Asus 3DexPlorer GX2, User Manual

Page 1: ...R 3DexPlorer GX2 PCI AGP Graphics Cards USER S MANUAL Hardware Video Drivers ...

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Page 4: ...xPlorer GX2 Connection Examples 11 Installation Procedures 12 New Systems 12 Systems with Existing VGA Card 12 III Windows 95 13 1 Driver Setup 13 2 Finishing Setup 14 3 2 Using the Windows 95 Control Panel 15 3 Video Driver Uninstallation 15 3 1 Using the Autorun Screen 15 4 DirectX5 Video Player Live Video Installation 16 5 PowerPlayer 17 6 Windows 95 Display Settings 18 Shell Notify Icon 18 Cha...

Page 5: ... V Microsoft Windows NT 26 Windows NT 4 0 26 Installation Procedures 26 Windows NT 3 51 27 Installation Procedures 27 VI DOS Drivers 28 DOS Drivers Installation 28 VII Product Information 29 Resolution Table 2MB Video Memory 29 Resolution Table 4MB Video Memory 30 8 BIT Connector Definitions 31 DuoView Connector Definitions 31 VIII Troubleshooting 32 Description 32 Recommended Action 32 ...

Page 6: ...ticular 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 inter ference 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...

Page 7: ...ity video playback with horizontal and vertical interpolation Big screen TV gameplay and presentations Video conferencing and video capture ready 3D Hardware Accelerated Capability Dynamic Z Buffering and Double Buffering Texture modes Bilinear Trilinear Filtering Mip Mapping Perspective Correction Video and 3D Texturing Mapping Atmospheric Effects Alpha Blending Fog Effects Specular Highlights Fl...

Page 8: ...on NTSC PAL and SECAM input format S Video and composite input socket Video playback and capture functions allow Video Editing or Video Conferencing applications Optional TV box allows watching TV programs TV Output Function NTSC and PAL output format S Video and composite output socket Underscan compensation ensures high quality full screen output 3 line flicker filter ensures TV output stability...

Page 9: ...or Out 15 pin VGA S Video In SVHS Composite In RCA Video In DuoView Connector LPB Connector AGP Bus 2MB Memory two 256K x 32 SGRAM 2MB Memory Upgrade SO DIMM Socket S Video Out SVHS Composite Out RCA TV Out Monitor Out 15 pin VGA S Video In SVHS Composite In RCA Video In DuoView Connector LPB Connector PCI Bus Video In Decoder JP1 1 2 3 1 2 3 Enable Disable TV Out Type JP2 1 2 3 1 2 3 NTSC PAL AGP...

Page 10: ...uired Memory Installation 1 The memory module will fit in only one orienta tion as shown because the plastic safety tabs on both ends of the socket require the notched ends of the memory module 2 Press the memory module firmly into place start ing from a 45 degree angle making sure that all the contacts are aligned with the socket 3 With your fingertips rock the memory module into a horizontal pos...

Page 11: ...t S Video Output Composite RCA Output S Video Plug RCA Plug RCA Plug S Video or Tuner Box Plug Camcorder Video Cassette Recorder Television Other Video Displaying or Recording Devices 15 Pin VGA Plug Camcorder Video Cassette Player Laser Disc Player Other Video Devices With ASUS Tuner Box TV FM Tuner Computer Monitor Video Projector Other VGA Compatible devices ASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 Connection Examp...

Page 12: ...l the software drivers and utilities Systems with Existing VGA Card 1 Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cords 2 Replace the existing VGA card with the ASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 graphics card 3 Restart your computer the ASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 graphics card should be automatically detected and the display drivers automatically updated WARNING Computer boards and components contain very delica...

Page 13: ... do not support theVirge GX2 chipset and may cause display problems Insert theASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 installation CD and the ASUS Windows 95 Install Shell will appear If it does not appear run D setup exe You will be presented with a menu of options The Setup program window appears Click Next to continue with setup The Features window will be displayed Click Next to continue with setup Click Install ...

