ASUS V775V2C User Manual

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PCI-V775V2C

PCI Graphics Adapter

USER'S MANUAL

USER'S NOTICE

No part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any lan­guage in any form by any means without the express written permission of ASUST eK
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© Copyright 1996 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All rights reserved.

Product Name: ASUS PCI-V775V2C
Manual Revision: 2.01
Release Date: January 1997

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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

Marketing Info:

Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Technical Support:

Fax: [phone]
BBS: 886-2-896-4667
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Marketing Info:

Address: 721 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131, USA
Telephone: [phone]
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ASUS COMPUTER GmbH

Marketing Info:

Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany
Telephone: [phone]
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Technical Support:

BBS: 49-2102-448690
Email: [e-mail]

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CONTENTS

I. Hardware Installation ....................................................................7

Layout of the ASUS PCI-V775V2C Card .......................................7

Installation Procedures.....................................................................8

II. Microsoft Windows 95.................................................................10

Video Driver Installation ...............................................................10

Introduction....................................................................................10

New Hardware Found ..............................................................10

Using Autorun Screen ..............................................................11

Using Windows 95 Control Panel ............................................12

Software MPEG & Video Player ...................................................13

Installing DirectX and MPEG Movie Player in Windows 95........13

Windows 95 Display Settings........................................................14

Adjustment: ..............................................................................14

Change Refresh Rate ..........................................................14

Adjust Performance ............................................................15

Hotkey: .....................................................................................15

Settings:....................................................................................15

III. Microsoft Windows 3.x ..............................................................16

Video Driver Installation ...............................................................16

Installing Video drivers in DOS ...............................................16

Installing Video drivers in Windows 3.x..................................16

Software MPEG & Video Player ...................................................17

Installing VFW and MPEG Movie Player in Windows 3.x...........17

Windows 3.x Display Panel...........................................................18

Setting: .....................................................................................18

Tune Performance...............................................................18

Adjustment: ..............................................................................19

Change Refresh Rate ..........................................................19

Hotkey: .....................................................................................20

DPMS:......................................................................................20

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CONTENTS

IV. Microsoft Windows NT ..............................................................21

Video Driver Installation ...............................................................21

Installing Display Drivers for Windows NT 4.0 ......................21

Installing Display Drivers in Windows NT 3.51 ......................22

V. IBM OS/2 Video Driver ...............................................................23

IBM OS/2 Video Driver Installation..............................................23

VI. Other Video Drivers ...................................................................24

AutoCAD Video Driver Installation ..............................................24

Microstation Video Driver Installation ..........................................24

VII. Display Information .................................................................25

Resolution T able ............................................................................25

1 MB Video Memory ...............................................................25

2 MB Video Memory ...............................................................26

VIII. Hardware Information ...........................................................29

8-bit LPB Connector ......................................................................29

A. Questions & Answers...................................................................31

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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:

• Re-orient 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. Hardware Installation

Thank you for purchasing the ASUS PCI-V775V2C Graphics
Adapter, the latest S3 Trio64V2/DX Graphics Engine which pro­vides the best video quality in any scale.

Layout

Layout of the ASUS PCI-V775V2C Card

Feature Connector &
8-BIT LPB Connector

Video Output
Connector

S3 Trio64V2/DX Chipset

1 MB V ideo memory is standard. Add two 512KB (256Kx16) EDO

1-2 MB Video Memory

VGA BIOS

I. H/W Installation

RAMs to upgrade this to 2MB.

2
1

TV -Tuner, Video
Capture, Hardware
MPEG, or other
compatible LPB
expansion cards

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I. Hardware Installation

I. H/W Installation

This section tells you how to install the ASUS PCI-V775V2C Video

Procedures

Card in your PC computer. The steps provided below demonstrate
how to install the cards in a typical system. Your system may be
slightly different.

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 should follow some precautions whenever you work
on your computer.

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. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC
chips, leads, or circuitry.

3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer com­ponents.

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.

IMPORTANT: Keep the host adapter in its antistatic bag until
you are ready to install it. Befor e you pick up the adapter , ground
yourself by touching an unpainted surface on the computer chas­sis. Even a little static electricity can destroy a host adapter com­ponent!

Installation Procedures

1. Unplug all electrical cords on your computer.

2. Remove the screws for the back of the system unit cover.

3. Remove the system unit cover.

4. Find an unused 5volt PCI bus expansion slot. Make sure this
slot is unobstructed.

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I. Hardware Installation

5. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the com­puter chassis. The slot cover is the metal strip in the back of the
computer chassis that covers the opening for the adapter’s ex­ternal connector.

6. Ground yourself to an antistatic mat or other grounded source.

7. Pick up the board (still in its sleeve) by grasping the edge bracket
with one hand. Avoiding touching board components.

8. Remove the plastic sleeve.

9. Position the card directly over the PCI slot and insert one end of
the board in the slot first. Carefully 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.

Procedures

I. H/W Installation

10. Anchor the board's mounting bracket to the computer chassis
using the screw from the slot cover you set aside previously.

11. Replace the cover on the system unit.

12. Connect your analog monitor's 15-pin VGA connector to the
card and fasten the retaining screws (if any).

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II. Microsoft Windows 95

Video Driver Installation

Introduction

After installing the ASUS PCI-V775V2C V ideo card, software driv­ers and utilities must be installed. The following are various driver

Driver Installation

II. Windows 95

installation procedures for Windows 95 under specific situations.

Installing Video drivers in Windows 95 (New Hardware
Found)

If you are installing the ASUS PCI-V775V2C Video card for Win­dows 95 for the first time, a New Hardware Found window will

appear:

Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware:

Windows default driver

Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer
Do not install a driver (Windows will not prompt you again)
Select from a list of alternate drivers

1. Click OK to use the default selection: Driver from disk pr o-

vided by hardware manufacturer

2. Insert ASUS installation CD and click Browse button - Open

window appears

3. Select your CD-ROM drive in the Drives: box

4. Select win95

5. Click the OK button - Install from Disk appears - Click OK

button again

6. After restarting Windows, your ASUS card should be auto­matically detected.

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