MSI RX800GTO-TD256E 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 (e.g. AGP 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
Software Installation
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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. UTM TM
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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.
The page ofthe MSI Live Update 3
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1280x1024 160Hz
1600x1200 120Hz
1920x1080 120Hz
1920x1200 100Hz
1920x1440 90Hz
2048x1536 85Hz
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VIDEOSOAP noise removal filtering for captured video
MPEG1/2/4 decode andencode acceleration
DXVASupport
Hardware Motion Compensation,iDCT,DCT and colorspace conversion
All-format DTV/HDTV decoding
YPrPb component outputfor direct driveof HDTV displays
Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacingand Frame RateConversion (temporal filtering)
Dual integrated displaycontrollers
Dual integrated 10bit per channel400 MHz DACsIntegrated 165 Mhz TMDS transmitter
(DVI 1.0 compliant/ HDMI interoperableand HDCP ready)
Integrated TV Outputsupport up to1024x768 resolution
Windows Logo Program compliant
160 million transistorson 0.13 micronlow-k fabrication process
Up to sixteenextreme parallel pixelpipelines
Six programmable vertexshader pipelines
256-bit quad-channel GDDR1memory interface
AGP 8X supportor PCI Expresssupport
Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacingand Frame RateConversion (temporal filtering)
* Innovative 0.11micron process technology
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2D Display Modes:Resolutions, colors and masimum refresh rates(Hz) in 256, 65KOr 16.7M
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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.
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 and documentation on CD
- Applications on CD
Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged.
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* DirectX 9.0 Vertex Shaders
- Vertex programsup to 65,280 instructions with flow control
- Single cycle trigonometricoperations (SIN & COS)
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Support for MicrosoftRDirectXR9.0programmable vertex andpixel shaders inhardware
DirectX Extended 9.0Pixel Shaders
Up to 1,536instructions and 16textures per renderingpass
32 temporary andconstant registers
Facing register fortwo-sided lighting
128-bit, 64-bit &32-bit per pixelfloating point colorformats
Multiple Render Target (MRT) support
Complete feature setalso supported inOpenGL via extensions
* 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasingmodes & 2x/4x/8x/16xAnisotropic Filtering modes
High quality 4:1Normal Map Compression
Works with anytwo-channel data format
3-level Hierarchical Z-Bufferwith Eany ZTest
Lossless Z-Buffer Compression(up to 48:1)
Fast Z-Buffer Clearand Z Cacheoptimized for real-time shadow rendering
* Optimized for performanceat high displayresolutions, including widescreen HDTV
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Seamless integration ofpixel shaders withvideo in realtime
FULLSTREAM video de-blocking technology for Real, DivX,and WMV9 formats
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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
Interactive Program guiderequires Internet connectionfor listing updates
Operation System Support:Windows XP /2000
Power supply of350 (and up)watt is highly recommended for system stability.
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RX800GTO-TD256E
RX800GTO-TD128E
ATI Radeon X800GTO inside!!!
PCI Express Interface
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Note: The VGAcard shown here
may vary from the actual card.
For further information,please visit
MSI website atwww.msi.com.tw
For reference only
* 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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Macrovision Corporation ProductNotice
This product incorporatescopyright protection technologythat is protectedby method claims of
certain U.S. patentsand other intellectualproperty rights ownedby Macrovision Corporation and
other right owners.Use of thiscopyright protection technologymust be authorized by Macrovision
Corporation, and isintended for homeand other limitedviewing uses only unless otherwise
authorized by MacrovisionCorporation. Reverse engineeringor disassembly isprohibited.
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 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 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 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-screen instructions to completethe updating procedure.
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D-Sub Port
TV_Out Connector (S)
HDTV intergrated
ATI Radeon X800GTO
DVI Port
PCI Express interface
256MB DDR3 memoryor
128MB DDR3 memory
Fan Connector