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1. Ss Best View with 800x600 screen an d 1E5 0 Click here to select the item you wish to download E MSI Live Monitor Search Result Please Select and Click the button on the right to download and update the version online Important In order to flash the BIOS safer Please make sure to close all running applications in your system before flashing the BIOS Including Outlook ICQ Anti Virus application Shield NEEDS zard i MSI Live Update 2 Version 3 33 000 m Best View with 8004600 screen and IE 5 0 Click here to download the selected item 4 Follow the on screen instructions and the InstallShield Wizard will lead you to complete downloading and installing the selected new VGA BIOS Dirvers 5 17 Chapter 5 View Last Result MSI Live Monitor provides a shotcut for users to recall the last search result more efficiently 1 Click the right button of your mouse on the MSI Live Monitor icon WEL PM 07 33 from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 Select View Last Result from the MSI Live Monitor menu Auto Search View Last Result Select View Last Result st Preference FAQ Exit 3 The last Searching Result will be recalled at once i ound 2 VGA Drivers for your VGA Card i ound 8 MSI Utilities for you 5 18 MSI Live Update 2 Pre
2. MICRO STAR MS 8867 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8870 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8871 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8872 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICROSTAR MS 8873 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8878 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8882 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8884 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8886 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8888 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8889 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE MICRO STAR MS 8894 C Tested to Comply with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE ___ _ i Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this document but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve t
3. 5 Put the card directly over the AGP slot and press one end of the card into the slot first Slightly but firmly press the other end until it is fully seated in the slot 6 Secure the card with a bracket screw 7 Replace the case 8 Connect the monitor see previous section 9 Restart the computer Now you are ready to install the driver for the VGA card Chapter 3 3 2 VGA Connector DB 15 Pin The VGA card provides a standard VGA connector which allows you to con nect a CRT or LCD monitor Simply plug your monitor cable into the VGA connector 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 LCD Monitor Monitor Analog Video Display Connector DB15 S Signal Description Red n 2 Green E Blue ei Not used 5 Ground o 6 Ground ae ae Ground a Ground F 10 Ground RR Not used O 12 E l e i Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync 6 SCL 1 2 3 4 5 T 10 1 12 13 14 15 3 4 Hardware Installation 3 3 Digital Panel Connector DVI I The VGA card provides a DVI Digital Visual Interface connector which al lows you to connect an LCD monitor The DVI connector provides a high speed digital interconnection between the computer and its display device To connect a LCD monitor simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI con nector on the VGA card and make sure that the
4. Internet MSDN Li Re ZN Explorer July 21 My TEN l 20 0 My Documents oO nlind Servic Setup MSN ata Internet 4 18 Software Installation Hot Keys For GeForce 4 Series or later This window provides a personalized setting which allows you to execute an action with just one click on your keyboard The hot key can be a key combination Profiles Windows Effects Hot keys Desktops Hot Keys Hot keys let you perform various actions with shortcut key or key combinations Then press the key or key combination you want in this text box Select an action that you would like to set a hot key for Set a hot key for the action selected Move window to monitor x Remove Remove All Active Hot Keys Actions Changes to hot keys take effect immediately Cancel Apply Example Page Desktops For GeForce 4 Series or later This window allows you to create up to 32 different desktops You can shift your desktops between them CERA L EET E 2 x Profiles Windows Effects Hot keys Desktops Desktop Management Lets you create up to 32 different desktops and to switch between them r Desktops Default Rename Remove Erra Changes to desktops take effect immediately The desktops can be loaded from the wallpaper liberary Desktop Management User Interface Show
5. From Start button 1 Click the Start button and then point to Settings 2 Pointto the folder that contains Control Panel and then click Control Panel 3 In Control Panel double click the nView icon 4 16 Software Installation Profiles For GeForce 4 Series or later This window allows you to load your previous settings or to save the current settings E nYiew Desktop Manager E2 xi Profiles windows Effects Hot keys Desktops Profiles 4 profile contains a record of all niew display settings for easy software setup You can select a profile from the list below and click Load Profile to load it Or you can select another niew control panel tab to customize your display settings You can ban your Mew Pf revi In p SVIOUS SE gs Wizard Save Profile Unload niew Delete Profile NOTE Only Administrators can grap hics create save or delete profiles Cancel Apply Example Page Windows For GeForce 4 Series or later 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 f nYiew Desktop Manager 2 xl Profiles Windows Effects Hot keys Desktops Window Management Allows control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors r Window Control RecensessencennenssnnensensnssenssanesscensnnssnssnssnacTosnseansnesness
6. USER S GUIDE Version 2 0 dii O N1996 FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment 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 resi dential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsi ble for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits VOIR LA NOTICE D INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU MICRO STAR MS 8866 MICRO STAR MS 8860 MICRO STAR MS 8861 MICRO STAR MS 8863 Tested to Comply C Tested to Comply C Tested to Comply O Tested to Comply with FCC Standar with FCC Standar with FCC Standar with FCC Standar FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
7. LUS Version 3 33 000 Done Live Update Series 2 Kg E Unknown Zone Mixed Click Details to review your system information below 5 22 MSI Live Update 2 5 8 Twin BIOS Optional The diagram below describes the procedure in brief Return to BIOS lesi BIOS Il S k AC caleBI0 _ Successfully updated OOPS Failed 5 23 Chapter 5 Our products are under continual improvement and there may be a later version of the BIOS to solve the existing problems on displays or the installaton When you use the flash utility to update the BIOS on the card it is inevitable that your devices may encounter some unexpected risks such as power interruption during the updating process If unfortunately the updating pro cedure 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 1 Turn off the power and remove the computer case 2 Locate the jumper on the VGA card and set it up to enter the BIOS II mode safe mode when restarting the system 3 Do not replace the case first and turn on the power 5 24 MSI Live Update 2 4 With the BIOS II you should be able to start the system normally After entering the operating system OS set up the jumper to enter the BIOS mode work mode Now you
8. amp C VGA port Video Encoder The components on the VGA card Features General Features The nVIDIA nfiniteFXTM II Engine enable Package Contents The specifications of the VGA card 3D graphics 3D Textures number of special effects that deliver the Dual programmable Vertex Shaders Advanced programmable Pixel Shaders nVIDIA Lightspeed Memory Architecture a nVIDIA AccuviewTM Antialiasing sUnpack the package and inspect all the items carefully If any item contained is damaged or missing please contact your local dealer as soon as possible Also keep the box and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future Your VGA card package should contain the following items Shadow Buffers DODO 4 dual rendering pipelines O 8 texels per clock cycle a Dual cube environment mapping High Definition Video Processor HDVP AGP 4X with Fast Writes AGP 4X 2X and AGP Texturing support VGA Card Software Pack Cds MSI reminds you SS Users Manual Important informa The Display Modes listed above are ft actual settings may be different on yo tion that should be using different monitors Reference paid attention to ni MMO GU CHO Msc io ia 2 1 3 Hardware Installation S ICardimsiallationi s iaia 3 2 3 2 VGA Connector DB ID PIN ccir aa 3 4 3 3 Digital Panel Connector DVI I ciii iii 3 5 30 QUEGONRNECION Slc 3 6
9. install the program manually 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation MSI Live Update 2 5 2 Using the MSI Live Update 2 After the installation is completed you can launch the MSI Live Update 2 by 1 double click the MSI Live Update 2 icon Me on the desktop or 2 click the Start button and then point to Programs MSI Live Update 2 The setup screen should appear as shown below which contains five main se lections on the left of the page Live BIOS Live Driver Live VGA BIOS Live VGA Driver and Live Utility 4 Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer lj x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help ae Ry Back QKI x a A Jo Search 51 Favorites GA Media Vath E Address g C Program Files MSI Live Update 2 MSI htm MSI Link to the Future Ec tinks Visit MSI Website English O DM Micro Star International MS i TM O Live Bios Live Update 2 O Live Driver MSI Live Update 2 js a useful and powerful application for you to download and update the BIOS and the Device Drivers automatically _ Live VGA BIOS You do not have to spend much time in searching the whole website to find the BIOS go Live VGA Driver or drivers you want VVith MSI Live Update arm you can complete it in several simple Live Utility steps Please select the items that you want to do on
