ASUS V8460 User Manual

V8460/V8440/V8420 Series

Programmable nFiniteFX

Graphics Card

™

USER’S MANUAL

Hardware & Video Drivers

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Product Name: ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series
Manual Revision: 1.02 E1145
Release Date: October 2002

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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)

Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112
General Tel: [phone]
General Fax: [phone]
General Email: [e-mail]

Technical Support

MB/Others (Tel): [phone] (English)
Notebook (Tel): [phone] (English)
Desktop/Server (T el): [phone] (English)
Support Fax: [phone]
Support Email: [e-mail]
Web Site: www.asus.com.tw
Newsgroup: cscnews.asus.com.tw

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Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center,

Building 2, Newark, CA 94560, USA
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Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany
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Support Hotline: MB/Others: [phone]
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Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support)
Web Site: www.asuscom.de

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

ASUS V8460 / Deluxe, V8440 / Deluxe, V8420 / Deluxe ............ 7

ASUS V8460 / TD, V8440 / TD, V8420 / TD ............................... 7

ASUS V8460 / DVI, V8440 / DVI, V8420 / DVI .......................... 7

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

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

ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 Deluxe ...........................................9

ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 TD / DVI Series .........................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

Uninstall the Display Driver ............................................................... 23

Windows 98 / ME......................................................................... 23

Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ...................................... 23

Method 2: Usingt he Control Panel........................................ 23

Windows 2000 / XP...................................................................... 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 .............................................................. 25

Utilities...........................................................................................26

Install ASUS Tweak Utility ................................................................ 26

Install SmartDoctor............................................................................. 27

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CONTENTS

Install V ideoSecurity........................................................................... 28

4. Software Reference............................................................. 29

ASUS Control Panel ......................................................................29

Refresh Rate........................................................................................ 29

More Resolution ................................................................................. 30

Information ......................................................................................... 30

Color ................................................................................................... 31

Advanced ............................................................................................ 33

Windows Display Properties..........................................................41

Digital Flat Panel .......................................................................... 43

...................................................................................................... 44

TV ................................................................................................. 44

Color Correction ................................................................................. 45

Digital Vibrance............................................................................ 45

Active Color Channel ................................................................... 45

Brightness / Contrast / Gamma..................................................... 45

Custom color settings ................................................................... 45

GeForce4............................................................................................. 46

Additional Properties .................................................................... 46

Using the ASUS Utilities ...............................................................55

ASUS Tweak Utility ........................................................................... 55

ASUS V ideoSecurity .......................................................................... 57

ASUS SmartDoctor............................................................................. 62

ASUS Digital VCR ............................................................................. 65

ASUS VR PictureViewer.................................................................... 73

5. Resolution Table.................................................................. 74

6. Troubleshooting .................................................................. 76

7. Index .................................................................................... 77

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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 V8460 / V8440 / V8420 Series GeForce4™ Ti4600/
4400/4200 Graphics Card. With this purchase, you join an ever-increasing elite
squadron of graphics enthusiasts.

™

Powered by the NVIDIA™ GeForce4
(GPU) and featuring the new nFiniteFX
with Lightspeed Memory Architecture
delivers cutting-edge graphics performance and superior image fidelity – regardless
of the CPU (central processing unit) your computer system is using.

With the ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 Series, you will experience the most dynamic,
realistic and compelling 3D worlds on the market today!

Highlights

Ti4600/4400/4200 graphics processing unit

™

engine and DDR (Double Data Rate) memory

™

, the ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 Series

1. Introudction

1. Introudction

Highlights/Models

Highlights/Models

• Powered with the world’s latest pro
grammable 3D graphics chip
architecture

• Built-in high speed 128 / 64MB
DDR video memory with
Lightspeed Memory Architecture

TM

II

• Programmable vertex and pixel
shader

• Up to 4.9 Billion Samples per
Second FSAA Fill Rate, 1.23 T rillion
Operations per Second ,76
GigaFLOPS

• Optimized for DirectX® 8 and
OpenGL® Features

™

NVIDIA® GeForce4

Ti4600/4400/4200

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with the

™

new nFiniteFX

II engine

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

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

Breakthrough performance improvement
compared with the GeForce3 series

Ensures broad application support

Available Models

ASUS V8460 / Deluxe, V8440 / Deluxe, V8420 / Deluxe

• DDR Frame Buffer, VGA + DVI-out + TV-out + Video-in + 3D glasses

ASUS V8460 / TD, V8440 / TD, V8420 / TD

• DDR Frame Buffer, VGA + DVI-out + TV-out

ASUS V8460 / DVI, V8440 / DVI, V8420 / DVI

• DDR Frame Buffer, VGA + DVI-out

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1. Introduction

1. Introduction

Features

Features

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

• Up to 4.9 billion samples per second Full-scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA) fill rate

• 87 million triangles sampling and 800 billion operations per second

• RenderScale Technology and Lightspeed Memory Architecture II: Dramatically

improve memory bandwidth efficiency up to 10.56GB/sec

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

• Optimized for DirectX

• 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

animation and nature-look characters

®

and OpenGL® acceleration

• 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

S-VID IN

S

S

COMP IN S-VID OUT COMP OUT

DVI-I Dual-Link

output (24pins)

®

NVIDIA

TM

GeForce4 Ti

TM

4600/4400/4200

GPU Chip

(Graphics Processing Unit)

Chip with Fan

VGA

BIOS

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

DVI-enabled Flat-Panel Display

VR Glasses

Output

3D Glasses

(ASUS VR-100G)

VGA Monitor

Output

(15pin)

(Standard)

VGA Output

Projector

AV Input

(9pin)

ASUS AV Adapter

S S

TV MODE

PAL

12

3

NTSC

12

3

TV MODE

DDR Frame Buffer

cannot be connected at the same time.

