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    UUSESRESR''GS UGIUDIEDE G4 Ti/MX-Series Graphics Accelerator Version 4.0 Apr. 2002 G52-MA00605 I
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    . This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used 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
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    make changes without notice. Trademarks All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners. VGA is a Machines Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Revision History Revision
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    of electronic component. 1. Keep this User's Manual for future reference. 2. Keep this equipment away following situations arise, get the equipment checked by a service personnel: The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid or in accordance with the User's Guide The equipment was dropped and damaged The
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    Adjustment 3-7 Chapter 4 MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Driver Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 4.5 Twin-BIOS 4-12 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5.1 General Help 5-1 5.2 Display Problem 5-2 Chapter 6 3D
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    Guide This user's guide have trouble in AGP 4X with Fast Writes Industry's only true 32-bit Z/Stencil DirectX Texture Compression Support Manual MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive BIOS Update 4-2 5. Troubleshooting
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    requirements: Computer Expansion Slot Intel® Pentium II/III/4 processor, Intel® Celeron processor, or compatible system AGP slot Monitor VGA support, minimum 640 x 480 resolution Operating System Windows® 98/ME, Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® 2000, XP CD-ROM Drive Double Speed or Higher 1-1
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    nVIDIA GeForce4 MX420 GPU 64MB SDRAM Video Encoder VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface TV_Out connector (S & C) VGA port Performance 256 compression Digital Vibrance Control Enhanced TwinView dual-display architecture supporting any combination of notebook LCD, desktop VGA monitor, DVI
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 2.7 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    the following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs User's Guide TV-Out 1-to-2 connector 1. Introduction MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    nVIDIA GeForce4 MX420 GPU 64MB SDRAM VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface VGA port TV_Out connector (S) TV_Out connector (C) < CRTC/Simultaneous Dual Display (same or different surfaces) Integrated dual LVDS Transmitter supporting LCD panels up to 2048x1536 Integrated 350 MHz Palette-DAC for analog VGA
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 2.7 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs User's Guide 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    nVIDIA GeForce4 MX420 GPU 64MB DDR RAM VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface VGA port TV_Out connector (S & C) CRTC/Simultaneous Dual Display (same or different surfaces) Integrated dual LVDS Transmitter supporting LCD panels up to 2048x1536 Integrated 350 MHz Palette-DAC for analog VGA
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 2.7 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    the following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs User's Guide TV-Out 1-to-2 connector 1. Introduction MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    T32 nVIDIA GeForce4 MX420 GPU 32MB DDR RAM VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface VGA port TV_Out connector (S & C) CRTC/Simultaneous Dual Display (same or different surfaces) Integrated dual LVDS Transmitter supporting LCD panels up to 2048x1536 Integrated 350 MHz Palette-DAC for analog VGA
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 2.7 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    the following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs User's Guide TV-Out 1-to-2 connector 1. Introduction MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    Mode nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 GPU 64MB DDR RAM VGA Twin-BIOSTM AGP Interface Fan Connector VGA port TV_Out Connector (S & C) TwinBIOSTM jumper texture compression Digital Vibrance Control Enhanced TwinView dual-display architecture supporting any combination of notebook LCD, desktop VGA monitor, DVI
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 6.4 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    Pack CDs User's Guide TV-Out 1-to-2 connector 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Card Installation 2-1 2.2 VGA Connector (DB 15-Pin 2-3 2.8 TV_Out Connector (S & C 2-7 3. Software Installation 3-1 4. MSI Live Update Series 4-1 5. Troubleshooting 5-1 1-16
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    Mode Mode nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 GPU 64MB DDR RAM VGA Twin-BIOSTM AGP Interface Fan Connector VGA port 1 VGA port 2 TwinBIOSTM jumper < texture compression Digital Vibrance Control Enhanced TwinView dual-display architecture supporting any combination of notebook LCD, desktop VGA monitor, DVI
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 6.4 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    card package should contain the following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs User's Guide 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Card Installation 2-1 2.2 VGA Connector (DB 15-Pin 2-3 3. Software Installation 3-1 4. MSI Live Update Series 4-1 5. Troubleshooting 5-1 1-19
