ASUS V8200 T2-T5 User Manual

R

V8200 Series

Programmable nFiniteFX™

Graphics Card

USER’S MANUAL

Hardware & Video Drivers

V8200

/ Deluxe

V8200 / Pure

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Manual Revision: 1.00 E835
Release Date: August 2001

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CONTENTS

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

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

Available Models .................................................................................. 7

ASUS V8200 Deluxe...................................................................... 7

ASUS V8200 .................................................................................. 7

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

2. Hardware Setup.................................................................... 9

ASUS V8200 Deluxe .......................................................................9

ASUS V8200 / Pure .......................................................................10

Installation Procedures................................................................... 11

New VGA Cards ................................................................................. 11

Systems with Existing VGA Card....................................................... 11

Operating System Requirements ...................................................12

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

3. Software Setup .................................................................... 13

Display Driver Installation.............................................................13

Windows 98 ........................................................................................ 13

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program ....................................... 13

Method 2: Display Property Page................................................. 14

Method 3: Plug and Play .............................................................. 15

Windows 2000 .................................................................................... 15

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program ....................................... 15

Method 2: Plug and Play .............................................................. 16

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

Method 1: Display Property Page................................................. 18

Drivers ...........................................................................................19

Install Display Driver.......................................................................... 19

Install DirectX..................................................................................... 20

Install GART Driver ........................................................................... 21

Install ASUS TW AIN Driver .............................................................. 23

Uninstall Display Driver ..................................................................... 24

Windows 98 .................................................................................. 24

Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ...................................... 24

Method 2: Using Control Panel.............................................. 24

Windows 2000.............................................................................. 25

Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ...................................... 25

Method 2: Using Control Panel.............................................. 25

Windows NT 4.0 ........................................................................... 25

Method 1: Using Control Panel.............................................. 25

Install WDM Capture Driver .............................................................. 26

Install Video for Windows Capture Driver ......................................... 27

Utilities...........................................................................................28

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CONTENTS

Install ASUS Live Utility .................................................................... 28

Utilities...........................................................................................29

Install ASUS Tweak Utility ................................................................ 29

Install SmartDoctor............................................................................. 30

Install V ideoSecurity........................................................................... 31

4. Software Reference............................................................. 33

ASUS Control Panel ......................................................................33

Refresh Rate........................................................................................ 33

More Resolution ................................................................................. 34

Information ......................................................................................... 34

Color ................................................................................................... 35

Advanced ............................................................................................ 37

Windows Display Properties..........................................................45

Device Selection ................................................................................. 45

Analog Monitor ............................................................................ 46

Digital Flat Panel .......................................................................... 47

TV ................................................................................................. 48

Color Correction ................................................................................. 49

Digital Vibrance ............................................................................ 49

Active Color Channel ................................................................... 49

Brightness / Contrast / Gamma..................................................... 49

Custom color settings ................................................................... 49

GeForce3............................................................................................. 50

Additional Properties .................................................................... 50

3D Antialiasing Setting................................................................. 50

Direct3D Settings ......................................................................... 51

OpenGL Settings .......................................................................... 53

Overly Controls ............................................................................ 54

Desktop Utilities ........................................................................... 55

Desktop Display Manager ............................................................ 56

Using the ASUS Utilities ...............................................................59

ASUS T weak Utility ........................................................................... 59

ASUS V ideoSecurity .......................................................................... 61

ASUS Live Video ............................................................................... 65

ASUS SmartDoctor............................................................................. 74

ASUS Digital VCR ............................................................................. 77

Using the Other Utilities ................................................................ 91

ASUS TWAIN Interface ..................................................................... 91

ASUS VR PictureViewer.................................................................... 93

5. Resolution Table.................................................................. 95

6. Troubleshooting .................................................................. 97

Description..................................................................................... 97

Recommended Action....................................................................97

Index ........................................................................................ 99

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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 V8200 GeForce3™ Graphics Card. With this
purchase, you join an ever-increasing elite squadron of graphics enthusiasts.

Powered by the NVIDIA™ GeForce3™ graphics processing unit (GPU) and featur­ing the new nFiniteFX™ engine and DDR (Double Data Rate) memory with
Lightspeed Memory Architecture™, the ASUS V8200 delivers not only cutting-edge
graphics performance but also image fidelity regardless of the CPU (central process­ing unit) your computer system is using.

