Asus V300C User Manual

R

AGP-V300C Series

High Speed 3D/2D Graphics Card

with DVD Acceleration

USER’S MANUAL

Hardware & Video Drivers

AGP-V300C / 16MB

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CONTENTS

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

Highlights.........................................................................................7

Available Model...............................................................................7

ASUS V300C .............................................................................7

Features ............................................................................................8

II. Hardware Setup..............................................................................9

ASUS AGP-V300C Layout .............................................................9

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

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

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

III. Software Setup ............................................................................11

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

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

Display Driver Installation.............................................................12

Windows 98..............................................................................12

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program .............................12

Method 2: Display Property Page.......................................13

Method 3: Plug and Play ....................................................14

Windows 2000..........................................................................14

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program .............................14

Method 2: Plug and Play ....................................................15

Windows NT 4.0 ......................................................................17

Method 1: Display Property Page.......................................17

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CONTENTS

Setup Components .........................................................................18

Windows 98..............................................................................18

Windows 2000..........................................................................18

Windows NT 4.0 ......................................................................18

Uninstall Display Driver ..........................................................19

Windows 98........................................................................19

Method1: Using the Uninstall Utility ...........................19

Method 2: Using Control Panel ....................................19

Windows 2000....................................................................20

Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ............................20

Method 2: Using Control Panel ....................................20

Windows NT 4.0.................................................................20

Method 1: Using Control Panel ....................................20

IV. Software Reference.....................................................................21

ASUS Control Panel ......................................................................21

Windows 9x..............................................................................21

Windows 2000/Windows NT 4.0 .............................................29

V. Resolution Table ...........................................................................33

2D V ideo Modes ............................................................................33

Maximum 3D Video Modes...........................................................33

VI. Troubleshooting..........................................................................35

Description.....................................................................................35

Recommended Action....................................................................35

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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.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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I. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing an ASUS V300C High Speed 3D/2D Graphics Card with
DVD Acceleration.

Powered by Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS) SiS305 128-bit real 3D/2D/V ideo/
DVD accelerator chip, the ASUS V300C is designed for value-conscious graphics
enthusiasts.

Features

Using the SiS chip, the ASUS V300C delivers high-powered 3D and 2D graphics
performance, making it ideal for high-powered desktop PC users.

With the ASUS V300C, you will not only see but also experience dynamic, realistic
3D worlds and characters.

Highlights

• New SiS305 128-bit 3D graphics accelerator

• 270 MHz RAMDAC

• High performance DVD playback

• Full support for DirectX7 & OpenGL

• Optional upgrade kit — ASUS DVD player

I. Introduction

Available Model

ASUS V300C

• 16MB Frame Buffer

• VGA

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I. Introduction

I. Introduction

Features

Features

• 2D/GUI/DirectDraw Acceleration

• Full featured 64-bit BitBLT Engine and 128-bit 3D engine

• Turbo Queue Architecture with 2D engine to solve 3D and 2D command order

problem

• Multi buffering (Double, Triple, Quad buffering) for smooth animation

• Burst frame buffer read/write

• Up to 133 MHz 3D engine clock and 125 MHz memory clock

• Peak polygon rate: 4M polygon/sec @ 1 pixel/polygon with 16 bpp, bilinear

textured, Z buffered, and alpha blended

• Individual Z-buffer and render buffer at the same time

• High precision 32/24/16 bpp Z buffer integer/floating formats

• Per-Pixel perspective texture mapping (Fog, Lighting, Mipmapping)

• MipMAP with point-sampled, linear, bi-linear, and tri-linear texture filtering

• Single pass two MipMAP texture

• Anti-aliasing: sort dependent edge, full scene

• Windows 95/98, W indows NT4.0 with Service Pack 3.0 Display Driver, includ-

ing full DirectX7, and OpenGL ICD

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II. Hardware Setup

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

VGA Output

Projector

SiS

305

Chip

VGA

BIOS

16MB Frame Buffer

Layout

II. H/W Setup

16MB Frame Buffer

ASUS AGP-V300C Layout

ASUS AGP-V300C Graphics Card

This User’s Manual

ASUS AGP-V300C Series Driver & Utility CD Disc

Item Checklist

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NOTE: This graphics card series can only be installed in motherboards with an
AGP slot.

II. H/W Setup

Procedures

Installation Procedures

II. Hardware Setup

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 on 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 .

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. Change your display driver to Standard VGA.

