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  • Page 1 SER’S UIDE FX Series Version 9.0 May 2004 G52-V1NFX11...
  • Page 2 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 3: Copyright Notice

    MSI Patent Notice MSI has been working on graphics products for years and has achieved a superior accomplishment in various graphics series. MSI is not only devoted to delivering the best product quality, but also to bringing up the most novel solutions.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Precautions

    Important Safety Precautions Always read and follow these basic safety precautions carefully when handling any piece of electronic component. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. 2. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 3. Lay this equipment on a stable, flat surface before setting it up. 4.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ......... ii Copyright Notice ................... iii Trademarks ....................iii Macrovision Corporation Product Notice ............. iii MSI Patent Notice ..................iii Important Safety Precautions ............... iv Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 How to Use this Guide ..............1-2 1.2 Conventions of this Guide ............
  • Page 6 Chapter 5 MSI Live Update 3 5.1 Installing the MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ............5-3 5.3 Live VGA Driver Update ..............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ..............5-8 5.5 Live Utility ..................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    1 1 1 1 1 GETTING STARTED This user’s guide is designed for a series of VGA cards. Read this chapter first, and it will give you a clear instruction on how to use this guide.

  • Page 8: How To Use This Guide

    Windows XP or 2000, including the driver and useful utilities. Chapter 5, MSI LIVE UPDATE 3, a useful utility for you to upgrade your MSI mainboard and VGA card. Because of this powerful capacity of this utility, you...

  • Page 9: Conventions Of This Guide

    3.5 TV_Out Connector (S)............ 3-6 4. Software Installation............4-1 5. MSI Live Update 3 5.1 Installing the MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor..5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ........... 5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update...........5-4 Corresponding function for 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update............5-8...
  • Page 10 Chapter 1...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Introduction

    2 2 2 2 2 INTRODUCTION This chapter provides the brief specification and function of each VGA card. For detailed descrip- tion of all functions, you may refer to the rest of the chapters. Note that the VGA card you purchased may not cover all functions mentioned herein;...

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    Chapter 2 2.1 System Requirements To install the VGA card, your system needs to meet the following requirements: Computer Intel Pentium II/III/4 processor, ® Intel Celeron processor, or ® compatible system Expansion Slot AGP/PCI EXPRESS slot Monitor VGA support, minimum 640 x 480 resolution Operating System Windows...

  • Page 13: Card List

    Introduction 2.2 Card List FX5750 / FX5700 Series Features & Specifications Cinefx Shading Architecture Support for DX 9.0 Pixel/Vertex Shader 2.0+ Very long pixel programs up to 1024 instructions Very long vertex programs with up to 256 static instructions and up to 65536 instructions executed before termination Looping and subroutines with up to 256 loops per vertex program Subroutines in shader programs...
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 Features & Specifications Intellisample Technology Blistering-fast antialiasing performance Adaptive texture filtering Advanced loss-less compression algorithms for both color and Z data Fast Z-clear Advanced Display Pipeline with Full nView Capabilities Dual, 400MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048x1536@85Hz Integrated NTSC/PAL TV encoder support resolutions up to 1024x768 without the need for panning with built-in Macrovision...
  • Page 15 Introduction Features & Specifications Textures per pixel (max in a single rendering pass): 16 textures per pixel Dual RAMDACs: 400MHz Performance (For FX5700Ultra Series) Graphics Core: 256-bit Memory Interface: 128-bit Memory Bandwidth: 14.4GB/sec. Memory Bandwidth: 15.2GB/sec.(for FX5700Ultra-3-TD128 only) (The values of Memory Bandwidth listed above are for reference only, depending on the type of memory implemented) Fill Rate: 1.9 billion pixels/sec.
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 FX5750- TD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU DVI-I Connector nVIDIA Bridge Chip TV_Out Connector (S) 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) PCI EXPRESS Interface Fan Connector...

  • Page 17: Package Contents

    4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 FX5700Ultra-3- TD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Power Connector 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector Fan Connector...

  • Page 19: D-Sub Port (Db 15-Pin)

    4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 20 Chapter 2 FX5700Ultra- TD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Power Connector 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector Fan Connector 2-10...

