MSI RX850XT-VT2D256E, RX850PRO-VTD256E, RX850XT-VTD256E, RX850XT Platinum-VT2D256E, RX850PRO -VT2D256E Quick Installation Manual
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ardwareInstallation
FollowthestepstoinstalltheVGAcard:
1.Removethecomputercase.
2.LocatethePCIExpressslotonyourmainboard.
Warning:InsertingtheVGAcardintoawrong
slot(e.g.AGPslot)maydamageyourcard(refer
toyourmainboardmanualformoreInformation).
3.Putthecarddirectlyovertheslot
andpressoneendofthecardintotheslotfirst.
Gentlybutfirmlypresstheotherenduntilitis
fullyseatedintheslot.
4.Securethecardwithabracketscrew.
5.Installallothercardsanddevicesandconnect
allthecables,andtheninstallthecase.
6.Connectthemonitor.Now,youarereadyto
installthesoftwareonyourcomputer.
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PCIExpress
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oftwareInstallation
(for)WindowsXP/2000
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nstallingMSILiveUpdate3
TMTM
ToinstallthedriveroftheVGAcardtoyourcomputerrunningCDWindowsXPor2000,
pleasefollowthestepsbelow:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.InserttheintotheCD-ROMdrive.TheAutorunprogramwillstarttheSetup
program,andshowthesetupscreenasfollows:
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MSILiveUpdate3isausefulutilityforyoutoupgradeyourMSImainboardand
VGAcard.Thankstothepowerfulcapacityofthisutility,youcanconveniently
downloadandautomaticallyupdatetheBIOSandthedriverson-line,withoutspending
muchtimeinsearchingmanyWebsitestofindtheBIOSordriversyouwant.
3.Clickthe.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletethe
installation.
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InstallingfromtheCD-Title
Setup
Utility
InstallingfromtheMSIWebSite
/Support/LiveUpdate3/
1.InserttheCDintotheCD-ROMdrive,andstarttheprogram.
2.Clickthetabonthesetupscreen.
1.MakeconnectiontoMSI'swebsiteat http://www.msi.com.tw
2.SelectontheupperpartoftheMSI'shomepagetoenter
thesetuppage.
MSILiveUpdate3
TMTM
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Tip :If,onyourcomputer,the
Autorunprogramdoesnotexecute
automatically,please1)enablethe
CD-ROMdriveAuto-detectfunction
fromControlPanel;or2)findand
runthesetup.exefilemanuallyfrom
theCD.
3.Click.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletethe
installation.
4.Afterfinishingtheinstallation,restartthecomputerasinstructed.
AiVGADriversT
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singMSILiveVGADriverUpdate
TMTM
MSILiveVGADriverUpdate
ThisserviceenablesyoutoupdatethelatestVGAdriverforyourVGAcard.
1.ToupdatetheMSILiveVGADriver,clickLiveVGADriveritemontheleft
columnofthemainpage.
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2.ThisutilitywillstartcheckingyourplatformandtheinformationontheVGAcard,and
displaytheinformationinalist.
3.ClickthegraphbuttononthebottomtoconnectMSILiveUpdateSeriesServer.
Then,itwillautomaticallyconnecttheInternetandcomparetheversionofthedriver
inthedatabase.
4.Itmaytakeseveralminutestodetecttherequireddrivers.Pleasewaitwhile
proceedingdetection.
5.Clickthebuttonontherightsideofthetabletodownloadand
updatethedriver.Allactionswillproceedautomatically.
6.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletetheupdatingprocedure.
InstallShieldWizard
ThepageoftheMSILiveUpdate3
TMTM
3.ClicktheInstallShieldWizardbuttontohavetheprogramofMSILive
Update3withMSILivemonitordownloadedandinstalledonyoursystem
automatically,orclicktodownloadandinstalltheprogrammanually.
4.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletetheinstallation.
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640x480200Hz
800x600200Hz
1024x768200Hz
1152x864200Hz
1280x1024160Hz
1600x1200120Hz
1920x1080120Hz
1920x1200100Hz
1920x144090Hz
2048x153685Hz
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PERFORMANCE**ForReferenceOnly**
Seamlessintegrationofpixelshaderswithvideoinrealtime
FULLSTREAMvideode-blockingtechnologyforReal,DivX,andWMV9formats
VIDEOSOAPnoiseremovalfilteringforcapturedvideo
MPEG1/2/4decodeandencodeacceleration
AdaptivePer-PixelDe-InterlacingandFrameRateConversion(temporalfiltering)
*Innovative0.11micronprocesstechnology
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2DDisplayModes:Resolutions,colorsandmasimumrefreshrates(Hz)in256,65KOr16.7M
colors
Pixel
Pipelines
Geometry
TransformRate
Gigaflops
Memory
Bandwidth
CoreSpeed/
MemorySpeed
PixelFillRate
RX850XTPE
RX850XT
RX850PRO
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810Mvertices/sec.
780
Mvertices/sec.
780Mvertices/sec.
207
200
159
37.8GB/sec.
