ASUS V3000SE User Manual

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V3000 Series

AGP&PCI Graphics Cards

USER’S MANUAL

Hardware & Video Drivers

AGP-V3000/TV

AGP-V3000

3DP-V3000/TV

3DP-V3000

AGP-V3000ZX/TV/4M

AGP-V3000ZX/4M

AGP-V3000ZX/TV

AGP-V3000ZX

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Copyright © 1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

Product Name: ASUS V3000 Series
Manual Revision: 2.20 E298B
Release Date: January 1999

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

ASUS AGP-V3000 Layout (AGP Bus) ...........................................8

ASUS AGP-V3000/TV Layout (AGP Bus).....................................9

ASUS 3DP-V3000 Layout (PCI Bus) ...........................................10

ASUS 3DP-V3000/TV Layout (PCI Bus) .....................................11

ASUS AGP-V3000ZX / ASUS AGP-V3000ZX/4M

Layout (AGP Bus)....................................................................12

ASUS AGP-V3000ZX/TV / ASUS AGP-V3000ZX/TV/4M

Layout (AGP Bus)....................................................................13

III. Windows 95/98 ............................................................................14

Installation Procedures .............................................................14

New Systems ......................................................................14

Systems with Existing VGA Card ......................................14

Operating System Requirements ...................................................15

Windows 95..............................................................................15

Windows 98..............................................................................15

Install V3000 Series Driver (existing ASUS V3000) ....................16

Install V3000 Series Driver (replacing other VGA card) ..............20

Display Properties (desktop utilities).............................................22

Advanced Menu .......................................................................22

Color Correction Menu ............................................................ 23

Information Menu ....................................................................23

TV Out Menu (AGP-V3000ZXTV only).................................24

Settings Menu...........................................................................24

Hotkey Menu............................................................................25

Monitor Menu ..........................................................................25

Refresh Rate Menu...................................................................26

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CONTENTS

Install DirectX6..............................................................................26

Install VGARTD (AGP only) ........................................................28

Install ASUS LIVE3000 (for TV models only) .............................31

Using ASUS LIVE3000 (for TV models only)........................31

Show/Hide Video Source Option .......................................32

Video Capture Driver.....................................................................32

Remove V3000 Series Driver ........................................................33

Using Windows 95/98 Control Panel .......................................33

IV. Microsoft Windows NT ..............................................................35

Windows NT 4.0 ............................................................................35

Installation Procedures .......................................................35

V. Display Information .....................................................................36

VI. Troubleshooting..........................................................................38

Description ...............................................................................38

Recommended Action ..............................................................38

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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 inter ­ference 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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ASUS V3000 Series User’s Manual

I. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing an ASUS V3000 Series Graphics & Video Accelerator.
With the ST/nV idia RIVA 128™/128ZX™ built-in, the ASUS V3000 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.

Key Benefits

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

• Flicker free, high refresh rates reduce eye strain

• Powerful 3D rendering

• Crisp, realistic images

• Striking cinema-quality video

Features

• Built-in ST/nVidia RIVA 128™/128ZX™ 128-bit 3D Multimedia Accelerator

• User-friendly Installation for Windows 95/98.

• Acceleration for W indows 95/98 APIs, including Direct3D, DirectDraw (+ VPE),
and OpenGL-ICD

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

• Massive array of floating point Geometry Processing Units

• 128-bit 2D/GUI/DirectDraw Acceleration

• Windows 95/98 Video for Windows video capture driver included

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

• X and Y up and down video scaling

• Excellent performance at high resolutions and color depths

• VESA VBE 3.0 Compliant

• Onboard video capture and TV out (TV models only)

Features

I. Introduction

AGP-V3000, AGP-V3000/TV, and 3DP-V3000

• 4MB 128-bit 100MHz SGRAM frame buffer interface

• 230MHz Palette-DAC

• AGP 1.0 (1x mode) or PCI 2.1 Bus Interface

AGP-V3000ZX, AGP-V3000ZXTV and AGP-V3000ZX/4M, AGP-V3000ZXTV/4M

• 8MB and 4MB (4M models) 128-bit 100MHz SGRAM frame buffer interface

• 250MHz Palette-DAC

• AGP 1.0 (2x mode) Bus Interface

IMPORTANT! External devices and ASUS Video cards both have NTSC and
PAL versions. You must make sure that all your devices and the ASUS Video
card are of the same type or else you will not have video capabilities.