  • Page 21: Tv_Out Connector (S)

    4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 22 (S&C) + Remote Receiver Fan Connector D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) MSI reminds you... For those users who purchase Type A VGA card, please follow the steps listed below to connect dual monitors if needed: 1. Attach the supplied DVI-I / VGA Adapter to the DVI connector of the VGA card, and then connect the first monitor to it.
  • Page 23 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 24 (S&C) Fan Connector D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) MSI reminds you... For those users who purchase Type A VGA card, please follow the steps listed below to connect dual monitors if needed: 1. Attach the supplied DVI-I / VGA Adapter to the DVI connector of the VGA card, and then connect the first monitor to it.
  • Page 25 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 26 AGP Interface DVI-I Connector Fan Connector Power Connector MSI reminds you... 1. The supplied power cable must be pluged in to ensure the card works properly. 2. Always connect or disconnect the supplied power cable when the system power is off.
  • Page 27 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 28 TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) MSI reminds you... For those users who purchase Type A VGA card, please follow the steps listed below to connect dual monitors if needed: 1. Attach the supplied DVI-I / VGA Adapter to the DVI connector of the VGA card, and then connect the first monitor to it.
  • Page 29 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 30 DVI-I Connector AGP Interface Power Connector Fan Connector MSI reminds you... 1. The supplied power cable must be pluged in to ensure the card works properly. 2. Always connect or disconnect the supplied power cable when the system power is off.
  • Page 31 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 32 (S&C) Fan Connector DVI-I Connector MSI reminds you... To connect dual monitors, please follow the steps listed below : 1. Attach the supplied DVI-I / VGA Adapter to the first DVI con- nector of the VGA card, and then connect the first monitor to 2.
  • Page 33 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 34 Chapter 2 FX5700LE- VTD256/VTD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) 256MB/128MB DDR RAM TV_Out / Video_In Connector Flash-BIOS (S&C) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector Fan Connector 2-24...
  • Page 35 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 36 Chapter 2 FX5700LE- TD256/TD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 256MB/128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector 2-26...
  • Page 37 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 38 Chapter 2 FX5700VE- TD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector 2-28...
  • Page 39 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............

  • Page 40: Fx5600/Fx5600Xt Series

    Chapter 2 FX5600/FX5600XT Series Features & Specifications Cinefx Shading Architecture Support for DX 9.0 Pixel/Vertex Shader 2.0+ Very long pixel programs up to 1024 instructions Very long vertex programs with up to 256 static instructions and up to 65536 instructions executed before termination Looping and subroutines with up to 256 loops per vertex program Subroutines in shader programs Dynamic flow control...
  • Page 41 Introduction Advanced Display Pipeline with Full nView Capabilities Dual, 400MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048x1536@85Hz Integrated NTSC/PAL TV encoder support resolutions up to 1024x768 without the need for panning with built-in Macrovision copy protection Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) supports multiple video windows with full quality and features in each window Support for dual-link DVI for compatibility with next-generation flat panel displays with resolutions greater than 1600x1200 without...
  • Page 42 Chapter 2 FX5600/FX5600XT- TD256 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 256MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector 2-32...
  • Page 43 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 44 Chapter 2 FX5600/FX5600XT- VTDR256/VTDR128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Video Decoder 256MB/128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out / Video_In Connector AGP Interface (S&C) + Remote Receiver Fan Connector DVI-I Connector 2-34...
  • Page 45 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............

  • Page 46: Tv_Out Connector (S & C)

    Chapter 2 FX5600/FX5600XT- TDR128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) 128MB DDR RAM TV_Out Connector (S&C) + Flash-BIOS Remote Receiver AGP Interface DVI-I Connector Fan Connector 2-36...
  • Page 47 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 48 Chapter 2 FX5600/FX5600XT- VTD256/VTD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Video Decoder 256MB/128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out / Video_In AGP Interface Connector (S&C) Fan Connector DVI-I Connector 2-38...
  • Page 49 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 50 Chapter 2 FX5600/FX5600XT- TD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector 2-40...
  • Page 51 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 52 Chapter 2 FX5600XT- TD128/TD64 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB/64MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) AGP Interface TV_Out Connector (S) DVI-I Connector 2-42...
  • Page 53 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............

