MSI N9600GT-MD1G Setup Guide - Page 1

MICRO-STAR INT'L MS-V187 * All trademarks used in this manual are the sole property of their respective owners. VGA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. R R Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. R R Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. CAUTION!! Do not force theGPU ! cooler against the fragile GPU to avoid damage to the GPU. WARNING!! DO NOT touch the cooling system since it may produce a certain heat while processing tasks. Under the European Union ("EU") Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, which takes effect on August 13, 2005, products of "electrical and electronic equipment" cannot be discardedas municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such products at the end of their useful life. G52-V1872X3 May 2009 MSI Features 5 Installing MSI Live Update MSI Live Update offers you with brand-new update service experience, which can significantly 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-touse 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. 6 MSI Features 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. 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. 7. Note that to ensure the best SLI performance, please visit MSI website to update the Latest driver. Using 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. 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. N9600GT series N9600GSO series