Asus PCI-V775V2 User Manual

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PCI-V775V2

PCI Graphics Adapter

USER'S MANUAL

USER'S NOTICE

No part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,
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© Copyright 1996 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All rights reserved.

Product Name: ASUS PCI-V775V2
Manual Revision: 1.02
Release Date: January 1997

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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION

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CONTENTS

I. Hardware Installation..................................................1

Layout of the ASUS PCI-V775V2 Card........................1

Installation Procedures...................................................2

II. Microsoft Windows 95................................................4

Video Driver Installation ...............................................4

Introduction....................................................................4

New Hardware Found ...............................................4

Using Autorun Screen ...............................................5

Using Windows 95 Control Panel .............................6

Software MPEG & Video Player ...................................7

Installing DirectX and MPEG Movie Player in Win95 .7

Windows 95 Display Settings ........................................8

Adjustment: ...............................................................8

Change Refresh Rate ............................................8

Adjust Performance..............................................9

Hotkey:......................................................................9

Settings:.....................................................................9

III. Microsoft Windows 3.x ...........................................10

Video Driver Installation .............................................10

Installing Video drivers in DOS ..............................10

Installing Video drivers in Windows 3.x .................10

Software MPEG & Video Player .................................11

Installing VFW and MPEG Movie Player in Win3.x .. 11

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CONTENTS

Windows 3.x Display Panel .........................................12

Settings:...................................................................12

Tune Performance ..............................................12

Adjustment: .............................................................13

Change Refresh Rate ..........................................13

Hotkey:....................................................................14

DPMS:.....................................................................14

IV. Microsoft Windows NT ...........................................15

Video Driver Installation .............................................15

Installing Display Drivers for Windows NT 4.0 .....15

Installing Display Drivers in Windows NT 3.51.....16

V. IBM OS/2 Video Driver ............................................17

IBM OS/2 Video Driver Installation............................17

VI. Other Video Drivers ................................................18

AutoCAD Video Driver Installation ............................18

Microstation Video Driver Installation ........................18

VII. Display Information ..............................................19

Resolution Table ..........................................................19

1 MB Video Memory ..............................................19

2 MB Video Memory ..............................................20

4 MB Video Memory ..............................................23

VIII. Hardware Information ........................................24

8-bit LPB Connector....................................................24

16-bit LPB Connector..................................................25

A. Questions & Answers................................................26

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

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 in a residential installa­tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter­ference by one or more of the following measures:

• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING: The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics
card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifica­tions to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana­dian Department of Communications.

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I. Hardware Installation

Thank you for purchasing the ASUS PCI-V775V2 Graphics
Adapter, the latest S3 Trio64V2/DX Graphics Engine which
provides the best video quality in any scale.

Layout

Layout of the ASUS PCI-V775V2 Card

8-BIT LPB Connector
& Feature Connector

16-BIT LPB
Connector

Video Output
Connector

S3 Trio64V2/DX Chipset

1 MB Video memory is standard. Add two 512KB RAMs to

1-4 MB Memory

I. H/W Installation

upgrade this to 2MB, four for 3 MB, or six for 4 MB.

Optional LPB adapters:
TV Tuners, MPEG,
Video Capture Cards

LPB Connector

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I. Hardware Installation

I. H/W Installation

This section tells you how to install the ASUS PCI-V775V2

Procedures

Video Card in your PC computer. The steps provided below
demonstrate how to install the cards in a typical system. Your
system may be slightly different.

WARNING: Computer boards and components contain
very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect the
computer board and other components against damage from
static electricity , you should follow some precautions when­ever you work on your computer.

1. Make sure that you unplug your power supply when add­ing or removing expansion cards or other system com­ponents. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to
both your motherboard and expansion cards.

2. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the
IC chips, leads, or circuitry.

3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer
components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the
bag that came with the component whenever the compo­nents are separated from the system.

IMPORTANT: Keep the host adapter in its antistatic bag
until you are ready to install it. Before you pick up the
adapter, ground yourself by touching an unpainted surface
on the computer chassis. Even a little static electricity can
destroy a host adapter component!

Installation Procedures

1. Unplug all electrical cords on your computer.

2. Remove the screws for the back of the system unit cover.

3. Remove the system unit cover.

4. Find an unused 5volt PCI bus expansion slot. Make sure
this slot is unobstructed.

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I. Hardware Installation

5. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the
computer chassis. The slot cover is the metal strip in the
back of the computer chassis that covers the opening for the
adapter’s external connector.

6. Ground yourself to an antistatic mat or other grounded source.

7. Pick up the board (still in its sleeve) by grasping the edge
bracket with one hand. Avoiding touching board compo­nents.

8. Remove the plastic sleeve.

9. Position the card directly over the PCI slot and insert one
end of the board in the slot first. Carefully press the bus
connector on the bottom of the card down into the slot. Be
sure the metal contacts on the bottom of the host adapter are
securely seated in the slot.

Procedures

I. H/W Installation

10.Anchor the board's mounting bracket to the computer chas-

sis using the screw from the slot cover you set aside previ­ously.

11.Replace the cover on the system unit.

12.Connect your analog monitor's 15-pin VGA connector to

the card and fasten the retaining screws (if any).

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II. Microsoft Windows 95

Video Driver Installation

Introduction

After installing the ASUS PCI-V775V2 Video card, software
drivers and utilities must be installed. The following are vari-

Driver Installation

II. Windows 95

ous driver installation procedures for Windows 95 under spe­cific situations.

Installing Video drivers in Windows 95 (New Hardware
Found)

If you are installing the ASUS PCI-V775V2 Video card for
Windows 95 for the first time, a New Hardware Found win-
dow will appear:

Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware:

Windows default driver

Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer
Do not install a driver (W indows will not prompt you again)
Select from a list of alternate drivers

1. Click OK to use the default selection: Driver from disk

provided by hardware manufacturer

2. Insert ASUS installation CD and click Browse button - Open

window appears

3. Select your CD-ROM drive in the Drives: box

4. Select win95

5. Click the OK button - Install from Disk appears - Click OK

button again

6. After restarting Windows, your ASUS card should be auto­matically detected.

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