  • Page 54: Fx5500 Series

    Chapter 2 FX5500 Series Features & Specifications Cinefx Shading Architecture Support for DX 9.0 Pixel/Vertex Shader 2.0+ Very long pixel programs up to 1024 instructions Very long vertex programs with up to 256 static instructions and up to 65536 instructions executed before termination Looping and subroutines with up to 256 loops per vertex program Subroutines in shader programs Dynamic flow control...
  • Page 55 Introduction Advanced Display Pipeline with Full nView Capabilities Dual, 400MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048x1536@85Hz Integrated NTSC/PAL TV encoder support resolutions up to 1024x768 without the need for panning with built-in Macrovision copy protection DVI Support for compatibility with next-generation flat panel displays with resolutions up to and including 1600x1200 NVIDIA NVRotate application for advanced viewing flexibility...
  • Page 56 Chapter 2 FX5500- VTD256/VTD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) 256MB/128MB DDR RAM TV_Out / Video_In Connector Flash-BIOS (S&C) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector Fan Connector 2-46...
  • Page 57 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 58 Chapter 2 FX5500- TD256/TD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 256MB/128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector 2-48...
  • Page 59 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 60 Chapter 2 FX5500- T128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface 2-50...
  • Page 61 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 62 Chapter 2 FX5200 Features & Specifications Cinefx Shading Architecture Support for DX 9.0 Pixel/Vertex Shader 2.0+ Very long pixel programs up to 1024 instructions Very long vertex programs with up to 256 static instructions and up to 65536 instructions executed before termination Looping and subroutines with up to 256 loops per vertex program Subroutines in shader programs Dynamic flow control...
  • Page 63 Introduction Advanced Display Pipeline with Full nView Capabilities Dual, 400MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048x1536@85Hz Integrated NTSC/PAL TV encoder support resolutions up to 1024x768 without the need for panning with built-in Macrovision copy protection Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) supports multiple video windows with full quality and features in each window Support for dual-link DVI for compatibility with next-generation flat panel displays with resolutions greater than 1600x1200 without...
  • Page 64 Chapter 2 FX5200LE- TD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector 2-54...
  • Page 65 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 66 Chapter 2 FX5200- VTDR128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Video Decoder 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S&C) + AGP Interface Remote Receiver Fan Connector DVI-I Connector 2-56...
  • Page 67 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 2 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 68 Chapter 2 FX5200- VTD128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) 128MB DDR RAM TV_Out / Video_In AGP Interface Connector (S&C) Fan Connector DVI-I Connector Video Decoder 2-58...
  • Page 69 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 70 Chapter 2 FX5200- TDR128 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S&C) + AGP Interface Remote Receiver DVI-I Connector 2-60...
  • Page 71 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 72 Chapter 2 FX5200- TDR64 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 64MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S & C) + AGP Interface Remote Receiver DVI-I Connector 2-62...
  • Page 73 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 74 Chapter 2 FX5200- TD128/TD64 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB/64MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface DVI-I Connector 2-64...
  • Page 75 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 76 Chapter 2 FX5200- TD128/TD64 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB/64MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) AGP Interface TV_Out Connector (S) DVI-I Connector 2-66...
  • Page 77 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 78 Chapter 2 FX5200- T128/T64 Layout nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB/64MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface nVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Fan Connector 128MB DDR RAM D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) Flash-BIOS TV_Out Connector (S) AGP Interface 2-68...
  • Page 79 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............4-1 5. MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 ............... 5-1 5.1 Installing MSI Live Update 3 with MSI Live Monitor ....5-2 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 ..........5-3 5.3 Live VGA Drive Update ............5-4 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update ............
  • Page 80 Chapter 2 2-70...

  • Page 81: Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

    3 3 3 3 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION This chapter tells you how to install your VGA card into your computer correctly and the function of each connector on the VGA card. Note that your VGA card may not cover all functions mentioned in this chapter.