Page 14: ...he new driver in stalled Click Ok to start testing This screen tests whether the on screen memory is sufficient to dis play the current resolution This screen tests how much memory is remaining off screen memory for background operations Click Finish to restart your computer If the 3DexPlorer GX2 is not detected upon entering Windows 95 with the driver in stalled a message will appear to allow you...

Page 15: ...sking you to remove some shared files Click the Yes or Yes To All button to remove the shared files that are no longer used 3 2 Using the Windows 95 Control Panel Insert the ASUS 3DexPlorerGX2 installa tion CD Select Remove 3DexPlorer GX2 Display Driver in the ASUS Windows 95 Install Shell and follow the uninstallation steps Click Start and then point to Settings Click Control Panel Double click t...

Page 16: ...Microsoft DirectX 5 dialog box appears Click the Ok button After you have installed DirectX 5 you may click Install Video Player and Install Live Video 4 DirectX5 Video Player Live Video Installation Microsoft DirectX5 allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 95 For Software MPEG support in Windows 95 you must first install the Microsoft DirectX 5 libraries then you may install the MPEG ...

Page 17: ... player that allows you to view VCD DAT or MPEG MPG CD titles Follow the self explanatory instruc tions to complete the installation Moving your cursor over the buttons will give the command name If you need help click the button LIMITATIONS Do not run PowerPlayer with full screen under 1280x1024 16bit high color or 1600x1200 16bit high color resolution modes it will not function properly Do not o...

Page 18: ...anging Display Settings To enter the Display Properties at any time right click your mouse on the desk top and select Properties or double click the Display icon in the Control Panel Click the appropriate Tab as follows Settings This allows you to change your display settings adjust screen resolution and color depth virtual desktop size and font size The maximum desktop and screen size selectable ...

Page 19: ...he original settings in 10 seconds if you do not click the OK button Change Refresh Rate If you want to customize a new refresh rate select a nearest default refresh rate then adjust the slider to where you want test it and then add it to the list Adjust display size Adjust display position Set to default values Change refresh rate Horizontal synchronization Vertical synchronization List of refres...

Page 20: ...n define the hotkey in the Value box with a single key stroke such as the Up key Ctrl and Alt keys are not neces sary when making these settings Advanced These advanced settings allow you to achieve better performance and video quality List of hotkey options Enable hotkey Set to default hotkey values Description Hotkey values Vertical Interpolation MMX Video Enhancement MPEG Color Adjustment Penti...

Page 21: ...roved visual quality Pentium II Pentium Pro Acceleration Check this function to enable Pentium II Pentium Pro CPU acceleration MMX Direct 3D Acceleration Check this function to enable MMX Direct 3D acceleration Performance Setting You can increase the performance setting with faster memory chips WARNING Slower memory chips may produce noise or cause your system to hang when the performance setting...

Page 22: ...rmats Output Type ASUS video card supports TV video output in Composite and S video form factors Flicker Filter There are four levels of flicker filter settings which allow you to reduce the flickers to the minimum Optimal Timing If enabled this option allows simultaneous display of independent images on both the TV and PC monitor at separate resolutions WARNING If watch VCD or MPEG on TV Optimal ...

Page 23: ...DOS mode or Windows 3 x 1 1 Installation Procedures in DOS 1 Start your computer and enter DOS mode 2 Type D and change to the WIN31 directory 3 Type install and the install screen will appear 4 Type c windows or the path to your Windows 3 x directory 5 TheinstallationprogramwillinstalltheappropriatelanguagesupportintoWindows 6 When completed keep your ASUS driver CD in your CD ROM disc drive and ...

Page 24: ...ndows by typ ing WIN 5 Insert the ASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 installation CD and run D setup exe A list of install op tions will appear 6 ClickInstallWindows 3 x Display Driver and follow the installation steps 7 Click Install Display Setting Pro gram 8 After all drivers are installed you will see a Galileo icon on your desktop It allows you to change your display settings adjust screen resolution colord...

