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R V3800 Series 3D Multimedia Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers AGP-V3800 Ultra Series AGP-V3800 Series AGP-V3800 Magic Series PCI-V3800 Ultra Series PCI-V3800 Series
R V3800 Series 3D Multimedia Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers AGP-V3800 Ultra Series AGP-V3800 Series AGP-V3800 Magic Series PCI-V3800 Ultra Series PCI-V3800 Series
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... CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Product Name: ASUS V3800 Series Manual Revision: 1.04 E431 Release Date: July 1999 2 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,... may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for each product design represented by ASUS; Copyright © 1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. The product name and revision number are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated....
... CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Product Name: ASUS V3800 Series Manual Revision: 1.04 E431 Release Date: July 1999 2 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,... may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for each product design represented by ASUS; Copyright © 1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. The product name and revision number are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated....
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...+886-2-2894-3447 ext. 706 Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw Newsgroup: news2.asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, ...asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: +49-2102-9599-0 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Email: [email protected] Technical Support Hotline: +49-2102-9599-0 Email: [email protected] WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS V3800 Series...
...+886-2-2894-3447 ext. 706 Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw Newsgroup: news2.asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, ...asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: +49-2102-9599-0 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Email: [email protected] Technical Support Hotline: +49-2102-9599-0 Email: [email protected] WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS V3800 Series...
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... 2: Display Property Page 19 Method 3: Plug and Play 20 ASUS Windows 95/98 Install Shell 21 Install Display Driver 21 Install DirectX 22 Install GART Driver 23 4 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual Introduction 7 Highlights 7 Available Models 7 AGP Series 7 ASUS AGP-V3800 Ultra Series 7 ASUS AGP-V3800 Series 7 ASUS AGP-V3800 Magic Series 7 PCI Series 8 ASUS PCI-V3800 Ultra Series 8 ASUS PCI-V3800 Series 8 Specific Features 8 AGP-V3800 Ultra Series 8 AGP-V3800 Series 8 AGP-V3800 Magic Series 8 PCI-V3800 Ultra Series 8 PCI-V3800 Series 8 Common Features 9 II. CONTENTS I.
... 2: Display Property Page 19 Method 3: Plug and Play 20 ASUS Windows 95/98 Install Shell 21 Install Display Driver 21 Install DirectX 22 Install GART Driver 23 4 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual Introduction 7 Highlights 7 Available Models 7 AGP Series 7 ASUS AGP-V3800 Ultra Series 7 ASUS AGP-V3800 Series 7 ASUS AGP-V3800 Magic Series 7 PCI Series 8 ASUS PCI-V3800 Ultra Series 8 ASUS PCI-V3800 Series 8 Specific Features 8 AGP-V3800 Ultra Series 8 AGP-V3800 Series 8 AGP-V3800 Magic Series 8 PCI-V3800 Ultra Series 8 PCI-V3800 Series 8 Common Features 9 II. CONTENTS I.
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... 28 Uninstall Display Driver 32 Using the Autorun Screen 32 Using Windows 95/98 Control Panel 32 Install Acrobat Reader 33 Install ASUS Tweak Utility 35 Tweak Utility 36 ASUS Control Panel 38 Refresh Rate 38 More Resolution 39 Information 39 Color 40 Desktop 40 D3D/Game 40 General Functions 41 Important... 3D Glasses 50 Changing the View 50 IV. Windows NT 4.0 51 Install Display Driver 51 Installation Procedures 51 V. Troubleshooting 55 Description 55 Recommended Action 55 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 5
... 28 Uninstall Display Driver 32 Using the Autorun Screen 32 Using Windows 95/98 Control Panel 32 Install Acrobat Reader 33 Install ASUS Tweak Utility 35 Tweak Utility 36 ASUS Control Panel 38 Refresh Rate 38 More Resolution 39 Information 39 Color 40 Desktop 40 D3D/Game 40 General Functions 41 Important... 3D Glasses 50 Changing the View 50 IV. Windows NT 4.0 51 Install Display Driver 51 Installation Procedures 51 V. Troubleshooting 55 Description 55 Recommended Action 55 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 5
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... accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual WARNING! This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by one or more of the monitor to the graphics card is encouraged to...
... accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual WARNING! This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by one or more of the monitor to the graphics card is encouraged to...
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... for less eyestrain • Striking cinema-quality video Available Models AGP Series ASUS AGP-V3800 Ultra Series • AGP-V3800 Ultra Deluxe (32MB Frame Buffer) VGA + Video-In + TV-Out + 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G Bundled Free!) • AGP-V3800 Ultra/Pure (32/16MB Frame Buffer) Pure VGA (ASUS VR-100 Upgradeable) ASUS AGP-V3800 Series • AGP-V3800 TVR Deluxe (32/16MB Frame Buffer) VGA + Video-In...
... for less eyestrain • Striking cinema-quality video Available Models AGP Series ASUS AGP-V3800 Ultra Series • AGP-V3800 Ultra Deluxe (32MB Frame Buffer) VGA + Video-In + TV-Out + 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G Bundled Free!) • AGP-V3800 Ultra/Pure (32/16MB Frame Buffer) Pure VGA (ASUS VR-100 Upgradeable) ASUS AGP-V3800 Series • AGP-V3800 TVR Deluxe (32/16MB Frame Buffer) VGA + Video-In...
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... • Planar YUV12 (4:2:0) to/from packed (4:2:2) Color Space Conversion for DirectShow MPEG 1/2 and Indeo • VESA DDC2B+, DPMS, VBE 2.0/3.0 support ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 9 Introduction Features I . I . Introduction Common Features • AGP Series only: Bus mastering AGP V2.0 slot interface with full sideband and "Execute" model support • Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with destination alpha, 16-
... • Planar YUV12 (4:2:0) to/from packed (4:2:2) Color Space Conversion for DirectShow MPEG 1/2 and Indeo • VESA DDC2B+, DPMS, VBE 2.0/3.0 support ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 9 Introduction Features I . I . Introduction Common Features • AGP Series only: Bus mastering AGP V2.0 slot interface with full sideband and "Execute" model support • Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with destination alpha, 16-
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... TNT2 UltraTM Graphics Processor Chip with Adobe® Acrobat® PDF copy) ASUS V3800 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc NOTES • Components enclosed in dotted boxes are used for all devices. Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V3800 Ultra Series card (PAL or NTSC) Ultra Deluxe only: Video-in and TV-out ...cables Ultra Deluxe only: ASUS VR-100G Pure: ASUS VR-100 upgradeable (see page 15) This User's Manual (with Fan ...
... TNT2 UltraTM Graphics Processor Chip with Adobe® Acrobat® PDF copy) ASUS V3800 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc NOTES • Components enclosed in dotted boxes are used for all devices. Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V3800 Ultra Series card (PAL or NTSC) Ultra Deluxe only: Video-in and TV-out ...cables Ultra Deluxe only: ASUS VR-100G Pure: ASUS VR-100 upgradeable (see page 15) This User's Manual (with Fan ...
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...RCA) Output The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connectors are not available in the Pure model of this Series. • Use the same TV standard for all devices. Installation AGP-V3800 Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V3800 Series card (PAL or NTSC) All except Pure: Video-in dotted boxes are used for all devices. ... same TV standard for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual CATV ASUS AGP-V3800 Series Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer ® ASUS TV Box 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) S-Video to "NTSC." II.
...RCA) Output The VIP (Video Interface Port) Connectors are not available in the Pure model of this Series. • Use the same TV standard for all devices. Installation AGP-V3800 Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V3800 Series card (PAL or NTSC) All except Pure: Video-in dotted boxes are used for all devices. ... same TV standard for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual CATV ASUS AGP-V3800 Series Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer ® ASUS TV Box 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) S-Video to "NTSC." II.
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... Digital Flat Panel Transmitter FAN_PWR 32MB or 16 MB Frame Buffer VGA BIOS J1 Digital PC to "NTSC." Installation AGP-V3800 Magic 12 II. Hardware Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual ASUS AGP-V3800 Magic Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer Components enclosed in uniform dotted boxes ( ) can be used for all ... boxes are available only in the Pure model of this Series. • Use the same TV standard for all devices. Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V3800 Magic Series card (PAL or NTSC) All except Pure: TV-out cable ASUS VR-100 upgradeable (see page 15) This User's Manual...