  • Page 82: Card Installation

    3.1.1 Installation on new system Remove the computer case. Locate the AGP slot on your mainboard. MSI reminds you... Inserting your VGA card into a wrong type of slot (e.g. PCI slot) will damage your card (refer to your mainboard manual for more information).
  • Page 83 Turn off the computer and unplug all the cables and power cords. Remove the computer case. Remove the existing VGA card. Locate the AGP slot on your mainboard. MSI reminds you... Inserting your VGA card into a wrong type of slot (e.g. PCI slot) will damage your card (refer to your mainboard manual for more information).
  • Page 84 VGA card. Attach the other ends of the power cord to the power supply connector of the computer. MSI reminds you... The VGA card which is displayed above may appear dif- ferent from the card you purchase.

  • Page 85: D-Sub Port (Db 15-Pin)

    Hardware Installation 3.2 D-Sub Port (DB 15-Pin) The VGA card provides a standard D-Sub Port, which allows you to connect a CRT or LCD monitor. Simply plug your monitor cable into the D-Sub Port on your VGA card, and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor (refer to your monitor manual for more information.) LCD Monitor CRT Monitor...

  • Page 86: Digital Panel Connector (Dvi-I)

    Chapter 3 3.3 Digital Panel Connector (DVI-I) The VGA card provides a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) connector which al- lows you to connect an LCD monitor. The DVI connector provides a high- speed digital interconnection between the computer and its display device. To connect a LCD monitor, simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI con- nector on the VGA card, and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor.

  • Page 87: Tv_Out Connector (C)

    Hardware Installation 3.4 TV_Out Connector (C) The VGA card provides a TV_Out connector for video-out function which al- lows you to output the image to a TV or video device. Simply plug one end of the RCA cable into the TV_Out connector on the VGA card, and the other end to the video input connector on your TV or video device.

  • Page 88: Video_In Connector (C)

    Chapter 3 3.6 Video_In Connector (C) The VGA card provides a Video _In connector for video-in function which allows you to input the image from video devices. Simply plug one end of the RCA cable into the Video_In connector on the VGA card, and the other end to the video output connector on your video devices.

  • Page 89: Tv_Out Connector (S & C)

    Hardware Installation 3.8 TV_Out Connector (S & C) The VGA card provides a 9-pin TV_Out connector (S & C) for video-out func- tion which allows you to output the image to a TV or video device. This type of connector can be used for either RCA cable or S_Video cable if the attached TV-Out 1-to-2 connector is plugged in.

  • Page 90: Tv_Out / Video_In Connector (S & C)

    Chapter 3 3.9 TV_Out / Video_In Connector (S & C) The VGA card provides a 9-pin TV_Out / Video_In connector (S & C) for video- out / video-in function which allows you to output / input the image to / from a TV or video device.
  • Page 91 Hardware Installation 3-11...
  • Page 92 Chapter 3 3-12...

  • Page 93: Chapter 4 Software Installation

    4 4 4 4 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This chapter describes how to install MSI VGA card software for Windows XP and 2000, including the driver and useful utilities.

  • Page 94: Installing The Vga Card Drivers

    2. Insert the CD-ROM provided into the CD-ROM drive. The Autorun pro- gram will start the Setup program and show the setup screen as shown below: MSI reminds you... If, on your computer, the Autorun program does not ex- ecute automatically, please 1) enable the CD-ROM drive’s auto-detect function from Control Panel;...
  • Page 95 Software Installation 3. Click nVIDIA VGA Drivers. Follow the on-screen instructions to com- plete the installation. MSI reminds you... Under Windows 2000, the Digital Signature Not Found ® dialog box (as shown below) will pop up during the installation. Press Yes to continue the installation.

  • Page 96: Installing Nvidia Capture Driver

    1. Turn on the computer. 2. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and enter the Setup program. 3. In the MSI Installation dialog box, click nVIDIA Capture Drivers. Fol- low the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 4. After finishing the installation, restart the computer as instructed.

  • Page 97: Installing Optional Software

    After restarting the computer, you can install the optional software from the CD-ROM provided, such as Microsoft DirectX 8.0, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and MSI 3D Turbo Experience. Simply click to select the button and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

  • Page 98: More Information

    4.5 More Information To browse through the contents on the CD, simply click Browse CD under each tab. You can use the Manual tab to learn more about your MSI products. 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and start the Setup program.