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    G4MX440-VTP JP500 Work Safe Mode Mode nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 GPU 64MB DDR RAM VGA Twin-BIOSTM AGP Interface Fan Connector VGA port compression Digital Vibrance Control Enhanced TwinView dual-display architecture supporting any combination of notebook LCD, desktop VGA monitor,
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 6.4 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    CDs User's Guide TV-Out / Video_In 1-to-4 connector 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Card Installation 2-1 2.2 VGA Connector (DB 15-Pin 2-3 2.9 TV_Out / Vidoe_In Connector (S & C 2-7 3. Software Installation 3-1 4. MSI Live Update Series 4-1 5. Troubleshooting
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    GPU 64MB DDR RAM Video Encoder / Decoder VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface Fan connector VGA port TV_Out connector (S) TV_Out connector (C) texture compression Digital Vibrance Control Enhanced TwinView dual-display architecture supporting any combination of notebook LCD, desktop VGA monitor, DVI
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 8.8 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs User's Guide 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    G4MX460-VTP Work Safe Mode Mode nVIDIA GeForce4 MX460 GPU 64MB DDR RAM Video Encoder / Decoder VGA Twin-BIOSTM AGP Interface Fan connector VGA compression Digital Vibrance Control Enhanced TwinView dual-display architecture supporting any combination of notebook LCD, desktop VGA monitor,
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 8.8 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    CDs User's Guide TV-Out / Video_In 1-to-4 connector 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Card Installation 2-1 2.2 VGA Connector (DB 15-Pin 2-3 2.9 TV_Out / Video_In Connector (S & C 2-7 3. Software Installation 3-1 4. MSI Live Update Series 4-1 5. Troubleshooting
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    Mode nVIDIA GeForce4 MX460 GPU 64MB DDR RAM VGA Twin-BIOSTM AGP Interface Fan connector VGA port 1 VGA port 2 VGA TwinBIOSTM jumper texture compression Digital Vibrance Control Enhanced TwinView dual-display architecture supporting any combination of notebook LCD, desktop VGA monitor, DVI display
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 8.8 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    VGA card package should contain the following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs User's Guide 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Card Installation 2-1 2.2 VGA Connector (DB 15-Pin 2-3 3. Software Installation 3-1 4. MSI Live Update Series 5. Troubleshooting 5-1 1-31
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    Mode nVIDIA GeForce4 MX460 GPU 64MB DDR RAM VGA Twin-BIOSTM AGP Interface Fan connector VGA port TV_Out Connector (S & C) VGA TwinBIOSTM texture compression Digital Vibrance Control Enhanced TwinView dual-display architecture supporting any combination of notebook LCD, desktop VGA monitor, DVI
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    decode, including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation Compatibility Supports VIP1.1 interface Supports Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0 (IDCT) Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.3 for all Windows operating systems and Linux Up to 8.8 GB/second memory bandwidth
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    Software Pack CDs User's Guide TV-Out 1-to-2 connector 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Card Installation 2-1 2.2 VGA Connector (DB 15-Pin 2-3 2.8 TV_Out Connector (S & C 2-7 3. Software Installation 3-1 4. MSI Live Update Series 5. Troubleshooting 5-1 1-34
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    dual-rendering pipelines 8 texels per clock cycle Dual cube environment mapping 128MB high-speed DDR RAM memory High-Definition Video Processor (HDVP) AGP 4X with Fast Writes AGP 4X / 2X and AGP Texturing support 32-bit color with 32-bit Z/stencil buffer Z-correct true, reflective bump mapping 1-35
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    /NT/ME/98/95 display drivers - Microsoft DirectDraw® , Direct3D® , DirectVideo® and DirectActiveX® drivers - OpenGL® ICD for Windows® XP/2000/NT/98/95 - Complete Linux® display and OpenGL® drivers support - Fully P00, PC99 and PC99a compliant Support operation system under Windows® XP/2000/NT/ME/98
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    the following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs User's Guide TV-Out / Video_In 1-to-4 connector 1. MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    dual-rendering pipelines 8 texels per clock cycle Dual cube environment mapping 128MB high-speed DDR RAM memory High-Definition Video Processor (HDVP) AGP 4X with Fast Writes AGP 4X / 2X and AGP Texturing support 32-bit color with 32-bit Z/stencil buffer Z-correct true, reflective bump mapping 1-38
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    /NT/ME/98/95 display drivers - Microsoft DirectDraw® , Direct3D® , DirectVideo® and DirectActiveX® drivers - OpenGL® ICD for Windows® XP/2000/NT/98/95 - Complete Linux® display and OpenGL® drivers support - Fully P00, PC99 and PC99a compliant Support operation system under Windows® XP/2000/NT/ME/98
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    the following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs User's Guide TV-Out / Video_In 1-to-4 connector 1. MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    MX200D-32 nVIDIA GeForce2 MX200 GPU 32MB DDR RAM VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface VGA port General Features Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for Microsoft DirectX 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 256-bit 2D and 3D graphics accelerator 350MHz Palette-DAC 128-bit Memory