10. ui MSI Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English MSITM Live VGA BIOS is the tool to online detect and auto update BIOS O Live Bios MSITM Live VGA BIOS is compatible with operating systems like Windows R 98 A at Millennium 2000 XP and NT 4 0 The current version supports Microsoft R IE 5 0 and J Live Driver later version only O Live vea Bios In the BIOS flashing procedure the instability of the PSU Power Supply Unit power O Live VGA Driver failure or other operating errors might result in the process failure which makes the system fail to re boot which are not guaranteed by MSI s product warranty CO Live Utility Important In order to safely flash the BIOS Please make sure to close all running applications in your system before flashing the BIOS Including E Outlook ICQ Anti Virus application Live Update Series 2 Select Yes to continue Select No to keep everything unchanged If you click Yes to continue it will check the information and BIOS version of your VGA card and list them in a table Z Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q sack O x 2 EA A search J Favorites GA Media ole 2B MST Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English x gt gt MSI Live VGA BIOS Version 3 33 000 O Live Bios oo O Live river VGA Card Informatio
11. you are ready to install the software on your computer Turn on the computer Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive The Autorun program will start the Setup program and show the setup screen as follows iity WebSite Manual AY fey Link to the Futur to the Future crosoft DirectX If on your computer the Autorun program does not execute Click nVIDIA VGA Drivers Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation After finishing the installation restart the computer as instructed tO gt A oo I fi mi Ca La D gt I N Software Installation for Windows 2000 To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer running Windows 2000 please follow the steps below L Turn on the computer 2 Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive The Autorun program will start the Setup program and show the setup screen as follows ity WebSite Manual MSI Link to the Futu to the Future 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 3 Click nVIDIA VGA Drivers Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 4 After finishing the installation restart the computer as instructed Software Installation for Windows 98SE ME To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer running Windo
12. 3000 InstallShield Wizard i 5 x Please enter the folder where you want to save the installation files If the folder doesn t exist you will be prompted to create it Setup files folder Installshield k nta Cancel Select a folder to save the driver file nYidia YGA Driver 3000 InstallShield Wizard 5 x Please wait while the InstallShield Setup wizard downloads the files required to install nVidia VGA Driver v3000 This may take several minutes Downloading the files that setup requires Download progress Bytes received 1784 KB of 7242 KB Installshield Finish WebSetup xj Setup is going to install the software in your system And it may take several minutes to process depanding on your system 5 configurations Link to the future nvidia VGA Driver ersion 3000 To start installing software clcik Next Click Next to start installing the VGA Driver MSI Live Update 2 MSI reminds you 1 Always click Yes in the Internet Explorer dialog box below Internet Explorer xi Some software Activex controls on this page might be unsafe It is recommended that you not run it Do you want to allow it to run Security Warning Do you want to install and run InstallFromTheWeb Client signed on 1 12 2000 9 13 AM and distributed by InstallShield Software Corporation Publisher authenticity verified by Ver
13. 4 00fiware InsigliationNi curl 4 1 5 MSI Live Update 2 5 1 Installing the MSI Live Update 2 with MSI Live Monitor 5 2 5 2 Using the MSI Live Update 2 i 5 3 5 3 Live VGA Drive Update Corresponding function for A E SS E l A A EEE ETEEN each particular VGA card 5 6 How to Use the MSI Live Monitor Dd COMAC US ipi E A EE EA A AE 5 8 IWIN BIOS OPONA ieina ia sio UbISshoetingi esa a T A T A E AE ALT 1 3 Chapter 1 NOTE INTRODUCTION This chapter provides the brief specification and function of each VGA card For detailed descrip tion of all functions you may refer to the rest of the chapters Note that the VGA card you purchased may not cover all functions mentioned herein therefore it is recommended to read the Refer ence information first which indexes the correspoding founction description of each differ ent VGA card and then find the proper function description for your VGA card in the other chapters Chapter 2 2 1 System Requirements To install the VGA card your system needs to meet the following requirements Computer Intel Pentium II III 4 processor Intel Celeron processor or compatible system Expansion Slot AGP slot DI Monitor VGA support minimum 640 x 480 resolution Operating System Windows 98 ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 XP 6 CD ROM Drive Double Speed or Higher Introduction 2 3 The G4 MX Series
14. AC YS sleale 5 22 5 6 Twin BlOS Optional salerno 5 23 Chapter6 Troubleshooting 0 General Help Reenter ees ene sera ee eee eee or eee 6 2 2 Display PTODIG IN escuara neCeae sadeuaanenc ES 6 3 NOTE I GETTING STARTED This user s guide is designed for a series of VGA cards Read this chapter first and it will give you a clear instruction on how to use this guide Chapter 1 1 1 How to Use this Guide This user s guide is designed for a series of VGA cards Before you start reading this guide find out the product name of the VGA card you have just purchased on the gift box and look for the specification and function descrip tion in next chapter in accordance with the product name of your VGA card Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION provides the brief specification and function of each VGA card For detailed description of all functions you may refer to the rest of the chapters Note that the VGA card you purchased may not cover all functions mentioned herein therefore it is recommended to read the Refer ence information first which indexes the correspoding founction description of each different VGA card and then find the proper function description for your VGA card in the other chapters Chapter 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION tells you how to install your VGA card into your computer correctly and the function of each connector on the VGA card Also note that your VGA card may not cover all functions mentione
15. G4MX440 VTD8X iui L nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 8X GPU Video Decoder 64MBDDRRAM VGA Connector DB 15 Pin Flash BIOS TV_Out Video In AGP Interface connector S amp C Fan connector DVI I Connector Performance 256 bit 3D and 2D graphics accelerator Integrated second generation Transform and Lighting engines 34 million triangles per second setup engine with Z cull and Z clear 1 1 billion texels per second and 540 million pixels per second fill rate nVIDIA Shading Rasterizer with 24 of 26 DX8 pixel shading functions and full set of OpenGL 1 3 pixel combiner operations 32 bit color with 32 bit z stencil Cube environment mapping DirectX and S3TC texture compression Digital Vibrance Control Enhanced TwinView dual display architecture supporting any combination of notebook LCD desktop VGA monitor DVI display or TV set 2 39 Chapter 2 Com Dual 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 monitors up to 2048x1536 Integrated NTSC PAL TV encoder supporting resolutions
16. No Available Driver from ee erie Server O Live vea BIOS You may need to downlaod the drivers manually O Live VGA Driver O Live utility Contact us Live Update Series 2 E Done amp Unknown Zone Mixed Supported driver not found Zj Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer a File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Q ex X Ra x a T PO search Se Favorites A media B Address fe C Program Files MSI Live Update 2 MSI htm gt Doo Links I w MSI Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English MSI Live VGA Driver Version 3 33 000 Live BIOS _ Please Select and Click the button on the right to download and O Live Driver update the version online O Live vca Bios Search Results Update Date 2002 9 5 O Live VGA Driver aS Item Name NVIDIA Update amp nave Live utility Current Ver 3000 Online Ver 3000 Release Version Size 7 24MB Gela Item Name NVIDIA Update Current Ver 3000 Online Ver 3100 Beta Version Size Live Update Series 2 Done si K3 E Unknown Zone Mixed Supported driver found Chapter 5 5 6 Click the InstallShield Wizard button k on the right side of the table to download and update the driver All actions will proceed automatically Follow the on screen instructions to complete the updating procedure iif nYidia YGA Driver
