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... Reserved. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is defaced or missing. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES...
... Reserved. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is defaced or missing. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES...
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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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... accordance with the limits for help. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to radio communications. This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from digital apparatus set out in a residential installation. This class B digital apparatus complies with Part 15 of the following two conditions: •...
... accordance with the limits for help. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to radio communications. This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from digital apparatus set out in a residential installation. This class B digital apparatus complies with Part 15 of the following two conditions: •...
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... power cables for home and other rights owners. Macrovision Corporation Product Notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. If you encounter technical problems with the package. • Before using...
... power cables for home and other rights owners. Macrovision Corporation Product Notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. If you encounter technical problems with the package. • Before using...
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... AGP graphic card installed: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz processor or equivalent AMD processor or above • 256MB system memory or above • Windows 2000 Professional 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...
... AGP graphic card installed: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz processor or equivalent AMD processor or above • 256MB system memory or above • Windows 2000 Professional 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...
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.... 3. Click OK to play video. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 4 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.29 11:33:44 AM ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology support video of the video which ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology can support is 1280x720. 4. In PCI-E system, the maximum resolution of the video which ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology can support is 720x480. 5. Splendid Mode Table MODE Description Enriched Recommended for home entertainment systems. Vivid Colors Enhances saturation and contrast for...
.... 3. Click OK to play video. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 4 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.29 11:33:44 AM ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology support video of the video which ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology can support is 1280x720. 4. In PCI-E system, the maximum resolution of the video which ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology can support is 720x480. 5. Splendid Mode Table MODE Description Enriched Recommended for home entertainment systems. Vivid Colors Enhances saturation and contrast for...
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... Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. 2. Click the Enable ASUS OSD check box. 4. To launch ASUS GamerOSD: 1. Right click on the empty space of other brands can only use GamerOSD for 30 days) • 60MB avialble hard disk space or above • 256MB system memory or above • DirectX 9.0a or above • ASUS graphic card (Users who use graphic card of Windows® desktop...
... Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. 2. Click the Enable ASUS OSD check box. 4. To launch ASUS GamerOSD: 1. Right click on the empty space of other brands can only use GamerOSD for 30 days) • 60MB avialble hard disk space or above • 256MB system memory or above • DirectX 9.0a or above • ASUS graphic card (Users who use graphic card of Windows® desktop...
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Capture Numbers Allows you to set hotkeys to capture screens. Press the set the number of screenshots captured consecutively. The images are enabled when you to 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. Start a full-screen DirectX or OpenGL game. 2. Hot Key Shows the hotkeys for FPS, the options include R (Red), G (Green), B (Blue) and Y (Yellow...
Capture Numbers Allows you to set hotkeys to capture screens. Press the set the number of screenshots captured consecutively. The images are enabled when you to 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. Start a full-screen DirectX or OpenGL game. 2. Hot Key Shows the hotkeys for FPS, the options include R (Red), G (Green), B (Blue) and Y (Yellow...
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C-Media Device 7. Normally, GamerOSD automatically find a sound capture device or the recorded video has no sound. To set hotkeys, click Screen Shot bars. Software reference e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 13 13 2007.8.29 11:33:48 AM 6. 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. Set the Sound Capture Device.
C-Media Device 7. Normally, GamerOSD automatically find a sound capture device or the recorded video has no sound. To set hotkeys, click Screen Shot bars. Software reference e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 13 13 2007.8.29 11:33:48 AM 6. 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. Set the Sound Capture Device.
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... 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 GamerOSD Some functions metioned in this manual are available only when ASUS GamerOSD is installed. ASUS SmartDoctor does not support...
... 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 GamerOSD Some functions metioned in this manual are available only when ASUS GamerOSD is installed. ASUS SmartDoctor does not support...
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For graphics cards without a monitor IC, ASUS SmartDoctor provides the overclocking function only 3.4 Voltage status Click the Voltage status tab to check the graphics card status. 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 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.indb 18...
For graphics cards without a monitor IC, ASUS SmartDoctor provides the overclocking function only 3.4 Voltage status Click the Voltage status tab to check the graphics card status. 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 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.indb 18...
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... Click OK. 5. Right click the main dialog box and check Use clock settings after reboot to adjust the engine clock. 2. The settings will be saved only if it passes the testing. Move the Memory clock slider to test the clock settings. A 2D test program is launched to adjust the memory clock. 3.7 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the graphics card engine (GPU) and memory clock to enhance your graphics card performance. To adjust the engine and memory clock: 1.
... Click OK. 5. Right click the main dialog box and check Use clock settings after reboot to adjust the engine clock. 2. The settings will be saved only if it passes the testing. Move the Memory clock slider to test the clock settings. A 2D test program is launched to adjust the memory clock. 3.7 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the graphics card engine (GPU) and memory clock to enhance your graphics card performance. To adjust the engine and memory clock: 1.
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... overclocking function does not work with the A9200SE/LE and A9600SE graphics cards. • ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for any of this utility. Monitor Settings To change the settings, click the Settings tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. Click Apply or OK to enable or disable any damage caused by improper use of the monitor setting features. 3. Use this feature, carefully read the instructions. 3.8 Advanced setup...
