MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E, RX1800XT-VT2D256E Quick Installation 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 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 (for )

Windows XP/ 2000

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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:

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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.

Fast Z-Buffer Clear.
Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering.
Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, up to and including widescreen HDTV.

Avivo Video and Display Engine

New advanced video capabilities, including high fidelity gamma, color correction and scaling.
Dual independent display controllers that support true 30-bpp throughout the display pipe.

- Full symmetry on both heads.

- Each display controller supports display resolutions beyond 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 real time.
VIDEOSOAP noise removal filtering for captured video.
MPEG1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration.

- DXVA support.

- 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).

Key Features

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Ruthlessly efficient Ultra-threaded Shader Model 3.0 Engine with fast dynamic branching
Lightning fast 512-bit ring bus memory controller
Video and Display perfection with ATI Avivo
H.264 decode acceleration
Advanced Adaptive Antialiasing
8-channel, 256-bit memory interface
Dynamic engine and memory clocking
Dual, dual-link DVI outputs
Enhanced CrossFire support
Windows Vista ready

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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.

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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Shader Technology

Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware.
Shader Model 3.0 vertex and pixel shader support:

Full speed 32-bit floating point processing.

- High dynamic range rendering with floating point blending and anti-aliasing support.

- High performance dynamic branching and flow control.

Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL 2.0.

Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering

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2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes:

- Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns,
and centroid sampling.

- New adaptive anti-aliasing mode.

- Temporal anti-aliasing.

- Lossless color compression (up to 6:1) at all resolutions, up to and including wide screen
HDTV.

2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes:

- Up to 128-tap texture filtering.

- Adaptive algorithm with performance and quality options.

3Dc+ Advanced Texture Compression

High quality 4:1 compression for normal maps and luminance maps.
Works with any single-channel or two-channel data format.

Next-Generation HYPER Z Technology

Hierarchical Z-Buffer with Early Z Test.
Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1).

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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
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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* 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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Macrovision Corporation Product Notice

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.

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.

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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

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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.

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ATI Radeon X1800XT

Dual DVI Ports

512MB DDR3 memory or
256MB DDR3 memory

PCI Express interface

For reference only

RX1800XT-VT2D512E
RX1800XT-VT2D256E

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

ATI Radeon X1800XT inside!!!

Power Connector

Fan Connector

TV_Out / Video_In
Connector (S&C)

HDTV integrated