ASUS V1326 User Manual

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AGP-V1326

AGP-V1326C

2D/3D DVD Accelerator

USER’S MANUAL

Hardware & Video Drivers

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Product Name: ASUS AGP-V1326
Manual Revision: 1.04 E318
Release Date: December 1998

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CONTENTS

I. Introduction......................................................................................7

Item Checklist ..................................................................................7

Key Benefits ....................................................................................7

Features ............................................................................................7

II. Hardware Installation ....................................................................8

ASUS AGP-V1326 / AGP-V1326C ................................................8

ASUS AGP-V1326 / AGP-V1326C Layout ....................................8

ASUS AGP-V1326 / AGP-V1326C

Connection Examples.................................................................9

Installation Procedures...................................................................10

New Systems ............................................................................10

Systems with Existing VGA Card ............................................10

III. Windows 95.................................................................................. 1 1

Operating System Requirements ...................................................11

Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0/2.1..............................11

1. Installation for an Installed ASUS AGP-V1326 ........................12

1.1 Windows 95........................................................................12

1.2 Win95 OSR 2.0/2.1 ............................................................12

2. Install VGARTD ........................................................................13

3. Install Windows 95 Display Driver ...........................................14

4. Display Utilities .........................................................................15

4.1 Display Modes ...................................................................15

4.2 TV Output ..........................................................................15

4.3 Gamma Correction .............................................................16

5. Video Driver Uninstallation .......................................................16

5.1 Using the Windows 95 Control Panel ................................16

6. Install DirectX5..........................................................................17

7. Install Video Player....................................................................18

8. ASUS SoftDVD (optional) ........................................................19

IV. Windows 3.x .................................................................................20

1. Installation for an Installed ASUS AGP-V1326 ........................20

1.1 Installation..........................................................................20

2. Display Utilities .........................................................................21

3. Video Operations .......................................................................22

3.1 DCI Function......................................................................22

3.2 Installation of Video for Windows .....................................22

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CONTENTS

V. Windows NT ..................................................................................23

1. Windows NT 4.0 ........................................................................23

1.1 Installation..........................................................................23

2. Windows NT 3.5 & Windows NT 3.51......................................24

2.1 Installation..........................................................................24

VI. Autodesk.......................................................................................25

1. Autodesk ADI 4.2 — Protected Mode .......................................25

1.1 General Description ...........................................................25

1.1.1 Driver Files ................................................................25

1.1.2 Unpack & Copy .........................................................25

1.2 AutoCAD R11 Setup ..........................................................26

1.3 AutoCAD R12 Setup ..........................................................26

1.4 AutoShade R2.0 Setup .......................................................27

1.5 3D Studio Version 3.0 Setup ..............................................27

VII. OS/2.............................................................................................29

1. OS/2 v2.1& OS/2 v3.0 (Warp)...................................................29

1.1 Installation..........................................................................29

2. Double Byte OS/2 v3.0 (Warp)..................................................30

2.1 Installation..........................................................................30

2.1.1 First Phase .................................................................30

2.1.2 Second Phase .............................................................30

VIII. Display Information.................................................................31

Resolution T able ............................................................................31

IX. T r oubleshooting...........................................................................32

Description.....................................................................................32

Recommended Action....................................................................32

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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:

• Reorient 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. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the ASUS AGP-V1326 2D/3D DVD Accelerator. With
the SiS 6326 built in, the ASUS AGP-V1326 provides you with fast acceleration in
both 2D/3D graphics, NTSC/PAL TV-OUT, MPEG-2/1 video decoder, and high
quality scalable video playback, which can fully support 3D Gaming and Multime­dia Applications.

Item Checklist

ASUS AGP-V1326
This User’s Manual
ASUS Driver & Utility CD

Key Benefits

• Supports professional graphics design, gaming, learning, and business applications

• Flicker free, high refresh rates reduce eye strain

Features

I. Introduction

• Powerful 3D rendering

• Crisp, realistic images

• Striking cinema-quality video

Features

• Built-in SiS 6326 64-bit 3D Multimedia Accelerator

• User-friendly installation for Windows95 and Windows 3.x.