17. related to your questions or use the searching function by giving some key words Select the category which is related to your questions here E HSI Live Monitor Search Result uestions ainboa Converter Card ainboar General ainboar Multimedia ainboar Slim PC VGA YGA Card Information VGA Card Manufacturer VGA Card Model Name VGA Card BIOS Vendor MSI MS 8852 NVIDIA Enter some key words of your questions 5 21 Chapter 5 5 7 Contact Us Users will be able to contact MSI for further information or help by clicking the Contact us button on the left of the page Z Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer lal x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Q O x la TN A search IY Favorites QA Media Q Address fe C Program Files MSTiLive Update 2 MSI htm x Go Links gt MST Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English gt Micro Star International msi EE EES Live Update 2 C Live Driver TM TM icati _ Live Driver MSI Live Update 2 is a useful and powerful application for you to download and OA update the BIOS and the Device Drivers automatically VY O Live VGA Driver You do not have to spend much time in searching the whole website to find the BIOS A or drivers you want With MSI Live Update 2 you can complete it in several simple _ Live Utility steps Ple
18. taskbar QuickT weak icon I Show desktops in Explorer window folder tree Le Cancel Apply Example Page 4 19 Chapter 4 TV Mode Support NTSC NTSC EIA Japan and PAL The default setting for TV out function is PAL for Europe region If you want to use this function in different areas please adjust to a proper mode accord ingly for example NTSC for the regions of Taiwan and USA Otherwise the display on TV may be abnormal 1 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 Select Dutput Device Fy x Output Device Color Correction Select the output device on which to display Windows Analog Monitor Device Settings Digital Flat Panel Click here Format Ehange Format Video output format Example Page 4 20 Software Installation Color Correction This tab allows you to adjust the proper values 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 E GeForce4 Mx 460 A Device Selection General Adapter Monitor Performance Color Man
19. the left column of the main page Contact us Note In order to operate this application properly please note the following suggests Setthe IE security setting Download signed ActiveX controls to Enable or Prompt System default is Prompt Disable WebTrap of PC cillin R or any web based anti virus application when executing MSI Live Update 27M Update Microsoft Windows Installer Live Update Series 2 zl Done Unknown Zone Mixed MSI reminds you The Live BIOS and Live Driver options are used for MSI mainboards and the Live VGA BIOS and Live VGA Driver options are used for your MSI VGA cards 5 3 Chapter 5 5 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 54 WO O Live BIOS Live Driver Live VGA BIOS Click here Q Live Utility E oxo Contact us Live Update Series 2 MSI reminds you The model name and driver BIOS version appear in the instruction are for reference only the actual result should depend on the card you installed 2 This utility will start checking your platform and the information on the VGA card and display the information in a list Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer i l x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help a Q sxx z r x E A ve Search S Favorites
20. the second device or copying your desktop onto the second device Copying the Desktop For GeForce 4 Series or later When the second video output device TV or monitor is connected 1 Openthe 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 accept and exit the setup screen MSI MS StarForce GeForce4 MX 460 NVIDIA GeForce Mm aura E General Adapter Monitor Performance Color Management aA GeForce4 Me 460 nviews a Stereo Properties riview allows you to connect two separate output devices analog display digital display or TW to a single graphics board niew Modes Standard nview disabled Click here i You can configure a display device by clicking on the appropriate monitor image below Display niew Display 1 Analog Display First IY Make this the primary display O Disable auto panning on secondar device viewport lack Detect Displays Device Settings gt gt Example Page 4 14 Software Installation Extending the Des ktop For GeForce 4 Series or later When the second video output device TV or monitor is connected 1 Open the Display Properties window 2 Under the Settings tab right click the second device icon on the main screen and choose Enabled in the pop up menu 3 Click the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monito
21. A Media R te E Address E C Program Files MSI Live Update 2 MSI htm gt Go Links gt MST Link to the Future Visit MSI Website JEnglish gt MSI Live VGA Driver Version 3 33 000 DS Live BIOS Live Driver VGA Card Information Live vca BIOS VGA Card Manufacturer MSI O Live VGA Driver VGA Card Model Name MS 8884 Fl LA VGA Card BIOS Vendor NVIDIA Live Utility ae VGA Card BIOS Version 4 25 00 32 13 VGA Card Driver Version 3000 Contact us 000 gt Connect to MSI Uve Update Series Server 2 C ck he re Live Update Series 2 E Done Unknown Zone Mixed MSI Live Update 2 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 com pare 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 The results are displayed as shown below Zi Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsot Internet Explorer I File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help Qa O x a search Se Favorites A media Ol Ri gt Address fe C Program Files MSTiLive Update 2 MSI htm x Doo Links w MSI Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English MSI Live VGA Driver Version 3 33 000 Live Bios Sorry MSI Live VGA Driver found
22. GB sec AGP Bus bandwidth Compatibility nVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture UDA WHOL certified for Windows XP 2000 ME 98SE Supports Super High Resolution Graphics Modes 640x480 8 16 32 bit colors with 150Hz 800x600 8 16 32 bit colors with 150Hz 1024x768 8 16 32 bit colors with 120Hz 1152x864 8 16 32 bit colors with 120Hz 1280x1024 8 16 32 bit colors with 100Hz 1600x1200 8 16 32 bit colors with 85Hz 1920x1200 8 16 32 bit colors with 75Hz 2048x1536 8 16 32 bit colors with 60Hz Hardware Installation Follow the steps below to install the VGA card 1 2 Software Installation for Windows XP To install the driver of the VGA card to your computer running Windows XP please follow the steps below 2 Tip 3 4 automatically please 1 enable the CD ROM drive Auto detect function from Control Panel or 2 find and run the setup exe file Remove the computer case Locate the AGP slot on your mainboard Warning Inserting the VGA card into a wrong slot e g PCI slot will damage your card refer to your mainboard manual for more Information 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 it is fully seated in the slot Secure the card with a bracket screw Install all other cards and devices and connect all the cables and then install the case Connect the monitor Now
23. O m Unknown Zone Mixed Live Update Series 2 Click here to connect to MSI Live Update Server Z Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q ax r x B Search Se Favorites A media O B tos Address fe C Program Files MSI Live Update 2 MSI htm Go Links Le w MISI Link to the Future Visit MSITM Website English 7 x MSI Live Utility Version 3 33 000 O Live BIOS 1 VY Please Select and Click the item to download and update the O Live Driver version online O Live vca BIOS A f MSI PC Alert 4 Update Date 2002 9 12 KAE NORET Item Name MSIPC Alert 4 O Live utility Current Ver Unknown Online Ver 4002 Size 2 02MB Notes Hardware Monitor utility annie MSI i Speeder Item Name MSI i Speeder Current Ver Unknown Online Ver 1 1 Size 750KB Notes Speed up Cable Modems and XDSL Live Update Series 2 si Done CRI jm EJ a Unknown Zone Mixed 5 14 MSI Live Update 2 5 6 How to Use the MSI Live Monitor MSI Live Update 2 comes with a useful utility MSI Live Monitor to help users detecting their system information and searching for the up to date drivers or BIOS online To use MSI Live Monitor follow the instructions shown below Auto Search 1 Click the right button of your mouse on the MSI Life Monitor icon ACE PM 07 33 from the window tray at the lower right co
24. To know the driver version of your VGA card simply click the Start button and then point to Settings Point to the folder that contains Control Panel and then click Control Panel In Control Panel double click Display to open the Display Properties window for more information Please refer to Chapter 3 Software Installa tion for details If you need to update your VGA card s driver please download the latest version for your VGA card from our Web site Usually the driver file is an executable exe file Simply double click the file and follow the on screen instructions to complete the updating procedure Troubleshooting 6 2 Install InterVideo WinDVR Q My monitor displays nothing after the system boots up Your VGA card may not be installed correctly Please check the installation procedure described in Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Make sure that your monitor are connected to the VGA card properly and the power is turned on Q The image is of poor quality the screen image is off centered and the image s shape becomes deformed Your VGA card s driver may not be installed correctly Please re install the driver and restart the computer see instructions in Chap ter 3 Software Installation The Display Properties in your system may not be set up properly Click the Start button and then point to Settings Point to the folder that contains Control Panel and then click Control Panel In Control Panel