2. H/W Setup

Deluxe Layout

V8460/V8440/V8420

and

Notes

• Use the same TV standard for all devices.

• Drawings are for reference only; actual cards may vary.

•

ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 Deluxe Series

ASUS AGP-V8460/V8440/V8420 Deluxe Series Graphics Card

Item Checklist

ASUS VR-100G

User’s Manual

(PAL or NTSC)

ASUS Driver and Utility CD Disc

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DVI-I Dual-Link

output (24pins)

VGA Monitor

output (15pins)

(standard)

VGA Output

Projector

DVI-enabled Flat-Panel LCD Display

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

SVHS/TV output

7-pin ( for TD

models only)

Monitor

Composite (RCA) Input

S-Video to Composite Cable

DVD / VCR

Video Input (ASUS Video) 7pin S compatible)

VGA

BIOS

TV

128/64MB

Frame

Buffer

The DVI Dual-Link output accepts either a 12- or 24-pin

DVI plug connector or a new type of analog plug

connector that uses four additional pins, plus a

ground plane plug to maintain constant

impedance for the analog RGB signals.

NVIDIA

TM

GeForce4 Ti

TM

4600/4400/4200

GPU Chip

(Graphics Processing Unit)

with Heatsink

V8460/V8440/V8420

TD / DVI Layout

2. H/W Setup

cannot be connected at the same time.

and

Notes

• Use the same TV standard for all devices.

• Drawings are for reference only; actual cards may vary.

•

DDR Frame Buffer

ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 TD / DVI Series

ASUS AGP-V8460 V8440 V8420 / TD ( DVI ) Graphics Card

Item Checklist

ASUS VR-100G

User’s Manual

(PAL or NTSC)

ASUS Driver and Utility CD Disc

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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

2. H/W Setup

2. H/W Setup

Installation

2. Keep all components such as the host adapter in its antistatic bag until you

3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the

Installation Procedures

New VGA Cards

expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause
severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.

are ready to install it.
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.

component whenever the components are separated from the system.

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.

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 display driver.

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Operating System Requirements

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

Windows 98

Windows 98 supports full Direct3D and AGP features. If you are using a beta version
of W indows 98 and you want to fully take advantage the Direct3D and AGP features,

2. H/W Setup

Requirements

you must upgrade it 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 support CD to make sure that you have the
latest version of VGARTD (see 3. Software Setup | Install GART Driver).

NOTES

• VGAR TD stands for V irtual Graphics Address Remapping T able Driver , which

2. Hardware Setup

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.

IMPORTANT!

• T o avoid damage to your graphics card, unplug your computer’s power

supply before inserting your graphics card into the AGP slot.

• Make sure that the power supply of your motherboard can provide enough

electrical current on the 3.3V lead to maintain normal operation.

• Windows 98 and VIA Systems: If your motherboard has a VIA-based

chipset, the VIA VGARTD must be installed in normal mode.

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3. Software Setup3. 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 information.

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

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 W indows 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 W izard dialog

Display Drivers

3. S/W Setup

box appears. Click Next, click Display
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
(WIN9X folder) and then proceed to step 9. 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 WIN9x folder and then select ASUSNV9X.INF
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

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 the following steps, replace your old VGA card

with the ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 series graphics card.

1. Start Windows.

2. When Windows detects your ASUS
V8460/V8440/V8420 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

Display Drivers

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.

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.

4. Insert the CD installation disc into

your CD-ROM drive.

D:\WIN9x to direct

3. S/W Setup

Display Drivers

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 Hardware

Display Drivers

3. S/W Setup

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 Wizard

dialog box.

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

Display Drivers

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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:\WIN2KXP\ASUS and then click

Display Drivers

Next.

3. Software Setup

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.

11. Click OK to restart your computer and to complete Setup.

3. S/W Setup

Display Drivers

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Windows NT 4.0

Method 1: Display Property Page

WARNING! 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 featur es 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 Windows 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.

3. Software Setup

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
Windows NT. Click OK.

9. Select ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 and then click OK.

10. Windows 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 W indows.

Display Drivers

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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, Windows 98,
Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows XP.

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
appears. 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
VGAR T driver . Just follow the on­screen 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 . Y ou may
refer to the installation procedures
earlier in 3. Software Setup |

Windows NT 4.0 | Method 1:
Display Property Page.

SETUPNT4.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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Drivers

3. Software Setup

Install DirectX

Microsoft DirectX allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 98,
Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows XP. For Software MPEG support
in Windows 98, you must first install Microsoft DirectX, and then an MPEG­compliant 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
Install DirectX to select the
DirectX version you want to
install.

3. The installation program will
automatically install the
DirectX 8.1 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

properly 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

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
on-screen 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
Install GART Driver to install
AGP support for motherboards
with Intel, AMD, VIA, SiS, or ALi
chipsets.

3. The AGP VGAR TD Driver De-
tection 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. 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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Uninstall the 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 / ME

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.

Click Drivers.

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

Method 2: Usingt he 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.

6. Click Add/

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

Remove.

3. S/W Setup

Uninstall Driver

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Windows 2000 / XP

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 Programs
icon.

Uninstall Driver

3. S/W Setup

5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from
the list.

3. Software Setup

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.

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.

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.

3. S/W Setup

WDM Capture Driver

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

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