• Acceleration for Windows 95 APIs, including Direct3D and DirectDraw

• Supports AGP 1.0 compliant configuration setting

• Supports AGP 2x (133MHz)

• Built-in programmable 24-bit true-color RAMDAC up to 175MHz pixel clock

• Supports VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) compliant VGA
monitor for power management

• Supports Plug and Play (DDC1 and DDC2B)

• 4MB 64-bit SGRAM

• Built-in high performance and high quality 3D accelerator

• High performance 2D accelerator

• Complete TV-OUT solution

• MPEG-I and MPEG-II decoder

• Software-only DVD player (option)

• Video accelerator

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II. Hardware Installation

ASUS AGP-V1326 / AGP-V1326C

Feature

Connector

VGA BIOS 4 MB 64-bit SGRAM

II. Installation

VGA Monitor
Output (15 pin)

Layout

SVHS/TV
Output (4 pin)

Composite/TV
Output (RCA)

ASUS AGP-V1326 / AGP-V1326C Layout

SiS 6326 Chipset
with ASUS Heatsink

2

125

Feature Connector

VGA

26

R

SiS 6326

Chipset

JP1

With jumper on: PAL Standard
Without jumper: NTSC Standard

JP2

With jumper on: Enable INTA
Without jumper: Disable INTA

SVHS-OUT

COM-OUT

Feature Connector: Used for third party video accessories, such as video capture cards or television tuners.
JP1: Use this to select the standard to be used for the TV output. Place a jumper over JP1 to use P AL (default) or

remove to use NTSC standard.

JP2: Use PCI INT A setting to properly assign the AGP-V1326’ s interrupt. Assign INT A by setting jumper JP2 to

Enable

, which is the default.

NOTE: Components enclosed in dotted boxes can only be used or are available
only in the AGP-V1326 model.

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II. Hardware Installation

ASUS AGP-V1326 / AGP-V1326C
Connection Examples

• Computer Monitor

• Video Projector

• Other VGA
Compatible devices

• Camcorder

• Video Cassette Recorder

• Television

• Other Video Display
or Recording Devices

15-Pin VGA Plug

S-Video Plug

RCA Plug

VGA
Output

S-Video
Output

Composite
(RCA) Output

NOTES:

• ASUS Video cards come in either NTSC or PAL standards.

• You may not convert NTSC to PAL or vice versa.

• You must use the same standard for all devices.

NOTE: Components enclosed in dotted boxes can only
be used or are available only in the AGP-V1326 model.

Connections

II. Installation

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NOTE: The ASUS AGP-V1326 2D/3D DVD Accelerator can only be installed in

motherboards with an AGP slot.

II. Installation

Procedures

Installation Procedures

II. Hardware Installation

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 must follow some precautions.

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. Keep all components such as the host adapter in its antistatic bag until you are
ready to install it.

3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do
not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a
metal object, such as the power supply case. Hold components by the edges
and try not to touch the IC chips, leads, or circuitry.

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.

New Systems

1. Unplug all electrical cords from your computer.

2. Remove the system unit cover.

3. Locate the AGP bus expansion slot. Make sure this slot is unobstructed.

4. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer chassis.

5. Ground yourself to an antistatic mat or other grounded source (see WARNING!).

6. Pick up the board (still in its sleeve) by grasping the edge bracket with one hand
and then remove the plastic sleeve.

7. Position the card directly over the AGP slot and insert one end of the board in
the slot first. Firmly but gently 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.

8. Anchor the board’s mounting bracket to the computer chassis using the screw
from the slot cover that you set aside previously.

9. Replace the cover on the system unit.

10. Connect your analog monitor’s 15-pin VGA connector to the card and fasten the
retaining screws (if any).

11. Connect other cables and devices if available —you are now ready to install the
software drivers and utilities.

Systems with Existing VGA Card

1. Install the ASUS AGP-V1326 display drivers with your current VGA card.

2. Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cords.

3. Replace the existing VGA card with the ASUS AGP-V1326 2D/3D DVD Accelerator.

4. Restart your computer — the ASUS AGP-V1326 should be automatically de­tected and the display drivers automatically updated.

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III. Windows 95

Operating System Requirements

Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0/2.1

Both Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0 support AGP cards, but to take advan­tage of all the AGP features, you must use Win95 OSR 2.1 or later and install the
ASUS VGARTD driver (see III. Windows 95, 2. Install VGARTD).

T o install Win95 OSR2.1, you must have OSR2.0 installed already. Otherwise, first
install OSR2.0 and then use the USB support update to upgrade to OSR2.1. On the
April 1997 MSDN Disc-1 “Windows 95, SDKs, and Tools”, OSR2.0 is found in
“\OSR2” while the USB support update is found in “\OSR2\USBSUPP”. To deter­mine the installed version of the operating system, look in the registry at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Version
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTW ARE\Microsoft\W indows\CurrentV ersion\VersionNumber

OSR2.1 has Version “Windows 95” and VersionNumber “4.03.1212” or “4.03.1214”.

Requirements

III. Windows 95

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1. Installation for an Installed ASUS AGP-V1326

“New hardware found” refers to the prompt for drivers when installing W indows 95
with the ASUS AGP-V1326 2D/3D DVD Accelerator already installed. This Manual
assumes that your CD-ROM disc drive is drive D: and that Windows 95 is in
C:\Windows. Replace either with the actual drive name or path, if necessary.

