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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.
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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.
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Note: The VGA card shown here may vary from the actual card.
For further information, please visit MSI website at www.msi.com.tw
System Requirements
Card Features
For reference only
Unpacking
Please check out the following items to make sure that you get the complete product:
VGA card
Disk: Drivers, documentation, and applications
Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged.
To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements:
Intel Pentium III
(and above), AMD K7 (and above), or compatible with expansion slot
128MB of system memory
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
Operation System Support: visit MSI website for further information
Power supply of 400 (and up) watt is highly recommended for system stability
For DVI-HDMI adapter, please visit
http://ati.amd.com/
to get the compatible mainboard
information.
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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.
Next-Generation HYPER Z Technology
Hierarchical Z-Buffer with Early Z Test.
Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1).
Fast Z-Buffer Clear.
Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering.
Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, up to and including widescreen HDTV.
Avivo Video and Display Engine
New advanced video capabilities, including high fidelity gamma, color correction and scaling.
Dual independent display controllers that support true 30-bpp throughout the display pipe.
- Full symmetry on both heads.
- Each display controller supports display resolutions beyond 2560x1600.
Advanced DVI capabilities, including 10-bit, 16-bit HDR output.
YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays.
Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time.
VIDEOSOAP noise removal filtering for captured video.
MPEG1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration.
- DXVA support.
- Hardware motion compensation, iDCT, DCT and color space conversion.
All-format DTV/HDTV decoding.
Adaptive per-pixel de-interlacing and frame rate conversion (temporal filtering).
CrossFire Support
Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1). Multi-GPU technology ready.
Four modes of operation.
- Alternate frame rendering for maximum performance.
- Supertiling for optimal load-balancing.
- Scissoring for compatibility.
- Super AA for maximum image quality.
2x/4x/6x
Anti-Aliasing
modes:
- Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns,
and centroid sampling.
- New adaptive anti-aliasing mode.
- Temporal anti-aliasing.
- Lossless color compression (up to 6:1) at all resolutions, up to and including wide screen
HDTV.
2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes:
- Up to 128-tap texture filtering.
- Adaptive algorithm with performance and quality options.
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Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering
HyperMemory
Support for ATI IGP ASICs ( for WinXP and Vista)
HyperMemory
is ATI's latest technology for utilizing and managing system memory as an
extension to the UMA memory or side-port memory (where supported). HyperMemory
provides manufacturers with unique branding options to increase growth in the mainstream
and value desktop/notebook market segments. This feature allows customers to utilize
system memory more efficiently and get better performance at lower cost.
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Shader Technology
Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware.
Shader Model 3.0 vertex and pixel shader support:
Full speed 32-bit floating point processing.
- High dynamic range rendering with floating point blending and anti-aliasing support.
- High performance dynamic branching and flow control.
Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL 2.0.
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Memory Enanced by HyperMemory Technology (for reference only)
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Advanced Texture Compression
High quality 4:1 compression for normal maps and luminance maps.
Works with any single-channel or two-channel data format.
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512MB
256MB
128MB
256MB
64MB
256MB
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128MB
256MB
512MB
256MB
512MB
512MB
512MB
Fan Connector
TV_Out Connector (S)
HDTV integrated
ATI Radeon X1600
Dual DVI Ports
512MB DDR2 memory or
256MB DDR2 memory or
128MB DDR2 memory
PCI Express interface
