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Follow the steps 

to install the VGA card :

1. Remove the computer case.

2. Locate the 

 slot on your mainboard.

    Warning: Inserting the VGA card  into a wrong
    slot (e.g. 

 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 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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nstalling MSI  Live Update  3

 

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

CD

Windows XP or 2000, 

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 

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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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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.

 

NVIDIA  Digital Vibrance Control  3.0

 

On-chip video processor

 

64-bit floating point texture filtering and blending

 

Microsoft  DirectX  9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support

 

OpenGL  1.5 support

 

NVIDIA  SLI  multi-GPU ready

 

Superscalar GPU architecture

 

Dual single-link DVI support

 

Innovative 0.11 micron process technology

 

Operating Systems Support Windows  XP / 2000 

 

Power supply of 350 (and up) watt is highly recommended for system stability

 

Memory Interface: 128-bit     

 

Pixels per clock (peak): 8

 

RAMDACs (Mhz): 400

  

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