25. Web sites to find the desired BIOS or drivers Moreover MSI LIVE UPDATE 2 supports multi lan guage interfaces and be capable of detecting the language of your operation system while install ing this program Users will soon find out that once MSI LIVE UPDATE 2 is installed successfully the language of its interface will be the same as your OS if only the language is supported Chapter 5 5 1 Installing the MSI Live Update 2 with MSI Live Monitor sip MSI reminds you Before installing the MSI Live Update 2 with MSI Live Monitor it is recommended to uninstall other version of MSI Live Update to avoid problems occurred to your system To use this feature you have to install the program first You can download the program from 1 the software pack CDs in the package or 2 the MSI Web site Installing from CDs 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 MSI Live Update 2 Follow the on screen instructions to com plete the installation Installing from the MSI Web site 1 Make connection to the MSI s Web site at htto www msi com tw 2 Select Support Live Update 2 on the upper of the MSI s homepage to enter the setup page 3 Click the FF InstallShield Wizard button to have the program of MSI Live Update with MSI Live monitor downloaded and installed on your system automatically or click here manual to download and
26. a GeForce4 MX ms 460 200 600 16 bits color per pixel VGA Information Manufactor NVIDIA Bus type AGP BIOS Version 417 00 24 12 Memory 64 ME Memory Type DDR SDRAM Status AGF Infomation W Bus Master AGP Revision Mo 2 0 lf Memory Acce pw AGP Traffic go W 1 0 Acces Enable Dos fw EE MHz I SBAEnable jx Driver Infomation Display Driver nvdisp dry Version 413 01 2720 Mini DD rv mini vd Version 413 01 2720 Example Page 4 9 Chapter 4 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 to adjust the value and then click Apply You can also click Auto Adjust and the proper memory clock will be set for your VGA card automatically Display Properties Themes Desktop Fe Screen Saver Appearance i MSI linfamiatica ai MSI Clock Settings Memory Clock Auto Adjust m i Default 554 MHz Gall Core Clock I Pree eee eee eee TI III eter eter eee eee eee eee III Default 275 MHz Apply Example Page MSI reminds you WARNING Overclocking may cause the display to be abnormal It is recommended to use the Default settings for the most stable performance 4 10 Software Installation 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 HSI MS StarFor
27. agement EJ Color Correction E Stereo Properties i Digital vibrance Off Active color channel hea All channels Brightness Contrast Automatically apply these settings at startup Custom color settings Save s Delete Restore Hardware Default Example Page 4 21 Chapter 4 Screen Adjustment This tab allows you to 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 4 DOWN ARROW and RIGHT ARROW P keys to configure the position of the image Output Device Settings a Ed Screen Adjustment Display Timing Centering Move the mouse over the monitor image below Drag the desktop to the desired position while holding down the primary mouse button Use the positioning buttons below for fine adjustments momentarily blank during adjustment Hote h On certain monitors the screen may 4 b Default OF Cancel Apply Example Page 4 22 Software Installation NOTE Chapter 4 NOTE MSI LIVE UPDATE 2 MSI LIVE UPDATE 2 a useful utility for you to up grade your MSI mainboard and VGA card Because of this powerful capacity of this utility you are al lowed to easily download and automatically up grade the BIOS and the up to date drivers on line without spending extra time on searching
28. ase refer to the TV s and video devices manuals for more information DVD VCD TV_Out player Connector S amp C Cg TV Out Video_In 1 to 4 connector C Digital camera Projector Chapter 3 NOTE 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This chapter describes how to install MSI VGA card software for Windows XP 98 Me 2000 or NT including the driver and useful utilities Chapter 4 4 1 Installing the VGA Card Driver 4 1 1 The Driver for Windows 98 ME To install the driver for the VGA card to your computer running Windows 98 ME please follow the steps below 1 Turn on the computer 2 Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive The Autorun program will start the Setup program and show the setup screen as follows Utility WebSite Manual ANJI Link to the Futur to the Future nVIDIA Capture Drivers Microsoft DirectX usi MSI reminds you If on your computer the Autorun program does not run automatically please 1 enable the CD ROM drive s auto detect function from Control Panel or 2 find and run the setup exe manually from the CD ROM The figures in this section are based on the tested platform and for reference only the actual displays and information such as settings driver s version etc on your system may be different Software Installation 3 Click nVIDIA VGA Drivers Follow the on screen in
29. ase select the items that you want to do on the left column of the main page Click here Contact us Note in orderto operate this application properly please note the following suggests Set the IE security setting Download signed ActiveX controls to Enable or Prompt System default is Prompt Disable WebTrap of PC cillin R or any web based anti virus application when executing MSI Live Update 2mm Update Microsoft Windows Installer Live Update Series 2 pi Done aI fe ry Unknown Zone Mixed If you need any technical support it is strongly recommended to describe the problem of any kind specifically in the mail sending to MSI and attach your system information which will be detected and generated by MSI Live Update 2 if Append System Information is checked Z Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer a 8 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ae Q ax a 7 x B A po Search Se Favorites A media O B Address a C Program Files MST Live Update 2 MSI htm Go Links gt MSI Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English bi gt Additional Information Please provide any additional information Live BIOS a CN t bans CS Live Driver aver D Live VGA BIOS D Live VGA Driver O Live utitity Check S this item AF Append System Information pi PSICOSI srs tem Information eee Heer RARA MSI_Info OS Version W98SE
30. ations in its specification For example you have to play the DVDs coded Region 3 in Taiwan Please contact your vendor for DVDs compatible with the region code of your DVD drive Q My VGA card has a video output connector connected to the TV but I still saw nothing on TV Why This function is disabled by default Please enable it by clicking Clone in the TwinView tab under Display Properties Check the connection between the video device and your computer carefully Chapter 6 NOTE Installing MST Live Update 2 MST Live Update 2 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 MST Live Update 2 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 2 on the upper part of the MSI s homepage to enter the setup page 3 Click the AEA InstallShield Wizard button to have the program of MSI Live Update 2 with MSI Live monitor downloaded and installed on your sy
31. can restore the original BIOS or you can try to update the BIOS using the flash utility again isp MSI reminds you Warning It is very dangerous to perform the proce dure under such condition To ensure your safety and prevent electric shocks and damages please Do NOT touch any component in the computer 5 If the updating procedure still failed repeat Step 3 and 4 If the updating procedure is successful that means the BIOS data is writ ten onto the chip successfully 6 Replace the case and restart the computer visi MSI reminds you To update the BIOS you must use the special flash utility MSI Live Update Series provided by MSI only which can fully support the Twin BIOS technology If the third party s utility is used in the updating procedure it will erase the data in BIOS Il If you always encounter problems while updating the BIOS and driver check if the mainboard s chipset driver was properly installed Please install the chipset driver from your mainboard vendor first and try again 9 25 Chapter 5 NOTE 6 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING provides you the general methods to solve problems that might happen to your system or VGA card Chapter 6 6 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 know the driver version of my VGA card How do update it
32. ce GeForce4 MX 460 NVIDIA GeForced Mx 4 0 e General Adapter Monitor Performance Color Management a Color Correction a Stereo Properties GeForced Me 460 ES Device Selection Display Adapter Information Graphics Processor GeForce4 MX 460 Bus Type AGP BIOS Version 417 00 24 12 i HVIDIA On Board Memon 64 ME IRO 5 graphics TY Codec Type Philips 7108 System Information System Processor Intel Pentiumfr Ul with SSE Total Physical Memory 130 508 KB Free Physical Memory 32 400 KB Driver version Information Filename Description Version nydisp dr Display driwer 4 13 01 2720 nvddaz dll DirectDraw driver 4 13 01 2720 rwopeng dii OpenGL installable chent driwer 4 13 01 2720 nyeoe wed Resource Manager kernel 413 01 2720 rvarch16 dii Resource Manager TE bit clienti 4 13 01 2720 H NVIDIA on the Internet gt gt Example Page Click here Click Additional Properties to access further settings on Direct3D and OpenGL Direct3D Settings This tab allows you to adjust the values of Performance and Compat ibility Options Mipmapping and PCI Texture Memory Size for your 3D games 4 11 Chapter 4 Performance and Compatibility Options This option contains many items that allow you to set up the options influenc ing the performance and compatibility in your 3D games Mipmapping This option allows you to set up the mipmapping level for a higher perform ance or better
