MSI R6850 Owner's Manual

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Features

Using MSI Live Update Online

1. Link to MSI's website at http://www.msi.com

2. Find Live Update Online under the selection of Downloads on the web page.

3. Select CLICK HERE to continue.

4. Select Yes, I would like to try it at my own risk to continue.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the utility downloading and installing procedures.

6. Enter the page of MSI Live

Update Online [Search Results]

7. Select the tag of Live VGA Driver to download and

update the latest VGA driver, if available.

8. Select the tag of Live VGA BIOS to download and update the latest VGA BIOS, if available.

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WARNING!!

DO NOT touch the cooling system since it may produce a certain heat while processing tasks.

CAUTION!!

Do not force the GPU cooler against the fragile GPU to avoid damage to the GPU.

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 "electrical and 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.

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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-touse 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.

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.

4. Launch MSI Live Update utility to proceed the updating function.

Using Live VGA Driver Update

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

1. Click the selection of Live VGA Driver TM.

2. Click the green button on the left lower side of the main page to connect to the MSI Live Update Series Server.

3. The utility will automatically detect and download the latest driver, if available.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedure.

Using MSI Live VGA BIOS Update

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

1. Live VGA BIOS .

Click the selection of

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the procedures.

3. Click the green button on the left lower side of the main page to connect to the MSI Live Update Series Server.

4. The utility will automatically detect and download the latest BIOS, if available.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedure.

Overview

Getting Started Getting Started

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Getting Started

Quick Installation

Unpacking

Please check out the following items to make sure that you get the complete product:

Power Connector

Fan Connector

1G GDDR5 memory or 512MB GDDR5 memory

AMD Radeon HD6800 series

PCI Express Interface

CrossFire Interface

Display Port

HDMI Port

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Dual DVI-I Ports

- HDMI supported

- HDCP supported

- Dual dual-link DVI output supported

VGA card Disk: Drivers, documentation, and applications Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged.

System Requirements

To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements:

PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard.

0 Watt or greater power supply with one 6-pin PCI Express power connector is

recommended. Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a

list of Certified products. Minimum 1GB of system memory. Installation software requires CD-ROM drive. DVD/ Blu-ray playback requires DVD/ Blu-ray drive.

For an AMD CrossFire system, a second AMD Radeon HD 6800 graphics card, an AMD CrossFire Ready motherboard and one AMD CrossFire Bridge Interconnect cable are required.

Visiting MSI website for further information of operating system support.

Card Features

Microsoft DirectX 11 Support

- Tessellation is now available to PC developers for real-time rendering with ultra-realistic characters and an incredible level of detail with 3D images.

- HDR Texture compression delivers an intense level visual detail without increasing graphics memory footprint with efficiency and incredible image quality.

- Multi-threading support for DirectX 11 accelerates rendering by leveraging all the CPU cores for overall faster gaming performance.

- DirectCompute improves PC performance by taking on some or all of a DirectX 11enabled application's processing load, freeing up the computer's main processor to take on additional tasks.

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40nm Process Technology

More efficient process technology puts more transistors in less space.

Microsoft Windows 7 support

Comprehensive OS support including Windows XP, Windows Vista, the very latest Windows 7 functionality and Driver support.

Generation TeraScale Engine

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Massive arrays of on-chip compute units offer the latest in graphics functionality and performance.

AMD CrossFireX Technology

Multi-GPU support offers superior performance and scalability.

Accelerated Video Transcoding

Native support for common transcoding instructions in each shader for motion estimation that accelerates video encoding.

Display Flexibility

Enjoy a full range of display options natively on the board, including dual-link DVI-I, Display Port, VGA and HDMI..

HDMI 1.4a Support

HDMI 1.4 support with Deep Color, 7.1 High Bitrate Audio, and 3D Stereoscopic support.

Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Support

Support of content protected, high bandwidth, 7.1 channels of surround sound over HDMI.

AMD PowerPlay Technology4

AMD PowerPlay capabilities vary power characteristics based on usage load.

Enhanced Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD 3)

Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and beyond and enjoy a more feature rich experience with enhanced Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD 3).

Hardware

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

Software

To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer, 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 illustrated here.

3. Click VGA Drivers. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

4. After finishing the installation, restart the computer as instructed.

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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Enabling HDMI Output

Enhanced Internet Browser Applications

The VGA card shown here is for reference, and may vary from the actual card.

For further information, please visit msi website at www.msi.com

AMD Eyefinity Technology

Run up to 3 displays from a single graphics board and expand your gaming field of view across all 3 displays.

AMD Advanced Parallel Processing technology

Offload data parallel compute tasks from the CPU to GPU, for improved performance and video playback.

GPU Accelerated browser (IE9/Mozzilla FireFox) - direct 2D rendering.

Microsoft Office 2010

Enhanced productivity with accelerated GPU processing for Office applications.

Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology

GDDR5 memory provides twice the bandwidth per pin of GDDR3 memory.

Follow the steps to enable HDMI Output function:below

1. Find the DVI-to-HDMI adapter that comes with the package, if provided. purchase the adapter if it is not provided.

2. Attach the

3. Ensure that the adapter is firmly installed.

DVI-to-HDMI adapter to the DVI connector.

Consult your dealer to