1.1 Windows 95

When you first start W indows 95 with the ASUS
AGP-V1326 newly installed, a New Hardware
Found window will appear.

Select Do not install a driver and follow the
steps on the next page.

Installing Drivers

III. Windows 95

1.2 Win95 OSR 2.0/2.1

III. Windows 95

When installing under W indows 95 OSR 2.0/2.1, the
Update Device Driver W izard window will appear.

The wizard will complete the installation of the
Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA). Click

Next > to let Windows search for an updated driver .

WARNING! Only click Next >. The system will hang if you click Cancel!

Click Finish to install the VGA driver. You will
then be asked for your Windows95 CD to com­plete the VGA driver installation. If you do not have
your CD handy , direct the installation path to your
\Windows\System directory . Windows will prompt
you to restart your computer. Choose “No” and
follow the following steps .

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III. Windows 95

2. Install VGARTD

Insert the ASUS AGP-V1326 installation CD.
The ASUS AGP-V1326 Install Shell will appear .
If it does not appear, run D:\setup.exe. You will
be presented with a list of install options.

Click Install VGARTD.
A message appears that shows your Windows 95

version or build and the versions with which the
AGP features of your card will work. Click Yes to
proceed. Another message appears that the
VGAR TD driver is only required for AGP boards.
Click Yes to proceed to install the VGAR TD driver.

The AGP VGARTD Driver Detection dialog
box appears displaying the chipset on your
motherboard that the program detected.

Click OK to install the driver for your chipset.

NOTE: Installation dialogs are slightly different for each
chipset. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the
VGAR TD installation. The following steps are for Intel chipsets.

In you opted to select other drivers, you will be
presented with a drop-down list of other drivers.
In the AGP VGARTD Driver Selection list,
click the VGARTD driver for your chipset and
then click Install.

The VGARTD driver setup program Welcome
dialog box appears. Click Next to continue.

III. Windows 95

Installing Drivers

When the setup program is finished installing
the VGAR TD driver for your chipset, the Setup
Complete dialog box appears. Click Finish to
complete the setup.

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3. Install Windows 95 Display Driver

Insert the ASUS AGP-V1326 installation CD.
The ASUS AGP-V1326 Install Shell will appear .
If it does not appear, run D:\setup.exe. You will
be presented with a list of install options.

Click Install Windows 95 Display Driver. The
setup program’ s Welcome dialog box appears.

Click Next > to select the setup type of your choice.

T o accept either T ypical or Compact Setup T ype
and default Destination Directory (to change the
destination, click B
or select a folder from the list, and then click
OK to continue), click Next and then follow the

Installing Drivers

III. Windows 95

onscreen instructions to finish your setup.

III. Windows 95

rowse, then either type a path

If you opted for a Custom setup, you will be
prompted to Select Components that you want
to install. Click the components that you want to
install, click Next> and then follow the onscreen
instructions to finish your setup.

After setup has completed copying files to your
computer, you must restart Windows or your
computer before you can take advantage of the
AGP-V1326 features.

After restarting, the display driver will initially
run on 640 x 480 x 256 colors, 60 NI (non-inter­laced). Three additional items may be added to
your Display Properties, namely, Display
Modes, TV Output, or Gamma Correction, de­pending on your mode setting.

For the ASUS AGP-V1326 display utilities, an ASUS AGP-V1326 Vx.xx (default
program folder) program group will be created and shown onscreen. Three icons
will be created in the program group:
(1) Multimedia Manager: Creates a shortcut bar on your desktop for single-click

access to the ASUS AGP-V1326 Vx.xx display utilities.

(2) Center Screen: Allows you to adjust the position of the display on the screen.
(3) SiS help: Provides some information about the driver and utilities.

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III. Windows 95

4. Display Utilities

To run the display utilities, right-click your Windows 95 desktop, then select Properties
from the list. The Display Properties dialog box will appear with either or all of these items
added, depending on your setup: Display Modes, TV Output, or Gamma Correction.

4.1 Display Modes

The Display Modes tab allows you to set the color palette or depth, resolution, font
size, and refresh rate.

Changes the color palettes
of your display

Sets the size of the text that
Windows displays

Sets the screen resolution

Changes the refresh rate

4.2 TV Output

The TV Output tab will be added if your AGP-V1326 came with either S-V ideo or
Composite connector or both, you had connected your TV to one of these connec­tors (S-V ideo provides better quality) and turned it on, and you are in either of these
modes: 640 x 480 x 60Hz for NTSC or 800 x 600 x 50Hz for PAL.

Only one of these list boxes
will appear, depending on the
TV standard that you will be
using. For NTSC, select
either 640x480 or 640 x 480
(UnderScan). For PAL, select
either 640 x 480, 720 x 540,
800 x 600, or 800 x 600
(UnderScan).