... Digital Flat Panel Transmitter FAN_PWR 32MB or 16 MB Frame Buffer VGA BIOS J1 Digital PC to "NTSC." Installation AGP-V3800 Magic 12 II. Hardware Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual ASUS AGP-V3800 Magic Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer Components enclosed in uniform dotted boxes ( ) can be used for all ... boxes are available only in the Pure model of this Series. • Use the same TV standard for all devices. Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V3800 Magic Series card (PAL or NTSC) All except Pure: TV-out cable ASUS VR-100 upgradeable (see page 15) This User's Manual...
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... then you should set JP1 to TV Encoder NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 UltraTM Graphics Processor Chip with Adobe® Acrobat® PDF copy) ASUS V3800 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc NOTES • Components enclosed in dotted boxes are used for third party add-on modules, such as ...or 16 MB Frame Buffer VGA BIOS J1 Digital PC to "NTSC." II. Hardware Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual ASUS PCI-V3800 Ultra Series Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer CATV ® ASUS TV Box 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) S-Video to Composite Cable Stereo Glasses Output Composite (RCA) Input Video Input...
... then you should set JP1 to TV Encoder NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 UltraTM Graphics Processor Chip with Adobe® Acrobat® PDF copy) ASUS V3800 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc NOTES • Components enclosed in dotted boxes are used for third party add-on modules, such as ...or 16 MB Frame Buffer VGA BIOS J1 Digital PC to "NTSC." II. Hardware Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual ASUS PCI-V3800 Ultra Series Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer CATV ® ASUS TV Box 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) S-Video to Composite Cable Stereo Glasses Output Composite (RCA) Input Video Input...
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... available in dotted boxes are used for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. Installation PCI-V3800 14 ASUS PCI-V3800 Series Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer II. VIP Connector A ® VIP Connector B Digital Video Decoder FAN_PWR 32MB or 16 MB...for all devices. • and cannot be connected at the same time. Hardware Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual CATV ® ASUS TV Box 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) S-Video to "NTSC." II. Item Checklist ASUS PCI-V3800 Series card (PAL or NTSC) TV model: Video-in and TV-out cables T model:...
... available in dotted boxes are used for third party add-on modules, such as video capture cards or television tuners. Installation PCI-V3800 14 ASUS PCI-V3800 Series Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer II. VIP Connector A ® VIP Connector B Digital Video Decoder FAN_PWR 32MB or 16 MB...for all devices. • and cannot be connected at the same time. Hardware Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual CATV ® ASUS TV Box 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) S-Video to "NTSC." II. Item Checklist ASUS PCI-V3800 Series card (PAL or NTSC) TV model: Video-in and TV-out cables T model:...
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...used with your computer chassis. The monitor cable that came with non-TVR models of the V3800 Series cards. Hardware Installation ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit enables the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses to be of the VR-100 to connect the VGA Input of... the Y- Connect your dealer for more information on the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 15 See your cable accordingly. II. Y-Type Connection To VGA Card's Monitor Output VGA Input ® VGA Monitor ...
...used with your computer chassis. The monitor cable that came with non-TVR models of the V3800 Series cards. Hardware Installation ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit enables the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses to be of the VR-100 to connect the VGA Input of... the Y- Connect your dealer for more information on the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 15 See your cable accordingly. II. Y-Type Connection To VGA Card's Monitor Output VGA Input ® VGA Monitor ...
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... on the system unit. 10. Locate the AGP/PCI bus expansion slot. Be sure the metal contacts on your motherboard and expansion cards. 2. Change your analog monitor's 15-pin VGA connector to touch the IC chips, leads, or circuitry. 4. Install the ASUS V3800 series display driver. 16 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual Make sure that you do...