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II. Installation

VGA Output

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

VIP Connector B

VIP Connector A

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

ST/nVidia

Riva128

TM

3D Chipset

VGA

BIOS

Projector

AGP-V3000

II. Hardware Installation

Note: AGP-V3000 does not have video-in and TV-out con-

nectors. The corresponding video/TV utilities will also be

excluded.

ASUS AGP-V3000 Layout (AGP Bus)

PDF)

®

Acrobat

®

ASUS AGP-V3000

This User’s Manual

Manual (Adobe

ASUS V3000 Series Driver & Utility CD

Item Checklist

ASUS V3000 Series User’s Manual8

II. Hardware Installation

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

CCD/camcorder

input (RCA)

(video model)

composite/TV

output (RCA)

(video model)

Tuner/TV Box Input

(7pin) (video model)

SVHS/TV output

(7pin) (video model)

VIP Connector A

VIP Connector B

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

ST/nVidia

Riva128

TM

3D Chipset

Composite (RCA) Input

Video Input (ASUS Video)

7pin S compatible)

VGA Output

S-Video Output

Composite (RCA) Output

Projector

ASUS TV Box

CATV

®

II. Installation

AGP-V3000/TV

and cannot be connected at the same time.

Notes:

devices cannot be connected at the same time on this card.

• Use the same standard for all devices.

• VGA compatible devices and video displaying/recording

•

ASUS AGP-V3000/TV Layout (AGP Bus)

ASUS AGP-V3000/TV (PAL or NTSC)

Item Checklist

PDF)

®

Acrobat

®

Video-in and TV-out cables

This User’s Manual

Manual (Adobe

ASUS V3000 Series Driver & Utility CD

9ASUS V3000 Series User’s Manual

II. Installation

VGA

BIOS

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

VIP Connector A

VIP Connector B

ST/nVidia

Riva128

TM

3D Chipset

SGRAM

VGA Output

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

3DP-V3000

II. Hardware Installation

Note: 3DP-V3000 does not have video-in and TV-out con-

nectors. The corresponding video/TV utilities will also be

excluded.

ASUS 3DP-V3000 Layout (PCI Bus)

PDF)

®

Acrobat

®

ASUS 3DP-V3000

This User’s Manual

Manual (Adobe

ASUS V3000 Series Driver & Utility CD

Item Checklist

ASUS V3000 Series User’s Manual10

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

VIP Connector A

VIP Connector B

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standa

rd)

CCD/camcorder

input (RCA)

(video model)

composite/TV

output (RCA)

(video model)

Tuner/TV Box Input

(7pin) (video model)

SVHS/TV output

(7pin) (video model)

ST/nVidia

Riva128

TM

3D Chipset

SGRAM

Composite (RCA) Input

Video Input (ASUS Video)

7pin S compatible)

VGA Output

S-Video Output

Composite (RCA) Output

VGA

BIOS

Projector

ASUS TV Box

CATV

®

II. Hardware Installation

II. InstallationII. Installation

3DP-V3000/TV

cannot be connected at the same time.

Notes:

• Use the same standard for all devices.

• VGA compatible devices and video displaying/recording

ASUS 3DP-V3000/TV Layout (PCI Bus)

®

®

devices cannot be connected at the same time on this card.

• and

PDF)

Acrobat

ASUS 3DP-V3000/TV (PAL or NTSC)

Video-in and TV-out cables

This User’s Manual

Manual (Adobe

ASUS V3000 Series Driver & Utility CD

Item Checklist

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AGP-V3000ZX

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

VGA Output

ST/nVidia

Riva128ZX

TM

3D Chipset

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

VGA

BIOS

VIP Connector A

VIP

Connector B

II. Installation

II. Hardware Installation

Layout (AGP Bus)

ASUS AGP-V3000ZX

Note: AGP-V3000ZX or AGP-V3000ZX/4M does not have

video-in and TV-out connectors. The corresponding video/

TV utilities will also be excluded.