Adjusts the position of the
screen on your TV

Turns TV output on or off
Adjusts the anti-flicker effect

Turns on (softer image) or off
(sharper image) Y-filter

Display Utilities

III. Windows 95

Tunes your color TV to get
color if it appears black­and-white.

NOTE: If TV output is turned on, the display frame rate would be forced to 60Hz for NTSC and
50Hz for PAL. Only when you turn off TV output and close Display Properties then enter

Display Properties again will Display Modes be available to let you set other frame rates.

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III. Windows 95

4.3 Gamma Correction

Gamma Correction is available only in 16-bit color (64K-color) and 24-bit color
(true color) modes. In 16-color and 8-bit color (256-color) modes, gamma correc­tion function is not supported. Gamma Correction allows you to adjust the quality
of your display according to your preference.

Sets the preferred
tint of your display

Sets your monitor’s color
mapping

Utilities/Uninstallation

III. Windows 95

5. Video Driver Uninstallation

If you want to install other graphics cards or if you no longer need the AGP-V1326
display drivers, you can use one of the following procedures to completely uninstall
the drivers from Windows 95 to save disk space.

5.1 Using the Windows 95 Control Panel

1. Click the Start button, and then point
to Settings.

2. Click Control Panel.

Allows adjustment
of individual
channel

Restores settings
to the original
program default

3. Double-click the Add/Remove Pro­grams icon.

4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab.

5. In the list box, click ASUS AGP-
V1326 Vx.xx (driver version — the
version number on your screen may
be different from this screen).

6. Click Add/Remove.

7. Follow the onscreen instructions or
prompts.

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III. Windows 95

6. Install DirectX5

Microsoft DirectX5 allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 95. For
Software MPEG support in W indows 95, you must first install the Microsoft DirectX
5 libraries, then you may install the MPEG Video Player.

Reinsert the ASUS AGP-V1326 installa­tion CD or double-click the CD drive icon
in My Computer to bring up the autorun
screen. The ASUS AGP-V1326 Install

Shell will appear . If it does not appear, run
D:\setup.exe. You will be presented with a

list of install options.

Click Install DirectX5.
Click Dir ect 3D Hardware Acceleration

Enabled and then click Reinstall DirectX.
If your system already has DirectX5 in-

stalled, the screen will show “Certified”
next to each component. You may click
either the Ok or Cancel button to cancel
the installation.

After reinstalling DirectX5, you will be
prompted to restart your machine. Click
OK.

DirectX5

III. Windows 95

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III. Windows 95

7. Install Video Player

PowerPlayer is a video player that allows you to view VCD (*.DAT) or MPEG
(*.MPG) CD titles.

Reinsert the ASUS AGP-V1326 installa­tion CD or double-click the CD drive icon
in My Computer to bring up the autorun
screen. The ASUS AGP-V1326 Install

Shell will appear . If it does not appear, run
D:\setup.exe. You will be presented with a

list of install options.

Click Install Video Player.

III. Windows 95

PowerPlayer

Click
Follow the onscreen instructions to com­plete the installation.

Moving your cursor over the buttons will give the button name as shown.

Continue to install PowerPlayer.

Restart
Repeat

Settings
Eject

Power
Minimize

Sound Channel
Switch

Decrease Volume
Mute

About

Increase
Volume

Open VCD
Backward

Stop
Forward
Number Keys
Play

Full Screen
Capture to Clipboard

Next
Pause
Previous

Open File

LIMITATIONS

• PowerPlayer will not function properly with full screen over 1280 x 1024 16bit
high color resolution mode.

• PowerPlayer will not function properly if other windows overlap it.

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III. Windows 95

8. ASUS SoftDVD (optional)

ASUS SoftDVD is a software-only DVD player that enables you, through the DVD/
MPEG-II hardware acceleration of the ASUS AGP-V1326 plus the appropriate sys­tem, to take advantage of the much-talked about DVD technology.

DVD, short for digital versatile disc or digital video disc, is a new type of CD-ROM
that holds a minimum of 4.7GB, enough for a full-length movie or hours of music.
The DVD specification supports discs with capacities of from 4.7GB to 17GB and
access rates of 600KBps to 1.3 MBps. With these capacities and access rates, DVD
discs or DVD-ROMs can provide you with a dramatically-enhanced high-color, full­motion video, better graphics, sharper pictures, and 5.1 channels of Dolby® Digital
Surround AC-3 audio for a theater-like experience.