With the ASUS V8200, you will not only see but also experience dynamic, more
realistic and compelling 3D worlds and characters.

Highlights

1. Introudction

Highlights/Models

• Powered with the world’s first
programmable 3D graphics chip
architecture

• Built-in high speed DDR video
memory with Lightspeed Memory
Architecture

• Programmable vertex and pixel
shader

• 3.2 Billion Samples per Second
FSAA Fill Rate, 800 Billion
Operations per Second, 76
GigaFLOPS

• ASUS SmartDoctor ™
Technologies

• Optimized for DirectX® 8 and
OpenGL® Features

TM

NVIDIA® GeForce3™ Graphics
Processing Unit (GPU) with the new
nFiniteFX

Delivers earth-shattering performance
and fluid motion even for the most
complex scenes

Enables up to 32-matrix skinning,
custom lighting and texture blending
models

Breakthrough performance
improvement compared with the
GeForce2 series

Provides the greatest operating safety
for your valuable system

Ensures broad application support

TM

engine

Available Models

ASUS V8200 Deluxe

DDR Frame Buffer, VGA + Video-in + TV-out + 3D glasses (ASUS VR-

•

100G Bundled Free)

ASUS V8200 Pure

•

DDR Frame Buffer, Pure VGA

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1. Introduction

Features

Features

• The first programmable nFinite-FX™ Engine: Ability to create an infinite num­ber of special effects that bring realistic 3D characters and environments to life

• 3.2 billion samples per second Full-scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA) fill rate

• 57 million transistors with 800 billion operations per second

• Raw computational power over 800 billion operations per second and 76

GigaFLOPS per second

• RenderScale T echnology and Lightspeed Memory Architecture: Dramatically im­prove memory bandwidth efficiency up to 7.4GB/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

• Programmable Vertex Shader offers complex animation to generate smooth ani-

mation and nature-look characters

• Programmable for lens effects, such as wide angle and fish eye

• Programmable for atmospheric effects, such as layer fog and volumetric fog

• Programmable Pixel Shader offers per-pixel Z-Correct reflective bump mapping

• 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

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2. Hardware Setup

Stereo Glasses Output

Video Input (ASUS Video) 7pin S compatible)

VGA Output

S-Video Output

Composite (RCA) Output

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

VR Glasses

Output

composite/TV

output (RCA)

CCD/camcorder

input/Tuner/

TV Box Input

(7pin)

SVHS/TV output

(7pin)

Projector

ASUS TV Box

CATV

Composite (RCA) Input

S-Video to Composite Cable

3D Glasses

(ASUS VR-100G)

®

123

123

NTSC

PAL

JP1

JP1

Use the same TV standard for all devices. For example,

if your TV uses the NTSC standard, then you should set

JP1 to “NTSC.”

Digital

PC to TV

Encoder

J1

Fan

Power

The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connector are used for third party add-on modules,

such as video capture cards or television tuners.

VGA

BIOS

®

Digital

Video

Decoder

Frame Buffer (DDR)

DDR: Double Data Rate

VIP Connector A

NVIDIA

TM

nFiniteFX

TM

GeForce3

TM

GPU

(Graphics Processing Unit)

Chip with Fan

DDR Frame Buffer

ASUS V8200 Deluxe

Deluxe

2. H/W Setup

cannot be connected at the same time.

and

Notes

• Use the same TV standard for all devices.

•

ASUS AGP-V8200 Deluxe Graphics Card (PAL or NTSC)

ASUS VR-100G

This User’s Manual

ASUS V8200 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc

Item Checklist

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2. H/W Setup

VGA Output

VGA

Monitor

Output

(15pin)

(standard)

Projector

FAN_PWR

Frame Buffer (DDR)

®

VGA

BIOS

DDR: Double Data Rate

NVIDIA

TM

nFiniteFX

TM

GeForce3

TM

GPU

(Graphics Processing Unit)

Chip with Fan

Pure

(This page was intentionally left blank.)

