Asus V300C User Manual

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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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Product Name: ASUS V300C Series
Manual Revision: 1.00 E573
Release Date: June 2000

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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.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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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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