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

3. Replace the existing VGA card with your graphics card.

4. Restart your computer.

5. Install the ASUS V300C series display driver.

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III. Software Setup

Operating System Requirements

NOTE: T his graphics card requires a motherboard with an AGP slot.

Windows 98

Windows 98 supports full Direct3D and AGP features. If you are still using the beta
version of W indows 98 and you want to fully take advantage the Direct3D and AGP
features, you must upgrade your current Windows to the release version before in­stalling the AGP display driver.

Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that
you install VGARTD from the ASUS V300C Series CD to make sure that you have
the latest version of VGARTD (see III. Software Setup | Display Driver Installa-
tion | Windows 98).

NOTES

• VGARTD stands for V irtual Graphics Address Remapping T able Driver, which

is necessary to use the DIME feature of AGP. DIME means Direct Memory
Execute, which is accessed directly by most AGP chips (when VGARTD is
installed) for complex texture-mapping operations

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

Windows is in C:\WINDOWS. Replace either with the actual location, if
necessary.

III. S/W Setup

OS Requirements

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III. Software Setup

Display Driver Installation

You can use one of the recommended methods to install the display drivers for your
ASUS V300C series graphics card, depending on your operating system.

NOTE: The screen displays in this manual may not reflect exactly the screen con­tents displayed on your screen. The contents of the support CD are subject to change
at any time without notice. The procedures assume that your CD-ROM drive is
drive D:.

Windows 98

IMPORTANT! The appropriate AGP GAR T driver must be installed first if your

motherboard does not use the Intel AGPset. Installing the AGP GAR T driver will
ensure that the AGPset’s AGP functions are available. To install,

III. S/W Setup

Display Drivers

1. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Click Start button, and then click Run.

3. In Open, type

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program

1. Start Windows.

2. Switch display to Windows’ Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then
restart Windows.

3. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive.

4. Click Start button, and then click Run.

5. In Open, type
and then click OK. The ASUS Multi­media Package Setup program opens.

D:\VGARTD\VGINST.EXE and then click OK. Follow the

onscreen instructions to finish setup.

D:\WIN9X\SETUP.EXE

6. Follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the setup.

7. When Setup has finished installing all
the necessary files on your computer,
it will prompt you to restart your com­puter. Click Yes... and then Finish to
restart your computer and to complete
Setup.

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III. Software Setup

Method 2: Display Property Page

1. Start Windows.

2. Switch display to Windows’ Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then
restart Windows.

3. Right-click the Windows desktop and click Properties.

4. Click the Settings tab and then click

Advanced. The Standard Display
Adapter (VGA) Properties dialog

box appears.

5. Click Change on the Adapter tab. The
Update Device Driver W izard dialog
box appears. Click Next, click Display

a list of all the drivers... and then click
Next.

6. Click Show all hardware and then

click Have Disk....When the Install

From Disk dialog box appears, type
the location of the

(D:\WIN9X\WIN98) and then proceed

to step 9. Otherwise, proceed to the
next step.

SIS300M.INF file

Display Drivers

III. S/W Setup

7. Click Browse to search the CD-ROM drive. In the Drives box of the Open
dialog box, select your CD-ROM drive and then click OK.

8. In the Folders box, double-click the
select

9. Click OK. A list of video cards appears. Select your VGA card type for your operat­ing system and then click OK.

10. The Update Driver Warning box appears. Click Yes to confirm the setting up
of the ASUS enhanced display drivers and then follow the onscreen instructions
to start the setup.

11. Setup will prompt you when it has finished installing all the necessary files on
your computer. Click Finish to close Setup.

12. When you are returned to the Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Properties
box, click Close. The Display Properties box appears. Click Close.

13. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart your
computer and to complete Setup.

SIS3000M.INF in the File name box.

WIN98 subfolder of the WIN9X and then

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Method 3: Plug and Play

NOTE: Before proceeding with these steps, replace first your old VGA card with
an ASUS V300C series graphics card.

1. Start Windows.

2. When Windows detects your ASUS

V300C series graphics card, the New
Hardware Found dialog box ap­pears.

3. Click Driver from disk provided
by hardware manufacturer.

4. When Setup prompts you for the lo­cation of the driver, type

D:\WIN9X\WIN98 to direct Setup to the

III. S/W Setup

Display Drivers

INF file and then click Finish to in­stall the driver .

III. Software Setup

5. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it
will prompt you to restart your computer . Click Yes to restart your computer and
to complete Setup.

Windows 2000

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program

1. Start Windows.

2. When W indows detects your ASUS
graphics card, the Found New
Hardware Wizard dialog box ap­pears.

3. Click Cancel to enter the Windows
desktop.

4. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive.