DDR Frame Buffer

ASUS V8200 / Pure

ASUS AGP-V8200 Graphics Card

ASUS V8200 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc

Item Checklist

ASUS V8200 Series User’s Manual10

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

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.

Installation Procedures

New VGA Cards

Installation

2. H/W Setup

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 V7100 series display driver.

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Operating System Requirements

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

Windows 98

Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that
you install VGARTD from the support CD to make sure that you have the latest

2. H/W Setup

Requirements

version of VGARTD (see III. Software Setup | Install GART Driver).

NOTES

•

•

2. Hardware Setup

VGAR TD 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.

For other notes or release information, see the README files in the installa­tion CD disc.

•

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.

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3. Software Setup

Display Driver Installation

You can use one of the recommended methods to install the display drivers for your
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.

Windows 98

Method 2 and Method 3 will not install the appropriate AGP GART driver if your
motherboard does not use the Intel AGPset. Installing the AGP GART driver will
ensure that the AGPset’s AGP functions are available. Method 2 and Method 3 will
not install also the DirectX runtime libraries. DirectX must be installed so that your
video player can take advantage of hardware acceleration. See 3. Software Setup |
Install GART Driver and 3. Softwar e Setup | Install DirectX later in this manual
for the setup steps.

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program

NOTE: See 3. Softwar e Setup | Drivers | Install Display Driver for more informa-
tion.

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. The Install Shell appears. Click Drivers and then click Install Display Driver
on the Drivers dialog box.

3. S/W Setup

Display Drivers

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.

6. 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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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 Wizard dialog
box appears. Click Next, click Display

Display Drivers

3. S/W Setup

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

3. Software Setup

6. Click Show all hardware and then

click Have Disk....When the Install

From Disk dialog box appears, type the
location of the
Otherwise, proceed to the next step.

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
in the File name box.

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.

ASUSNV9X.INF

file (

WIN9X

WIN9x

folder) and then proceed to step 9.

folder and then select

ASUSNV9X.INF

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.

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3. Software Setup

Method 3: Plug and Play

NOTE: Before proceeding with these steps, replace first your old VGA card with
an ASUS AGP-V7100 series graphics card.

1. Start Windows.

2. When Windows detects your ASUS
AGP-V7100 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
Setup to the INF file and then click Finish to install the driver .

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.

D:\WIN9x

to direct

Windows 2000

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program

1. Start Windows.

2. When Windows detects your ASUS

graphics card, the Found New Hard-
ware Wizard dialog box appears.

3. Click Cancel to enter the Windows

desktop.

3. S/W Setup

Display Drivers

4. Insert the CD installation disc into

your CD-ROM drive.

5. The ASUS Windows 2000 Install

Shell appears. Click Drivers and then click Install Display Driver on the Driver
dialog box.

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 to restart your computer and
to complete Setup

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Method 2: Plug and Play

1. Start Windows.

2. When Windows detects your ASUS

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

3. Click Next.

4. When the next Found New Hard-

Display Drivers

3. S/W Setup

ware Wizard dialog box appears,
select Search for a suitable driver
for my device (recommended) and
then click Next..

3. Software Setup

5. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive to bring up the

Locate Driver Files item of the
Found New Hardware W izard dia-

log box.

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

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3. Software Setup

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:\WIN2K

and then click Next.

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.

3. S/W Setup

Display Drivers

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3. Software Setup

Windows NT 4.0

Method 1: Display Property Page

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

you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later, to take full advan­tage of the AGP features of your card. (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.

Display Drivers

3. S/W Setup

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Select Change Display Type.

5. Select Adapter T ype 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 ASUS V7100 and then click OK.

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.

Yes to restart Windows.

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3. Software Setup

Drivers

NOTES: 1) 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.

2) Unless otherwise indicated, the procedures under Drivers apply

to all the operating systems supported, namely , W indows 98, Win­dows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0.

Install Display Driver

1. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive or double
click the CD drive icon in My Com­puter to bring up the autorun screen
or run Setup.exe in the root direc­tory of your CD-ROM drive.

Click Drivers.

