MSI RX800GTO-TD256E, RX800GTO-TD128E 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 (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 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.

The page of the MSI Live Update 3

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800x600 200Hz

1024x768 200Hz

1152x864 200Hz

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 and encode acceleration
DXVA Support
Hardware Motion Compensation, iDCT, DCT and color space conversion
All-format DTV/HDTV decoding
YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays
Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion (temporal filtering)
Dual integrated display controllers
Dual integrated 10 bit per channel 400 MHz DACs Integrated 165 Mhz TMDS transmitter
(DVI 1.0 compliant / HDMI interoperable and HDCP ready)
Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution
Windows Logo Program compliant
160 million transistors on 0.13 micron low-k fabrication process
Up to sixteen extreme parallel pixel pipelines
Six programmable vertex shader pipelines
256-bit quad-channel GDDR1 memory interface
AGP 8X support or PCI Express support
Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion (temporal filtering)

* Innovative 0.11 micron process technology

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

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- Vertex programs up to 65,280 instructions with flow control

- Single cycle trigonometric operations (SIN & COS)

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DirectX Extended 9.0 Pixel Shaders

Up to 1,536 instructions and 16 textures per rendering pass
32 temporary and constant registers
Facing register for two-sided lighting
128-bit, 64-bit & 32-bit per pixel floating point color formats
Multiple Render Target (MRT) support

Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL via extensions

* 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes & 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes

High quality 4:1 Normal Map Compression
Works with any two-channel data format
3-level Hierarchical Z-Buffer with Eany Z Test
Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1)
Fast Z-Buffer Clear and Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering

* Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV

resolutions
Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time
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 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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RX800GTO-TD256E
RX800GTO-TD128E

ATI Radeon X800GTO inside!!!

PCI Express Interface

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

For reference only

* 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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D-Sub Port

TV_Out Connector (S)
HDTV intergrated

ATI Radeon X800GTO

DVI Port

PCI Express interface

256MB DDR3 memory or
128MB DDR3 memory

Fan Connector