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... ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS and the ASUS logo are used only for backup purposes, without intent to the owner's benefit, without the express written permission of VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA is a registered trademark of ALi Corporation. NVIDIA is a trademark of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). or (2) the serial number...
... ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS and the ASUS logo are used only for backup purposes, without intent to the owner's benefit, without the express written permission of VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA is a registered trademark of ALi Corporation. NVIDIA is a trademark of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). or (2) the serial number...
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... ASUS SmartDoctor 18 3.4 Voltage status 18 3.5 Temperature status 19 3.6 Fan speed status 19 3.7 Engine and memory clock settings 20 3.8 Advanced setup features 21 3.8.1 Settings 21 3.8.2 Monitor 25 3.8.3 Fan Control 26 3.8.4 HyperDrive 29 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 3 iii 2007.8.29 11:33:40 AM ASUS GamerOSD 5 2.1 System Requirements 5 2.2 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD 5 2.3 User Interface 6 2.3.1 3D Display Setting 6 2.3.2 Video Captureing 8 2.3.3 Screeshots 9 2.4 Using ASUS GamerOSD 10 2.4.1 Using 3D Display Setting functions 10 2.4.2 Using Video Capturing functions 11 2.4.3 Using...
... ASUS SmartDoctor 18 3.4 Voltage status 18 3.5 Temperature status 19 3.6 Fan speed status 19 3.7 Engine and memory clock settings 20 3.8 Advanced setup features 21 3.8.1 Settings 21 3.8.2 Monitor 25 3.8.3 Fan Control 26 3.8.4 HyperDrive 29 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 3 iii 2007.8.29 11:33:40 AM ASUS GamerOSD 5 2.1 System Requirements 5 2.2 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD 5 2.3 User Interface 6 2.3.1 3D Display Setting 6 2.3.2 Video Captureing 8 2.3.3 Screeshots 9 2.4 Using ASUS GamerOSD 10 2.4.1 Using 3D Display Setting functions 10 2.4.2 Using Video Capturing functions 11 2.4.3 Using...
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... AM This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the monitor to the graphics card is subject to the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment to an outlet on , the user is encouraged to try to...
... AM This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the monitor to the graphics card is subject to the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment to an outlet on , the user is encouraged to try to...
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... the power cables are not damaged. Operation safety • Before installing devices on a stable surface. • If you are connected. Reverse engineering or disassembly is set to the correct voltage in any damage, contact your motherboard, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Macrovision Corporation Product Notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology...
... the power cables are not damaged. Operation safety • Before installing devices on a stable surface. • If you are connected. Reverse engineering or disassembly is set to the correct voltage in any damage, contact your motherboard, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Macrovision Corporation Product Notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology...
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... Edition with SP4 or Windows XP Professional/Home Edition with SP2 • DirectX 9.0 or above • After ASUS NVIDIA series or ATI series latest display driver installed, users should install ASUS Enhanced Display Driver version 1.16 or above. • An LCD or CRT monitor with 60 Hz refresh rate. 1.2 Introduction The ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology significantly improves the display quality of your system. 1. Use this option to adjust the contrast, mode, or enhance display region.
... Edition with SP4 or Windows XP Professional/Home Edition with SP2 • DirectX 9.0 or above • After ASUS NVIDIA series or ATI series latest display driver installed, users should install ASUS Enhanced Display Driver version 1.16 or above. • An LCD or CRT monitor with 60 Hz refresh rate. 1.2 Introduction The ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology significantly improves the display quality of your system. 1. Use this option to adjust the contrast, mode, or enhance display region.
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... YV12 YVU9 NV12 3. ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology support video of the video which ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology can support is 720x480. 5. The ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology works only when the video has the overlay surface feature. 2. Click OK to play video. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 4 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.29 11:33:44 AM Splendid Mode Table MODE Description Enriched Recommended for home entertainment systems. Vivid Colors Enhances saturation and...