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    In (Capture) function (S/AV) MSI SafeBIOSTM Technology support High quality video playback DVD 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
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    items: VGA card Software Pack CDs Users'Manual 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    -T64 nVIDIA GeForce2 MX200 GPU 64MB DDR RAM Video Encoder VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface VGA port Video_Out Connector (S) General Features Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for Microsoft DirectX 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 256-bit 2D and 3D graphics accelerator 350MHz Palette
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    In (Capture) function (S/AV) MSI SafeBIOSTM Technology support High quality video playback DVD 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
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    following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs Users'Manual 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    MX400D-32 nVIDIA GeForce2 MX400 GPU 32MB DDR RAM VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface VGA port General Features Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for Microsoft DirectX 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 256-bit 2D and 3D graphics accelerator 350MHz Palette-DAC 128-bit Memory
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    In (Capture) function (S/AV) MSI SafeBIOSTM Technology support High quality video playback DVD 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
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    items: VGA card Software Pack CDs Users'Manual 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    -T64 nVIDIA GeForce2 MX400 GPU 64MB DDR RAM Video Encoder VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface VGA port Video_Out Connector (S) General Features Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for Microsoft DirectX 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 256-bit 2D and 3D graphics accelerator 350MHz Palette
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    In (Capture) function (S/AV) MSI SafeBIOSTM Technology support High quality video playback DVD 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
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    following items: VGA card Software Pack CDs Users'Manual 1. Introduction ...1-1 2. Hardware Installation MSI Live Update Series 4.1 Installing MSI Live Update Series 4-1 4.2 Using MSI Live Update Series 4-2 4.3 Live VGA Drive Update 4-2 4.4 Live VGA BIOS Update 4-7 5. Troubleshooting
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    your mainboard. Warning: Inserting your VGA card into a wrong slot (e.g. PCI slot) will damage your card (refer to your mainboard manual for more information). 3. Put the card directly over the AGP slot and press one end of the card into the slot first. Gently but firmly press the other end until
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    display driver to standard VGA first (refer to Windows® NT documentation for more information). If you are using Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP, skip this step. 2. Turn off the computer and unplug all the cables and power cords. 3. Remove the computer case. 4. Remove the existing VGA card. Locate the AGP
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    on your VGA card, and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor (refer to your monitor manual for more information). VGA Connector CRT Monitor VGA Connector Pin Definition 5 1 LCD Monitor 15 11 Analog Video Display Connector (DB15-S) Pin Signal
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    the VGA card, and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor (refer to your monitor manual for more information). DVI connector DVI-I Connector Pin Definition 1 8 LCD Monitor 17 24 DVI-I Connector Pin Signal Assignment 1 T.M.D.S.* Data22 T.M.D.S. Data2
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    video input connector on your TV or video device. Most TVs and video devices support such kind of input connector. For the correct connection, please refer to the TV's and video devices' manuals for more information. TV_Out Connector (C) TV Projector 2.5 TV_Out Connector (S) The VGA card provides
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    the other end to the video output connector on your video devices. Most video devices support such kind of output connector. For the correct connection, please refer to the video devices' manuals for more information. Video_In Connector (C) DVD/VCD player Video player Video camera Digital camera
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    input / output connector on your TV or video device. Most TVs and video devices support such kind of input / output connector. For the correct connection, please refer to the TV's and video devices' manuals for more information. DVD/VCD player Video player TV_Out / Video_In Connector (C & S) TV-Out
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    2-8
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    MSI VGA card software for Windows® 98/ME/2000 or NT, including the driver and useful utilities. 3 3.1 Drivers for Windows® 98/ME To install the driver for the VGA card to your computer running Windows Panel; or 2) find and run the setup.exe file manually from the CD-ROM. Note: The figures in this
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    installation. 4. After finishing the installation, restart the computer as instructed. 3.2 Drivers for Windows® XP/2000/NT Note: For Windows® NT 4.0 users, "Service Pack 3"or later version must be installed before installing the driver. To install the driver for the VGA card to your computer running