The minimum system requirements for the ASUS Software-only DVD, aside from
your ASUS AGP-V1326 2D/3D DVD Accelerator, are:

• Microsoft® Windows® 95

• 200MHz computer with MMX™ Technology

• 32MB RAM

• DVD-ROM drive that supports the DVD-ROM and/or DVD-Video disc formats

• Sound Blaster® 16 or above, or compatible sound boards (preferably PCI
audio cards)

• Speakers or headphones

ASUS AGP-V1326

DVD-ROM Disc

• Movie

• Music

• Games

• Educational

DVD-ROM Drive

IV. Windows 95

Software-only DVD

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IV. Windows 3.x

1. Installation for an Installed ASUS AGP-V1326

This Manual assumes that you have already installed your ASUS AGP-V1326 VGA
card and your CD-ROM disc drive is drive D: and that Windows 3.x is in C:\W indows.
Replace either with the actual drive name or path, if necessary.

1.1 Installation

1. Start your computer in DOS mode.

2. Change to your Windows 3.x directory.

3. T ype SETUP. The System Informa-
tion screen will appear.

4. Use your up arrow key to go to Display. Press <Enter> to to the standard VGA
mode (16 colors, 640 x 480 pixels), then start Windows by typing WIN.

5. Insert the ASUS AGP-V1326 installation CD.

6. Under Windows 3.x, in Main of the Program Manager , double-click File Manager.

7. In the File menu, click Run and type
D:\setup.exe on the command line. The

Driver Installation

IV. Windows 3.x

ASUS AGP-V1326 Install Shell will
appear with a list of install options.

8. Click Install Windows 3.1 Display
Driver and follow the installation
steps. Unless you are an advanced user,
just use the default settings and click
Next or OK to finish the installation.

9. After installation is completed, an ASUS AGP-V1326 Vx.xx program group
will be created and shown onscreen with five icons:

(1) Multimedia Manager: Creates a shortcut bar on your desktop for single-click

access to the ASUS AGP-V1326 Vx.xx display utilities.

(2) Center Screen: Allows you to adjust the position of the display on the screen.
(3) SVGA Setup: Accesses the ASUS VGA System Configuration utility for setting

Resolution, Colors, Frame Rate, Font, Power Saver, and Zooming, among others.

(4) Gamma Correction: Allows you to adjust the screen color and brightness to

your preference.

(5) unInstall: Uninstalls all the installed driver files and utilities.

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IV. Windows 3.x

2. Display Utilities

T o run the display utilities, double-click the ASUS AGP-V1326 Vx.xx program group
icon in the Program Manager, then double-click SVGA Setup among the program
icons. The SiS VGA System Configuration dialog box will appear with several options
to configure your VGA system.

Sets the size of the
Sets the screen
resolution

text that WIndows

displays

Gives information on
DDC (Display Data
Channel) status, if your
monitor supports it, or
memory size of your
VGA adapter

Changes the color
palettes of your display

Opens the Power Saver
dialog box, which
enables or disables
power management of
compatible monitors.

When enabled, the period
of time after
either Standby
or Suspend
monitor
inactivation
modes
activates can
be set. The
Power Saver’s
timer settings
are still in
effect even
when you quit
Windows to
use DOS.

Changes the
refresh rate

Sets the screen type
to either virtual or
standard

Sets the size of your
virtual screen. When

the graphic is clicked, a
dotted box appears,
which you can scale by
dragging a handle and
move by positioning your
mouse pointer inside the
bounding box and
dragging it

Opens the Zooming dialog box, which
enables or disables zooming of your
screen. When enabled, hot keys can be

defined to zoom-in or zoom-out your screen,
that is, change the resolution on-the-fly,
without activating SVGA Setup. The
operating principles of this feature are:

(1) Zoom-in sequence: 1024x768 → 800x600 → 640x480
(2) Zoom-out sequence: 640x480 → 800x600 → 1024x768
(3) You must first zoom in before you can zoom out, that is, you cannot

zoom out to a resolution larger than what you initially set or defined.

Physical Screen Position: Sets the position of
your physical screen after your virtual screen
has already been started. The screen can also
be positioned by dragging the monitor graphic to
the desired position

Display Utilities

IV. Windows 3.x

NOTE: Any changes that you made will only take effect when you restart Win­dows. Click Restart Windows to restart Windows using your new settings or
click Don’t Restart Windows to continue your current Windows session (your
new settings will, however, not be shown — it will only take effect when you
restart Windows).

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IV. Windows 3.x

3. Video Operations

3.1 DCI Function

ASUS AGP-V1326 supports the Display Control Interface (DCI) software interface
standard for transferring video processing from your PC’s CPU, if it is busy, to the

ASUS AGP-V1326. DCI is also known as DirectDraw
applications, such as games, direct access to features of the ASUS AGP-V1326,
such as acceleration. The DCI driver also allows for software MPEG playback and
other media player programs that can take advantage of DCI.