5. Click Start button, and then click
Run.

6. In Open, type
dia Package Setup program opens.

7. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.

8. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it
will prompt you to restart your computer . Click Yes... and then Finish to restart
your computer and to complete Setup.

D:\WIN2000\SETUP.EXE and then click OK. The ASUS Multime-

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III. Software Setup

Method 2: Plug and Play

1. Start W indows.

2. When W indows detects your ASUS

graphics card, the Found New
Hardware Wizard dialog box ap­pears.

3. Click Next.

4. When the next Found New Hard-
ware Wizard dialog box appears,
select Search for a suitable driver
for my device (recommended).

Click Next to open the Locate

Driver Files item of the Found
New Hardware Wizard dialog

box.

5. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive when the Lo-

cate Driver Files item of the Found
New Hardware W izard dialog box

appears.

6. Check CD-ROM drivers, uncheck
all other options and then click Next
to search for the drivers of your
graphics card.

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Display Drivers

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7. When the wizard has finished
searching for driver files for your
graphics card, select Install one of

the other drivers and then click
Next from the Driver Files Search
Results item of the Found New
Hardware Wizard dialog box.

8. When prompted to select the display
driver to install in your system, se­lect the one that is located in the

D:\WIN2000\WIN2000 folder and

then click Next.

III. S/W Setup

Display Drivers

III. Software Setup

9. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.

10. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it
will prompt you to restart your computer.

Click OK to restart your computer and to complete Setup.

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III. Software Setup

Windows NT 4.0

Method 1: Display Property Page

W ARNING! Before installing the display driver in W indows NT 4.0, make sure that

you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack3 or later, to take full advan­tage of your card’s AGP features. (You may download service packs at http://
www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads.)

NOTE: The following steps assume your CD-ROM drive letter is D.

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 CD installation disc.

8. Type D:\NT40 or click Browse to select the path of the display driver for Win-
dows NT. Click OK.

9. Select

10. W indows 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.

SIS300.INF and then click OK.

Yes to restart Windows.

III. S/W Setup

Display Drivers

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Setup Components

Windows 98

Setup will install the following components:

Utilities

• Display Settings • Information

• Gamma Correction • Settings Manager

• TV Output • OSD

• Video Setting • Hot Key

• 3D Setting • TV Zoom In/Out

DirectX
Wallpaper

III. S/W Setup

Components

If you do not wish change your current wallpaper, select custom installation and
clear the Wallpaper checkbox.

III. Software Setup

Windows 2000

Setup will install the following components:

Utilities

• Center Screen • Video Setting

• Driver Mode • Information

• Gamma

Wallpaper

If you do not wish change your current wallpaper, select custom installation and
clear the Wallpaper checkbox.

Windows NT 4.0

Setup will only copy the display drivers.

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III. Software Setup

Uninstall Display Driver

If you want to update your display drivers or if you no longer need the display
drivers for your card, you can use one of the following procedures to completely
uninstall the drivers from your system to save disk space.

Windows 98

Method1: Using the Uninstall Utility

1. Click Start, point to Settings, Pro-

grams, and then ASUS AGP-V300C
Vx.xx.xx.

2. Click Uninstall and follow the on-

screen directions to complete
uninstallation.

Method 2: Using Control Panel

1. Click Start, and then point to Set-

tings.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Double-click the Add/Remove Pro-

grams icon.

4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab.

5. Click ASUS AGP-V300C Vx.xx.xx

from the list.

6. Click Add/

7. The system will prompt you to restart

your computer . Click Yes to restart.

Remove.

III. S/W Setup

Uninstall Driver

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III. Software Setup

Windows 2000

Method1: Using the Autorun Screen

See Windows 98 | Method 1: Using the Uninstall Utility earlier in this section
for the procedures.

Method 2: Using Control Panel

1. Click Start, and then point to Set­tings.

2. Click Control Panel.

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

III. S/W Setup

Uninstall Driver

4. Click the Change/Remove Pro­grams icon.

5. Click ASUS AGP-V300C Vx.xx.xx
from the list.

6. Click Change/Remove.

7. The system will prompt you to re­start your computer . Click Yes to re­start.

Windows NT 4.0

Method 1: Using 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. Click ASUS AGP-V300C Vx.xx.xx from the list.

6. Click Add/

7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart.

Remove.