ASUS AGP-V3000ZX/4M

PDF)

®

Acrobat

®

ASUS AGP-V3000ZX or ASUS AGP-V3000ZX/4M

This User’s Manual

Manual (Adobe

ASUS V3000 Series Driver & Utility CD

Item Checklist

ASUS V3000 Series User’s Manual12

II. Hardware Installation

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

CCD/camcorder

input (RCA)

(video model)

composite/TV

output (RCA)

(video model)

Tuner/TV Box Input

(7pin) (video model)

SVHS/TV output

(7pin) (video model)

ST/nVidia

Riva128ZX

TM

3D Chipset

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

SGRAM

VGA

BIOS

JP1 JP2

TV-out

Composite (RCA) Input

Video Input (ASUS Video)

7pin S compatible)

VGA Output

S-Video Output

Composite (RCA) Output

VIP Connector A

VIP

Connector B

Projector

123

ASUS TV Box

CATV

®

JP1

JP2

1

2

3

NTSC

JP1

JP2

1

2

3

PAL

JP1

JP2

1

2

3

Disable

Layout (AGP Bus)

ASUS AGP-V3000ZX/TV

ASUS AGP-V3000ZX/TV/4M

II. Installation

AGP-V3000ZX/TV

cannot be connected at the same time.

Notes:

devices can be connected at the same time on this card.

• Use the same TV standard for all devices.

• VGA compatible devices and video displaying/recording

• and

• Use JP1 and JP2 to select the boot up TV-out format.

PDF)

®

ASUS AGP-V3000ZXTV (PAL or NTSC) or

ASUS AGP-V3000ZXTV/4M (PAL or NTSC)

Item Checklist

Acrobat

®

Video-in and TV-out cables

This User’s Manual

Manual (Adobe

ASUS V3000 Series Driver & Utility CD

13ASUS V3000 Series User’s Manual

NOTE: The ASUS AGP-V3000, AGP-V3000/TV, AGP-V3000ZX and AGP-

V3000ZXTV can only be installed in motherboards with an AGP slot. The ASUS
3DP-V3000 and 3DP-V3000/TV can be installed in standard PCI motherboards.

III. Windows 95/98

Procedures

III. Windows 95/98

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.

Installation Procedures

New Systems

1. Unplug all electrical cords on your computer.

2. Remove the system unit cover.

3. Locate the AGP or PCI 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 V3000 Series 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 V3000 Series graphics card.

4. Restart your computer — the ASUS V3000 Series graphics card should be auto­matically detected and the display drivers automatically updated.

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III. Windows 95/98

Operating System Requirements

IMPORTANT! This card requires its own IRQ to work normally. If you have

problems during installation, please check your BIOS setting or motherboard
jumpers to make sure that “VGA INT/IRQ” has been enabled.

Windows 95

To take advantage of all the AGP features, you must use Windows 95 OSR2.0, in­stall the USB upgrade and then install the VGARTD driver for the corresponding
chipset on your motherboard. (see III. Windows 95/98 “Install VGARTD”).
Note: This is not necessary for the 3DP-V3000/TV.

To install Win95 OSR2.0 with USB, you must have OSR2.0 installed already. Oth­erwise, first install OSR2.0 and then use the USB support update (you must use the
same update language of your W indows language). On the April 1997 MSDN Disc­1 “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\CurrentVersion\V ersionNumber

OSR2.0 with USB has:
Version “Windows 95” and VersionNumber “4.03.1212” or “4.03.1214”.

Windows 98

Only Windows 98 Beta3 or later supports full Direct3D and AGP features. If you
are not using Beta3 or later, you must upgrade your Windows before installing the
AGP display driver.

NOTE: Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but it is recom­mended that you install VGARTD from the V3000 Series installation CD to make
sure that you have the latest version of VGARTD.

