ASUS V8170 User Manual

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QE1001

R

V8170 Series

Graphics Card

Quick Start Manual

Hardware & Video Drivers

V8170 PRO / T / 64M

V8170 DDR / T / 64M

V8170 MAGIC / T / 64M / 32M

V8170 SE / T / 64M

Notice User’s

USER’S NOTICE

No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).

ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT.

Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or

(2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

NVIDIA, GeForce4 MX460/440/420, and combinations thereof are trademarks of NVIDIA Corp.

Windows, MS-DOS, and DirectX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page.

SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAYAPPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT.

Copyright © 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

Product Name:

ASUS V8170 Series

Manual Revision:

1.00 QE1001

Release Date:

March 2002

 

 

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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.

Macrovision Corporation Product Notice

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassemby is prohibited.

Compliance

FCC DOC &

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Highlights

.1 Introduction

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing an ASUS AGP-V8170 Series GPU Graphics Card. With this purchase, you join a legion of mainstream graphics enthusiasts.

Powered by the NVIDIA™ GeForce4 MX™ 460/440/420 graphics processing unit (GPU), the ASUS AGP-V8170 series delivers breakthrough leading-edge graphics performance. Enjoy superior image fidelity regardless of the CPU (central processing unit) employed by the computer system.

With the ASUS AGP-V8170 series, you will not only see but also experience stunning, dynamic, realistic 3D worlds and characters.~ Ensures braod application support.

Highlights

Powered by the most integrated graphical engine: NVIDIA® GeForce4 MX460/440/420

~Bringing 3D environments to life

Built-in 64MB Double Data Rate frame buffer:

~More resolutions and color depths up to 2048x1536 @ 60Hz

Lightspeed Memory Architecture™ II:

~Advanced power behind the GPU delivers outstanding performance at all resolutions: up to 6.4 GB/Sec bandwidth

nVIEW™ display technology:

~The TV encoder integrates 1024x768 resolution with two independent display pipelines, providing the ultimate multiple display flexibility and user control

Accuview Anti-Aliasing:

~Dedicated multisample AA hardware brings 4X GeForce2 MX400 performance

Optimized for DirectX® 7 and OpenGL® Features:

~Ensures broad application support

Available Models

V8170 PRO / T / 64M

• DDR Frame Buffer + VGA + TV-Out

V8170 DDR / T / 64M

• DDR Frame Buffer + VGA + TV-Out

V8170 MAGIC / T / 64M

• DDR Frame Buffer + VGA + TV-Out

V8170 SE / T / 64M

• SDR Frame Buffer + VGA + TV-Out

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1. Introduction

Features

The most graphically integrated engine yet: the GeForce4 MX440/420 delivers unprecedented features and effects to the demanding mainstream user. Realistic 3D characters and effects are now more life-like than ever before!

All new 128-bit DDR memory dramatically boosts bandwidth efficiency up to 6.4GB/sec

First to offer high resolution, high frame rate, Full-Scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA)

Optimized for DirectX® and OpenGL® acceleration

8 texture-mapped, filtered, lit texels per clock cycle

Single-pass multitexturing, 32-bit colors, Z/stencil buffer

Advanced per-pixel lighting, texturing, and shading

Cube environment mapping, bump mapping, S3 texture compression

Integrated TV encoder at 1024x768 resolution

Integrated full hardware MPEG-2 decoder processes full frame rate, full scene MPEG-2 video

Motion compensation and IDCT allows for DVD decoding at minimum CPU usage

Multibuffering (double, triple, quad) for smooth animation and video playback

Multiple video windows with hardware color space conversion and filtering (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0)

AGP 4X / 2X / 1X complete support

1. Introduction

Features

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PRO V8170 T /

.2 Setup H/W

ASUS V8170 PRO / T Layout

64MB DDR Frame Buffer

2. Hardware Setup

 

 

 

FrameBuffer

NVIDIATM

GeForce4MX460TM

GPUChip

(GraphicsProcessingUnit)

VGAMonitor output(15pin) (standard)

SVHS/TV (7pin)

 

orNTSC)

 

VGAOutput

S-VideoOutput

 

64MGraphicsCard(PAL

UtilityCDDisc

 

Projector

ItemChecklist

ASUSV8170PRO/T/

ThisUser’sManual ASUSV8170Driver&

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