The ASUS AGP-V1326 DCI driver is automatically loaded during the driver instal­lation and therefore, should be transparent to the end-user.

3.2 Installation of Video for Windows

For Software MPEG support in W indows 3.x, you must first install Microsoft V ideo
for Windows, then you may install your own MPEG V ideo Player.

®

. DirectDraw can provide

1. Start Windows 3.x.

2. Insert the ASUS AGP-V1326 Installation CD.

3. Run D:\setup.exe. A list of install options will appear.

Video Operations

IV. Windows 3.x

4. Click Install Video for W indows if you have not installed Video for W indows yet.

5. Click

Continue to start copying files.

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V. Windows NT

1. Windows NT 4.0

1.1 Installation

1. Start Windows NT 4.0.

2. On the Windows NT 4.0 desktop, dounle-click My Computer and then double­click Control Panel.

3. In Control Panel, double-click Display to open Display Properties.

4. Click the Settings tab.

5. In the refreshed Display Properties dialog box, click Change Display Type.

6. In Adapter Type under Display Type, click Change.

7. In Change Display, click Have Disk... and then select the path to your driver,
for example, D:\WINNT\WINNT40.

8. In the newly created Select Device item, SiS 6326 appears. Click OK to start
copying files.

9. After completing the installation, NT 4.0 will go back to the Change Display
Type screen.

10. Click Close or Apply.

11. In System Settings Change, select Yes to restart your computer.

12. After restarting, NT4.0 will run on 640x480x256 color, 60Hz vertical refresh
rate, NI (non-interlaced).

V. Windows NT

NT 4.0 Installation

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V. Windows NT

2. Windows NT 3.5 & Windows NT 3.51

2.1 Installation

1. Start Windows NT, switch display properties to VGA mode (16 colors, 640 x
480 pixels), then restart your computer to make the change.

2. After your computer restarts, right-click the desktop and click Properties.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Select Change Display Type.

5. Select Adapter Type and click Change.

6. Click Have Disk.

7. Insert the ASUS AGP-V1326 Installation CD.

8. Type D:\WINNT\WINNT35 (assuming your CD-ROM disc drive is in drive
D) or click Browse to select the path of the display driver for Windows NT.
Click OK.

9. You will see a list of ASUS AGP-V1326 drivers. Select ASUS AGP-V1326 and
then click OK.

10. Windows NT will once again prompt for confirmation. All appropriate files are
then copied to the hard disk. When all files are copied, go back to the Display
Properties box by clicking Close. Click Apply.

11. The System Settings Change dialog box is displayed. Click Yes to restart W in-
dows.

12. Windows NT will restart with the default settings. The Display applet will ap­pear to allow for mode selection.

NT 3.5x Installation

V . Windows NT

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VI. Autodesk

1. Autodesk ADI 4.2 — Protected Mode

1.1 General Description

1.1.1 Driver Files

1. The enclosed AGP-V1326 ADI driver contains the following file:

RCPSIS.EXP ASUS ADI Driver (for all resolutions and colors)

NOTE: This version of the ADI driver does not support 16-color operation.

2. This driver fits for a series of Autodesk Inc. products including:
(1) AutoCAD/386 R1 1

(2) AutoCAD/386 R12
(3) AutoShade/386 V2.0
(4) 3D Studio V3.0

3. Their installation procedures are different from one program to the others. The
initial step of installation is, however, the same for all these programs, that is

“To unpack and copy drivers to where you would like them to reside.”

4. As to the actual installation procedures for each program, a detailed description
is provided in the following paragraph.

ADI 4.2

VI. Autodesk

1.1.2 Unpack & Copy

1. Run “INSTDRV.EXE” from the directory where it resides.

2. In SiS Super VGA Drivers Installation menu, select A. ADI 4.2 to unpack and
copy drivers. (To select using your keyboard, type “A”.)

3. In Unpack & Copy ADI 4.2 Drivers, type the path where these drivers would
be installed (default: C:\ADI42). The program will unpack and copy all related
driver files to where you assigned them.

4. After the unpacking and copying is completed, exit the INSTDRV.EXE pro­gram.

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VI. Autodesk

AutoCAD R11/R12

VI. Autodesk

1.2 AutoCAD R11 Setup

1. The following procedures assume that

2. Add the following setting to your own batch file for AutoCAD R11 (say

3. Delete the configure file, ACAD.CFG, to reside in the \ACAD directory.

4. Type ACADR11 <Enter> to configure your AutoCAD R11 system.

5. In Select Display Device:, choose ADI P386 V4.0/4.1 display.

6. In Select Display Resolution screen, choose the display driver you want to use.

7. Follow the rest of the procedure, after which the system will restart with your

(1) You have completed the Unpack & Copy procedure.
(2) Your ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42.