33. d in this chapter Check on Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION for the specification of the VGA card you purchased if you have any problem finding the proper func tion description for your card Chapter 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION describes how to install MSI VGA card software for Windows XP 98 Me 2000 or NT including the driver and useful utilities Chapter 5 MSI LIVE UPDATE 2 a useful utility for you to upgrade your MSI mainboard and VGA card Because of this powerful capacity of this utility you are allowed to easily download and automatically upgrade the BIOS and the up to date drivers on line without spending extra time on searching Web sites to find the desired BIOS or drivers Chapter 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING provides you the general methods to solve problems that might happen to your system or VGA card 1 2 Getting Started 1 2 Conventions of this Guide Read the conventions of this guide and it will give you an idea about how this guide is designed and how this guide should be used The product name G4Ti4200 p of the VGA card oc mm The layout of the VGA card 21 0 Q o I ik The package con tents of this VGA card nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 GPU 128MB DDR RAM VGA Flash BIOS AGP Interface Fan connector DVI I connector Tv_Out Connector S
34. double click Display to set the optimized values Try to adjust your monitor s control settings such as Brightness Contrast and so on Please refer to your monitor manual for more information Q How do change the resolution settings on my computer Click the Start button and then point to Settings Point to the folder that contains Control Panel and then click Control Panel In Control Panel double click Display to open the Display Proper ties window Under the Settings tab move the slider to a proper resolution value and then click to select a different color setting on the drop down menu 16 bit high color is recommended for most applications When these changes are done click OK to apply the new settings The screen will go black for a while and then come back with the new size You will be asked to confirm the changes click Yes in the new Display Properties dialog box Chapter 6 Q How do I know if my VGA card is running under AGP 4x mode If not how can use AGP 4x mode First of all make sure that your mainboard supports AGP 4x mode Refer to your mainboard documentation for relative information Secondly check the BIOS setting for the AGP mode if any please see your mainboard documentation Finally install the proper driver for your VGA card If the driver is installed correctly click the Start button and then point to Settings Point to the folder that contains Control Panel In Control Panel do
35. e image to a TV or video device Simply plug one end of the S_Video cable into the TV_Out connector on the VGA card and the other end to the video input connector on your TV or video device Some TVs and video devices may support such kind of input connector For the correct connection please refer to the TVs and video devices manuals for more information TV_Out Connector S Hardware Installation 3 6 Video_In Connector C The VGA card provides a Video _In connector for video in function which allows you to input the image from video devices Simply plug one end of the RCA cable into the Video_In connector on the VGA card and 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 DVD VCD Connector C player Digital camera 3 7 Video_In Connector S The VGA card provides a Video_In connector for video in function which al lows you to input the image from video devices Simply plug one end of the S_Video cable into the Video_In connector on the VGA card and the other end to the video output connector on your video devices Some video devices may support such kind of output connector For the correct connection please refer to the video devices manuals for more information DVD VCD Video_In Connector S Chapter 3 3 8 TV_O
36. erformance and compatibility in your OpenGL application Default Color Depth for Textures This option allows you to choose the default color depth for texture Additional GeForce4 MX 460 Properties l 2 x 3D Antialiasing Settings Direct3D Settings OpenGL Settings Overlay Controls Desktop Utilities C E Performance and Compatibility Options Ed Enable buffer region extension Allow the dual planes extension to use local video memory _ Use fast linear mipmap linear filtering v Default color depth for textures Use desktop color depth Buffer flipping mode Auto select 7 Vertical sync fon by default Anisotropic Filtering Disabled v Use up to 5 4 MB of system memory for textures in PCI mode Custom OpenGL settings v Save As Restore Defaults Cancel Example Page Buffer Flipping Mode When running the OpenGL application under the Full Screen mode turning on the page flipping function may significantly increase the performance Vertical Sync This option allows you to choose the type of vertical sync Full Scene Antialiasing Method This option allows you to choose the method of full scene antialiasing 4 13 Chapter 4 nView For GeForce 4 Series or later If your VGA card is equipped with a TV Out connector you can use a second output device for example a TV or a computer monitor as a part of your operating desktop extending your desktop to
37. ference MSI Live Monitor provides a scheduling function for searching for the latest BIOS Dirvers on line automatically in a set period or condition 1 Click the right button of your mouse on the MSI Live Monitor icon ACE PM 07 33 from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 Select Preference from the MSI Live Monitor menu Auto Search View Last Result Select Preference FAQ Exit 3 Select Auto Search Setting page by clicking Auto Search Setting on the left hand side ep Link to the Future TO CS Auto Search F Setti Live YGA BIOS a TO SEENE Live VGA Driver Live Utility 5 MSI Live Monitor Preference Click here Check this item to apply the Auto Search Frequency setting to all Sub items under Auto Seach Setting nfiguration About and Support Frequency Day of Week Sunday Day of Month fi El fiz v Howr 00 4 Min Time LAN Setting Set your Auto Search Frequency here 5 19 Chapter 5 4 Users are allowed to set some configuration for MSI Live Monitor if desried Select Configuration page by clicking Configuration on the left hand side 5 MSI Live Monitor Preference o x gt Link to the Future Live Update Se Live BIOS Live Driver Live YGA BIOS POTE Live VGA Driver Search for all available versions Ve rsion Fi Iter Search for new different versions on
38. he right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners gt Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation gt PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation gt Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation gt Open GL DirectX DirectDraw Direct3D DirectVideo DirectActiveX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc nVIDIA nfiniteFX is a registered trademark of nVIDIA Corporation vvv v 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 copy right protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless other wise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disas sembly is prohibited Revision History Revision Date V 1 0 September 2002 V2 0 October 2002 w e Important Safety Precautions Always read and follow these basic safety precautions carefully w
39. hen handling any piece of electronic component 1 Keep this User s Manual for future reference 2 Keep this equipment away from humidity 3 Lay this equipment on a stable flat surface before setting it up 4 The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence they protect the equipment from overheating 5 Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet 6 Place the power cord in a way that people are unlikely to step on it Do not place anything on the power cord 7 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module 8 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 9 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage the equipment or cause an electrical shock 10 If any of the following situations arise get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment Q The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not functioned properly or in accordance with the User s Guide The equipment was dropped and damaged The equipment has obvious signs of breakage 11 DO NOT LEAVE THE EQUIPMENT IN AN UNCONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT WITH A STORAGE TEMPERATURE OF 60 C 140 F OR ABOVE IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT ooo CONTENTS Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 1 Howto Use this Guide i 1 2 1 2 Conventions of thi
40. iSign Commercial Software Publishers CA Caution InstallShield Software Corporation asserts that this content is safe You should only install view this content if you trust InstallShield Software Corporation to make that assertion TT Always trust content from InstallShield Software Corporation Yes No More Info Chapter 5 5 4 Live VGA BIOS Update 1 To update the MSI Live VGA BIOS click Live VGA BIOS on the left of the main page x Live BIOS Live Driver DISSIRE 2 Live VGA Driver _ Live Utility g si Gi E BRR i Live Update Series 2 2 If your VGA card does not support the Live VGA BIOS function you will receive a warning message on the screen Warning Your Display Card does not support MSI Live Update 2 function Note MSI Live Update 2 support the Display Card of MSI only 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 the main page with everything unchanged 5 8 5 MSI Live Update 2 Z Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Qe i x a A JO Search Se Favorites A media Ol B fe Address je C Program Files MSI Live Update 2 MSI htm gt Go Links gt