... YV12 YVU9 NV12 3. ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology support video of the video which ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology can support is 720x480. 5. The ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology works only when the video has the overlay surface feature. 2. Click OK to play video. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 4 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.29 11:33:44 AM Splendid Mode Table MODE Description Enriched Recommended for home entertainment systems. Vivid Colors Enhances saturation and...
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... adjust GPU clock and image quality without exiting games. 2.1 System Requirements • Intel® Pentium™ III CPU or above • Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Vista 2.2 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD After installing ASUS GamerOSD from the software CD, you must enable this utility for 30 days) • 60MB avialble hard disk space or above • 256MB system memory or above • DirectX 9.0a or above • ASUS graphic card (Users...
... adjust GPU clock and image quality without exiting games. 2.1 System Requirements • Intel® Pentium™ III CPU or above • Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Vista 2.2 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD After installing ASUS GamerOSD from the software CD, you must enable this utility for 30 days) • 60MB avialble hard disk space or above • 256MB system memory or above • DirectX 9.0a or above • ASUS graphic card (Users...
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... include L/T (Left/Top), R/T (Right/Top), L/B (Left/Bottom) and R/B (Right/ bottom). 5. The images are enabled when you select Multiple screenshot mode. Start a full-screen DirectX or OpenGL game. 2. Configuration options: 1, 2, ~ 5. Choose the text colour for capturing screens. Press the set the capture interval by date. 2.4 Using GamerOSD 2.4.1 Using 3D Display Function To benchmark the graphic card performance while playing games: 1. Select Show FPS from the 3D...
... include L/T (Left/Top), R/T (Right/Top), L/B (Left/Bottom) and R/B (Right/ bottom). 5. The images are enabled when you select Multiple screenshot mode. Start a full-screen DirectX or OpenGL game. 2. Configuration options: 1, 2, ~ 5. Choose the text colour for capturing screens. Press the set the capture interval by date. 2.4 Using GamerOSD 2.4.1 Using 3D Display Function To benchmark the graphic card performance while playing games: 1. Select Show FPS from the 3D...
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Normally, GamerOSD automatically find a sound capture device or the recorded video has no sound. behind GamerOSD, Record Movie and To view the saved movie and screen shot, click Movie or Screen Shot bar. Configure this item only when GamerOSD cannot find your sound capture device. C-Media Device 7. To set hotkeys, click Screen Shot bars. Software reference e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 13 13 2007.8.29 11:33:48 AM 6. Set the Sound Capture Device.
Normally, GamerOSD automatically find a sound capture device or the recorded video has no sound. behind GamerOSD, Record Movie and To view the saved movie and screen shot, click Movie or Screen Shot bar. Configure this item only when GamerOSD cannot find your sound capture device. C-Media Device 7. To set hotkeys, click Screen Shot bars. Software reference e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 13 13 2007.8.29 11:33:48 AM 6. Set the Sound Capture Device.
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... voltage. • Smartly cools down the graphic chip when the graphics chip temperature is installed. If the ASUS GamerOSD is installed. ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is a powerful utility designed to fit the system requirement. • Allows manual adjustment of monitor values to perform three major functions including: overclocking, monitoring, and cooling. 3.1 System Requirements • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/XP64/Vista32 • Minimum Hard Disk Space: 20MB • Hardware: ASUS ATI Series Graphics Cards, ASUS NVIDIA Series Graphics Cards • Software: ASUS...
... voltage. • Smartly cools down the graphic chip when the graphics chip temperature is installed. If the ASUS GamerOSD is installed. ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is a powerful utility designed to fit the system requirement. • Allows manual adjustment of monitor values to perform three major functions including: overclocking, monitoring, and cooling. 3.1 System Requirements • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/XP64/Vista32 • Minimum Hard Disk Space: 20MB • Hardware: ASUS ATI Series Graphics Cards, ASUS NVIDIA Series Graphics Cards • Software: ASUS...
