ASUS V2740 User Manual

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AGP-V2740 Series

3D Multimedia Accelerator

USER’S MANUAL

Hardware & Video Drivers

AGP-V2740

&

AGP-V2740TV

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Product Name: ASUS AGP-V2740 Series
Manual Revision: 1.02
Release Date: April 1998

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

ASUS AGP-V2740 Series Layout ...................................................8

II. Hardware Installation ....................................................................9

AGP-V2740TV Connection Examples............................................9

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

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

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

III. Windows 95 OSR2.0 ...................................................................11

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

Windows 95 OSR2.0................................................................11

Windows 98.............................................................................. 11

Installation Procedures...................................................................12

Install VGAR TD ............................................................................13

Install DirectX 5.............................................................................14

Install Display Driver.....................................................................15

Install V ideo Player........................................................................16

Using the Video Player ..................................................................16

Change Resolution and Color ........................................................17

Remove Display Driver .................................................................18

Using the Autorun Screen ........................................................18

Using Windows 95 Control Panel ............................................18

IV. Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 .........................................................19

Install Display Driver.....................................................................19

Installation Procedures .............................................................19

V. AGP-V2740TV Video Features ....................................................21

Live2740 Video Capture Utility.....................................................21

Using Live2740 ........................................................................22

TV-Out setting ...............................................................................22

VI. Display Information ....................................................................23

Resolution T able ............................................................................23

8MB V ideo Memory ................................................................23

VII. Troubleshooting .........................................................................24

Description ...............................................................................24

Recommended Action ..............................................................24

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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-V2740 Series Graphics & Video Accel­erator . W ith the Intel740TM built in, the ASUS AGP-V2740 Series provides you with
fast acceleration in both 2D/3D graphics and high quality scalable video playback,
which can fully support 3D Gaming and Multimedia Applications.

Item Checklist

NOTE: The AGP-V2740 Series requires a Pentium II motherboard with an AGP slot.

For Advanced Model: For Standard Model:

ASUS AGP-V2740TV ASUS AGP-V2740
This User’s Manual This User’s Manual
ASUS Driver & Utility CD ASUS Driver & Utility CD
(1) S-VHS Cable
(1) Composite Cable

I. Introduction

Items/Features

Features

• Built-in Intel740TM 64-bit 3D Multimedia Accelerator

• 64-bit 2D, GUI, and DirectDraw Acceleration

• 8MB 100MHz SDRAM frame buffer

• X and Y up and down video scaling

• Software MPEG I and VCD Player

• 205MHz Palette-DAC

• Built-in VMI Bus Connectors for TV T uner, V ideo Capture, MPEG-1, and MPEG-II

• Acceleration for W indows 95 APIs, including Direct3D and DirectDraw (+ VPE)

• Video Acceleration (including acceleration for MPEG-I, MPEG-II, and Indeo)

• Acceleration for Windows NT APIs, including Direct3D, DirectDraw , and OpenGL

• AGP 1.0 Interface (supports 2x mode, execute mode with sideband)

• User-friendly Installation for Windows 95 and Windows 98

• Video-In and Flicker-free TV-Out (on AGP-V2740TV only)

• Video Capture Utility for Live V ideo/Still Image Capture (on AGP-V2740TV only)

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I. Introduction

I. Introduction

ASUS AGP-V2740 Series Layout

Layout

VMI-B
Connector

TM

8MB SDRAM
Onboard Memory

VMI-A
Connector

Intel 740
Graphics
Engine with
Heatsink

ASUS AGP-V2740

TV-Out
Controller

Video-In
Controller

ASUS AGP-V2740TV

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