User manual MSI R6800 GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] 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. Insert the supplied disk into the CD-ROM drive, and start the Setup program. [. . . ] The utility will automatically detect and download the latest BIOS, if available. G52-V2442X1 October 2010 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedure. 1 Overview 1 Power Connector Fan Connector 1G GDDR5 memory or 512MB GDDR5 memory AMD Radeon HD6800 series PCI Express Interface CrossFire Interface Display Port HDMI Port Dual DVI-I Ports - HDMI supported - HDCP supported - Dual dual-link DVI output supported 2 Getting Started Unpacking Please check out the following items to make sure that you get the complete product: VGA card Disk: Drivers, documentation, and applications Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged. Getting Started Getting Started 3 4 Quick Installation Hardware Hardware below to Follow the steps install the VGA card: 1. Warning: Inserting the VGA card into a wrong slot may damage your card (refer to your mainboard manual for more Information). Put the card directly over the expansion slot and press one end of the card into the slot first. Gently but firmly press the other end until the card is fully seated in the slot. Install all other cards and devices and connect all the cables, and then install the case. Now, you are ready to install the software on your computer. 40nm Process Technology More efficient process technology puts more transistors in less space. Microsoft Windows 7 support Comprehensive OS support including Windows XP, Windows Vista, the very latest Windows 7 functionality and Driver support. 3rd Generation TeraScale Engine Massive arrays of on-chip compute units offer the latest in graphics functionality and performance. AMD CrossFireXTM Technology Multi-GPU support offers superior performance and scalability. Accelerated Video Transcoding Native support for common transcoding instructions in each shader for motion estimation that accelerates video encoding. Display Flexibility Enjoy a full range of display options natively on the board, including dual-link DVI-I, Display Port, VGA and HDMI. . HDMI 1. 4a Support HDMI 1. 4 support with Deep Color, 7. 1 High Bitrate Audio, and 3D Stereoscopic support. Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Support Support of content protected, high bandwidth, 7. 1 channels of surround sound over HDMI. R 1 2 3 2 3 System Requirements To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements: PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard. R R 4 4 5 6 50 0 Watt or greater power supply with one 6-pin PCI Express power connector is recommended. Refer to http://ati. amd. com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products. For an AMD CrossFireX system, a second AMD Radeon HD 6800 graphics card, an AMD TM TM CrossFire X Ready motherboard and one AMD CrossFire X Bridge Interconnect cable are required. [. . . ] Enhanced Internet Browser Applications GPU Accelerated browser (IE9/Mozzilla FireFox) - direct 2D rendering. Microsoft Office 2010 R Enhanced productivity with accelerated GPU processing for Office applications. Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology GDDR5 memory provides twice the bandwidth per pin of GDDR3 memory. 7 8 9 2 Enabling HDMI Output Follow the steps below to enable HDMI Output function: The VGA card shown here is for reference, and may vary from the actual card. [. . . ]