ASUS V264VT User Manual

PCI-V264VT

Graphics Card

USER’S MANUAL

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ASUS PCI-V264VT VGA Card Layout

AMC Connector

Monitor Output

1MB Standard Upgradeable to 2MB

Adding Additional Memory

The ASUS PCI-V264VT graphics card comes with 1MB video memory configuration. Memory sockets are available to upgrade the video memory to 2MB by adding 2 memory chips. Specifications may change without notice.

Memory Specifications

Onboard: two 256K x 16 EDO DRAM chips Upgrade: two 256K x 16 EDO DRAM chips

Installed Example

Small indentation on the chip's sloped edge

Socket's cut corner

NOTE: For greater reliability , make sure that all video memory are of the same type and speed.

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Video Driver Installation for Windows 95

Introduction

After installing the ASUS graphics card, software drivers and utilities must be installed. The following are various driver installation procedures for Windows 95 under specific situations. The procedures for using the Autorun screen is self-explanatory.

Windows Plug and Play in Windows 95: (Auto installing drivers) IMPORTANT: If an ASUS graphics card (or ATI compatible) was installed at one time,

Windows 95 Plug and Play may install ATI’s original driver upon entering Windows 95. The old driver may cause your system to hang. If this happens, follow these steps to reset your display driver to its basic defaults:

1. Enter Windows 95 in safe mode by pressing F5 repeatedly during bootup

2. Right click the mouse on the open desktop (not over any icons)

3. Select Properties

4. Click the Settings tab - Settings menu appears

5. Click Change Display Type - Change Display Type windows appears.

6. Click Change button - Select Device windows appears.

7. Click Show all devices - Manufacturers and Models appears

8. Click (Standard display types) - Standard Display Adapter (VGA) is selected

9. Click OK button - Change Display Type windows appears.

10. Click Apply button - System Settings Change window appears

11. Click Yes button to restart your computer now - restart in normal mode.

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Video Driver Installation for Windows 95

Installing ATI Video drivers in Windows 95: (New Hardware Found)

If installing an ASUS graphics card for the first time, a “New Hardware Found” window will appear upon entering Windows 95:

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 (Windows 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 manu-

facturer”

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

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

4. Select \win95 directory - macxw4.inf shows in ”File name:”

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

6. Select your device and language then click OK button - Copying Files... appears

7. Click Yes button - ATI Desktop Help will appear upon restart, make changes as

necessary.

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