  • Page 99: Display Adjustment

    ® Properties in the pop-up menu. The Display Properties window below will show on your screen: MSI reminds you... The figures in this section are for reference only. The actual information on the Display Properties window may vary in operating systems.

  • Page 100: Display Settings

    This screen shows information of the display adapter, colors, range of dis- play area, and refresh rate. MSI Information This screen shows the detailed information of the VGA card, including the model name, display mode, version of the driver and BIOS, memory size, AGP mode and so on.
  • Page 101 Apply. You can also click Auto Adjust Auto Adjust Auto Adjust ,and the proper memory clock will be set for your VGA card automatically. (Example Page) MSI reminds you... WARNING: WARNING: WARNING: WARNING: WARNING: Overclocking may cause the display to be abnormal.
  • Page 102 Chapter 4 GPU Information This screen shows the detailed information of GPU used on your V GA card, including the bus type, BIOS version, memory size and so on. (Example Page) Select the items on the above list to make adjustments of your VGA card. 4-10...
  • Page 103 Software Installation nView Display Mode If your VGA card is equipped with a TV-Out connector, you can use a second output device (for example, a TV or a computer monitor) as a part of your operating desktop --- extending your desktop to the second device or copying your desktop onto the second device.
  • Page 104 Chapter 4 Setting the nView You can configure the extended desktop for your perference and convenience. You can enter the nView Settings window from two ways. From the blank desktop: 1. Right-click the blank desktop and the pop-up window will show on the screen as following: Click here (Example Page)
  • Page 105 Software Installation Profiles This window allows you to load your previous settings or to save the current settings. You can load your previous settings (Example Page) Hot Keys This window provides a personalized setting which allows you to execute an action with just one click on your keyboard.
  • Page 106 Chapter 4 Zoom Window In the Zoom tag, you are able to adjust the zoom settings. (Example Page) Magnifying glass When this iption is enabled and you click the Show Zoom Window option, the Zoom window displays a magnification of a fixed area on the screen. 1.
  • Page 107 Software Installation Effects In the Effects tag, you are able to adjust the Window Drawing Enhancements and Windows Color Keying. (Example Page) Window Drawing Enhancements 1. Automatically activate windows under cursor: Makes windows under the cursor become active. 2. Make windows minimize and maximize faster: Accelerates the Open Maximize, and Restore window functions.
  • Page 108 Chapter 4 Color Correction This tag allows you to adjust the proper values of Digital Vibrance, Brightness, Contrast and Gamma. 1. Click Device Settings in GeForce FX series tag (see the figure in p. 4- 12), and then choose Color Correction in the pop-up window. 2.
  • Page 109 Software Installation Screen Adjustment In this tag, you are allowed you to adjust the proper position of the display image. 1. Click Device Settings in GeForce FX series tag (see the figure in p. 4- 12), and then choose Screen Adjustment in the pop-up window. 2.
  • Page 110 Chapter 4 Performace and Quality Setting In Performance & Quality Setting, you are allowed to adjust the Performance and Quality Settings by dragging the sliders below: Intellisample(tm) Setting - Quality Drag the slider to select the performance setting for quality enhancements in Direct 3D and OpenGL application.
  • Page 111 Software Installation In Performance & Quality Setting / Direct3D Settings, you are allowed to ad- just the performance and compatibility Options for Direct3D. Enable for table emulation Direct3D specifies that an nVIDIA GPU capable of Direct3D hardware acceleration should be able to implement either vertex fog or table fog. Mipmap Dtail Level In this term, you are allowed to adjust the Level of Detail (LOD) bias for mipmaps.
  • Page 112 Chapter 4 In Performance & Quality Setting / Direct3D Settings / Refresh Rate Override, you are allowed to select refresh rate overrides to be used in Direct3D applications. Applications control refresh rate Allow the Direct3D application to select its own refresh rate. The list box below is disabled when this option is enabled.
  • Page 113 Software Installation In Performance & Quality Setting / OpenGL Settings, you are allowed to the performance and compatibility Options for OpenGL applications. Default Color Depth (for textures) Determines whether textures of a specific color depth should be used by default in OpenGL applications Buffer-Flipping Mode Determines the buffer-flipping mode for full-screen OpenGL application.
  • Page 114 Chapter 4 Overlay Controls In Overlay Controls, you are allowed to adjust adjust the proper values of , Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Satuation. (Example Page) 4-22...
  • Page 115 Software Installation Destop Utility Select Display the Media Center icon in the taskbar to add the nVIDIA Media Center icon to the Windows taskbar. This icon allows you to apply any of the custom Direct3D, OpenGL or color setting “on the fly” from a convenient pop- up menu.
  • Page 116 Chapter 4 NVRotate In NVRotage, you are allowed you to adjust the proper angle of screen. 1. Click TURN CLOCKWISE , or TURN ANTI-CLOCKWISE button to configure the angle of screen. 2. Selet the options listed below to configure the angle of screen. (Example Page) 4-24...
  • Page 117 Software Installation 4-25...

