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.... NVIDIA is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of the respective owners with which they are used only for backup purposes, without intent to infringe. VIA is a registered trademark of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). SiS is a trademark of NVIDIA Corporation. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in this manual are associated.
.... NVIDIA is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of the respective owners with which they are used only for backup purposes, without intent to infringe. VIA is a registered trademark of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). SiS is a trademark of NVIDIA Corporation. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in this manual are associated.
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... 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 Screenshots...
... 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 Screenshots...
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...is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is no guarantee that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of shielded cables ...Changes or modifications to an outlet on , the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by the party responsible for radio noise emissions from that to which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in a particular installation. This class B digital apparatus complies with Part 15 of Communications. However, there is required...
...is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is no guarantee that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of shielded cables ...Changes or modifications to an outlet on , the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by the party responsible for radio noise emissions from that to which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in a particular installation. This class B digital apparatus complies with Part 15 of Communications. However, there is required...
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... and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Operation safety • Before installing devices on a stable surface. • If you encounter technical problems with the package. • Before using the product, make sure all power cables from the existing system before the signal cables are connected. vi e3325_vga...
... and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Operation safety • Before installing devices on a stable surface. • If you encounter technical problems with the package. • Before using the product, make sure all power cables from the existing system before the signal cables are connected. vi e3325_vga...
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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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.... 5. In AGP system, the maximum resolution of the following pixel formats: YUY2 UYVY YV12 YVU9 NV12 3. ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology support video of the video which ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology can support is 1280x720. 4. Crystal Clear Detailed enhancement with a bright effect. 3. The QuickTime player won't have ASUS Splendid effect because it does not use the overlay surface to effect changes. 1.4 Limitation 1. Splendid Mode Table MODE Description...
.... 5. In AGP system, the maximum resolution of the following pixel formats: YUY2 UYVY YV12 YVU9 NV12 3. ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology support video of the video which ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology can support is 1280x720. 4. Crystal Clear Detailed enhancement with a bright effect. 3. The QuickTime player won't have ASUS Splendid effect because it does not use the overlay surface to effect changes. 1.4 Limitation 1. Splendid Mode Table MODE Description...
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... system memory or above • DirectX 9.0a or above • Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Vista 2.2 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD After installing ASUS GamerOSD from the software CD, you can also adjust GPU clock and image quality without exiting games. 2.1 System Requirements • Intel® Pentium™ III CPU or above • ASUS graphic card (Users who use graphic card of Windows® desktop and select Properties. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab...
... system memory or above • DirectX 9.0a or above • Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Vista 2.2 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD After installing ASUS GamerOSD from the software CD, you can also adjust GPU clock and image quality without exiting games. 2.1 System Requirements • Intel® Pentium™ III CPU or above • ASUS graphic card (Users who use graphic card of Windows® desktop and select Properties. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab...
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....indb 10 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.29 11:33:47 AM Capture Interval (sec) Allows you to capture screens. Select Show FPS from the 3D Display Setting. 4. Capture Numbers Allows you select Multiple screenshot mode. Choose where on the screen 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. The images are enabled when you to display the FPS...
....indb 10 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.29 11:33:47 AM Capture Interval (sec) Allows you to capture screens. Select Show FPS from the 3D Display Setting. 4. Capture Numbers Allows you select Multiple screenshot mode. Choose where on the screen 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. The images are enabled when you to display the FPS...
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Set the Sound Capture Device. C-Media Device 7. Normally, GamerOSD automatically find a sound capture device or the recorded video has no sound. Configure this item only when GamerOSD cannot find your sound capture device. To set hotkeys, click Screen Shot bars. Software reference e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 13 13 2007.8.29 11:33:48 AM behind GamerOSD, Record Movie and To view the saved movie and screen shot, click Movie or Screen Shot bar. 6.
Set the Sound Capture Device. C-Media Device 7. Normally, GamerOSD automatically find a sound capture device or the recorded video has no sound. Configure this item only when GamerOSD cannot find your sound capture device. To set hotkeys, click Screen Shot bars. Software reference e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 13 13 2007.8.29 11:33:48 AM behind GamerOSD, Record Movie and To view the saved movie and screen shot, click Movie or Screen Shot bar. 6.
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... 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. 3. ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is a powerful utility designed to fit the system requirement. • Allows manual adjustment of -safe-range voltage. • Smartly cools...
... 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. 3. ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is a powerful utility designed to fit the system requirement. • Allows manual adjustment of -safe-range voltage. • Smartly cools...
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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 a memory resident program that only supports GPU temperature monitoring, ASUS SmartDoctor provides the overclocking and fan control functions only. To access the ASUS SmartDoctor menu and its functions, double...
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 a memory resident program that only supports GPU temperature monitoring, ASUS SmartDoctor provides the overclocking and fan control functions only. To access the ASUS SmartDoctor menu and its functions, double...
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... Use clock settings after reboot to adjust the engine clock. 2. Move the Engine clock slider to apply the GPU and memory clock settings. 20 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 20 2007.8.29 11:33:53 AM Move the Memory clock slider to test the clock settings. A 2D test program is launched to adjust the memory clock. The settings will be saved only if it passes the testing. 3.7 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the graphics card engine (GPU...