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... Start > program list. Voltage status tab VGA status Temperature status tab Fan speed tab GPU clock slider Memory clock slider Setup Default Set clock clock • For graphics cards with a monitor IC that is a memory resident program that only supports GPU temperature monitoring, ASUS SmartDoctor provides the overclocking and fan control functions only. 3.3 Launching ASUS SmartDoctor The ASUS SmartDoctor utility is launched everytime you start Windows and remain in the computer memory to display the voltage status of your graphics card. 18 e3325_vga sw_0829...
... Start > program list. Voltage status tab VGA status Temperature status tab Fan speed tab GPU clock slider Memory clock slider Setup Default Set clock clock • For graphics cards with a monitor IC that is a memory resident program that only supports GPU temperature monitoring, ASUS SmartDoctor provides the overclocking and fan control functions only. 3.3 Launching ASUS SmartDoctor The ASUS SmartDoctor utility is launched everytime you start Windows and remain in the computer memory to display the voltage status of your graphics card. 18 e3325_vga sw_0829...
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... it passes the testing. 3.7 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the graphics card engine (GPU) and memory clock to adjust the engine clock. 2. Move the Engine clock slider to enhance your graphics card performance. A 2D test program is launched to adjust the memory clock. To adjust the engine and memory clock: 1. Move the Memory clock slider to test the clock settings. Click OK. 6. The engine clock you set appears on a dialog box. Press Set/Test button. 4. SmartDoctor displays a warning message...
... it passes the testing. 3.7 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the graphics card engine (GPU) and memory clock to adjust the engine clock. 2. Move the Engine clock slider to enhance your graphics card performance. A 2D test program is launched to adjust the memory clock. To adjust the engine and memory clock: 1. Move the Memory clock slider to test the clock settings. Click OK. 6. The engine clock you set appears on a dialog box. Press Set/Test button. 4. SmartDoctor displays a warning message...
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... improper use of the monitor setting features. 3. Click the check box to save settings. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 21 21 2007.8.29 11:33:54 AM Use this feature, carefully read the instructions. 3.8 Advanced setup features To launch the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box, click SmartDoctor menu. • The overclocking function does not work with the A9200SE/LE and A9600SE graphics cards. • ASUS do...
... improper use of the monitor setting features. 3. Click the check box to save settings. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 21 21 2007.8.29 11:33:54 AM Use this feature, carefully read the instructions. 3.8 Advanced setup features To launch the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box, click SmartDoctor menu. • The overclocking function does not work with the A9200SE/LE and A9600SE graphics cards. • ASUS do...
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Manual mode In manual mode, you have to adjust the fan speed. Using the fan power level slider to define the temperature boundaries for SmartCooling. Only V9180 series or newer models support this feature. . e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 27 27 2007.8.29 11:33:59 AM When SmartCooling is enabled, you can set the fan speed at full speed, while 0% will stop the fan. Setting the power level to the GPU temperature. Enable Smartcooling SmartCooling adjusts the fan speed according to 100% means that the fan will run at a fixed rate.
Manual mode In manual mode, you have to adjust the fan speed. Using the fan power level slider to define the temperature boundaries for SmartCooling. Only V9180 series or newer models support this feature. . e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 27 27 2007.8.29 11:33:59 AM When SmartCooling is enabled, you can set the fan speed at full speed, while 0% will stop the fan. Setting the power level to the GPU temperature. Enable Smartcooling SmartCooling adjusts the fan speed according to 100% means that the fan will run at a fixed rate.
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... using of this feature is a dynamic overclocking mechanism that allows overclocking manually. To change the ASUS HyperDrive settings: 1. Read the relevant instructions carefully. Under some circumstanceshowever, you may want your graphics card to work at different clock speeds to get the best possible performance. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 29 29 2007.8.29 11:34:00 AM 3.8.4 HyperDrive ASUS HyperDrive is enabled, the GPU and video memory will be disabled...
