ASUS V3200SE User Manual

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AGP-V3200 Series

3D Multimedia Accelerator

USER’S MANUAL

Hardware & Video Drivers

AGP-V3200/8M

AGP-V3200/16M

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Copyright © 1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

Product Name: ASUS AGP-V3200 Series
Manual Revision: 1.00 E288B
Release Date: January 1999

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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

ASUS AGP-V3200/8M Layout .......................................................8

ASUS AGP-V3200/16M Layout .....................................................9

II. Hardware Installation ..................................................................10

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

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

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

III. Windows 95/98 ............................................................................11

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

Windows 95 OSR2.0 with USB Support ................................. 11

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

III. Windows 95/98 ............................................................................12

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

Install All Drivers and Utilities ......................................................13

Install VGAR TD ............................................................................14

Install DirectX 6.............................................................................15

Install Display Driver.....................................................................16

Install OpenGL Driver for Games .................................................18

Change Resolution and Color ........................................................19

Remove Display Driver .................................................................20

Using the Autorun Screen ........................................................20

Using Windows 95/98 Control Panel .......................................20

Read Readme9x.txt ........................................................................21

Browse this CD ..............................................................................21

IV. Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 .........................................................22

Install NT4.0 Display Driver .........................................................22

Installation Procedures .............................................................22

V. Display Information ......................................................................23

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

VI. T r oubleshooting...........................................................................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-V3200 Series Graphics & Video Accel­erator . With 3Dfx Interactive Inc.’s BansheeTM accelerator built in, the ASUS AGP­V3200 Series Graphics & Video Accelerator 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-3200 Series graphics cards can only be installed in motherboards
with an AGP slot.

ASUS AGP-V3200/8M ASUS AGP-V3200/16M

(1) ASUS Graphics Card (1) ASUS Graphics Card
(1) Graphics Card User’s Manual (1) Graphics Card User’s Manual
(1) ASUS Driver & Utility CD Disc (1) ASUS Driver & Utility CD Disc

I. Introduction

Items/Features

Features

• Built-in 3Dfx™ Banshee™ graphics chip

• 250MHz RAMDAC

• 8MB or 16MB 128-bit 125MHz SGRAM

• Built-in VMI Bus connector for TV-Tuner , MPEG-I, MPEG-II, and Video capture

• AGP 1X interface with sideband signaling

• 128-bit hardware engine for Microsoft’s GDI acceleration

• Glide, Direct3D, MiniGL, OpenGL acceleration

• Superior 3D performance

• Photo-realistic 3D quality

• High resolution 3D gaming

• ASUS Smart and User-friendly Utility: Provides one-click auto Installation for
Windows95/98 and monitor and color adjustment

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I. Introduction

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

VGA Output

SGRAM

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SGRAM

Projector

SGRAM

SGRAM

VMI Connector B

VMI Connector A

3Dfx

Banshee

Graphics

Processor Chip

with Heatsink

™

™

VGA

BIOS

Layout

I. Introduction

8MB SGRAM Frame Buffer

ASUS AGP-V3200/8M Layout

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