Requirements

III. Windows 95/98

NOTE: This Manual assumes that your CD-ROM disc drive is drive D: and that MS

Windows is in “c:\windows”. Replace either with the actual location, if necessary.

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Install V3000 Series Driver (existing ASUS V3000)

Follow the steps below if you are using a V3000 Series graphics card with AGP bus
or if you want to install it in Windows 98.

Note: “New hardware found” refers to the prompt for drivers when installing Win­dows 95/98 with the ASUS V3000 Series VGA card already installed. This Manual
assumes that your CD-ROM disc drive is drive D: and that Windows 95/98 is in
C:\windows. Replace either with the actual location, if necessary.

1. When installing W indows 95/98, a New Hardware Found window will appear:

III. Windows 95/98

Install Driver

III. Windows 95/98

Select Do not install a driver and go to step 3.
When installing W indows 95 OSR 2.0, the Update Device Driver Wizard win­dow will appear:

This 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!

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III. Windows 95/98

2. Click Finish to install the VGA driver. You will then be asked for your Win-

dows95/98 CD in order to complete the VGA driver installation.

If you do not have your CD handy, direct the installation path to your
\Windows\System directory . W indows will prompt you to restart your windows.
Choose No.

3. Insert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring

up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD.

4. From the Setup panel, click VGA Driver and follow the installation steps.

Install Driver

III. Windows 95/98

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5. When the Welcome window appears, click Next > to install V3000 Series dis-

III. Windows 95/98

Install Driver

III. Windows 95/98

play drivers on your computer.

The install program will detect whether you are using OSR2.0 with USB
(OSR2.1). If not, a message will be given to exit the install program (Click Yes)
or continue (Click No).

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III. Windows 95/98

6. When the Check Setup Information window appears, click

the file transfer.

The Installing Microsoft DirectX6 dialog box will automatically appear be-
cause the V3000 Series display driver requires DirectX 6 to have access to the
advanced 3D features.

Next > to begin

This box indicates that the Setup program is searching for the updated DirectX
Runtime Components and updating as necessary.

Install Driver

III. Windows 95/98

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Install V3000 Series Driver (replacing other VGA card)

If you wish to replace an existing VGA card with an ASUS V3000 Series graphics
card, the current display drivers must be replaced first (see II. Hardware Installa-

tion “Systems with Existing VGA Card”).
Note: The following procedure works only for W indows 95. For W indows 98 users,

follow the procedures for “Install V3000 Series Driver (existing ASUS 3000)”.

1. Insert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring

up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD.

III. Windows 95/98

Replacing Card

III. Windows 95/98

2. From the Setup panel, click VGA Driver and the Welcome window will appear.

3. Click Next > to install the V3000 Series display drivers on your computer.

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III. Windows 95/98

4. The install program will detect whether you are using OSR2.0 with USB

(OSR2.1). If not, a message will be given to exit the install program (Click Yes)
or continue (Click No).

The Installing Microsoft DirectX6 dialog box will automatically appear be-
cause the V3000 Series display driver requires DirectX6 to have access to the
advanced 3D features. Click

Next > to begin file transfer.

5. The Setup pr ogram will then search for the updated DirectX Runtime Compo-

nents and update as necessary.

Replacing Card

III. Windows 95/98

6. After all drivers are installed, power off your system and replace your VGA card
with the ASUS V3000 Series card. Restart your computer , and the drivers should
be installed automatically.

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III. Windows 95/98

Display Properties (desktop utilities)

T o run Desktop Utilities, click the right mouse button on the W indows 95/98 desktop,
then choose Properties in the list.

Advanced Menu

This menu provides some advanced settings for Direct3D. You can set “Texture
Heap” (available only for the 3DP-V3000TV) to maximum value for those texture­greedy applications or games.

Allows customizing of
texture buffer size

Enables/Disables
each Direct3D

III. Windows 95/98

Desktop Utilities

component

Fastest-uses
per-polygon
mipmapping

Best Quality­uses the most
accurate
mipmapping
calculation

Adjusts the size of
the texture buffer
in the system
memory. This
function will be
disabled when
using an AGP
card.