Page 25: ...tware MPEG support inWindows 3 x you must first install MicrosoftVideo for Windows then you may install your own MPEG Video Player 1 Start Windows 3 x 2 Insert theASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 In stallation CD 3 Run D setup exe A list of install options will appear 4 Click Install Video for Windows if you have not installedVideo forWin dows ...

Page 26: ...D 8 Type D NT40 assuming your CD ROM disc drive is in drive D or clickBrowse to select the path of the display driver for Windows NT Click OK 9 You will see a list ofASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 drivers Select ASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 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 Pro...

Page 27: ... Type button 6 Select Adapter Type and click Change 7 Click Have Disk 8 Insert the ASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 Installation CD 9 Type D NT351 assuming your CD ROM disc drive is in drive D or click Browse to select the path of the display driver for Windows NT Click OK 10 You will see a list ofASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 drivers Select ASUS 3DexPlorer GX2 and then click OK 11 Windows NT will once again prompt for ...

Page 28: ... Type D SETUP EXE to install video drivers in pure DOS mode The ASUS DOS installation shell will appear and present you with a list of install options 2 You can choose Install DOS Utilities AutoCAD Driver MicroStation Driver or S3d Toolkit Drivers Follow the instructions to complete the installation of the drivers ...

Page 29: ...256 colors 60Hz 64 0KHz 75Hz 80 1KHz 85Hz 90 4KHz 1600x1200 98Hz int 63 9KHz 256 colors 60Hz 80 0KHz 72Hz 96 2KHz 640x480 60Hz 31 3KHz 65 536 colors 72Hz 37 9KHz 75Hz 37 5KHz 85Hz 43 4KHz 100Hz 50 8KHz 160Hz 81 3KHz 800x600 60Hz 38 2KHz 65 536 colors 72Hz 48 3KHz 75Hz 47 0KHz 85Hz 53 6KHz 100Hz 62 9KHz 150Hz 94 2KHz Resolution Vertical Horizontal Color Depth Frequency Frequency 1024x768 87Hz int 3...

Page 30: ... 67 4KHz 100Hz 79 1KHz 1280x1024 60Hz 65 9KHz 16 7 millions 75Hz 81 1KHz 85Hz 89 5KHz 87Hz int 46 5KHz 1600x1200 60Hz 76 4KHz 65 536 color 70Hz 85 8KHz 102Hz int 63 7KHz NOTE int Interlaced Resolution Vertical Horizontal Color Depth Frequency Frequency 640x480 60Hz 31 3KHz 256 colors 72Hz 37 9KHz 75Hz 37 5KHz 85Hz 43 4KHz 100Hz 50 8KHz 160Hz 81 3KHz 800x600 60Hz 38 2KHz 256 colors 72Hz 48 3KHz 75H...

Page 31: ...ion DuoView Connector Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 1 YYD0 2 YYD4 3 YYD1 4 YYD5 5 YYD2 6 YYD6 7 YYD3 8 YYD7 9 GND 10 GND 11 YUD0 12 YUD4 13 YUD1 14 YUD5 15 YUD2 16 YUD6 17 YUD3 18 YUD7 19 GND 20 GND 21 YVD0 22 YVD4 23 YVD1 24 YVD5 25 YVD2 26 YVD6 27 YVD3 28 YVD7 29 GND 30 GND 31 YDCLK 32 YVSYNC 33 YODD 34 YHSYNC 35 I2 C DATA 36 RESET 37 I2 C CLOCK 38 DATAEN 39 5V 40 12V 8 BIT Conne...

Page 32: ...revious adapters by selecting them and clicking Remove 7 Close Device Manager and restart Windows 95 8 Your display driver should work correctly this time My monitor is not ca pable of higher resolu tions or refresh rates It depends on the display characteristics of your monitor Consult your monitor docu mentation for the proper configuration or any limitations After Installing the 3DexPlorerGX2gr...