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    's auto-detect function from Control Panel; or 2) find and run the setup.exe file manually from the CD-ROM. 3. Click nVIDIA VGA Drivers. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Note: Under Windows® 2000, the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box (as shown below) will pop up
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    on the card. 1. Turn on the computer. 2. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and enter the Setup program. 3. In the MSI Installation dialog box, click nVIDIA Capture Drivers. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 4. After finishing the installation, restart the computer as
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    on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive, and start the Setup program. 2. Choose the Drivers tab on the be a later version of the driver and BIOS for your purchase. We encourage you to visit our website at http://www.msi.com.tw to get the latest
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    3.6 More Information To browse through the contents on the CD, simply click Browse CD under each tab. You can use the Manual tab to learn more about your MSI products. 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and start the Setup program. 2. Click About CD to learn more about the CD-ROM
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    After you have completed the driver installation, the Setup program adds many specific options to the Windows-based Display Properties. You can configure the specific display properties of the VGA card to obtain optimized performance. To open the Display Properties window, click the Start button
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    of the VGA card. Display Settings Open the Display Properties window as instructed earlier, and click the Settings tab, and then you MSI Information This screen shows the detailed information of the VGA card, including the model name, display mode, version of the driver and BIOS, memory size, AGP
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    MSI Clock This screen shows the settings of the VGA card's core clock and memory clock, and it provides you the overclocking function. Move the slider
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    GPU Information This screen shows the detailed information of GPU used on your VGA card, including the bus type, BIOS version, memory size and so on. Click here Click Additional Properties to access further settings on Direct3D and OpenGL. Direct3D Settings This tab allows you to adjust the values
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    a higher value in this spin box may significantly increase the performance. However, this option does not work on the display adapter using an AGP bus. Click More Direct3D to gain access to additional settings of Direct3D. Texel Alignment This option allows you to change the addressing scheme of
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    OpenGL Settings This tab allows you to adjust the Performance and Compatibility Options for your OpenGL application. Performance and Compatibility Options This option contains many items that allow you to set up the options influencing the performance and compatibility in your OpenGL application.
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    your desktop onto the second device. Copying the Desktop When the second video output device (TV or monitor) is connected: 1. Open the Display Properties window. 2. Under the Settings tab, click Advanced, and then choose the nView tab. 3. Click Clone, and then Apply to enable the function, or OK to
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    . Note: When the extending function is enabled, you can move your mouse, place the icons and show program windows on the second device. However, some programs do not support this function. If your program stops running completely or intermittently when using more than one monitor, please disable the
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    You can configure the extended desktop for your perference and convenience. You can enter the nView Settings window from two ways. From the blank desktop: 1. Right-click the blank desktop and the pop-up window will show on the screen as following: Click here 2. Click the nView Settings to open the
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    you to load your previous settings or to save the current settings. You can load your previous settings Windows This window allows you to control the windows shown on the screen. You are also allowed to set the monitor in which the dialog box or an applocation will show. You can assign
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    here. You can change the zoom levels (1x-10X) with the mouse wheel Click here to launch Zoom Window Zoom Window The Zoom Window is a dynamic zoom window which allows you to view your desktop. The window shows the image of the desktop where your mouse is. You can change the zoom level from 1x
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    can be a key combination. Select an action that you would like to set a hot key for Set a hot key for the action selected Desktops This window allows you to create up to 32 different desktops. You can shift your desktops between them. 3-18 The desktops can be loaded from the wallpaper
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    TV Mode Support: NTSC, NTSC-EIA (Japan) and PAL The default setting for TV-out Click Device Settings (see the figure in p. 3-13), and then choose Output Device in the pop-up window. 2. Under the Output Device tab, click TV and then select a proper output format in the Video Output Format box.
