MSI RX9550SE-TD128 Quick Installation Manual

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Support SMOOTHVISION 2.1 and HYPER Z III+
Support SMARTSHADERTM 2.0
- Programmable pixel and vertex shaders
- Pixel shaders up to 160 instructions with 128-bit floating point precision
- Vertex shaders up to 1024 instructions with flow control
- Multiple render target support
- Shadow volume rendering acceleration
- High precision 10-bit per channel frame buffer support
- Supports DirectX 9.0 and the latest version of OpenGL R R
Dual integrated display controllers
Dual integrated 10-bit per channel 400 MHz DACs
Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI 1.0 compliant)
Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution
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Optimized for Pentium 4 SSE2 and AMD Athlon 3Dnow!
PC 2002 compliant abs
0.13-micron process technology for higher levels of integration and higher operating clock
speeds.
Memory Interface: 64-bit / 1Channel
Peak Memory Bandwidth: 6.4GB/sec. (This value is for reference only, depending on the
type/size of memory implemented)
Bandwidth compression ratio: 8.8:1
Peak Pixel Fill Rate: 1.0 GB/s
Redering Pipeline: 4
Textures applied per pass: supports up to 16 textures per pass
Geometry Pipeline: 2
Peak vertex throughput Mvertices/sec: 125
Dual RAMDACs: 400MHz
2D Display Modes: Resolutions, colors and maximum refresh rates(Hz) in 256, 65K or 16.7M
colors
640x480 120Hz 1600x1200
800x600 120Hz 1920x1080
1024x768 120Hz 1920x1200
1152x864 120Hz 1920x1440
1280x1024 120Hz 2048x1536
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ardware Installation
Follow the steps below to install the VGA card :
1. Remove the computer case.
2. Locate the AGP slot on your mainboard.
Warning: Inserting the VGA card into a wrong
slot (e.g. PCI slot)will damage your card (refer
to your mainboard manual for more Information).
3. Put the card directly over the AGP 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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oftware Installation
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(for Windows XP/ 2000 )
To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer running
please follow the steps below:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Autorun program will start the Setup
program, and show the setup screen as follows:
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3. Click ATI VGA Drivers. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
75Hz
installation.
4. After finishing the installation, restart the computer as instructed.
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nstalling MSI Live Update 3
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MSI Live Update 3 is a useful utility for you to upgrade your MSI
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.
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3. Click the MSI Live Update 3 . Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.
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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.
3. Click the
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Update 3 with MSI
automatically, or click here (manual) to download and install the program manually.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
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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.
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sing MSI Live VGA Driver Update
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MSI Live VGA Driver
This service enables you to update the latest VGA driver for your VGA card.
1. To update the MSI
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.
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mainboard and
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.
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InstallShield Wizard button to have the program of MSI Live
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Live monitor downloaded and installed on your system
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The page of the MSI Live Update 3
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Update
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