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IV. Software Reference

ASUS Control Panel

Windows 9x

After installation of the display drivers, you will find
an ASUS icon on the taskbar’s status area. Right-click­ing this icon opens the ASUS Control Panel, showing
a menu composed of shortcuts of the graphics board’s
enhanced and other functions.

NOTE: Instead of clicking the ASUS Control Panel
icon, you may right-click the W indows9x desktop, click
Properties, and then click Settings. Under W indows98,
click Advanced after clicking Settings. Click the ap­propriate tab to change your display settings.

System Property(S)

ASUS Control Panel icon

System Property(S) lets you gain ac­cess to the System Properties – Device
Manager tab to check information,
such as resource settings and hardware
information (for example, your AGP­V300C display adapter).

System Property

IV. S/W Reference

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IV. Software Reference

Display Property(D)

Display Property(D) lets you gain access to the different utilities for your graphics card.
To gain access to these utilties, right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon on the
taskbar’s status area, point to Display Property(D) (or press D), and then click the
desired utility or function or press the utility’s shortcut key (shown in parenthesis).

Display Setting(I)

Display Setting(I) lets you gain access to the Display Modes properties for setting
up the Colors, Desktop area, Font size, and Refresh rate.

Changes the color
palettes of your
display

Sets the size of the
text that Windows
displays

IV. S/W Reference

Display Property

Gamma Correction(G)

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

Sets the screen
resolution

Changes the refresh rate

Sets the preferred tint
of your display

Sets your monitor’s
color mapping

Allows adjustment of
individual channel

Restores settings to
the original program
default

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IV. Software Reference

Video Setting(V)

Video Setting(V) lets you gain access to the V ideo Setting properties for setting up

Overlay, Contrast, and Brightness of your display according to your preference.

Sets the contrast and
brightness of either one
or two or both overlays of
your video display.
Changes to your settings
can be previewed on the
displayed picture.

3D Setting(3)

3D Setting(3) lets you gain access to the 3D Settings properties for general color
adjustments as well as color adjustments for D3D and OpenGL.

Color

Color lets you make color adjustments, such as brightness, for all of the RGB

colors.

Sets the brightness of
your 3D displays.
Changes to your settings
can be previewed on the
displayed 3D scene

Lets you preview
fullscreen the
changes. Press the
Esc key to go back to
this dialog box.

Display Property

IV. S/W Reference

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IV. Software Reference

D3D

D3D lets you make basic and advanced performance settings for D3D games.

Lets you set the
D3D performance
of your 3D scenes.
Setting the speed
to a higher setting
will result in a
trade-off in display
quality, and vice­versa

IV. S/W Reference

Display Property

Select preferred
advanced settings.

See

description of

each setting on the

D3D Advanced
Settings dialog box for

more information.

Lets you preview
fullscreen the changes.
Press the Esc key to go
back to this dialog box.

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IV. Software Reference

OpenGL

OpenGL lets you make texture and other performance settings for OpenGL applica­tions.

See

description of
each setting on the
dialog box for more
information.

Information(F)

Information lists the relevant information about your card, such as the chip type, soft­ware and driver versions, memory size, video memory clock speed, and the drivers.

Display Property

IV. S/W Reference

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IV. Software Reference

Application(A)

Application(A) lets you gain access to the different utilities t o enable or disable the
hot keys for OSD (On Screen Display), Stereo, and Zoom TV and to the Add/Re-
move Programs Properties dialog box. To gain access to these utilties, right-click
the ASUS Control Panel icon on the taskbar’s status area, point to Application(A)
(or press A), and then click the desired utility or function or press the utility’s short-
cut key (shown in parenthesis).

HotKeys(H)

HotKeys(H) lets you enable or disable the hot keys for OSD (On Screen Display),
Stereo (stereoscopic mode), and Zoom TV.

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Application

Uninstalling Display Driver(U) lets you remove the display drivers and utilities of
your graphics card through your system’s Add/Remove Programs Properties dia-
log box. When this function is selected, the ASUS V300C driver version installed on
your system is automatically selected. When you are certain that you want to re­move your display card’s drivers and utilities, click Yes.

Uninstalling Display Driver(U)

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About(B)

About(B) lets you see information about the driver and utility version of your graph­ics card and contact information of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. T o gain access, right­click the ASUS Control Panel icon on the taskbar’s status area and then click
About(B) (or press B).

Exit Tray(E)

Exit T ray(E) lets you close the ASUS Control Panel. To gain access to these utilties,
right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon on the taskbar’s status area, and then click
Exit Tray(E) (or press E).