Origin selection for
non-filtering texels

Origin selection for
bilinear filtering texels

Note: The screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the
screen contents displayed on your system.

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III. Windows 95/98

Color Correction Menu

You can adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma values of the screen output from the
Color Correction Menu. This function is only available in 16-bit and 32-bit color depth.

Enables/Disables
the color settings

Color mapping chart

Individual channel
adjustment

Restores Color
Correction menu to
default settings

Information Menu

You can lists all the information about the VGA card and video configurations from
the Information Menu.

Desktop Utilities

III. Windows 95/98

Shows AGP memory
info. (will be blank or
warning given if no
AGP card or memory
is found)

Invokes the online
help

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III. Windows 95/98

TV Out Menu (AGP-V3000ZXTV only)

The TV Out tab will appear if your card came with an S-Video and/or Composite
connector, a TV is connected to one of these connectors (S-Video provides better
quality) and turned on, and you are in any one of these modes: 640x480@60Hz or
800x600@60Hz for NTSC, 640x480@50Hz or 800x600@50Hz for PAL.

Enables/disables TV

output function

Adjusts the brightness

Adjusts the sharpness

III. Windows 95/98

Desktop Utilities

Adjusts the screen
display position on

Adjusts the anti-flicker

Note: If TV output is turned on, the display refresh rate will be forced to 60Hz for NTSC
and 50Hz for PAL. Display Modes will only be available for you to set other frame rates
when you turn off TV output, close the Pr operties dialog box, and then enter it again.

Settings Menu

You can set the resolution, color depth, fonts, and virtual desktop from this menu.

your TV

effect

Video signal selection

TV signal format

Overscan/underscan
selection

Enables/Disables the

virtual desktop

Sets the screen
resolution

Sizes the virtual
desktop

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III. Windows 95/98

Hotkey Menu

You can define hotkeys for the virtual screen operation from the Hotkey Menu.

Hotkey function item

Enables/Disables

hotkey feature

Key combination

Monitor Menu

You can adjust the screen output on the monitor from the Monitor Menu.

Click to change the on­screen test pattern

Desktop Utilities

III. Windows 95/98

Sets the screen
position

Sets the screen size

The sync polarity setting

Displays the Change
Refresh Rate menu

Restores the Monitor
menu settings to its
defaults

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Refresh Rate Menu

You can change the refresh rate setting for your monitor from this Menu.

Displays the default
refresh rates

Fine adjustment
of the refresh rate

Test the refresh rate
before applying

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Install DirectX6

III. Windows 95/98

Restores settings to
its defaults

Install DirectX6

Microsoft DirectX6 allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 95/98.
For Software MPEG support in W indows 95/98, you must first install the Microsoft
DirectX6 libraries, and then the MPEG Video Player.

1. Insert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring
up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD.

2. From the Setup panel, click DirectX6.0.

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The DirectX6 Setup Screen appears

3. Check Direct 3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled and then click the Rein-
stall DirectX button.

4. After reinstalling DirectX6, you will be prompted to restart your machine. Click OK.

Insatall DirectX6

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Install VGARTD (AGP only)

1. Insert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring
up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD.

2. From the Setup panel, click Vgartd Driver for AGP chipset support from Intel,
SiS, VIA, and ALi. A message appears that only the AGP version requires this
driver installation.

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Install VGARD

III. Windows 95/98

3. A driver detection screen appears to tell you which chipset is detected. Click

OK to install the appropriate driver for your chipset.

Note: Installation dialogs are slightly different for each chipset. Please follow the

instructions to finish the VGARTD installation. The steps provided are for Intel
chipsets.

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4. If you selected No..., on the previous screen before clicking OK, you will be

presented with a selection of other drivers. Make your driver selection and click
Install.

5. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.

6. Once the driver installation is finished, click Finish.

Install VGARTD

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Install ASUS LIVE3000 (for TV models only)

ASUS LIVE3000 must be installed to use the video-in function on the V3000 Series
accelerator cards.

1. Reinsert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to
bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD.

