
protection technology mustbe authorized byMacrovision Corporation, and is intended forhome and otherlimited
viewing uses onlyunless otherwise authorizedby Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering ordisassembly is
prohibited.
HDTV integrated
System Memory
On-board Graphic Memory
1G
512MB
256MB
128MB 256MB64MB
256MB x128MB
256MB 512MB256MB
512MB 512MB512MB
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CAUTION!!
Do not force theGPU
cooler against the
fragile GPU toavoid
damage to theGPU.
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* 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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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 theend of theiruseful life.
WARNING!!
DO NOT touchthe
cooling system since
it may produce a
certain heat while
processing tasks.