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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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II. Microsoft Windows 95
Video Driver Installation
Updating installation in Windows 95 (Using Autorun Screen)
If an ASUS Video card was installed at one time, Windows 95
Plug and Play may install the original driver upon entering
Windows 95. The driver of previous version may cause your
system to hang. If this happens, switch to the standard VGA
mode (640 x 480 x 16 colors), then restart W indows 95. Insert
the ASUS PCI-V775V2 installation CD. ASUS Windows 95
Install Shell will appear:
II. Windows 95
Driver Installation
If Windows 95 Install Shell does not appear, select
D:\AUTORUN.EXE. The CD-ROM’s autorun facility will
present you with a list of install options. Click Install Win-
dows 95 Display Driver and follow the installation steps.
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Video Driver Installation
Installing ASUS PCI-V775V2 V ideo drivers in Windows 95
(Using Windows 95 Control Panel)
Driver Installation
II. Windows 95
1. Start Windows 95, switch display to VGA mode, then restart.
2. Press right key of mouse on your desktop and select Prop-erties. Click the Settings tab.
II. Microsoft Windows 95
3. Select Change Display Type.
4. Click Change..
5. Click Have Disk. Insert the ASUS PCI-V775V2 installa-
tion CD. Type D:\WIN95 (assuming your CD-ROM drive
is letter D) or click Browse button to select path of display
driver for Windows 95. Click OK. You will see a list of
ASUS S3 cards. Select type of your VGA card and press
OK to start installation.
6. When all files are copied, back to Display Properties window by clicking Close. Press Apply.. Click Yes to restart
Windows.
7. When Windows starts up, your video adapter is now ready
to use.
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II. Microsoft Windows 95
Software MPEG & Video Player
For Software MPEG support in Windows 95, you must first
install Microsoft DirectX libraries, then install ASUS MPEG
Movie Player.
Installing Microsoft DirectX and MPEG Movie Player in
Windows 95
Start Windows 95. Insert the ASUS PCI-V775V2 installation
CD. ASUS Windows 95 Install Shell should appear. If Windows 95 Install Shell does not appear, select
D:\AUTORUN.EXE. The CD-ROM’s autorun facility will
present you with a list of install options.
If you have installed DirectX, simply click Install Video Player.
Otherwise, click Install DirectX first.
II. Windows 95
Driver Installation
When driver has successfully been installed, click Install Video
Player and follow the installation steps.
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II. Microsoft Windows 95
Windows 95 Display Settings
Changing display settings
To enter the Display Properties at any time, right click your
Display Settings
II. Windows 95
mouse on the desktop and select Properties or double click the
Display icon in the Control Panel. Click the appropriate Tab
as follows:
Adjustment:
Lets you change your
monitor settings,
such as position, size,
refresh rate and performance.
Adjust
display size
Adjust
display position
Change Refresh Rate
List of refresh
rate options
Customize
refresh rate
Test customized
refresh rates
Add to list
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II. Microsoft Windows 95
Adjust Performance
Hotkey:
Allows you to assign
hotkeys in the "Value"
box to move your
screen up, down, left,
and right, or zoom in,
zoom out in virtual
Maximum
performance
II. Windows 95
Display Settings
desktop.
List of hotkey
options
Hotkey
enabled
Settings:
Allows you to change
your display settings,
adjust screen resolution and color depth,
virtual desktop, color
palette and font size.
Adjust
screen
resolution
Adjust color
Adjust
font size
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Adjust
virtual
desktop
size
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Video Driver Installation
The ASUS PCI-V775V2 V ideo drivers for W indows 3.x can be
installed in Windows 3.x or in DOS.
Installing ASUS PCI-V775V2 Video drivers in DOS
Insert the ASUS PCI-V775V2 Video card. Start your computer. T ype D:\W31INST in DOS mode. Input path where
your Windows 3.x system is located.
Driver Installation
III. Windows 3.x
III. Microsoft Windows 3.x
When ASUS driver is successfully installed, you can launch
Windows 3.x by pressing Y key if PCI-V775V2 V ideo card has
been plugged in your system. After W indows 3.x boots up, the
CD-ROM’s autorun facility will present you with a list of install options. You can continue to install the other applications.