... on the system unit. 10. Locate the AGP/PCI bus expansion slot. Be sure the metal contacts on your motherboard and expansion cards. 2. Change your analog monitor's 15-pin VGA connector to touch the IC chips, leads, or circuitry. 4. Install the ASUS V3800 series display driver. 16 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual Make sure that you do...
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... Windows 95 OSR2.0 and install the USB upgrade and then install the VGARTD driver for the corresponding chipset on your motherboard (see III. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 17 Windows 95/98 Install GART Driver). If you are still using the beta version of Windows 98 and you want to...your Windows language). Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but to make sure that you install VGARTD from the ASUS V3800 Series CD to take advantage the Direct3D and AGP features, you must use the USB support update (you must have the latest version of this graphics cards require a ...
... Windows 95 OSR2.0 and install the USB upgrade and then install the VGARTD driver for the corresponding chipset on your motherboard (see III. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 17 Windows 95/98 Install GART Driver). If you are still using the beta version of Windows 98 and you want to...your Windows language). Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but to make sure that you install VGARTD from the ASUS V3800 Series CD to take advantage the Direct3D and AGP features, you must use the USB support update (you must have the latest version of this graphics cards require a ...
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... into your video player can use the Intel AGPset. and then Finish to restart your ASUS AGP-V3800 series graphics card. Windows 95/98 Install DirectX later in this manual for detailed steps. 1. Switch display to complete Setup. 18 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual Follow the onscreen instructions to install the Windows 95/98 drivers for your...
... into your video player can use the Intel AGPset. and then Finish to restart your ASUS AGP-V3800 series graphics card. Windows 95/98 Install DirectX later in this manual for detailed steps. 1. Switch display to complete Setup. 18 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual Follow the onscreen instructions to install the Windows 95/98 drivers for your...
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...desktop and click Properties. 4. The Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Properties dialog box appears. III. Click Next, click Display a list of the ASUS enhanced display drivers and then follow the onscreen instructions to start the setup. 11. Click OK. Click Yes to restart your CD-ROM drive ... then click Have Disk....When the Install From Disk dialog box appears, type the location of the Open dialog box, select your computer. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 19 Switch display to the next step. 7. The Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears. Otherwise, proceed to Windows' Standard...
...desktop and click Properties. 4. The Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Properties dialog box appears. III. Click Next, click Display a list of the ASUS enhanced display drivers and then follow the onscreen instructions to start the setup. 11. Click OK. Click Yes to restart your CD-ROM drive ... then click Have Disk....When the Install From Disk dialog box appears, type the location of the Open dialog box, select your computer. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 19 Switch display to the next step. 7. The Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears. Otherwise, proceed to Windows' Standard...
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... Plug and Play NOTE: Before proceeding with these steps, replace first your computer and to restart your old VGA card with an ASUS V3800 series graphics card. 1. When Setup prompts you to install the driver. 5. Click Yes to complete Setup. Click Driver from disk provided by... hardware manufacturer. 4. III. When Windows detects your computer. Windows 95/98 Driver Installation 20 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual Start Windows. 2. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it will prompt you for ...
... Plug and Play NOTE: Before proceeding with these steps, replace first your computer and to restart your old VGA card with an ASUS V3800 series graphics card. 1. When Setup prompts you to install the driver. 5. Click Yes to complete Setup. Click Driver from disk provided by... hardware manufacturer. 4. III. When Windows detects your computer. Windows 95/98 Driver Installation 20 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual Start Windows. 2. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it will prompt you for ...
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... on the following order: Display Driver, DirectX runtime libraries, Direct3D and OpenGL Drivers for games. Windows 95/98 ASUS Windows 95/98 Install Shell Install Display Driver 1. III. III. Windows 95/98 Install Display ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 21 The Drivers box appears. Click Drivers and Utilities. 2. Click Install Display Driver to install...
... on the following order: Display Driver, DirectX runtime libraries, Direct3D and OpenGL Drivers for games. Windows 95/98 ASUS Windows 95/98 Install Shell Install Display Driver 1. III. III. Windows 95/98 Install Display ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 21 The Drivers box appears. Click Drivers and Utilities. 2. Click Install Display Driver to install...