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Installing MSI Live Update 3
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.
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Overview
Note: The VGA card shown here may vary from the actualcard.
For further information, please visit MSIwebsite at www.msi.com.tw
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 400 (and up) watt is highlyrecommended for system stability
For DVI-HDMI adapter, please visit http://ati.amd.com/ to get thecompatible mainboard
information.
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3. Click ATI VGA Drivers. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
4. After finishing the installation, restart the computer as instructed.
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 high fidelity gamma, colorcorrection and scaling.
Dual independent display controllers that support true 30-bpp throughoutthe display pipe.
- Full symmetry on both heads.
- Each display controller supports display resolutionsbeyond 2560x1600.
Advanced DVI capabilities, including 10-bit, 16-bit HDR output.
YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays.
Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in realtime.
VIDEOSOAP noise removal filteringfor captured video.
MPEG1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration.
- DXVAsupport.
- Hardware motion compensation, iDCT,DCT and color space conversion.
All-format DTV/HDTV decoding.
Adaptive per-pixel de-interlacing and frame rate conversion (temporal filtering).
CrossFire Support
Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1).Multi-GPU technology ready.
Four modes of operation.
- Alternate frame rendering for maximum performance.
- Supertiling for optimal load-balancing.
- Scissoring for compatibility.
- Super AAfor maximum imagequality.
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 andincluding 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
HyperMemory Support for ATI 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 growth in the mainstream
and value desktop/notebookmarket segments. This feature allows customersto utilize
system memory moreefficiently and getbetter performance at lower cost.
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Shader Technology
Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertexand pixel shadersin hardware.
Shader Model 3.0vertex and pixelshader support:
Full speed 32-bitfloating point processing.
- High dynamic range rendering with floatingpoint blending andanti-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.
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System Memory
On-board Graphic Memory
1G
512MB
256MB
128MB 256MB64MB
256MB x128MB
256MB 512MB256MB
512MB 512MB512MB
Fan Connector
TV_Out Connector (S)
HDTV integrated
ATI Radeon X1600
Dual DVI Ports
512MB DDR2 memoryor
256MB DDR2 memoryor
128MB DDR2 memory
PCI Express interface
