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N9800GT series

G52-V1862X1   
April 2009

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Features

Installing MSI Live Update

MSI Live Update offers you with brand-new update service experience, which can 
save your time while searching files.  MSI Live Update is capable to automatically 
analyze and list drivers, BIOS, and utilities you need.  With the easy-to-use updating 
approaches, you can increase the performance of your system easily and quickly.  
Follow the instructions below, with a few mouse clicks, you can acquire the related 
files for the system updating.

Installing from the Disk

1. Insert the supplied disk  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. 

  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the 

installation.

Installing from the MSI Web Site

1. Link to MSI's website at http://www.msi.com.tw
2. Find and click 

Live Update Online

 on the left side of the web page to enter MSI 

Download Center.

3. Click 

Start to Check

  to download the Live Update application.

4. Click 

Install

 the continue.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
6. Launch MSI Live Update and to enter the main page of this utility as shown here.

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Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, 
which takes effect on August 13, 2005, products of 
"electrical and electronic equipment" cannot be discarded 
as municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered 
electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such 
products at the end of their useful life.

WARNING!!

DO NOT touch the 
cooling system since 
it may produce a 
certain heat while 
processing tasks.

!

CAUTION!!

Do not force the 
GPU cooler against 
the fragile GPU to 
avoid damage to the 
GPU.

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This service enables you to update the latest VGA BIOS for your VGA card.
1. To update your VGA BIOS, click  Live VGA BIOS item on the left column of the main page.
2. If your VGA card does not support the Live VGA BIOS function, you will receive a warning message on the screen. 
3. If your VGA card do support the Live VGA BIOS function, please pay attention to the message shown on the screen 

telling you that in what circumstance flashing BIOS may fail to reboot. 

4. Click Yes if you would like to try it at your own risk or No to return to the  main page with 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.
6. Click the graph button at the bottom to connect the MSI Live Update 3 Server.
7. The MSI Live VGA BIOS will automatically connect  the Internet and search the supported BIOS in the database of 

MSI. 

8. If it has found one (or several) supported BIOS for your VGA card, click the InstallShield Wizard button  on the right 

side of the table to have the new BIOS downloaded and updated automatically.

9. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedure.

Using MSI Live VGA BIOS Update

Using 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.

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, and then the 
system 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.

7. Note that to ensure the best SLI performance, please 

visit MSI website to update the latest driver.

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Follow the steps 

to install the VGA card:

1. Remove the computer case.

2. Locate the expansion slot on your mainboard.  

Warning: Inserting the VGA card  into a wrong 
slot may damage your card (refer to your 
mainboard manual for more Information).

3. Put the card directly over the 

slot and 

press one end of the card into the slot first.  
Gently but firmly press the other end until the 
card 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.

below 

expansion 

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

CD

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:

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 

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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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