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    of Digital Vibrance, Brightness, Contrast and Gamma. 1. Click Device Settings (see the figure in p. 3-13), and then choose Color Correction in the pop-up window. 2. Under the Color Correction tab, move the slider to set up a value from a continuous range in Brightness, Contrast and Gamma. 3-20
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    adjust the proper position of the display image. 1. Click Device Settings (see the figure in p. 3-13), and then choose Screen Adjustment in the pop-up window. 2. Click the UP ARROW , LEFT ARROW , DOWN ARROW and RIGHT ARROW image. keys to configure the position of the 3-21
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    program. 2. Click the Utility tab on the setup screen. 3. Click MSI Live Update Series. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Installing from the MSI Web site 1. Make connection to the MSI's Web site at http://www.msi.com.tw 2. Click Live Update Series on the upper of the
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    VGA BIOS and Live VGA Driver options are used for your MSI VGA cards. 4.3 Live VGA Driver Update 1. To update the MSI Live VGA Driver, click Live VGA Driver on the left column of the main page. Click here Note: The model name and driver/BIOS version appear in the instruction are for reference only
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    card, and display the information in a list: Click here 3. Click the graph button at the bottom to connect to the MSI Live Update Series Server. It will automatically connect to the Internet and compare the version of the driver in the database. 4. It may take several minutes to detect the required
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    are displayed as shown below: Supported driver not found Supported driver found 6. Click the InstallShield Wizard button on the right side of the table to download and update the driver. All actions will pro- ceed automatically. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating
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    Select a folder to save the driver file Downloading Driver updating 4-5
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    Restart the computer Note: 1. Always click Yes in the Internet Explorer dialog box below. 2. Click Yes in the Security Warning dialog box. 4-6
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    the presence of the Live VGA BIOS function. If your VGA card does not support this function, the dialog box below will appear*: * For more information on the MSI Safe BIOSTM, please see p. 4-12. 3. If your VGA card supports the Live VGA BIOS function, the screen will show a warning message about the
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    them in a table: XX Click here 5. Click the graph button at the bottom to connect to the MSI Live Update Series Server. 6. The MSI Live VGA BIOS will automatically connect to the Internet and search the supported BIOS in the database of MSI. The following is an example of the research result: xx xx
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    BIOS found 7. If it has found one (or several) supported BIOS for your VGA card, click the InstallShield Wizard button on the right for a while before you proceed to the nest step. 8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedure. Select a folder to save the BIOS file 4-9
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    Downloading Ask if users want to continue Restart the computer after finishing the BIOS update 4-10
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    Note: 1. Always click Yes in the Internet Explorer dialog box below. 2. Click Yes In the Security Warning dialog box. 4-11
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    4.5 Twin-BIOS™ The diagram below describes the procedure in brief: BIOS I Return to BIOS I BIOS II Run the flash utility Boot up with BIOS II OOPS! Failed... Successfully updated! 4-12
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    , during the updating process. If, unfortunately, the updating procedure is failed and the VGA card cannot work anymore -- this powerful technology can solve your problems! If you fail to update the BIOS successfully, and have to use this function to save your VGA card, please follow the steps below
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    ) provided by MSI only, which can fully support the TwinBIOSTM technology. If the third party's utility is used in the updating procedure, it will erase the data in BIOS II. ** If you always encounter problems while updating the BIOS and driver, check if the mainboard's chipset driver was properly
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    , please contact your local dealer or visit our website for technical support and service. 5.1 General Help Q: Where can I find more information about my VGA card? Please visit our Web site at http://www.msi.com.tw Q: How do I know the driver version of my VGA card? How do I update it? To know
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    Problem driver may not be installed correctly. Please reinstall the driver and restart the computer (see instructions and so on). Please refer to your monitor manual for more information. Q: How do I change click Display to open the Display Proper- ties window. Under the Settings tab, move the slider