  • Page 118: Chapter 5 Msi Live Update

    5 5 5 5 5 MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 MSI LIVE UPDATE 3 is a useful utility for you to enhance the performance of your MSI mainboards and VGA cards. With its auto-search & scheduling function, the Live Update 3 saves you the efforts &...
  • Page 119 MSI Live Update to avoid problems occurred to your system. To use this feature, you have to install the program first. You can download the program from: 1) the software pack CDs in the package; or 3) the MSI Web site. Installing from CDs 1.

  • Page 120: Using The Msi Live Update 3

    MSI Live Update 3 5.2 Using the MSI Live Update 3 After the installation is completed, you can launch the MSI Live Update 3 by 1) double-clicking the MSI Live Update 3 icon on the desktop; or 2) click- ing the Start button , and select Programs / MSI / Live Update 3/MSI Live Update 3.

  • Page 121: Live Vga Driver Update

    1. To update your VGA driver, click Live VGA Driver on the left pane of the main page. Click here MSI reminds you... The model name and driver/BIOS version appear in the following instructions are for reference only; the actual result should depend on the card you installed.
  • Page 122 MSI Live Update 3 3. Click the graphic button at the bottom to connect to the MSI Live Up- date Server. It will automatically connect to the Internet and search for drivers of more updated versions in the database. 4. It may take several minutes to detect the required drivers. Please wait until the detection is completed.
  • Page 123 Chapter 5 6. Click the Live Update button on the right side of the table to download and update the driver. All actions will proceed automatically. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedures. Select a folder to save the driver file Click Next to start installing the VGA Driver...

  • Page 124: Live Vga Bios Update

    MSI Live Update 3 5.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 1. To update your VGA BIOS, click Live VGA BIOS on the left pane of the main page. Click here 2. If your VGA card does not support the Live VGA BIOS function, you will receive a warning message on the screen.
  • Page 125 Chapter 5 Select No to keep Select Yes to continue 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:...
  • Page 126 MSI Live Update 3 6. Click the graphic button at the bottom to connect to the MSI Live Up- date Server. 7. The MSI Live VGA BIOS will automatically connect to the Internet and search for BIOS of more updated versions in the database of MSI. The followings are examples of the searching results.
  • Page 127 Live Update button on the right side of the table to have the new BIOS downloaded and updated automatically. MSI reminds you... Your monitor may go BLANK while the software EEPROM is being erased. Please wait for a while before proceeding to the next step.
  • Page 128 MSI Live Update 3 Click Next to continue. It is recommended that you close all programs (by clicking Close all listed programs, and then clicking Next to continue) before updating new VGA BIOS. Click Start to start flashing VGA BIOS.

  • Page 129: Live Utility

    5.5 Live Utility Live Utility is a tool that helps users to get the correct system information, and generates a list containing various compatible links of MSI’s software in accordance with the system information being detected. Click here first. Click here to connect to MSI Live Update Server.

