MSI RX600PRO-TD128 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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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. Make connection to MSI's website at http://www.msi.com.tw

2. Select /Support/Live Update 3/ on the upper part of the MSI's homepage to enter
the setup page.

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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.

The page of the MSI Live Update 3

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3. TMClick the InstallShield Wizard button to have the program of MSI Live

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Update 3 with MSI Live monitor downloaded and installed on your system
automatically, or click here (manual) to download and install the program manually.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

640x480 200Hz

800x600 200Hz

1024x768 200Hz

1152x864 200Hz

1280x1024 160Hz

1600x1200 120Hz

1920x1080 120Hz

1920x1200 100Hz

1920x1440 90Hz

2048x1536 85Hz

VIDEOSHADER

- Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time

- FULLSTREAM video de-blocking technology for Real, DivX, and WMV9 formats

- VIDEOSOAP noise removal filtering for captured video MPEG 1/2/4 decode and
encode acceleration

- DXVA Support

- Hardware Motion Compensation, iDCT, DCT and color space conversion Adaptive Per­Pixel De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion (temporal filtering)

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

- Dual integrated display controllers

- Dual integrated 10 bit per channel 400 MAz DACs

- Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI 1.0 / HDMI compliant and HDCP ready)

- Windows Logo Program compliant

- 128-bit memory interface supporting 128MB or 256MB DDR1 memory configurations

- Native x16 lane PCI Express

PERFORMANCES

- Memory Interface: 256-bit / 4Channel

- Peak Memory Bandwidth: 9.6GB/sec. (This value is for reference only, depending on the
type/size of memory implemented)

- Peak Pixel Fill Rate: 1.8 GB/s

- Dual RAMDACs: 400MHz

- Core Speed: 400 Mhz

- Memory Speed: 300 Mhz

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2D Display Modes: Resolutions, colors and masimum refresh rates(Hz) in 256, 65K Or 16.7M

colors

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 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

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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.

* 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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RX600 PRO-TD128

ATI Radeon 600 PRO inside!!!

MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL

DVI Port

TV_Out Connector (S)

ATI Radeon 600 PRO

D-Sub Port

Fan Connector

PCI Express interface

SMARTSHADER 2.0

- SMARTSHADER defines the level of realism in latest 2D/3D games and applications

- Complete hardware-accelerated Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertex and pixel
shader support

- Full hardware support for OpenGL 2.0

SMOOTHVISION 2.1

- SMOOTHVISION improves image quality by smoothing jagged edges, improving
blurriness and refining background details during on-screen motion and at lower
resolutions

- 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing (AA) modes

* Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns

and centroid sampling

* Loss-less Color Compression (up to 6:1) at all resolutions

- 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering (AF) modes

* Up to 128-tap texture filtering
* Adaptive algorithm with bilinear (performance) and trilinear (quality) options.

HYPER Z III

- HYPER Z ensures optimal hardware performance by discarding irrelevant object data
that is not visible to end-user on their display.

- Leverages key features from ATi's third generation HYPER Z III technology that
conserves video memory bandwidth for improved performance in demanding 2D/3D games
and applications

- Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1)

- Fast Z-Buffer Clear

- Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering

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

Intel Pentium 4/III/II/Celeron , AMD K6/Athlon 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
Remote control receiver requires available USB port
500MHZ minimum processor speed for MPEG-2 video capture
Operation System Support: Windows XP / 2000
Power supply of 350 (and up) watt is highly recommended for system stability.

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128MB DDR memory

PCI Express Interface