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Note: The Display Modes listed above are for your reference; the actual
settings may be different on your system because of using different
monitors.

2.8GB/second memory bandwidth
Support 64/128-bit SDRAM
AGP 4x fast writes
Support NTSC, NTSC-EIA (Japan), and PAL (B, D, G, H, I, M, and N)

TV formats

High quality video playback

DVD and HDTV ready motion compensation for MPEG-2 decoding

up to 1920x1080i ATSC format

Support for VIP 2.0 interface

Full Software Support

Windows

95 / 98 /ME / 2000 / NT / XP Display Drivers

OpenGL ICD for Windows

95 / 98 /ME / 2000 / NT / XP

Linux

compatible

Mac

OS compatible

Supports super high resolution graphics modes

640x480

8/16/32 bit colors with 150Hz

800x600

8/16/32 bit colors with 150Hz

1024x768

8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz

1152x864

8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz

1280x1024

8/16/32 bit colors with 100Hz

1600x1200

8/16/32 bit colors with 85Hz

1920x1200

8/16/32 bit colors with 75Hz

2048x1536

8/16 bit colors with 60Hz

Summary of Contents for MX400 Pro-TC64S

Page 1: ...I MX400 Series Graphics Accelerator U SERS G UIDE USERS GUIDE Version 1 0 Oct 2001 G52 MA00455...

Page 2: ...d in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which ca...

Page 3: ...ts Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners VGA is...

Page 4: ...ep on it Do not place anything over the power cord 7 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module 8 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 9 Never pour a...

Page 5: ...ws 2000 NT 3 2 3 3 Install nVIDIA Capture Driver 3 4 3 4 Install Optional Software 3 5 3 5 Surf the Web 3 5 3 6 More Information 3 6 3 7 Display Adjustment 3 7 Chapter 4 MSI Live Update Series 4 1 Ins...

Page 6: ...cs A rchitecture Double Data Rate DDR Memory AGP 4X with Fast Writes Industry s only true 32 bit Z Stencil DirectX Texture Com pression Support 1 6 Giga Texel Fill Rate Reference 1 Introduction 1 1 2...

Page 7: ...t The VGA card delivers the industry fastest Direct3D and OpenGL acceleration and continues nVIDIA s tradition of providing leadership single chip integrated VGA 2D 3D and high definition digital vide...

Page 8: ...ation with complete support for Microsoft DirectX 5 0 6 0 7 0 and 8 1 256 bit 2D and 3D graphics accelerator 350MHz Palette DAC 128 bit Memory Interface Digital Dual Display Architecture nVIDIA Shadin...

Page 9: ...2 decoding up to 1920x1080i ATSC format Support for VIP 2 0 interface Full Software Support Windows 95 98 ME 2000 NT XP Display Drivers OpenGL ICD for Windows 95 98 ME 2000 NT XP Linux compatible Mac...

Page 10: ...hould contain the following items VGA card Software Pack CDs Users Manual Reference 1 Introduction 1 1 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Card Installation 2 1 2 2 VGA Connector DB 15 Pin 2 3 2 4 TV_Out Conn...

Page 11: ...J2 General Features Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for Microsoft DirectX 5 0 6 0 7 0 and 8 1 256 bit 2D and 3D graphics accelerator 350MHz Palette DAC 128 bit Memory Interf...

Page 12: ...D and HDTV ready motion compensation for MPEG 2 decoding up to 1920x1080i ATSC format Full Software Support Windows 95 98 ME 2000 NT XP Display Drivers OpenGL ICD for Windows 95 98 ME 2000 NT XP Linux...

Page 13: ...unit in the future Your VGA card package should contain the following items 1 Introduction 1 1 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Card Installation 2 1 2 2 VGA Connector DB 15 Pin 2 3 2 4 TV_Out Connector C...

Page 14: ...t for Microsoft DirectX 5 0 6 0 7 0 and 8 1 256 bit 2D and 3D graphics accelerator 350MHz Palette DAC 128 bit Memory Interface Integrated Dual 135MHz LVDS TMDS Transmitter nVIDIA Shading Rasteriser 4...

Page 15: ...decoding up to 1920x1080i ATSC format Support for VIP 2 0 interface Full Software Support Windows 95 98 ME 2000 NT XP Display Drivers OpenGL ICD for Windows 95 98 ME 2000 NT XP Linux compatible Mac O...

Page 16: ...materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future Your VGA card package should contain the following items 1 Introduction 1 1 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Card Installation 2 1 2 2 VGA Connecto...

Page 17: ...ectly over the AGP slot and press one end of the card into the slot first Slightly but firmly press the other end until it is fully seated in the slot 4 Secure the card with a bracket screw 5 Install...

Page 18: ...r cords 3 Remove the computer case 4 Remove the existing VGA card Locate the AGP slot on your mainboard Warning Inserting the VGA card into a wrong type of slot e g PCI slot will damage your card refe...