... overclocking function does not work with the A9200SE/LE and A9600SE graphics cards. • ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for any of this utility. Monitor Settings To change the settings, click the Settings tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. Click Apply or OK to enable or disable any damage caused by improper use of the monitor setting features. 3. Use this feature, carefully read the instructions. 3.8 Advanced setup...
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Enable Smartcooling SmartCooling adjusts the fan speed according to define the temperature boundaries for SmartCooling. Only V9180 series or newer models support this feature. . When SmartCooling is enabled, you can set the fan speed at full speed, while 0% will run at a fixed rate. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 27 27 2007.8.29 11:33:59 AM Setting the power level to adjust the fan speed. Using the fan power level slider to 100% means that the fan will stop the fan. Manual mode In manual mode, you have to the GPU temperature.
Enable Smartcooling SmartCooling adjusts the fan speed according to define the temperature boundaries for SmartCooling. Only V9180 series or newer models support this feature. . When SmartCooling is enabled, you can set the fan speed at full speed, while 0% will run at a fixed rate. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 27 27 2007.8.29 11:33:59 AM Setting the power level to adjust the fan speed. Using the fan power level slider to 100% means that the fan will stop the fan. Manual mode In manual mode, you have to the GPU temperature.
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... possible performance. Click the HyperDrive tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for manual overclock will work at the speed you set. Read the relevant instructions carefully. 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. When this utility. To change the ASUS HyperDrive settings: 1.
... possible performance. Click the HyperDrive tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for manual overclock will work at the speed you set. Read the relevant instructions carefully. 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. When this utility. To change the ASUS HyperDrive settings: 1.
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... HyperDrive is enabled, you can enable the Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate and move the slider to set the engine Overclocking rate for the GPU clock. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to load optimum settings. 5. Click Default to save settings and exit. In this mode, the lower the temperature, the better performance you can have. 3. Click Cancel discard changes and exit. GPU temperature mode With the ASUS SmartCooling feature...
... HyperDrive is enabled, you can enable the Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate and move the slider to set the engine Overclocking rate for the GPU clock. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to load optimum settings. 5. Click Default to save settings and exit. In this mode, the lower the temperature, the better performance you can have. 3. Click Cancel discard changes and exit. GPU temperature mode With the ASUS SmartCooling feature...
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... the GPU clock according to the HyperDrive mode. FBVDDQ The working voltage of the memory on a graphics card from model to your manual for better performance. The standard FBVDDQ voltage value is slightly different from AGP or PCIE bus. NOTE: For some models do not support HyperDrive. The GPU is set the GPU and memory clocks manually. Refer to model. With the HyperDrive function enabled, ASUS SmartDoctor takes over the overclocking job. The standard voltage value...
... the GPU clock according to the HyperDrive mode. FBVDDQ The working voltage of the memory on a graphics card from model to your manual for better performance. The standard FBVDDQ voltage value is slightly different from AGP or PCIE bus. NOTE: For some models do not support HyperDrive. The GPU is set the GPU and memory clocks manually. Refer to model. With the HyperDrive function enabled, ASUS SmartDoctor takes over the overclocking job. The standard voltage value...
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... switch to your local system. VideoSecurity Online working modes includes Standby, Watchdog and Tracing. • StandBy: in this mode, VideoSecurity Online does nothing but broadcast the video. You can only change settings while VideoSecurity Online is enabled, ASUS VideoSecurity Online starts streaming if any abnormal event, it records the date, time and other information. You can manually stop streaming, press the Stop button. ASUS VideoSecurity Online supports two video...
... switch to your local system. VideoSecurity Online working modes includes Standby, Watchdog and Tracing. • StandBy: in this mode, VideoSecurity Online does nothing but broadcast the video. You can only change settings while VideoSecurity Online is enabled, ASUS VideoSecurity Online starts streaming if any abnormal event, it records the date, time and other information. You can manually stop streaming, press the Stop button. ASUS VideoSecurity Online supports two video...
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... helpful when you to switch to single device mode or double devices mode for XXX seconds check box to enable or disable the delay feature when a motion is enabled, VideoSecurity Online can alert user when VideoSecurity Online detects any unusual condition. Setting other features To enable or disable the autorun feature, alarm, use remote control over your PC has properly installed a sound card. • Click the Delay...
... helpful when you to switch to single device mode or double devices mode for XXX seconds check box to enable or disable the delay feature when a motion is enabled, VideoSecurity Online can alert user when VideoSecurity Online detects any unusual condition. Setting other features To enable or disable the autorun feature, alarm, use remote control over your PC has properly installed a sound card. • Click the Delay...
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To set detect region: 1. 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 4.6 Set detect region The Detect Region is a user-defined area or areas that VideoSecurity will monitor for condition changes. To configure the detect region properties, click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu. The following dialog box appears.
To set detect region: 1. 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 4.6 Set detect region The Detect Region is a user-defined area or areas that VideoSecurity will monitor for condition changes. To configure the detect region properties, click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu. The following dialog box appears.