41. igned on 1 12 2000 9 13 AM and distributed by InstallShield Software Corporation Publisher authenticity verified by VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA Caution InstallShield Software Corporation asserts that this content is safe You should only install view this content if you trust InstallShield Software Corporation to make that assertion I Always trust content from InstallShield Software Corporation Yes No More Info 5 13 Chapter 5 5 5 Live Utility Live Utility is a tool that helps users to get the correct system information and generate a list that contents various compatible links of MSI s softwares in accordance with the system information been detected File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q x 2 A search Se Favorites GA media AASE Address le C Program Files MSI Live Update 2 MSI htm Doo Links gt MST Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English H O System Information al Pen Mainboard Manufacturer MSI aa Mainboard Model Name MS 6590 O Live Driver Mainboard BIOS Vendor AMIBIOS O Live VGA BIOS Mainboard BIOS Version 1 00 a ye VGA Card Manufacturer MSI Live VGA Driver VGA Card Model Name MS 8884 O tie viii VGA Card BIOS Vendor NVIDIA Click here first VGA Card BIOS Version 4 25 00 32 13 ES VGA Card Driver Version 3000 Connect to MSI 000 live Update Series ener 2
42. image effects Additional GeForce4 MX 460 Properties AES OpenGL Settings Overlay Controls Desktop Utilities 3D Antialiasing Settings Direct3D Settings Performance and Compatibility Options TJ Enable fog table emulation _ Display logo when running Direct3D applications Mipmapping Mipmap detail level Best image quality PCI Texture Memory Size Use up to fi 5 MB of system memory for textures in PCI mode Custom Direct3D settings x Save As Delete nta More Direct3D Restore Defaults Cancel Example Page PCI Texture Memory Size This option allows you to adjust the size of the PCI texture memory For some applications using the Direct3D technology typing 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 hardware texture for texel Move the slider to adjust the value which will change the texel origin between the upper left corner and the center position 4 12 Software Installation 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 influenc ing the p
43. l x Please wait while the InstallShield Setup wizard downloads the files required to install Ms8870 100 This may take several minutes Downloading the files that setup requires Download progress E Bytes received 32KB of 87KB Installshield lt Back Finish i Downloading 5 11 Chapter 5 5 12 4 Link to the Future Click Next to continue Link to the Fuitioe 1 My Documents 2 Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 Untitled Notepad It is recommended to close all programs before updating new VGA BIOS by click Close all listed programs and then click Next to continue MSI Live Update 2 WebSetup x M S I Please click Start to start flashing BIOS Link to the Future Information Update MS 8870 BIOS version 1 20 Note System will restart after flashing completely Note VGA will go BLANK for about 10 seconds during software EEPROM erase ed To start flashing BIOS click Start lt Back Cancel Click Start to start flashing VGA BIOS MSI reminds you 1 Always click Yes in the Internet Explorer dialog box below Internet Explorer gt x Some software ActiveX controls on this page might be unsafe It is recommended that you not run it Do you want to allow it to run Security Warning Do you want to install and run InstallFromT he Wweb Client s
44. ly Click here Q Start Up Funcion MSI News 7 Enable MSI News MSI News Color Main Window C JF sub Window C TF Color Selections LAN Setting 5 Select About the Support page by clicking About the Support on the left hand side In About the Support page users will be able to learn the version of your MSI Live Monitor 5 MSI Live Monitor Preference xi a Link to the Future Live Update e eeeeeNoOTYooT Auto Search Setting About and Support Live BIOS Live Driver About MSI Live Monitor Live VGA BIOS Live YGA Driver Live Utility iis Configuration CIS MSI Live Monitor version 3 33 00 Click here q Penam Smo Visit MSI Website http msi com ta Contact Support support msi com tw Copyright C by Micro Star Intemational Co Ltd All Rights Reserved R LAN Setting 5 20 MSI Live Update 2 FAQ MSI Live Monitor provides a database which contents various possible ques tions about MSI s products for users to inquire 1 Click the right button of your mouse on the MSI Live Monitor icon MEL PM 07 33 from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 Select FAQ from the MSI Live Monitor menu Auto Search View Last Result P Preference Px Exit Select FAQ 3 To find the answers of your questions in MSI FAQ database you may select a particular category which is
45. n O Live vea Bios VGA Card Manufacturer MSI O tive voa Driver VGA Card Model Name MS 8884 O MRO VGA Card BIOS Vendor NVIDIA ive a VGA Card BIOS Version 4 25 00 32 13 B VGA Card Driver Version 3000 Contact us 000 2 Connect to MSI Uve Update Series Server 2 Live Update Series 2 Done Unknown Zone Mixed Chapter 5 5 10 6 T Click the graph button at the bottom to connect to the MSI Live Update Series Server 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 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q ex x E A JO search Se Favorites A media do Address e C Program Files MSI Live Update 2 MSI htm x Go Links gt MST Link to the Future Visit MSI Website English x gt gt MSI Live VGA BIOS Version 3 33 000 O Live BIOS a a e MSI Live VGA BIOS found No Available Version from MSI D Live Driver Server O Live vea Bios Check Supported BIOS List e Live VGA Driver O Live utility Contact us Live Update Series 2 Done al EJ a Unknown Zone Mixed Supported VGA BIOS not found 4 Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q x 2 FN PO search 5 Favorites Media Rca Address je C Program Files MSI Live Update 2 MSI htm z Go Links MST Link
46. ogram This program will install NVIDIA WDM Drivers on your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Next gt Cancel 4 After finishing the installation restart the computer as instructed 4 5 Chapter 4 4 3 Installing Optional Software After restarting the computer you can install the optional software from the CD ROM provided such as Microsoft DirectX 8 0 Adobe Acrobat Reader and MSI 3D Turbo Experience Simply click to select the button and follow the 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 setup screen 3 Click the software s button that you want to install then follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 4 4 Browsing the Web Since our products are under continual improvement there may be a later version of the driver and BIOS for your purchase We encourage you to visit our website at http www msi com
47. on Search Mainboard Driver Version GI Search VGA Card BIOS Version I Search VGA Card Driver Version Click Finish lolx Searching Result d Live Live BIOS Live D heen erst BIOS MSI Live Monitor Search Results Search Time Mon Sep 16 2002 16 05 35 MSI Live Monitor found 1 BIOS for your Mainboard ow MSI Live Monitor found 3 Drivers for your Mainboard MSI Live Monitor found 1 VGA BIOS for your VGA Card el MSI Live Monitor found 2 VGA Drivers for your YGA Card le MSI Live Monitor found 8 MSI Utilities for you a Best View with 800x600 screen and IE 5 0 Click the Live VGA BIOS Live VGA Driver Tag or clilck the listed items on the page to browse the searched Up to date VGA BIOS Drivers founded by MSI Live Monitor 5 16 MSI Live Update 2 4 Click on the item that you would like to download 5 MSI Live Monitor Search Result lol xi Live Live BIOS Live Driver UWE NGA He VGA BIOS MSI Live Monitor Search Results Search Time Mon Sep 16 2002 16 05 35 te MSI Live Monitor found 1 BIOS for your Mainboard ws MSI Live Monitor found 3 Drivers for your Mainboard 35 MSI Live Monitor found 1 VGA BIOS for your VGA Card ws MSI Live Monitor found 2 VGA Drivers for your VGA Card tes MSI Live Monitor found 8 MSI Utilities for you
48. other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor refer to your monitor manual for more information LCD Monitor Pin Signal Assignment 1_ T M D S Data2 4 T MD S Data4 C1 Analog Red C4 Analog Horizontal Sync C2 Analog Green C5 Analog Ground analog C3 Analog Blue R G amp B return T M D S Technology The graphics data sent to the digital monitor use Transition Minimized Differential Signaling T M D S technology TMDS uses an encoding algorithm to 8 bits of data into a 10 bit transition minimixed DC balanced character which are transition minimized to reduce EMI with copper cables and DC balanced for transmission over fiber optic cables The TMDS algorithm also provides robust clock recovery for greater skew tolerance with longer cables or low cost short cables 3 5 Chapter 3 3 4 TV_Out Connector C The VGA card provides a TV_Out connector for video out function which al lows you to output the image to a TV or video device Simply plug one end of the RCA cable into the TV_Out connector on the VGA card and the other end to the 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 TVs and video devices manuals for more information TV_Out Connector C 3 5 TV_Out Connector S The VGA card provides a TV_Out connector for video out function which al lows you to output th
49. r check box as the default value 4 Click Apply to enable the function or OK to accept and exit the setup screen Display Properties Edl Ea Background Screen Saver Appearance Effects Web MSI Information MSI Clock Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors 2 v Enabled Identify Properties Display 2 Default Monitor on MSI MS StarForce MX Series Nvidia GeForce2 h Colors High Color 16 bit i nm i HE 640 by 480 pixels 3 MW Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Advanced NY 4 Example Page MSI reminds you 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 com pletely or intermittently when using more than one monitor please disable the function 4 15 Chapter 4 Setting the nView For GeForce 4 Series or later 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 Acta Derkiop F Arrange lconz F Line Up logre Agfa Undo Ranama Ctil4 Click here Proparim Example Page 2 Click the nView Settings to open the setting window