2. Windows 98: The Drivers box ap-
pears. Click Install Display Driver
to install all the drivers and utilities
into your computer. Setup will in­stall the drivers in the following
order: Display Driver (Direct3D
and OpenGL Drivers), DirectX
runtime libraries, and VGART
driver . Just follow the on-screen in­structions to complete the installa­tion.

Windows 2000: Setup will only
copy the display drivers.

Windows NT 4.0:

will appear . Follow the instructions
to install the display driver. You
may refer to the installation proce­dures earlier in 3. Software Setup |

Windows NT 4.0 | Method 1: Dis­play Property Page.

SETUPNT.TXT

Drivers

3. S/W Setup

If you prefer to install the drivers individually , follow the steps on the following pages.

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3. S/W Setup

Drivers

3. Software Setup

Install DirectX

Windows 98 Only

Microsoft DirectX allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 98. For
Software MPEG support in Windows 98, you must first install Microsoft DirectX,
and then an MPEG-compliant video player.

1. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive or double
click the CD drive icon in My Com­puter to bring up the autorun screen
or run Setup.exe in the root direc­tory of your CD-ROM drive.

Click Drivers.

2. The Drivers box appears. Click In-
stall DirectX to select the DirectX
version you want to install.

3. The installation program will auto­matically install the DirectX 7
runtime libraries into your system.

4. Setup will prompt when it has fin­ished copying all the files to your
computer . Click OK to finish the in­stallation.

WARNING! Some games written for older DirectX versions may not work prop-

erly under DirectX8. Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX8
before installing the DirectX8 runtime libraries. DirectX8 currently cannot be
uninstalled by regular means, such as outlined in 3. Software Setup | Uninstall

Display Driver.

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3. Software Setup

Install GART Driver

Windows 98/Windows 2000

The AGP GAR T Driver is used to support AGP functionality for the chipset on your
PC’s motherboard. It is recommended to install the GART driver if it is newer than
the one you have installed in your system. The GAR T driver is only necessary for an
AGP graphics card.

NOTE: Installation dialogs are slightly different for each chipset. Follow the on­screen instructions to finish the GART driver installation. The succeeding steps as­sume that you are installing for an Intel chipset.

1. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive or double
click the CD drive icon in My Com­puter to bring up the autorun screen
or run Setup.exe in the root direc­tory of your CD-ROM drive.

Click Drivers.

2. The Drivers box appears. Click In-
stall GA RT Driver to install AGP
support for motherboards with In­tel, AMD, VIA, SiS, or ALi chipsets.

3. The AGP VGAR TD Driver Detec-
tion box appears with the chipset
detected on your motherboard.
Click OK to install the appropriate
driver for your AGPset.

Drivers

3. S/W Setup

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3. S/W Setup

Drivers

3. Software Setup

4. If you selected No..., on the previ­ous screen before clicking OK, you
will be presented with a selection
of other drivers. Make your driver
selection and click Install.

5. When the Welcome screen appears,
click Next to continue.

6. Once the driver installation is fin­ished, click Finish.

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3. Software Setup

Install ASUS TWAIN Driver

Only with Deluxe /Windows 98

ASUS TWAIN Driver is a frame capture driver for Adobe Photoshop®, an image
editing software. With this driver, you can capture still images through Photoshop
using the video input port of your card (Deluxe Combo/Windows 98 only).

1. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive or double click
the CD drive icon in My Computer
to bring up the autorun screen or run
Setup.exe in the root directory of
your CD-ROM drive.

Click Drivers.

2. The Drivers box appears. Click
Install ASUS TW AIN Driver ..

3. When the Welcome box appears,
click Next to start copying the files.
Setup automatically starts copying
the necessary files to the default
folder.

TWAIN Driver

3. S/W Setup

To complete the installation, simply
follow the on-screen instructions or
prompts.

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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 Autorun Screen

1. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive or double click
the CD drive icon in My Computer
to bring up the autorun screen or run
Setup.exe in the root directory of
your CD-ROM drive.

Uninstall Driver

3. S/W Setup

Click Drivers.

3. Software Setup

2. Click Uninstall Display Driver and
follow the on-screen directions.

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 Display Drivers 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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3. Software Setup

Windows 2000

Method1: Using the Autorun Screen

See Windows 98 | Method 1: Using the Autorun Screen 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.