34.6
GB/sec.
24.6GB/sec.
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520/540
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520/540emMhz
8.6 Gigapixels/sec.
8.3
Gigapixels/sec.
6.2 Gigapixels/sec.
GettingStarted
SystemRequirements
CardFeatures
Pleasecheckoutthefollowingitemstomakesurethatyougetthecompleteproduct:
VGAcard
CDs
-DriversanddocumentationonCD
-ApplicationsonCD
Consultyourdealerimmediatelyifanythingismissingordamaged.
UsingMSILiveVGABIOSUpdate
TMTM
TEL.886-2-32345599
FAX.886-2-32345488
http://www.msi.com.tw
G52-V2ARX44
January2005
MSILiveVGABIOSUpdate
ThisserviceenablesyoutoupdatethelatestVGABIOSforyourVGAcard.
theleftcolumnofthemain
page.
1.ToupdateyourVGABIOS,clickLiveVGABIOSitemon
TMTM
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2.IfyourVGAcarddoesnotsupporttheLiveVGABIOSfunction,youwillreceivea
warningmessageonthescreen.
3.IfyourVGAcarddosupporttheLiveVGABIOSfunction,pleasepayattentiontothe
messageshownonthescreentellingyouthatinwhatcircumstanceflashingBIOS
mayfailtoreboot.
4.ClickYesifyouwouldliketotryitatyourownriskorNotoreturntothemainpage
witheverythingunchanged.
5.IfyouclickYestocontinue,itwillchecktheinformationandBIOSversionofyour
VGAcard,andlisttheminatable.
6.ClickthegraphbuttonatthebottomtoconnecttheMSILiveUpdate3Server.
7.TheMSILiveVGABIOSwillautomaticallyconnecttheInternetandsearchthe
supportedBIOSinthedatabaseofMSI.
8.Ifithasfoundone(orseveral)supportedBIOSforyourVGAcard,clickthe
InstallShieldWizardbuttonontherightsideofthetabletohavethenewBIOS
downloadedandupdatedautomatically.
9.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletetheupdatingprocedure.
*Alltrademarksusedinthismanualarethesolepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
VGAisatrademarkofInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation.
PentiumisaregisteredtrademarkofIntelCorporation.
WindowsisaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation.
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*DirectX9.0VertexShaders
-Vertexprogramsupto65,280instructionswithflowcontrol
-Singlecycletrigonometricoperations(SIN&COS)
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FEATURES
SupportforMicrosoftRDirectXR9.0programmablevertexandpixelshadersinhardware
DirectXExtended9.0PixelShaders
Upto1,536instructionsand16texturesperrenderingpass
32temporaryandconstantregisters
Facingregisterfortwo-sidedlighting
128-bit,64-bit&32-bitperpixelfloatingpointcolorformats
MultipleRenderTarget(MRT)support
CompletefeaturesetalsosupportedinOpenGLviaextensions
*2x/4x/6xAnti-Aliasingmodes&2x/4x/8x/16xAnisotropicFilteringmodes
Highquality4:1NormalMapCompression
Workswithanytwo-channeldataformat
3-levelHierarchicalZ-BufferwithEanyZTest
LosslessZ-BufferCompression(upto48:1)
FastZ-BufferClearandZCacheoptimizedforreal-timeshadowrendering
*Optimizedforperformanceathighdisplayresolutions,includingwidescreenHDTV
resolutions
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ToinstalltheVGAcard,yourcomputersystemneedstomeetthefollowing
requirements:
IntelPentium4/III/II/Celeron,AMDK6/AthlonorcompatiblewithPCIExpressslot
128MBofsystemmemory
InstallationsoftwarerequiresCD-ROMdrive
DVDplaybackrequiresDVDdrive
InteractiveProgramguiderequiresInternetconnectionforlistingupdates
RemotecontrolreceiverrequiresavailableUSBport
500MHZminimumprocessorspeedforMPEG-2videocapture
OperationSystemSupport:WindowsXP/2000
Powersupplyof350(andup)wattishighlyrecommendedforsystemstability.
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ATIRadeonseriesinside!!!X850
PCIExpressInterface
Note:TheVGAcardshownhere
mayvaryfromtheactualcard.
Forfurtherinformation,please
visitMSIwebsiteat
www.msi.com.tw
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RX850XTPlatinum-VT2D256E
RX850XT-VT2D256E
RX850PRO-VT2D256E
256MBDDR3memory
TV_Out/Video_In
Connector(S&C)
HDTVIntergrated
ATIRadeonX850series
PCIExpressinterface
DVI-Iports
PowerConnector
FanConnector
RX850XT-VTD256E
RX850PRO-VTD256E
RX850XT-TD256E
RX850PRO-TD256E
256MBDDR3memoryor
128MBDDR3memory
TV_Out/Video_In
Connector(S&C)or
TV_OutConnector(S)
HDTVIntergrated
ATIRadeonX850series
PCIExpressinterface
DVI-Iport
PowerConnector
FanConnector
D-subport
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