50. rea and choose Properties in the pop up menu The Display Properties window below will show on your screen Display Properties Background al Screen Saver Appearance Effects web ES MSI Information E Msi Clock Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors Display n Philips 1706 on MSI MS StarForce GeForced MX 460 NVIDIA GeFr a Screen area Color 16 bit Less More 500 ae 600 pixels i Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor _ Advanced Msi MSI reminds you The figures in this section are for reference only The actual information on the Display Properties window may vary in operating systems Software Installation In this section we list the most important information on how to configure these specific options of the VGA card Display Settings Open the Display Properties window as instructed earlier and click the Set tings tab and then you will see the figure as shown in p 3 7 This screen shows information of the display adapter colors range of display area and refresh rate 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 mode and so on Display Properties x B 2 x Background Screen Saver Appearance Effects web MSI Information ES Msi Clock Settings M5 StarForce GeForce4 Me 460 Series Nvidi
51. rner of the screen 2 Select Auto Search from the MSI Life Monitor menu Select the de sired searching process from the Auto Search list and then click Next button Select Auto Search Auto Search kal View Last Result E x Link to the Futur Live Update I GI Search Mainboard BIOS Version v GI Search Mainboard Driver Version v GI Search VGA Card BIOS Version v GI Search VGA Card Driver Version VIA Search MSI Utilities Version Auto Search list To start searching versions click Next Click Next Chapter 5 3 Once you click Next button the system will start searching your sys tem information 5 MSI Live Monitor Auto Search Version E Link to the Future Searching MST eee Link to the Future Process Download Live BIOS Check List amp Download Live Driver Check List amp Download Live VGA BIOS Check List amp Download Live Utility Check List 3 Search Mainboard BIOS Version P Search Mainboard Driver Version GI Search VGA Card BIOS Version I Search VGA Card Driver Version Status Downloaded 8 33 KB of 23 8 KB Searching please wait ES MSI Live Monitor A Version Link to the Future Live Update MST Link to the Future Process F Download Live BIOS Check List amp Download Live Driver Check List amp Download Live VGA BIOS Check List amp Download Live Utility Check List H Search Mainboard BIOS Versi
52. s Guide ececececececececeeaeacaecereceeeceeaens 1 3 Chapter 2 Introduction 2 1 System Requirements 2 2 22 The G4 TIGNES etnia 2 3 2 9 The G4 MX SerieS nenin aa a a hee oe 2 39 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation osl Card iinsialialioniss absidale 3 2 3 2 VGA Connector DB 15 PiN 3 4 3 3 Digital Panel Connector DVI I ceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaas 3 5 3 4 TV_Out Connector C 3 6 3 07 PV OUr COMMECIOR S prada to 3 6 3 6 Video In Connector C asics eee iaia 3 7 3 7 Video In COnMeCiOr S Leila 3 7 3 8 TV_Out Connector S amp CC 3 8 3 9 TV_Out Video_In Connector S amp C ce eeceeeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeens 3 9 Chapter 4 Software Installation 4 1 Installing the VGA Card Drivers 4 2 4 2 Installing nVIDIA Capture Driver 4 5 4 3 Installing Optional Software 4 6 4 4 Browsing ihe WeDi i lilla ear 4 6 4 59 More Infiormatioh s ose area 4 7 4 6 Display AGJUSIMENE serrara 4 8 Chapter 5 MSI Live Update 2 5 1 Installing the MSI Live Update 2 with MSI Live Monitor 5 2 5 2 Using the MSI Live Update 2 ccceeeccseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeseesees 5 3 5 3 Live VGA Driver WU OG ale circ sates ats elia iaia 5 4 5 4 kive VGA BIOS Update ict a E 5 8 20 IVS WHINY esc tise coool a eae ite acbneedh ap eatGaneteesuetesaeads 5 14 5 6 How to Use the MSI Live Monitor 5 15 Ot COM
53. se contact your local dealer as soon as possible Also keep the box and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future Your VGA card package should contain the following items TV Out Video_In 1 t0 4 connector Z DVI H VGA Software gt E adapter Pack CDs User s Manual 2 INTRODUCTION 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 Card Installation 3 2 VGA Connector DB 15 Pin 3 3 Digital Panel Connector DVI I 3 9 TV_Out Video_In Connector S amp C 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 5 MSI LIVE UPDATE 2 5 1 Installing MSI Live Update 2 with MSI Live Monitor 5 2 Using the MSI Live Update 2 5 3 Live VGA Drive Update 5 4 Live VGA BIOS Update 5 5 Live Utility 5 6 How to Use the MSI Live Monitor 5 7 Contact Us 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 2 41 HARDWARE INSTALLATION This chapter tells you how to install your VGA card into your computer correctly and the function of each connector on the VGA card Note that your VGA card may not cover all functions mentioned in this chapter Check on Chapter 2 INTRODUC TION for the specification of the VGA card you pur chased if you have any problem finding the proper function description for your card Chapter 3 3 1 Card Installation To install the VGA card to your computer please follow the steps below 3 1 1 Installation on new system 1 Removethe computer case 2 Locate the AGP slot on your mainboard Fusi MSI reminds you Inserting your VGA card in
54. stem automatically or click here manual to download and install the program manually 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation E Welcome to MSI Live Update 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 7 gt ko gt Tn x Gi we 2 Search se Favorites a Media 3 s Address C Program Files MST Live Update 2 MSI htm MSI Link to the Future Visit MSITM website English gt a Micro Star International msi gt i TM iena Live Update 2 Live Driver MSI Live Update 2 is a useful and powerful application for you to download and update the BIOS and the Device Drivers automatically Live VGA BIOS Live VGA Driver You do not have to spend much time in searching the whole website to find the BIOS or drivers you want With MSI Live Update 27M you can complete it in several simple Live Utility steps ie Please select the items that you want to do on the left column of the main page Note In order to operate this application property please note the following suggests Set the IE security setting Download signed ActiveX controls to Enable or Prompt System default is Prompt Disable WebTrap of PC olllin R or any web based anti virus application when exeouting M Update 27M Update Microsoft Windonms Installer Live Update Series 2 X E Done Unknown Zone Mixed The page ofthe MST Live Update 2 Using MSI Live VGA Dri
55. structions to com plete the installation Install Drivers for Windows x Do you want to continue this setup If you choose to continue please wait for system to REBOOT OK Cancel 4 After finishing the installation restart the computer as instructed 4 1 2 The Driver for Windows XP 2000 NT i Msi MSI reminds you For Windows NT 4 0 users Service Pack 3 or later ver sion must be installed before installing the driver To install the driver for the VGA card to your computer running Windows 2000 XP NT please follow the steps below 1 Turn on the computer 2 Insert the CD ROM provided into the CD ROM drive The Autorun pro gram will start the Setup program and show the setup screen as shown below w up Drivers Utility WebSite Manual MSI Link ere gere nVIDIA Capture Drivers Microsoft DirectX 43 Chapter 4 MSI reminds you If on your computer the Autorun program does not ex ecute automatically please 1 enable the CD ROM drive 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 com plete the installation Install Drivers for Windows x Do you want to continue this setup If you choose to continue please wait for system to REBOOT OK Cancel MSI reminds you Msi Under Windo
56. ter system needs to meet the following requirements Computer Intel Pentium processor Inte Celeron or Pentium II III 4 processor or compatible system Slot AGP slot Monitor VGA Support minimum 640x480 resolution Operating System Windows 98 ME Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 CD ROM drive Double Speed or Higher Card Features Feature nView multi display technology Multiple configurations of CRTs and digital flat panels nVIDIA Lightspeed Memory Architecture LMA II technology 128 bit DDR Z occlusion culling and Fast Z clear Accuview Antialiasing high resolution antialiasing Accuview Antialiasing technology Dedicated multisample Accuview hardware Integrated hardware transform and lighting engines 256 bit graphics engine 4 texture mapped filtered lit texels per clock cycle 32 bit color Z stencil buffering Cube environment mapping DirectX and S3 texture compression Support for AGP 8X nVIDIA Shading Rasterizer NSR High performance 256 bit 2D rendering engine nVIDIA video processing engine VPE Integrated TV encoder at 1024x768 resolution Integrated full hardware MPEG 2 decoder Hardware color space conversion YUV 4 2 2 and 4 2 0 Operating Systems Windows XP 2000 ME 98SE API support Complete DirectX DirectX 8 1 and OpenGL 1 3 support Performance 1 billion texels sec fill rate 34 million triangles sec fill rate 8 0 GB sec memory bandwidth 2 1
57. to a wrong type of 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 Slightly 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 replace the case 6 Connect the monitor Now you are ready to install the software on your computer VGA card The appearance may be different by different models Bracket screw lt gt AGP slot el TAQ Q Q i ES ainpoar ss SOBIPISS BESS 3338 Q ESS SSSI SESE 3 2 Hardware Installation 3 1 2 Installation on system with existing VGA card To replace the existing VGA card to your computer please follow the steps below 1 If your operating environment is Windows NT system switch your display driver to standard VGA first refer to Windows NT documenta tion for more information If you are using Windows 98 ME 2000 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 slot on your mainboard Msi MSI reminds you Inserting your VGA card into a wrong type of slot e g PCI slot will damage your card refer to your mainboard manual for more information