Installing ASUS PCI-V775V2 Video drivers in Windows 3.x
Insert the ASUS PCI-V775V2 Video card. Restart your computer. Enter DOS mode. Switch to the standard VGA mode,
then start Windows 3.x and double click autorun.exe. The
CD-ROM’s autorun facility will present you with a list of install options. Click on Install Windows 3.x Display Driver
and follow the installation steps.
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III. Microsoft Windows 3.x
Software MPEG & Video Player
For Software MPEG support in Windows 3.X, you must first
install Microsoft V ideo for W indows, then install ASUS MPEG
Movie Player.
Installing Microsoft Video for W indows and MPEG Movie
Player in Windows 3.x
1. Start Windows 3.x
2. Insert the ASUS installation CD
3. Double click autorun.exe
4. The CD-ROM’s autorun facility will present you with a
list of install options
5. Click on Install Video for Windows if you have not in-
stalled V ideo for Windows
III. Windows 3.x
Driver Installation
6. Click on InstallVideo Player and follow the installation
steps.
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Windows 3.x Display Panel
Changing display settings
To enter the ASUS Display Panel, open ASUS S3 Series program group and click ASUS Display Panel icon. Click the
appropriate Tab as follows:
Settings:
Allows you to adjust screen resolution, virtual desktop size,
color palette, font size, and change performance.
III. Windows 3.x
Display Panel
III. Microsoft Windows 3.x
Adjust color
Adjust
font size
Tune Performance
Maximum
performance
Adjust
performance
Adjust
screen
resolution
Adjust virtual
desktop size
Adjust
performance
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III. Microsoft Windows 3.x
Windows 3.x Display Panel
Adjustment:
Lets you change your monitor settings, such as display position, size and refresh rate.
Adjust
display size
Adjust
display position
Set to
default values
Change Refresh Rate
List of refresh
rate options
Change refresh rate
Display Panel
III. Windows 3.x
Customize
refresh rate
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Add to list
Test customized
refresh rates
Delete from list
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III. Microsoft Windows 3.x
Hotkey:
Allows you to assign hotkeys in the "Value" box to move your
virtual screen up, down, left, and right, or zoom in, zoom out,
or lock the screen in virtual desktop.
III. Windows 3.x
Display Panel
DPMS:
Let you configure the time of Standby , Suspend, and PowerOff
mode for your DPMS-compliant monitor to conserve electrical
energy .
List of
hotkey
options
Hotkey
enabled
Value
Description
DPMS
enabled
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Set to
default
values
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IV. Microsoft Windows NT
Video Driver Installation
Installing ASUS S3 series Display Drivers for Windows NT 4.0
After installing your graphics card, Windows NT will default
to standard VGA mode (640 x 480, 16 colors). The procedure
below describes how you install ASUS S3 series display driver
for W indows NT.
1.Boot W indows NT in standard VGA mode (recommended).
Run Windows NT Display program located in the Control
Panel, under Settings in the Start menu. Alternatively, position the cursor on the background of the desktop, click
the right mouse button, then select Properties from the
popup menu.
2.Select the Settings page.
3.Select Display Type...
4.Select Change... from the display options.
5.Select Have Disk...
6.NT will prompt you for the correct path, enter the path of
driver in CD-ROM such as D:\NT40 (assuming your CDROM drive is letter D).
7.A list of ASUS S3 series video adapters will be displayed.
Select the one you are using, then click on the OK button.
8.W indows NT will once again prompt for confirmation. All
IV. Windows NT
Driver Installation
appropriate files are then copied to the hard disk.
9.Select Apply in Control Panel. Restart Windows NT. W in-
dows NT will start up using the S3 drivers.
10. NT will boot into a default mode and start the Display applet
allowing for mode selection.
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IV. Microsoft Windows NT
Video Driver Installation
Installing ASUS
NT 3.51
After installing your graphics card, Windows NT will default
to standard VGA mode (640 x 480, 16 colors). The procedure
below describes how you install ASUS S3 series display driver
for W indows NT.
1.Boot W indows NT in standard VGA mode (recommended).
2.Double-click the Main icon.