Page 19: ...sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor refer to your monitor manual for more information CRT Monitor LCD Monitor VGA Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 A...

Page 20: ...high speed digital interconnection between the computer and its display device To connect a LCD monitor simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI connector on the VGA card and make sure that the ot...

Page 21: ...e refer to the TVs and video devices manuals for more information TV_Out Connector C TV Projector 2 5 TV_Out Connector S The VGA card provides a TV_Out connector for video out function which allows yo...

Page 22: ...information 2 7 Video_In Connector S DVD VCD player Video player Video camera 2 6 Video_In Connector C The VGA card provides a Video _In connector for video in function which allows you to input the i...

Page 23: ...he setup program and shows the setup screen as below Note The figures in this section are based on the tested platform and for reference only the actual displays and infor mation such as settings driv...

Page 24: ...Windows 2000 NT please follow the steps below 1 Turn on the computer 2 Insert the CD ROM provided into the CD ROM drive The Autorun will launch the setup program and show the setup screen as below 3...

Page 25: ...tart the computer as instruction Tip If on your computer the Autorun program does not execute automatically please 1 enable the CD ROM drive s auto detect function from Control Panel or 2 find and run...

Page 26: ...capture the images on your computer through the video input port on the card 1 Turn on the computer 2 Insert the CD ROM provided into the CD ROM drive and enter the setup program 3 Click the nVIDIA C...

Page 27: ...ng button to launch your browser and access the website After restarting the computer you can install the optional software from the CD ROM provided such as Microsoft DirectX 8 0 Adobe Acrobat Reader...

Page 28: ...the Manual tab to learn more on your MSI products 1 Insert the CD ROM provided into the CD ROM drive and enter the setup program 2 Click the About CD button to learn more about the CD ROM 3 Choose th...

Page 29: ...es window click in the task bar choose Settings Control Panel and double click the Display icon Also you may simply right click on the blank Windows desktop area and choose the Properties item in the...

Page 30: ...as the instructions above and click the Settings tab you will see a figure as shown in page 3 7 This screen shows the information of display adapter colors the range of display area and the refresh ra...

Page 31: ...memory clock and it provides you the overclocking function Simply use the mouse to adjust the slide bar to the value you want then click on Apply button WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Overcl...

Page 32: ...ipmapping and PCI Texture Memory Size for your 3D games GPU Information GPU Information GPU Information GPU Information GPU Information This screen shows the detailed information of GPU used on your V...

Page 33: ...mory Size PCI Texture Memory Size PCI Texture Memory Size PCI Texture Memory Size This option allows you to adjust the size of the PCI texture memory For some applications using Direct3D technology se...

Page 34: ...mpatibility in your OpenGL application Default Color Depth for Textures This option allows you to choose the default color depth for texture Buffer Flipping Mode When using OpenGL application under fu...

Page 35: ...e Extending the Desktop for MX Series only When the second video output device TV or monitor is connected 1 Open the Display Properties windows 2 Under the Settings tab right click on the icon of the...

Page 36: ...3 Choose the Clone radio button and click Apply button to enable the function or OK to accept and exit the setup screen Note When the extending function is enabled you can move your mouse place the ic...

Page 37: ...rea please adjust the proper set tings e g NTSC for Taiwan and USA region Otherwise the display in TV may be abnormal 1 Click the Output Device button see the figure in page 3 14 and choose the Output...

Page 38: ...ital Vibrance Brightness Contrast and Gamma through the software 1 Click the Output Device button see the figure in page 3 14 and choose the Color Correction item in the pop up box 2 Under the Color C...

Page 39: ...o adjust the proper position of display image through the software 1 Click the Output Device button see the figure in page 3 14 and choose the Screen Adjustment item in the pop up box 2 Click on the b...

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Page 41: ...ite Install from the CD ROM 1 Insert the CD ROM provided into the CD ROM drive and enter the setup program 2 Choose the Utility tab on the setup screen 3 Click the MSI Live Update Series button Then f...

Page 42: ...OS and Live VGA Driver 1 To run MSI Live VGA Driver click the Live VGA Driver item on the left column of the main page Note The model name and driver BIOS version appear in the instruction are for ref...

Page 43: ...a list 3 Click the graph button at the bottom to connect to MSI Live Update Series Server Then it will automatically connect to the Internet and compare the version of the driver in the database 4 It...

Page 44: ...ick the download install button at the right side of the ta ble to download and update the driver All actions will proceed automatically 7 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the update Supp...

Page 45: ...4 5 Select a folder to save the driver file Downloading Driver updating...

Page 46: ...ys click Yes button when Internet Explorer asks the security question 2 Click Yes button when Internet Explorer shows the Security Warning for installing and running the InstallFromTheWeb Client Resta...