2. From the Setup panel, click ASUS LIVE3000 and follow the self-explanatory
instructions to complete the installation.

After installation, you may run the program through the “Start” button-Programs­ASUS LIVE3000-LIVE3000 or remove the program using the unInstallSHIELD.

Using ASUS LIVE3000 (for TV models only)

Stop
Play

Pause
Video Slider
About

Help
Exit

Minimize
Capture Mode
Live Video Mode

Show/Hide Tuner Panel

Full Screen (Ctrl+S)

Capture Single Frame (F5)
Capture Frames (F6)

Capture Video (F7)

Show/Hide
Video Source Option

Up button
Right button
Left button
Down button

Set Capture File
Open Video File

Video Format

ASUS LIVE3000

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Show/Hide Video Source Option

When first using ASUS LIVE3000, you must setup the Video Source. By clicking
the Show/Hide V ideo Source Option button on the panel, you can show or hide the
video source setting.

III. Windows 95/98

ASUS LIVE3000

III. Windows 95/98

You can use the Up or Down arrow buttons on the control panel to select the Video
Connector or the Video Standard. The Left and Right arrow buttons are used for
making selections.

Video Capture Driver

When you install the V3000 Series Windows 95/98 Driver , the video capture driver
will automatically be installed on your system. This video capture driver follows
Microsoft V ideo for Windows standard and can open up to a capture window size of
352x240. It can be used with some applications that use video capture as an option,
such as video conference, net meeting, or digital video authoring applications.

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Remove V3000 Series Driver

If you want to install other graphics cards or if you no longer need the V3000 Series
display drivers, you can use one of the following procedures to completely uninstall
the drivers from Windows 95/98 to save disk space.

Using Windows 95/98 Control Panel

1. Click Start, and then point to Settings.

2. Click Control Panel.

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

4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab.

5. Select ASUS VGA driver from the list.

6. Click Add/Remove.

7. You will be warned that files will be deleted. Click Yes to continue.

Remove Driver

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8. A Remove Shared File? dialog box will ask for confirmation on removing some
shared files. Click Yes To All to remove the shared files.

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Remove Driver

9. You will be warned that shared files may be used by other devices. Click Yes to

10. This progress screen will show the components that are being uninstalled.

continue.

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IV. Microsoft Windows NT

Windows NT 4.0

WARNING! Before installing the ASUS AGP-V3000 Series display driver in

Windows NT 4.0, make sure that you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service
Pack3 (available on the Internet at http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/support/
bldqpage.idc? ProductPage=q_servpk). Otherwise, the system will hang and
will not be able to start up! This is not required for the ASUS 3DP-V3000/TV.

NOTE: For all the AGP features to be available you must be using W indows NT 5.0
(available in the future).

Installation Procedures

1. Start W indows 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 V3000 Series Installation CD.

8. Type D:\NT40 (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 V3000 Series drivers. Select your driver 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

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

Yes to restart Windows.

Display Driver

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V. Display Information

Resolution Table 4MB Video Memory

(AGP-V3000, AGP-V3000/TV, 3DP-V3000, 3DP-V3000/TV,
AGP-V3000ZX/4M, AGP-V300ZXTV/4M)

Resolution V ertical Horizontal

Frequency Frequency

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
100Hz 50.9KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 61.8KHz 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
100Hz 63.6KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 77.3KHz yes yes yes

960 x 720 60Hz 44.8KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 54.0KHz yes yes yes
75Hz 56.4KHz yes yes yes
85Hz 64.2KHz yes yes yes
100Hz 76.4KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 92.5KHz yes yes yes

1024 x 768 60Hz 48.4KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 57.6KHz yes yes yes
75Hz 60.2KHz yes yes yes
85Hz 68.7KHz yes yes yes
100Hz 81.9KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 98.8KHz yes yes yes

8bpp = 16bpp = 32bpp =
256 colors 65K colors
Standard High Color True Color

Color Depth

Resolution Table

V. Display Info

1152 x 864 60Hz 53.6KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 64.9KHz yes yes yes
75Hz 67.7KHz yes yes yes
85Hz 77.2KHz yes yes yes
100Hz 91.4KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 110.8KHz yes yes yes