4. Click the Change/Remove Pro-
grams icon.

5. Click ASUS Display Drivers 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 Display Drivers from the list.

3. S/W Setup

Uninstall Driver

6. Click Add/Remove.

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

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Install WDM Capture Driver

The WDM Capture Driver must be installed to use some of the latest VCR applica­tions. The driver conforms to the Microsoft Windows Driver Model (WDM) stan­dard.

1. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive or double click
the CD drive icon in My Computer
to bring up the autorun screen or run
Setup.exe in the root directory of
your CD-ROM drive.

Click Drivers.

WDM Capture Driver

3. S/W Setup

3. Software Setup

Windows 98/Windows 2000

2. The Drivers box appears. Click the
Next Page arrow and then click In­stall WDM Capture Driver.

3. When the ASUS WDM Capture
Driver Setup box appears, click In­stall ASUS WDM Capture driver

and then click OK.

4. When the Installation box appears,
click the appropriate TV standard for
your system and then click OK.

To complete the installation, simply
follow the on-screen instructions or
prompts.

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3. Software Setup

Install Video for Windows Capture Driver

Windows 2000/NT 4.0 Only

The Video for Windows Capture Driver must be installed to use ASUS Live Video
(see IV. Software Reference | ASUS Live Video). This driver conforms to the
Microsoft Video for Windows standard.

1. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive or double click
the CD drive icon in My Computer
to bring up the autorun screen or run
Setup.exe in the root directory of
your CD-ROM drive.

Click Drivers and when the Driv-

ers box appears, click Install Video
for W indows Capture Driver .

T o complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts.

NOTE: Under Windows 98, the Video for Windows capture driver is installed
during the installation of the display drivers.

3. S/W Setup

Capture Driver

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3. Software Setup

Utilities

Install ASUS Live Utility

The ASUS Live utility lets you view and capture video images from the card’s video
input port.

3. S/W Setup

Live Utility

NOTE: Make sure that you have an ASUS graphics card with
tor before attempting to install the utility.

1. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive or double click
the CD drive icon in My Computer
to bring up the autorun screen or run
Setup.exe in the root directory of
your CD-ROM drive.

Click Utilities.

2. The Utilities box appears. Click In-
stall ASUS Live Utility.

VIDEO-IN

connec-

3. When the Welcome box appears,
click Next to start copying the files.
Setup automatically starts copying
the necessary files to the default
folder.

To complete the installation, simply
follow the on-screen instructions or
prompts.

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3. Software Setup

Utilities

Install ASUS T weak Utility

The ASUS Tweak Utility lets you control the core clock speed and the memory
interface speed of your graphics card.

WARNING! Use this option with caution. Using this inappropriately may dam-

age your card and cause your system to be unstable.

1. Insert the CD installation disc into
your CD-ROM drive or double click
the CD drive icon in My Computer
to bring up the autorun screen or run
Setup.exe in the root directory of
your CD-ROM drive.

Click Utilities.

2. The Utilities box appears. Click In-

stall ASUS Tweak Utility

3. When the Welcome box appears,
click Next.

Tweak Utility

3. S/W Setup

To complete the installation, simply
follow the on-screen instructions or
prompts.

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Install SmartDoctor

SmartDoctor is a utility that monitors the card’s graphic chip state, alerting users
about abnormal events, such as a fan malfunction or chip overheat. Likewise, the
utility “cools” down the graphic chip temperature when it is idle or returns it to its
maximum capability when necessary.

1. Insert the CD installation disc into

3. S/W Setup

SmartDoctor

3. Software Setup

your CD-ROM drive or double click
the CD drive icon in My Computer
to bring up the autorun screen or run
Setup.exe in the root directory of
your CD-ROM drive.

Click Utilities.

2. The Utilities box appears. Click In-
stall SmartDoctor.

NOTE: If your graphics card is not
equipped with a monitor IC, an error
message warns you that monitor IC
was not detected. The installation
will abort. SmartDoctor works only
with cards with a monitor IC.

3. When the Welcome box appears,
click Next to start the installation.

To complete the installation, simply
follow the on-screen instructions or
prompts.

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