Page 47: ...he screen as below will appear 3 If your VGA card supports the function it will appear the setup page that contains the warning massage about the risk of BIOS update Select Yes to continue or No to re...

Page 48: ...s these data as a list 5 Click the graph button at the bottom to connect to MSI Live Update Series Server 6 Then MSI Live VGA BIOS will automatically connect to Internet and search the supported BIOS...

Page 49: ...de of the table to download and start to update the BIOS All actions will proceed automatically Note Your monitor may go BLANK during the software EEPROM being erased please wait for a while 8 Follow...

Page 50: ...4 10 Downloading Asking to continue Restart the computer after the BIOS updated...

Page 51: ...Note 1 Always click Yes button when Internet Explorer asks the security question 2 Click Yes button when Internet Explorer shows the Security Warning for installing and running the InstallFromTheWeb C...

Page 52: ...4 12 The diagram below describes the procedure in brief 4 5 Safe BIOS BIOS I BIOS II Return to BIOS I Boot up with BIOS II OOPS Failed Run the flash utility Successfully updated...

Page 53: ...ruption during updating If unfortunately the updating procedure is failed and the VGA card cannot work anymore this powerful technology can solve your problems Once you are not able to update the BIOS...

Page 54: ...dangerous doing this procedure under such status please do not touch any other components in the computer Otherwise both the components and the user may be in danger of electrical shock or damage NOTE...

Page 55: ...ase visit our website at http www msi com tw Q How do I know my VGA driver s version How to update it To get the information of your VGA card s driver simply click choose Settings Control Panel Displa...

Page 56: ...be set roperly Click choose Settings Control Panel Display to set the optimized values Try to adjust your monitor s control settings e g brightness contrast and so on Please refer to your monitor manu...

Page 57: ...ard you will see the MSI Informa tion tab in the Display Properties window Choose it and check the 4x box in the AGP Information field to enable this function see instructions in Chapter 3 Software In...

Page 58: ...hat the DVD video is inserted into your DVD drive correctly The DVD video has region limitation in its specification For Taiwan region you should choose the DVD video of Region 3 Please contact the ve...

Page 59: ...ence with the 3D stereo glasses 6 3D Stereo Glasses 6 1 The 3D Stereo Glasses Package 3D STEREO GLASSES 6 6 6 6 6 Software Pack CDs VGA OUt VGA IN Stereo Glasses 1 CN5 Stereo Glasses 2 VGA cable Power...

Page 60: ...the VGA cable 3 Plug the power cord to the adaptor then connect the other end of the cord to ATX power supply 4 Connect the VGA cable from the VGA card to the adaptor 5 Connect the monitor to the ada...

Page 61: ...agram below can help you to installation the 3D stereo glasses 1 Turn the power off and remove the computer case 2 Screw the adaptor 3 Connect the power 4 Connect the VGA ports 5 Connect the monitor 6...

Page 62: ...Installing the 3D TheaterTM 3 Click Yes to accept the software license agreement To have a 3D viewing experience on the PC a 3D software application is necessary The product offers a VCD DVD player MS...

Page 63: ...6 5 4 Enter your own information including the product s serial number in the fields Click Next 5 Click Next to continue 6 Click Next...

Page 64: ...6 6 7 The installation program starts to copy files into your system 8 Click Finish to complete the installation...

Page 65: ...ip the step if you have already installed DirectX 8 0 or above before otherwise you must click Yes to install DirectX 8 0 or the latest version 10 Click Yes to continue 11 After file copying and updat...

Page 66: ...ou can control and setup the application not only through the control panel but through a popup menu as well Just click the right button of the mouse anywhere on the MSI 3D TheaterTM the menu will app...

Page 67: ...button 2 The Setup window appears Click on Region tab 3 Select the appropriate region for the decoder 4 Click on Stereo 3D tab Check Enable Stereo 3D and select the appropriate video format from Vide...

Page 68: ...s in 2D fashion check Convert to 2D Video For more information on different video formats refer to 3D Setup in the on line help 1 Click on Open button 2 The Open dialog box appears Select the media fi...

Page 69: ...ear on the information window 3 The application will repeat playing the current selected files or play list 3 Highlight the files you want and click Add or click Add all to select all files under the...

Page 70: ...s optimal 6 5 Optimizing the 3D Stereo Glasses To adjust the monitor refresh rate click in the task bar choose Settings Control Panel and double click the Display icon Also you may simply right click...

Page 71: ...6 13 2 Click Adapter tab to shift the window as below 3 Test the refresh rate upward to find out the proper one then click OK button set the refresh rate to a higher value...

Page 72: ...gest that long periods of using the 3D stereo glasses may be associated with physical discomfort and injury to nerves tendons and muscles If you experience symptoms such as persistent or recurring dis...

Page 73: ...6 15 If the recommendations above do not solve your symptoms please ask ophthalmologist for help...

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