MSI RX1900GT-VT2D256E User manual

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.
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
Advanced Image QualityFeatures
* 64-bit floating pointHDR rendering supported throughout the pipeline
* 32-bit integer HDR(10:10:10:2) format supported throughout the pipeline
* 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasingmodes
* 2x/4x/8x/16x AnisotropicFiltering modes
* High resolution texturesupport (up to 4k x 4k)
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Avivo Video and DisplayEngine
* High performance programmablevideo processor
* Seamless integration ofpixel shaders with video in real time
* HDR tone mappingacceleration
* Flexible display support
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- AcceleratedMPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX,WMV9, VC-1, andH.264 decoding (including DVD/HD-
DVD/Blu-ray playback), encoding& transcoding
- DXVAsupport
- De-blocking andnoise reduction filtering
- Motion compensation,IDCT,DCT and colorspace conversion
- Vectoradaptive per-pixel de-interlacing
- 3:2 pulldown(frame rate conversion)
- Maps anyinput format to10 bit perchannel output
- Dual integrateddual-link DVI transmitters
- Dual integrated10 bit perchannel 400 MHzDACs
- Programmable piecewiselinear gamma correction,color correction, andcolor space
conversion (10 bitsper color)
- Complete, independentcolor controls andvideo overlays foreach display
- High qualitypre- and post-scalingengines, with underscansupport for all outputs
- Content-adaptive de-flickerfiltering for interlaceddisplays
- Xilleon . TV encoder for high quality analog output
- Pb componentoutput for directdrive of HDTVdisplays
- Spatial/temporal ditheringenables 10-bit colorquality on 8-bitand 6-bit displays
- Fast, glitch-freemode switching
- VGAmode support onall outputs

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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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 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.
Ring Bus MemoryController
* 512-bit internal ringbus for memory reads
* Programmable intelligent arbitrationlogic
* Fully associative texture,color, and Z/stencil cache designs
* Hierarchical Z-buffer withEarly Z test
* Lossless Z Compression(up to 48:1)
* Fast Z-Buffer Clear
* Z/stencil cache optimizedfor real-time shadow rendering
* Optimized for performanceat high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions
Ultra-Threaded Shader Engine
* Support for MicrosoftRDirectXR 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 programmable vertex and pixel
shaders in hardware
* Full speed 128-bitfloating point processing for all shader operations
* Dedicated branch executionunits for high performance dynamic branching and flow
* 3Dc+ texture compression
* Multiple Render Target (MRT) support
* Render to vertexbuffer support
* Fetch4 shadow mapacceleration
* Complete feature setalso supported in OpenGLR 2.0
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 PCI Express slot
128MB of systemmemory
Installation software requiresCD-ROM drive
DVD playback requiresDVD drive
Interactive Program guiderequires Internet connectionfor listing updates
Remote control receiverrequires available USBport
500MHZ minimum processorspeed for MPEG-2video capture
Operation System Support:Windows XP
Power supply of450 (and up)watt is highly recommended for system stability.
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For reference only
Note: The VGAcard shown here
may vary from the actual card.
For further information, please
visit MSI website at
www.msi.com.tw
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Fan Connector
TV_Out Connector (S)
HDTV-Output integrated
ATI Radeon X1900GT series
PCI Express interface
DVI-I port
DVI-I Port
Power Connector
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RX1900GT series
ATI Radeon X1900GT series inside!!!
PCI Express Interface