... using of this feature is a dynamic overclocking mechanism that allows overclocking manually. To change the ASUS HyperDrive settings: 1. Read the relevant instructions carefully. Under some circumstanceshowever, you may want your graphics card to work at different clock speeds to get the best possible performance. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 29 29 2007.8.29 11:34:00 AM 3.8.4 HyperDrive ASUS HyperDrive is enabled, the GPU and video memory will be disabled...
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... can enable the Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate and move the slider to load optimum settings. 5. Click Default to adjust the frequency. 4. In this mode, the lower the temperature, the better performance you can have. 3. Manual Overclocking rate for HyperDrive Follow the steps below to save settings and exit. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to set the engine Overclocking rate for the GPU clock. Click Cancel discard changes...
... can enable the Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate and move the slider to load optimum settings. 5. Click Default to adjust the frequency. 4. In this mode, the lower the temperature, the better performance you can have. 3. Manual Overclocking rate for HyperDrive Follow the steps below to save settings and exit. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to set the engine Overclocking rate for the GPU clock. Click Cancel discard changes...
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... a graphics card. FBVDDQ The working voltage of the graphics processing load. NOTE: For some features necessary for various ASUS utilities, including SmartDoctor, GameFace and OSD(On Screen Display). ASUS GamerOSD The ASUS GamerOSD is slightly different from AGP or PCIE bus. HyperDrive ASUS SmartDoctor allows you to set , ASUS SmartDoctor will automatically increase the GPU clock when running 3D graphics for better performance. With the HyperDrive function enabled, ASUS SmartDoctor takes over the overclocking...
... a graphics card. FBVDDQ The working voltage of the graphics processing load. NOTE: For some features necessary for various ASUS utilities, including SmartDoctor, GameFace and OSD(On Screen Display). ASUS GamerOSD The ASUS GamerOSD is slightly different from AGP or PCIE bus. HyperDrive ASUS SmartDoctor allows you to set , ASUS SmartDoctor will automatically increase the GPU clock when running 3D graphics for better performance. With the HyperDrive function enabled, ASUS SmartDoctor takes over the overclocking...
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... event, it records the date, time and other information. You can only change the size. VideoSecurity Online working modes includes Standby, Watchdog and Tracing. • StandBy: in this mode, VideoSecurity Online does nothing but broadcast the video. You can 't change settings while VideoSecurity Online is connected to your local system. To manually stop tracing. Setup: opens the Setup dialog. Video source: changes the Video connector type. Users can press the...
... event, it records the date, time and other information. You can only change the size. VideoSecurity Online working modes includes Standby, Watchdog and Tracing. • StandBy: in this mode, VideoSecurity Online does nothing but broadcast the video. You can 't change settings while VideoSecurity Online is connected to your local system. To manually stop tracing. Setup: opens the Setup dialog. Video source: changes the Video connector type. Users can press the...
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... allows you select Full Window, VideoSecurity Online will monitor the whole visible area. Setting the detection region To set the delay (in seconds). • Click the Enable multi-devices check box to enable or disable the alarm feature. The default value is enabled, VideoSecurity Online will only detect changes within the specific region you use remote control over your PC has properly installed a sound card. • Click the Delay...
... allows you select Full Window, VideoSecurity Online will monitor the whole visible area. Setting the detection region To set the delay (in seconds). • Click the Enable multi-devices check box to enable or disable the alarm feature. The default value is enabled, VideoSecurity Online will only detect changes within the specific region you use remote control over your PC has properly installed a sound card. • Click the Delay...
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The following dialog box appears. From the Main Setting section, select User Defined of the Detect Region group. 56 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 56 2007.8.29 11:34:21 AM To set detect region: 1. To configure the detect region properties, click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu. 4.6 Set detect region The Detect Region is a user-defined area or areas that VideoSecurity will monitor for condition changes.
The following dialog box appears. From the Main Setting section, select User Defined of the Detect Region group. 56 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 56 2007.8.29 11:34:21 AM To set detect region: 1. To configure the detect region properties, click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu. 4.6 Set detect region The Detect Region is a user-defined area or areas that VideoSecurity will monitor for condition changes.