MSI RX1550-TD128EH Instruction manual

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February 2007
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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 "electricaland 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.
WARNING!!
DO NOT touchthe
cooling system since
it may produce a
certain heat while
processing tasks.
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CAUTION!!
Do not force theGPU
cooler against the
fragile GPU toavoid
damage to theGPU.
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RX1550 - TD series
Using 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.
This service enablesyou to updatethe latest VGABIOS for yourVGA card.
1. Toupdate your VGABIOS, click Live VGA BIOS item on theleft 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 support the Live VGABIOS function, please payattention to themessage
shown on thescreen telling youthat in what circumstance flashing BIOSmay 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 graphbutton at thebottom to connect the MSI Live Update 3 Server.
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7. The MSI Live VGABIOS 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-screeninstructions to completethe updating procedure.
Using MSI Live VGA BIOS Update
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MSI Features
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.
Installing from the Disk
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.
Installing from the MSI Web Site
3. Click Start to Check to download
the Live Update application.
4. Click Install the continue.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation.
6. Launch MSI Live Update and to
enter the main page of this utility
as shown here.
1. Link to MSI's website at
http://www.msi.com.tw
2. Find and click Live Update Online
on the left side of the web page to
enter MSI Download Center.

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Quick Installation
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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
To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer,
CD
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:
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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System Requirements
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.
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 expansionslot
128MB of system memory
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
Operation System Support: visit MSI website for further information
Power supply of 350 (and up) watt is highlyrecommended for system stability
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3Getting Started
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Overview
DVI Port
TV_Out Connector (S)
HDTV integrated
ATI Radeon X1550
256MB DDR2 memoryor
128MB DDR2 memory
PCI Express interface
Note: The VGA card shown here may vary from the actualcard.
For further information, please visit MSIwebsite at www.msi.com.tw
HyperMemory Support for ATI IGPASICs ( for WinXP andVista)
HyperMemory is ATI's latest technologyfor utilizing andmanaging system memory as 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 customersto utilize
system memory moreefficiently and getbetter performance atlower cost.
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Shader Technology
Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertex and pixel shadersin hardware.
Shader Model 3.0vertex and pixelshader support:
Full speed 32-bitfloating point processing.
- High dynamic range rendering with floatingpoint blending and anti-aliasing support.
- High performance dynamic branching and flowcontrol.
Complete feature setalso supported inOpenGL 2.0.
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VGA Memory Enanced byHyperMemory Technology (for reference only)
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3Dc+ Advanced Texture Compression
High quality 4:1 compression for normal maps and luminancemaps.
Works with any single-channel or two-channeldata format.
Next-Generation HYPER Z Technology
Hierarchical Z-Buffer with Early Z Test.
Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1).
Fast Z-Buffer Clear.
Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering.
Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, up toand including widescreen HDTV.
Avivo Video and Display Engine
New advanced video capabilities, including highfidelity gamma, color correction and scaling.
Dual independent display controllers that supporttrue 30-bpp throughout the display pipe.
- Full symmetry on both heads.
- Each display controller supports display resolutionsbeyond 2560x1600.
Advanced DVI capabilities, including 10-bit, 16-bitHDR output.
YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays.
Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in realtime.
VIDEOSOAP noise removal filtering for captured video.
MPEG1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration.
- DXVAsupport.
- Hardware motion compensation, iDCT,DCT and colorspace conversion.
All-format DTV/HDTV decoding.
Adaptive per-pixel de-interlacing and frame rateconversion (temporal filtering).
2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes:
- Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction,programmable sample patterns,
and centroid sampling.
- New adaptive anti-aliasing mode.
- Temporalanti-aliasing.
- Lossless color compression (up to 6:1)at all resolutions,up to and including wide screen
HDTV.
2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes:
- Up to 128-tap texture filtering.
- Adaptive algorithm with performance and qualityoptions.
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Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering
System Memory
On-board Graphic Memory
1G
512MB
256MB
128MB 256MB64MB
256MB x128MB
256MB 512MB256MB
512MB 512MB512MB