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C
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Please check out the following items to make sure that you get the complete product:
VGA card
CDs
- Drivers and documentation on CD
- Applications on CD
Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged.
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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 PCI Express slot
128MB of system memory
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
DVD playback requires DVD drive
Interactive Program guide requires Internet connection for listing updates
Operation System Support: Windows XP / 2000
Power supply of 350 (and up) watt is highly recommended for system stability.
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NVIDIA
CineFX
3.0 engine
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64-bit texture filtering support delivers full-speed, high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting effects
Unmatched image quality delivered through new 16x anisotropic filtering and rotated grid
antialiasing
4x shadow processing power with NVIDIA UltraShadow II for next generation games
Infinite program length allows for a new class of special effects
Hardware-accelerated MPEG and WMV9 decode delivers smooth, artifact-free video
Dedicated video hardware reduces CPU utilization and improves overall system
performance
On-chip video encoder and motion estimation engine provides fast, high-quality encoding
from TV tuner
Programmable video engine ensures compatibility with future video codecs
High-quality video scaling and filtering improves playback quality at any window size
PCI Express support accelerates video editing by speeding up data transfer rates
Integrated HDTV-output brings content from your desktop to your high-definition TV
NVIDIA ForceWare software delivers unmatched features and rock-solid stability
High dynamic-range (HDR) rendering
NVIDIA UltraShadow II technology
NVIDIA Intellisample 3.0 technology
NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
NVIDIA nView multi-display technology
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http://www.msi.com.tw
* All trademarks used in this manual are the sole property of their respective owners.
VGA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Macrovision Corporation Product Notice
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of
certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and
other right owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision
Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
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MSI Live VGA BIOS Update
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.
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2. If your VGA card does not support the Live VGA BIOS function, you will receive a warning
message on the screen.
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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.
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6. Click the graph button at the bottom to connect the MSI Live Update 3 Server.
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7. The MSI Live VGA BIOS will automatically connect the Internet and search the supported
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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.
NX6600 Ares-TD series
nVIDIA GeForce 6600 inside!!!
PCI Express Interface
Note: The VGA card shown here
may vary from the actual card.
For further information, please
visit MSI website at
www.msi.com.tw
512MB DDR2 memory or
256MB DDR2 memory or
128MB DDR2 memory
TV_Out Connector (S)
nVIDIA GeForce 6600
PCI Express Interface
D-Sub Port
DVI-I Port
Fan Connector
SLI Interface