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    driver for your MSI VGA card, which is on the software CDs in your VGA card package, you will see the MSI Information tab in the Display Properties window. Click 4x under AGP Information to enable this function (see instructions high (exceeding the recommended spec.), please try the default
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    resolution settings to proper values. Enable the DMA mode for your DVD drive. However, not all DVD drives support this function. Please see your DVD drive's documentation for more information. Q: I have problems playing some DVDs with my system. Why? First of all, make sure that the DVD is inserted
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    6. 3D Stereo2-GlassesTM (Optional) 6 The 3D stereo2-glassesTM provided by MSI is a Stereo3DTM visualization tool that allows you to view stereoscopic images or movies. You can have more fun wihle playing PC games which support 3D effects. The scenes, characters, objects look unbelievably lifelike
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    6.2 Installing the 3D Stereo2-GlassesTM To install the 3D stereo2-glassesTM on your computer, please follow the steps below and refer to the diagram: Installing the 3D stereo2-glassesTM adaptor 1. Turn off the power and remove the computer case. 2. Screw the 3D stereo2-glassesTM adaptor to your
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    The diagram for easy installing The diagram below can help you to install the 3D stereo2-glassesTM. 6. Plug the 3D stereo2glassesTM in the adaptor 5. Connect the monitor 4. Connect the VGA ports 1. Turn off the power and remove the computer case 3. Connect the power 2. Screw the adaptor 6-3
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    VGA card offers a soft VCD/DVD player, MSI 3D TheaterTM, for you to view 3D stereoscopic movies and images, or create your personal 3D presentation on the monitor. Follow the instructions below to install the software: 1. Start your Windows operating system. 2. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive
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    4. Enter your information, including the product's serial number, in the text boxes. Click Next. 5. Click Next to continue. 6. Click Next. 6-5
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    7. The installation program starts copying files to your system. 8. Click Finish to complete the installation. 6-6
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    9. The Microsoft DirectX Setup dialog box will appear. If you have already installed DirectX 8.0 or the latest version, click No to skip this step. Otherwise, click Yes to install DirectX 8.0 or the latest version. 10. Click Yes to continue. 11. After finishing the file-copying and updating
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    MSI 3D TheaterTM, double-click the MSI 3D TheaterTM on the desktop. Note: Before using the 3D stereo2-glassesTM, the 3D function should be enabled in the VGA driver to MSI 3D TheaterTM The MSI 3D TheaterTM uses a panel to control the playback of animated and still pictures. Information window shows
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    1. Click the Setup button . 2. The Setup window appears. Click the Region tab. Click here 3. Select the appropriate region for the decoder. 4. Click the Stereo 3D tab. Click Enable Stereo 3D and select the appropriate video format from Video Source. 6-9
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    Click here default value If you want to view 3D contents in 2D fashion, click Convert to 2D Video. For more information on different video formats, refer to 3D Setup in the on-line help. 5. Click OK. Playing a Single Media File 1. Click the Open button . 2. The Open dialog box appears. Select
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    5. Click Play to start playing. Repeatedly Playing a Single File 1. Click the Repeat button . 2. The icon will appear on the information window. 3. The program will repeatedly play the current media file. Repeatedly Playing Multiple Files 1. Click the Repeat button twice. 2. The icon will
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    Panel. In Control Panel, double-click Display. Also, you may simply right-click anywhere on the blank Windows® desktop and point to Properties in the pop-up menu. The Display Properties window below will show on your screen: Note: The figures in this section are for reference only. The actual
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    2. Click the Adapter tab to open the window as shown below: scale up the refresh rate 3. Test the refresh rate in an ascending order to find out the proper value, and then click OK. 6-13
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    6.6 Health Warning Here we suggest 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 discomfort, pain, throbbing, aching, tingling, numbness, burning
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    If the health tips mentioned earlier do not help with your symptoms, please see your ophthalmologist for an eye check-up. 6-15
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G4 Ti/MX-Series
Graphics Accelerator
U
SERS’
G
UIDE
USER’S GUIDE
Version 4.0
Apr. 2002
G52-MA00605