3.Double-click the Control Panel icon.
4.Double-click the Display icon.
5.Click Change Display Type.
6.Click Change.
S3 series
Video
Display
Drivers in Windows
Driver Installation
IV. Windows NT
7.Click Other.
8.Insert the ASUS S3 driver CD into your CD-ROM drive.
9.Click OK.
10. Select S3 driver.
11. Click Install.
12. Click Yes to change your system configuration.
13. Click Continue to confirm the full path name.
14. After the files have been copied to your computer, click
15. Reboot Windows NT. After reboot, the Invalid Display
For W indows NT 3.51, type the following: D:\NT351 (assuming your CD-ROM drive is letter D)
OK.
Settings window appears.
16. Click OK. The Display Settings dialogue box appears.
17. Select a desired display mode. For more detailed informa-
tion about changing your display mode, click Help.
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V. IBM OS/2 Video Driver
IBM OS/2 Video Driver Installation
The ASUS PCI-V775V2 OS/2 video driver is to be used for
the English version of OS/2 only.
Installing ASUS PCI-V775V2 video drivers in English OS/2
1. Start OS/2 using standard VGA driver
2. Shut down OS/2. Insert the ASUS PCI-V775V2 Video
card. Restart OS/2.
3. Double-click the OS/2 System folder
4. Double-click the Command Prompts folder
5. Double-click the OS/2 Full Screen object
6. Insert the ASUS installation CD (assuming your CD-ROM
drive is letter D)
7. Type D:\OS2 <Enter>, SETUP.CMD <Enter>
8. In the Monitor Configuration Selection Utility, select In-
stall Using Defaults for Monitor Type
9. Click OK when Display Driver Install panel appears
10. Restart OS/2. It will default to 640x480 in 256 colors. T o
change screen resolution and/or color depth, see your OS/
2 User’s Guide.
V. IBM OS/2
Driver Installation
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AutoCAD/Microstation
VI. Other Drivers
AutoCAD Video Driver Installation
Installing ASUS PCI-V775V2 AutoCAD Video Drivers
1. Enter DOS mode
2. Insert the ASUS installation CD (assuming your CD-ROM
drive is letter D)
3. Change current directory to D:\DOS\AutoCAD, type IN-STALL <Enter>
4. Follow the instructions to complete the installation of the
drivers. Type directory name where AutoCAD drivers are
located when installation program asks you. Your video
VI. Other Video Drivers
drivers should be installed and ready to use.
Microstation Video Driver Installation
Installing ASUS PCI-V775V2 Microstation Video Drivers
1. Enter DOS mode
2. Insert the ASUS installation CD (assuming your CD-ROM
drive is letter D)
3. Change current directory to D:\DOS\Mstation, type IN-STALL <Enter>
4. Follow the instructions to complete the installation of the
drivers. Your video drivers should be installed and ready
to use.
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VII. Display Information
Resolution Table
1 MB Video Memory
Resolution &VerticalHorizontalNote
Color DepthFrequencyFrequency
640x480x2460Hz31.3KHzWin31 Only
640x480x3260Hz31.3KHz
72Hz38.0KHz
75Hz37.6KHz
85Hz43.5KHz
100Hz50.9KHz
160Hz81.4KHz
800x600x3260Hz37.9KHz
72Hz48.3KHz
75Hz46.9KHz
640x400x3270Hz31.3KHzWin95 Only
85Hz53.5KHz
100Hz62.9KHz
150Hz94.8KHz
1024x768x32int.35.4KHz
60Hz49.6KHz
70Hz56.6KHz
75Hz60.0KHz
85Hz69.0KHz
int. = Interlace
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VIII. Hardware Information
8-bit LPB Connector
The LPB (Local Peripheral Bus) Connector is an extension of
the VESA feature connector. An additional 6-pin and 2 pin
space added to the 26-pin feature connector make a 34-pin
header. This allows the normal 26 pin cable used for feature
connector applications to be swap out for a standard 34-pin
cable to achieve LPB operation.
This LPB (Local Peripheral Bus) Connector is also an extension of the VESA feature connector . The 16-bit LPB connector
supports a larger data transfer than the 8-bit LPB connector.