1280 x 1024 60Hz 64.0KHz yes yes ----

72Hz 77.0KHz yes yes ---­75Hz 80.4KHz yes yes ---­85Hz 91.2KHz yes yes ---­100Hz 108.5KHz yes yes ----

1600 x 1200 60Hz 74.9KHz yes yes ----

72Hz 89.9KHz yes yes ---­75Hz 93.8KHz yes yes ---­85Hz 107.1KHz yes yes ----

1920 x 1080 60Hz 67.1KHz yes yes ----

72Hz 81.3KHz yes yes ---­75Hz 84.4KHz yes yes ---­85Hz 96.2KHz yes yes ----

1920 x 1200 60Hz 74.6KHz yes ---- ----

72Hz 89.9KHz yes ---- ---­75Hz 93.9KHz yes ---- ----

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V. Display Information

Resolution Table 8MB Video Memory

(AGP-V3000ZX, AGP-V300ZXTV)

Resolution V ertical Horizontal

Frequency Frequency

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
100Hz 50.9KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 61.8KHz 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
100Hz 63.6KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 77.3KHz yes yes yes

960 x 720 60Hz 44.8KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 54.0KHz yes yes yes
75Hz 56.4KHz yes yes yes
85Hz 64.2KHz yes yes yes
100Hz 76.4KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 92.5KHz yes yes yes

1024 x 768 60Hz 48.4KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 57.6KHz yes yes yes
75Hz 60.2KHz yes yes yes
85Hz 68.7KHz yes yes yes
100Hz 81.9KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 98.8KHz yes yes yes

8bpp = 16bpp = 32bpp =
256 colors 65K colors
Standard High Color True Color

Color Depth

1152 x 864 60Hz 53.6KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 64.9KHz yes yes yes
75Hz 67.7KHz yes yes yes
85Hz 77.2KHz yes yes yes
100Hz 91.4KHz yes yes yes
120Hz 110.8KHz yes yes yes

1280 x 1024 60Hz 64.0KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 77.0KHz yes yes yes
75Hz 80.4KHz yes yes yes
85Hz 91.2KHz yes yes yes
100Hz 108.5KHz yes yes yes

1600 x 1200 60Hz 74.9KHz yes yes yes

72Hz 89.9KHz yes yes ---­75Hz 93.8KHz yes yes ----

85Hz 107.1KHz yes yes ---­1800 x 1440 60Hz 89.5KHz ---- yes ---­1920 x 1080 60Hz 67.1KHz yes yes ----

72Hz 81.3KHz yes yes ----

75Hz 84.4KHz yes yes ----

85Hz 96.2KHz yes yes ---­1920 x 1200 60Hz 74.6KHz yes yes ----

72Hz 89.9KHz yes yes ----

75Hz 93.9KHz yes yes ----

V. Display Info

Resolution Table

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VI. Troubleshooting

Description Recommended Action

After installation and re­starting, Windows 95/98
informs me that the display
setting is still incorrect.

VII. Troubleshooting

Descriptions/Actions

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

DirectX or the other ap­plications report no AGP
memory available.

LIVE3000 reports no
SAA7111A EVIP detected
on your card.

• Make sure the “Assign IRQ to VGA” option is en­abled in the BIOS

• Check if there is enough IRQ for VGA

• Uninstall the driver, restart, and reinstall the driver

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

• Windows 95 is not OSR2.1 or later.

• DirectX version is not 6.0 or later.

• You have not installed appropriate drivers for the
AGP chipset. (e.g. VGARTD.VXD for Intel 440LX
which ASUS installation automatically installs)

• Incorrect BIOS setting. BIOS must support at least
64MB for AGP aperture size.

• Your adapter has no video-in options.

• Your monitor has wrong DDC circuit implemented.
Contact your monitor dealer for a solution.

Games or applications
report “No 3D accelera­tion hardware found.”

• 3D works only in 16-bit color depth. Switch your
color depth display mode to 16-bit (high color).

• Check necessary libraries such as DirectX or
OpenGL

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