To open the ASUS Control Panel,
click Start, point to Programs, click
ASUS AGP-V300C Vx.xx.xx, and
then ASUS Control Panel.

Application

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IV. Software Reference

Windows 2000/Windows NT 4.0

After installation of the display drivers, you will find
an ASUS icon on the taskbar’s status area. Right-click­ing this icon opens the ASUS Control Panel, showing
a menu composed of shortcuts of the graphics board’s
enhanced and other functions.

NOTE: Instead of clicking the ASUS
Control Panel icon, you may right-click
the W indows desktop, click Properties,
and then click Settings. Under W indows
2000/NT 4.0, click Advanced after
clicking Settings. Click the Utility

Manager to change Gamma Correc­tion, Video Setting, and Product and
File Information.

ASUS Control Panel icon

System Property(S)

System Property(S) lets you gain ac­cess to the System Properties – Device
Manager tab to check information,
such as resource settings and hardware
information (for example, your AGP­V300C display adapter).

System Property

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Display Property(D)

Display Property(D) lets you gain access to the different utilities for your graphics card.
To gain access to these utilties, right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon on the
taskbar’s status area, point to Display Property(D) (or press D), and then click the
desired utility or function or press the utility’s shortcut key (shown in parenthesis).

Gamma Correction(G)

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

Sets the preferred tint
of your display

Sets your monitor’s
color mapping

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Display Property

Video Setting(V)

Video Setting(V) lets you gain access to the V ideo Setting properties for setting up

Overlay, Contrast, and Brightness of your display according to your preference.

Sets the contrast and
brightness of either one
or two or both overlays of
your video display.
Changes to your settings
can be previewed on the
displayed picture.

Allows adjustment of
individual channel

Restores settings to
the original program
default

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Information(F)

Information lists the relevant information about your card, such as the chip type, soft­ware and driver versions, memory size, video memory clock speed, and the drivers.

About(B)

About(B) lets you see information about the driver and utility version of your graph­ics card and contact information of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. T o gain access, right­click the ASUS Control Panel icon on the taskbar’s status area and then click
About(B) (or press B).

Exit Tray(E)

Exit T ray(E) lets you close the ASUS Control Panel. To gain access to these utilties,
right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon on the taskbar’s status area, and then click
Exit Tray(E) (or press E).

About / Exit

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V. Resolution Table

2D Video Modes

Resolution Color Depth Max Refresh Rate

(bits/pixel)

640x480 8/16/32 200Hz
800x600 8/16/32 160Hz

1024x768 8/16/32 120Hz
1280x1024 8/16/32 85Hz
1600x1200 8/16 85Hz
1920x1440 8/16 60Hz

Maximum 3D Video Modes

(16/32MB)

Resolution Color Single Buffer with Double Buffer with

Depth below Z-Buffer below Z-Buffer

(bits/pixel) 0-bit 8-bit 16-bit 24-bit 0-bit 8-bit 16-bit 24-bit

640x480 16 y y y y y y y y
640x480 32 y y y y y y y y
800x600 16 y y y y y y y y*

800x600 32 y y y y y y y y
1024x768 16 y y y y y y y y
1024x768 32 y y y y y y y y*

1280x1024 16 y y y y y y y y
1280x1024 32 y y y y y y y* y*
1600x1200 16 y y y y y y y y*
1920x1440 32 y y y y y y y* y*

V. Resolution

2D/3D Modes

V . Resolution

*Only available on the 32MB model.

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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.

My monitor is not capable
of high resolution or r efresh
rate.

DirectX or the other appli­cations report no AGP
memory available.

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

• 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).

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

• 3D works only in 16- or 32-bit color depth. Switch
your color depth display mode to 16-bit (high color)
or 32-bit (true color).

• Check necessary libraries, such as DirectX or
OpenGL.

• Try to switch to a lower resolution.

V. Resolution
VI. T roubleshooting

I cannot enable AGP
memory or run I-Base test.

My MPEG player displays
bad quality video clips.

• You may be using a motherboard with an Aladdin
IV AGPset. To get the best compatibility, the dis­play card uses AGP Bus Master mode instead of AGP
execute mode for motherboards using this AGPset.

• Y ou must install DirectX 6 or later so that your player
can take advantage of the hardware acceleration
mode (DirectDraw).

• Try to switch to a lower resolution, color depth, or
refresh rate. Switching to a lower mode allows your
player to use hardware acceleration mode.

• Switch dual view mode to VGA or TV mode.

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