MSI NX6600 Ares, NX6600 Ares-TD Install Manual

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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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nstalling MSI Live Update 3

To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer running CDWindows 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:

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 nVIDIA 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.

NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control 3.0 On-chip video processor 64-bit floating point texture filtering and blending Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support OpenGL 1.5 support Superscalar GPU architecture 128-bit memory interface with advanced memory control Innovative 0.13 micron process technology Operating Systems Support Windows XP / 2000 Power supply of 350 (and up) watt is highly recommended for system stability Memory Interface: 64-bit

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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 of the 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.

Software Installation (for )

Windows XP/ 2000

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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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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 system memory Installation software requires CD-ROM drive DVD playback requires DVD drive Interactive Program guide requires Internet connection for listing updates Operation System Support: Windows XP / 2000 Power supply of 350 (and up) watt is highly recommended for system stability.

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NVIDIA CineFX 3.0 engine

64-bit texture filtering support delivers full-speed, high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting effects Unmatched image quality delivered through new 16x anisotropic filtering and rotated grid

antialiasing

4x shadow processing power with NVIDIAUltraShadow II for next generation games Infinite program length allows for a new class of special effects Hardware-accelerated MPEG and WMV9 decode delivers smooth, artifact-free video Dedicated video hardware reduces CPU utilization and improves overall system

performance On-chip video encoder and motion estimation engine provides fast, high-quality encoding

from TV tuner Programmable video engine ensures compatibility with future video codecs High-quality video scaling and filtering improves playback quality at any window size PCI Express support accelerates video editing by speeding up data transfer rates Integrated HDTV-output brings content from your desktop to your high-definition TV

NVIDIA ForceWare software delivers unmatched features and rock-solid stability High dynamic-range (HDR) rendering

NVIDIA UltraShadow II technology

NVIDIA Intellisample 3.0 technology

NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)

NVIDIA nView multi-display technology

For reference only

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* All trademarks used in this manual are the sole property of their respective owners.

VGA is a trademark 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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This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other right owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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MSI Live VGA BIOS Update

This service enables you to update the latest VGA BIOS for your VGA card.

1. To update your VGA BIOS, click Live VGA BIOS item on the left 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 the screen.

3. If your VGA card do support the Live VGA BIOS function, please pay attention to the message shown on the screen telling you that in what circumstance 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 them in a table.

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6. Click the graph button at the bottom to connect the MSI Live Update 3 Server.

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7. The MSI Live VGA BIOS will automatically connect the Internet and search the supported

BIOS in the database 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 complete the updating procedure.

NX6600 Ares-TD series

nVIDIA GeForce 6600 inside!!!

PCI Express Interface

Note: The VGA card shown here may vary from the actual card. For further information, please visit MSI website at www.msi.com.tw

512MB DDR2 memory or 256MB DDR2 memory or 128MB DDR2 memory

TV_Out Connector (S)

nVIDIA GeForce 6600

PCI Express Interface

D-Sub Port

DVI-I Port

Fan Connector

SLI Interface