  • Page 130: How To Use The Msi Live Monitor

    MSI Live Update 3 5.6 How to Use the MSI Live Monitor MSI Live Update 3 comes with a useful utility, MSI Live Monitor, to help users detect their system information, and search for the up-to-date drivers or BIOS online. To use MSI Live Monitor, follow the instructions shown below.
  • Page 131 Chapter 5 3. The utility will at first detect your system information in order to search for corresponding downloads from the MSI on-line database. Searching Click Finish Searching Result Click the Live VGA BIOS / Live VGA Driver Tag or click the listed items on the page to browse the Up-to-date VGA BIOS/ Drivers found by MSI Live Monitor.
  • Page 132 MSI Live Update 3 4. Click the item that you would like to download. Click either item to select what you wish to download Click here to download the selected item. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions, and the InstallShield Wiz a rd will guide you through the downloading and installation of the selected new VGA BIOS/Drivers.
  • Page 133 Chapter 5 View Last Result MSI Live Monitor provides a shortcut for users to recall the last search result more efficiently. 1. Right-click the MSI Live Monitor icon on the Windows system tray in the lower-right corner of the screen.
  • Page 134 MSI Live Update 3 Preference MSI Live Monitor provides a scheduling function of automatically searching for the latest BIOS/Drivers on-line in a set period or condition. 1. Right-click the MSI Live Monitor icon on the Windows system tray in the lower-right corner of the screen.
  • Page 135 Click here Start Up Function MSI News Color Selections 5. To contact MSI for further technical support or to get the information about the MSI Live Monitor utility, click About and Support on the left pane of the window. Click here...
  • Page 136 2. Select FAQ from the shortcut menu. Select FAQ 3. To find the answers to your questions in MSI FAQ database, try select- ing a particular category relevant to your questions. Select the...

  • Page 137: Contact Us

    If you need any technical support, it is strongly recommended that you de- scribe the problem of any kind specifically in your mail to MSI, and attach your system information which will be detected and generated by MSI Live Update 3 if Append System Information is checked.

  • Page 138: Twin-Bios™ (Optional)

    MSI Live Update 3 5.8 Twin-BIOS™ (Optional) The diagram below describes the procedures in brief: BIOS I Return to BIOS I Run the flash utility BIOS II Boot up with BIOS II Successfully updated! OOPS! Failed... 5-21...
  • Page 139 Chapter 5 Our products are under continual improvement, and there may be a later version of the BIOS to solve the existing problems on displays or the installation. When you use the flash utility* to update the BIOS on the card, it is inevitable that your devices may encounter some unexpected risks, such as power interruption, during the updating process.
  • Page 140 6. Replace the case and restart the computer. MSI reminds you... * To update the BIOS, you must use the special flash utility (MSI Live Update Series) provided by MSI only, which can fully support the Twin-BIOS technology. If the third party’s utility is used in the updating procedure, it will erase the data in BIOS II.
  • Page 141 Chapter 5 5-24...

  • Page 142: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    6 6 6 6 6 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING, provides you with the gen- eral methods to solve problems that might hap- pen to your system or VGA card.

  • Page 143: General Help

    6.1 General Help Q: Where can I find more information about my VGA card? Please visit our Web site at http://www.msi.com.tw Q: How do I know the driver version of my VGA card? How do I update it? To know the driver version of your VGA card, simply click the Start button , and then point to Settings.
  • Page 144 Troubleshooting 6.2 Install InterVideo WinDVR Q: My monitor displays nothing after the system boots up. Your VGA card may not be installed correctly. Please check the installation procedure described in Chapter 2 Hardware Installation. Make sure that your monitor are connected to the VGA card properly, and the power is turned on.
  • Page 145 Settings. Point to the folder that contains Control Panel. In Control Panel, double-click Display to set the values. For example, when you installed the dedicated driver for your MSI VGA card, which is on the software CDs in your VGA card package, you will see the MSI Information tab in the Display Properties window.
  • Page 146 Troubleshooting Q: The DVD playback is of poor quality (skipping frames, color blocks and so on). Why? Change the refresh rate, color and resolution settings to proper values. Enable the DMA mode for your DVD drive. However, not all DVD drives support this function.
  • Page 147 Chapter 6...

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