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Follow the steps 

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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Windows

 

XP/ 2000/ 98SE/ ME

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nstalling MSI  Live Update  3

 

To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer running 

CD

Windows XP/ 2000/ 

98SE/ ME, 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 

nVIDIA

 

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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sing MSI  Live VGA Driver  Update

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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Click 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.

Advanced Display Pipeline with Full nView Capabilities

- Integrated NTSC/PAL TV encoder support resolutions up to 1024x768 without the 

need for panning with built-in Macrovision copy protection

- DVD and HDTV-ready MPEG-2 decoding up to 1920x1080i resolutions
- DVI Support for compatibility with next-generation flat panel displays with 

resolutions up to and including 1600x1200

   

- NVIDIA  NVRotateTM application for advanced viewing flexibility

   

- NVIDIA  NVKeystoneTM application for advanced display correction

Rocket Science For a System-Level Solution

- 0.13u process technology for higher levels of integration and higher operating clock 

speeds

- Copper vias and wiring
- Advanced thermal monitoring and thermal management
- AGP 8X including fast writes and sideband addressing

Operation Systems and API support

   

- Windows XP / 2000 / ME/ 98 / 95

   

- Windows NT (all)

   

   

- Complete DirectX support, including DirectX 9.0 and lower

   

- Full OpenGL 1.5 and lower support

Supports Super High Resolution Graphics Modes

- 640x480

8/16/32 bit colors with 200Hz

- 800x600

8/16/32 bit colors with 200Hz

- 1024x768

8/16/32 bit colors with 200Hz

- 1152x864

8/16/32 bit colors with 200Hz

- 1280x1024

8/16/32 bit colors with 160Hz

- 1600x1200

8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz

- 1920x1200

8/16/32 bit colors with 100Hz

- 2048x1536

8/16/32 bit colors with 85Hz

Performance

- Graphic Core: 256-bit
- Memory Interface: 128-bit
- Fill Rate: 1.1 billion texels/second 
- Pixel per clock (peak): 4
- Vertices per Second: 68 million
- Textures per pixel (max in a single rendering pass): 16 
- Dual RAMDACs (Mhz): 350

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