58. to the Future Visit MSI Website English MSI Live VGA BIOS Version 3 33 000 N A ___ lt r_zt sc i MS 8870 G4Ti4200 TD64 O Live Driver Please Select and Click the button on the right to download and Live VGA BIOS update the version online O Live VGA Driver Pian Search Results _ Live Utility Item Name MS 8870 Update gt Current Ver 4 25 00 32 13 Online Ver 4 25 00 29 10 Size 88KB Contact us Live Update Series 2 Done amp f Unknown Zone Mixed Supported VGA BIOS found MSI Live Update 2 8 If ithas 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 MSI reminds you Your monitor may go BLANK while the software EEPROM has being erased Please wait for a while before you proceed to the next step 9 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the updating procedure wi Ms8870 100 InstallShield Wizard ma ial x Please enter the folder where you want to save the installation files If the folder doesn t exist you will be prompted to create it Setup files folder C Program Files Setup Files Ms8870 100 Browse Installshield lt Back Install Cancel Select a folder to save the BIOS file i Ms8870v100 InstallShield Wizard io
59. tw to get the latest news In addition we post lots of useful websites on the World Wide Web for you Simply click to select the linkage and browse the website as you usually do 1 Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive and start the Setup program 2 Choose the WebSite tab on the setup screen 3 Click the corresponding button to launch your browser and access the website MSI reminds you To surf these websites you have to make connection to the Internet first 4 6 Software Installation 4 5 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 3 Choose the Manual tab on the setup screen 4 Click the corresponding button to get more information Chapter 4 4 6 Display Adjustment 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 and then point to Settings Point to the folder that contains Control Panel and then click Control Panel In Control Panel double click the Display icon Also you may simply right click the blank Windows desktop a
60. uble click Display to set the values For example when you installed the dedicated 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 in Chap ter 3 Software Installation Q My monitor display becomes abnormal after the system running for minutes blank screen color blocks flicking or overlapping screen image Check the memory clock and core clock under Display Properties If the values are set too high exceeding the recommended spec please try the default values Keep your monitor away from magnetic objects such as speakers without antimagnetic design or mobile phones The magnet and electromagnetic wave will influence and damage your monitor If the problem happens continuously please contact your local dealer for further service 64 Troubleshooting Q The DVD playback is of poor quality skipping frames color blocks and so on Why Change the refresh rate color and 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 docu mentation for more information Q have problems playing some DVDs with my system Why First of all make sure that the DVD is inserted into your DVD drive properly Secondly the DVD has region code limit
61. up to 1024x768 Integrated TMDS transmitter for Digital Visual Interface support with scaling and filtering for flat panels up to 1600x1200 DVD and HDTV ready MPEG 2 decoding up to 1920x1080i ATSC format MPEG 2 hardware decode including Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform and Motion Compensation patibility 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 Up to 8 8 GB second memory bandwidth Up to 2 1 GB second AGP bus bandwidth Supports 128 bit DDR 64 bit DDR and 32 bit DDR SDRAM Supports Super High Resolution Graphics Modes p 640x480 8 16 32 bit colors with 150Hz 800x600 8 16 32 bit colors with 150Hz 1024x768 8 16 32 bit colors with 120Hz 1152x864 8 16 32 bit colors with 120Hz 1280x1024 8 16 32 bit colors with 100Hz 1600x1200 8 16 32 bit colors with 85Hz 1920x1200 8 16 32 bit colors with 75Hz 2048x1536 8 16 32 bit colors with 60Hz MSI reminds you The Display Modes listed above are for your reference the actual settings may be different on your system because of using different monitors Note that nView of lower VGA connector or TV out connector is not available in version 1 00 Please use upper VGA connector or TV out connector for nView 2 40 Introduction Package Contents Unpack the package and inspect all the items carefully If any item con tained is damaged or missing plea
62. usensoasensenassnseaeenes IV Enable child window spanning across monitors IV Show full desktop maximize button on title bar You can assign the I Enable application position memory monitor in which the r Dialog Box Control d ialog boxes will V Enable dialog box repositioning S h ow Show dialog boxes on monitor 2 ow dialog boxes at cursor Show dialog boxes on application s monitor JV Extend application system menus with niew options r User Interface Control Cancel Apply Example Page Chapter 4 Effects For GeForce 4 Series or later This window provides 3D features for windows and a dynamic zoom window to view your desktop fi nView Desktop Manager Check here You can change the zoom levels 1x 10X with the mouse wheel Click here to launch Zoom Window Example Page Zoom Window For GeForce 4 Series or later 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 Zoom Window You can change Zoom Level the zoom level P_i g from 1x to 10x i My Documents SSS Servic Zoom Window The current Zoom Level Zoom Refre h Zoom Style setting is 1x tl a N M y G omp te CR noii My Documents My Compute 3D T ug da eesti 2001 My Documents 0 nlin Servic _ oom Sty My Compute 3DITL prio 5001 My Documents EV cul Servic Zoom Window
63. ut Connector S amp C The VGA card provides a 9 pin TV_Out connector S amp C for video out func tion which allows you to output the image to a TV or video device This type of connector can be used for either RCA cable or S_Video cable if the attached TV Out 1 to 2 connector is plugged in Simply plug one end of the RCA cable or S_Video cable into the proper connector provided by the TV Out 1 to 2 connector and the other end to the 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 S amp C TV Out 1 to 2 connector 3 8 Hardware Installation 3 9 TV_Out Video_In Connector S amp C The VGA card provides a 9 pin TV_Out Video_In connector S amp C for video out video in function which allows you to output input the image to from a TV or video device This type of connector can be used for either RCA cable or S_Video cable if the attached TV Out Video_In 1 to 4 connector is plugged in Simply plug one end of the RCA cable or S_Video cable into the proper connector provided by the TV Out Video_In 1 to 4 connector and the other end to the video 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 ple
64. ver Update MSI Live VGA Driver Update This service enables you to update the latest VGA driver for your VGA card l To update the MST 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 Server 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 Using MSI Live VGA BIOS Update MSI Live VGA BIOS Update This service enables you to update the latest VGA BIOS for your VGA card I 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
65. ws 98SE ME please follow the steps below 1 Turn on the computer 2 Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive The Autorun program will start the Setup program and show the setup screen as follows tility WebSite Manual MSI Link to the Futub to the Future Mi Browse CD 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 3 Click nVIDIA VGA Drivers Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 4 After finishing the installation restart the computer as instructed
66. ws 2000 the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box as shown below will pop up during the installation Press Yes to continue the installation Digital Signature Not Found Ei The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows MSI GeForce Series nVIDIA GeForce If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation Yes No More Info 4 After finishing the installation restart the computer as instructed 44 Software Installation 4 2 Installing nVIDIA Capture Driver The VGA card provides a video in function that allows you to connect the external video devices for images capture function With this driver installed you can capture the images on your computer through the video input port 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 Fol low the on screen instructions to complete the installation Welcome xj Welcome to the NVIDIA WDM Drivers Setup pr
67. your VGA card and list them in a table 6 Click the graph button at the bottom to connect the MST Live Update 2 Server 7 The MST 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 All trademarks usedin this manual are the sole property of their respective owners VGA is a trademarkof International Business Machines Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Inte Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation x Int Ss RZ re uo TEL 886 2 32345599 FAX 886 2 32345488 http www msi com tw PRN 2002 11 MX440 VTDEX nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 8X inside D Sub port TV Out Video In 4 CF once4 MX440 8x MmLemuULory Fan Connector AGP interface Connector S amp C MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL G52 V2NG412 K01 Before Installing 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 System Requirements To install the VGA card your compu

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