... Use clock settings after reboot to adjust the engine clock. 2. Move the Engine clock slider to apply the GPU and memory clock settings. 20 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 20 2007.8.29 11:33:53 AM Move the Memory clock slider to test the clock settings. A 2D test program is launched to adjust the memory clock. The settings will be saved only if it passes the testing. 3.7 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the graphics card engine (GPU...
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... SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. on the 3.8.1 Settings To change monitor settings: 1. Click Apply or OK to enable or disable any damage caused by improper use of the monitor setting features. 3. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 21 21 2007.8.29 11:33:54 AM • The overclocking function does not work with the A9200SE/LE and A9600SE graphics cards. • ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for...
... SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. on the 3.8.1 Settings To change monitor settings: 1. Click Apply or OK to enable or disable any damage caused by improper use of the monitor setting features. 3. e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 21 21 2007.8.29 11:33:54 AM • The overclocking function does not work with the A9200SE/LE and A9600SE graphics cards. • ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for...
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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. 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 run at a fixed rate. Setting the power level to the GPU temperature. Enable Smartcooling SmartCooling adjusts the fan speed according to 100% means that the fan will stop the fan. Only V9180 series or newer models support this feature. .
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. 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 run at a fixed rate. Setting the power level to the GPU temperature. Enable Smartcooling SmartCooling adjusts the fan speed according to 100% means that the fan will stop the fan. Only V9180 series or newer models support this feature. .
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... warranty or support for manual overclock will be disabled. Click the HyperDrive tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. To change the ASUS HyperDrive settings: 1. 3.8.4 HyperDrive ASUS HyperDrive is enabled, the GPU and video memory will work at the speed you enable ASUS HyperDrive, the slider in the main page for the damages caused by improper using of this feature is a dynamic overclocking mechanism that allows overclocking manually. Read the...
... warranty or support for manual overclock will be disabled. Click the HyperDrive tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. To change the ASUS HyperDrive settings: 1. 3.8.4 HyperDrive ASUS HyperDrive is enabled, the GPU and video memory will work at the speed you enable ASUS HyperDrive, the slider in the main page for the damages caused by improper using of this feature is a dynamic overclocking mechanism that allows overclocking manually. Read the...
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... better performance you can have. 3. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to load optimum settings. 5. When the 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. GPU temperature mode With the ASUS SmartCooling feature, the four temperature boundaries in the Fan Control page also defines the SmartDoctor thresholds for HyperDrive: e3325_vga...
... better performance you can have. 3. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to load optimum settings. 5. When the 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. GPU temperature mode With the ASUS SmartCooling feature, the four temperature boundaries in the Fan Control page also defines the SmartDoctor thresholds for HyperDrive: e3325_vga...
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... GPU on a graphics card from model to model. GPU A graphics processing unit (GPU) is the heart of modern graphics cards, relieving the CPU much of math-intensive processes per second. VCC The supply voltage on a graphics card. NOTE: For some features necessary for various ASUS utilities, including SmartDoctor, GameFace and OSD(On Screen Display). The GPU is a microprocessor that has been designed for processing 3D graphics. The processor is set the GPU and memory clocks manually...
... GPU on a graphics card from model to model. GPU A graphics processing unit (GPU) is the heart of modern graphics cards, relieving the CPU much of math-intensive processes per second. VCC The supply voltage on a graphics card. NOTE: For some features necessary for various ASUS utilities, including SmartDoctor, GameFace and OSD(On Screen Display). The GPU is a microprocessor that has been designed for processing 3D graphics. The processor is set the GPU and memory clocks manually...
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... server option is enabled, ASUS VideoSecurity Online starts streaming if any remote client is connected to your local system. ASUS VideoSecurity Online supports two video sizes, 320x240 and 640x480. You can manually stop streaming, press the Stop button. The streaming will be stopped while there's no client connection to your local system. Users can only change the size. Set detect region: use mouse to...
... server option is enabled, ASUS VideoSecurity Online starts streaming if any remote client is connected to your local system. ASUS VideoSecurity Online supports two video sizes, 320x240 and 640x480. You can manually stop streaming, press the Stop button. The streaming will be stopped while there's no client connection to your local system. Users can only change the size. Set detect region: use mouse to...
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... device mode or double devices mode for XXX seconds check box to enable or disable the autorun feature of ASUS VideoSecurity. Before use this item is detected. When this item is Full window. 42 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 42 2007.8.29 11:34:08 AM The default value is enabled, VideoSecurity Online will only detect changes within the specific region you use of multi-devices...
... device mode or double devices mode for XXX seconds check box to enable or disable the autorun feature of ASUS VideoSecurity. Before use this item is detected. When this item is Full window. 42 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 42 2007.8.29 11:34:08 AM The default value is enabled, VideoSecurity Online will only detect changes within the specific region you use of multi-devices...
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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 The following dialog box appears. 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.
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 The following dialog box appears. 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.