ACADR11.BAT) or to your “AUTOEXEC.BAT” file:
SET DSPADI=\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP <Enter>

desired display setting.

1.3 AutoCAD R12 Setup

1. The following procedures assume that
(1) You have completed the Unpack & Copy procedure.

(2) Your SiS ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42.
(3) Your AutoCAD R12 program is located in C:\ACADR12.
(4) Your AutoCAD R12 default drivers are located in C:\ACADR12\DRV.
(5) Your AutoCAD R12 configure file, ACAD.CFG, is located in C:\ACADR12.

2. Copy the driver, RCPSIS.EXP, to C:\ACADR12\DRV, thus:

COPY C:\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP C:\ACADR12\DRV

3. Delete your original ACAD.CFG file, thus: DEL C:\ACADR12\ACAD.CFG

4. Restart AutoCAD R12.

5. AutoCAD R12 will prompt you to complete the configuration procedures be­cause it cannot find the configuration file, ACAD.CFG.

6. Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with the configuration.

7. In Available Video Displays:, choose SiS Super VGA ADI v4.2 Display and
Rendering driver.

8. In Select Display Resolution, choose the display driver that you want to use.

9. Follow the rest of the onscreen instructions, and the system system will restart
with the selected display setting.

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VI. Autodesk

1.4 AutoShade R2.0 Setup

1. The following procedures assume that
(1) You have completed the Unpack & Copy procedure.
(2) Your ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42.

2. Add the following settings to your batch file for AutoShade R2.0 (for example,
SHADE2.BAT) or to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

(1) For display driver setting: SET DSPADI=\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP
(2) For rendering driver setting: SET RDPADI=\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP

3. Delete the configuration file, SHADE.CFG.

4. Type SHADE2 <Enter> to re-configure AutoShade.

5. When prompted to Select display device:, choose P386 AutoDesk Device In-
terface display driver.

6. When prompted to Select rendering display driver:, choose P386 AutoDesk
Device Interface rendering driver.

7. Go through the rest of the instructions, after which the system will restart with
your desired display setting.

1.5 3D Studio Version 3.0 Setup

VI. Autodesk

AutoShade/3D Studio

1. The following procedures assume that
(1) You have completed the Unpack & Copy procedure.
(2) Your ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42.

2. Create your own 3D Studio V3.0 batch file (for example, 3DS3.BAT) and add
the following settings to it or your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

(1) SET RCPADI=C:\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP
(2) SET RDPADI=C:\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP

3. Execute the new 3DS batch file or reboot the computer using the new
“AUTOEXEC.BAT” as to make the new settings effective.

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VI. Autodesk

4. Change your current working directory to \3DS3 (where your 3D Studio V3.0
usually resides).

5. Delete original configuration file, 3DADI.CFG.

6. Type 3DS VIBCGF <Enter> to configure your display environment.

7. After Company Register Screen appears, press <Enter> to continue.

8. The Video Environment Configuration Screen appears.

VI. Autodesk

3D Studio

9. After exiting the Video Environment Configuration Screen, 3DS will boot

10. If your previous configuration is OK, 3DS will ask you to make a detailed con-

Main-Display

1. In Main Display, press <Enter>. The selection menu appears.

2. In the selection menu, move the cursor to RCP ADI. Press <Enter> to select.

Material-Display

3. In Material-Display, press <Enter>. The selection menu will appear.

4. In the selection menu, move the cursor to RCP ADI. Press <Enter> to select.

Render-Display

5. In Render-Display, press <Enter>. The selection menu will appear.

6. In the selection menu, move the cursor to either RCPADI or RDPADI.

Press <Enter> to select.

7. Complete the other selections and exit configuration.

automatically using the environment you just selected.

figuration for the ASUS AGP-V1326 drivers. Otherwise, double-check your pre­vious procedures or contact technical support.

11. In the detailed configuration for the ASUS AGP-V1326 drivers, just follow the
onscreen instructions to make your selection. If you still have some problems,
contact the technical support.

12. After the detailed configuration, you will enter the 3DS main display screen and
you may begin your 3D Studio work in the environment you have just created.

13. Once completing the detailed configuration, you may enter 3D Studio the next
time using the same configuration by simply typing \3DS3\3DS <Enter>.

14. If you want to change your video configuration, just follow the procedures men­tioned before to re-configure.

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VII. OS/2

1. OS/2 v2.1& OS/2 v3.0 (Warp)

Before installing the ASUS AGP-V1326 OS/2 v2.1 & OS/2 v3.0 (W arp) drivers,
make sure you do the following first:

1. Install your OS/2 system using the VGA display option (i.e., standard VGA).

2. Start your OS/2 system.

1.1 Installation

1. Enter OS/2 window or OS/2 full screen.

2. Change to the directory where the AGP-V1326 OS/2 2.1 or 3.0 display drivers

are located and type SISINST and then press <Enter>.
For example: D:\OS2\SBCS.21>SISINST <Enter> or

D:\OS2\SBCS.30>SISINST <Enter>

3. All the Driver Files will be copied to a sub-directory, C:\SISDRV. The “Select
Screen parameters for SiS SVGA” menu will appear and all the resolution (and
color) and frame rate supported will be shown on the screen.

4. Select the desired resolution (and color) and frame rate and click OK.

5. The installation program will begin copying files and complete the installation
process and create SiS Setup for future change mode usage.

6. Shutdown and reboot OS/2 to make your selections effective.

VII. OS/2

v2.1/v3.0 (Warp)

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Double Byte v3.0 (Warp)

VII. OS/2

VII. OS/2

2. Double Byte OS/2 v3.0 (Warp)

Before installing the ASUS AGP-V1326 Double Byte OS/2 v3.0 (Warp) drivers,
make sure you do the following first:

1. Install your OS/2 system using the VGA display option (i.e., standard VGA).

2. Start your OS/2 system.

2.1 Installation

The installation procedures for the Double Byte OS/2 Warp limitation is two­phased — the whole installation cannot be completed in just one phase.

• First phase: copy files, modify CONFIG.SYS, create SiS Install pro-

gram icon, then shutdown and reboot OS/2.

• Second phase: double click SiS Install to complete the installation.

2.1.1 First Phase

1. Enter OS/2 window or OS/2 full screen.

2. Change to the directory where the AGP-V1326 OS/2 display drivers are located

and type SETUP and then press <Enter>.
For example: D:\OS2\DBCS.30>SETUP <Enter>

3. The setup program will begin copying the driver files to a subdirectory,

C:\SISDRV, complete the installation process, and create SiS Install.

4. Shutdown and reboot OS/2.

2.1.2 Second Phase

5. After OS/2 reboots, double-click the SiS Install icon and the “Select Screen

parameters for SiS SVGA” menu will appear and all the resolution (and color)
and frame rate supported will be shown on the screen.

6. Select the desired resolution (and color) and frame rate and click OK.

7. The installation program will begin copying files and complete the installation

process and create SiS Setup for future change mode usage.

8. Shutdown and reboot OS/2 to make your selections effective.

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VIII. Display Information

Resolution Table

Resolution Vertical Horizontal

Refresh Scan

Rate Rate

640 x 480 60Hz 31.4KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 36.1KHz yes yes yes
75Hz 37.6KHz yes yes yes
85Hz 43.0KHz yes yes yes

800 x 600 60Hz 37.9KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 45.1KHz yes yes yes
75Hz 47.1KHz yes yes yes
85Hz 53.5KHz yes yes yes

1024 x 768 43Hz ——

60Hz 48.4KHz yes yes yes
72Hz 57.6KHz yes yes —
75Hz 60.2KHz yes yes —
85Hz 68.7KHz yes yes —

1280 x 1024 43Hz —— Interlaced ——

60Hz 64.0KHz yes yes —
75Hz 80.4KHz yes yes —

Supported Color Depth

8bpp = 16bpp = 24bpp =
256 colors 65K colors
Standard High Color True Color

Interlaced Interlaced —

1600 x 1200 60Hz 74.9KHz yes — —

Resolution Table

VIII. Display Info

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IX. T roubleshooting

Description Recommended Action

After installation and re­starting, Windows 95 in­forms me that the display
setting is still incorrect.

There may be a conflict between a previous and the
current display drivers. This is caused by the incom­plete removal of the previous display driver. Try the
following steps to remove it:

1. Right-click My Computer on the desktop.

2. Select Properties. The System Properties dialog

box appears.

3. Click the Device Manager tab. Be sure that View
devices by type is selected.

4. Double-click Display adapters.

5. You will find two (or more) conflicting adapters.

6. Disable all previous adapters by selecting them and
clicking Remove.

7. Close Device Manager and restart Windows 95.

8. Y our display driver should work correctly this time.

IX. Troubleshooting

Description/Action

My monitor is not capable
of high resolution or re­fresh rate.

DirectX or the other ap­plications report no AGP
memory available.

It depends on the display characteristics of your moni­tor . Consult your monitor documentation for the proper
configuration.

There may be several possible reasons:

1. Windows 95 is not OSR2.1 or later.

2. DirectX version is not 5.0 or later.

3. You have not installed the appropriate drivers for
the AGP chipset (for example, VGARTD.VXD for
Intel 440LX, which the ASUS installation program
automatically installs).

4. Incorrect BIOS setting. BIOS must support at least
32MB for AGP aperture size.

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