Asus 3DP-V264GT User manual

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ASUS 3DP-V264GT/PRO & 3DP-V264GT2/TV User’s Manual
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USER'S NOTICE
Product Name: ASUS 3DP-V264GT/PRO, 3DP-V264GT2/TV
Manual Revision: 1.01
Release Date: May 1997
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CONTENTS
I. Introduction ......................................................................................7
Video Features............................................................................7
II. Features ...........................................................................................8
Resolution Table.........................................................................9
ASUS V264GT/PRO Layout ......................................................... 11
Adding Additional Memory .....................................................11
ASUS 3DP-V264GT2/TV Layout.................................................12
Adding Additional Memory .....................................................12
III. Hardware Installation ................................................................13
Installation Procedures: ............................................................13
IV. Driver Installation .......................................................................15
Video Driver Installation for Windows 95.....................................15
Software MPEG & Video Player for Windows 95 ........................19
Display Settings for Windows 95 ..................................................20
Video Driver Installation for Windows 3.x....................................21
Software MPEG & Video Player for Windows 3.x .......................23
V. Video Software...............................................................................25
ATI Desktop Control Panel ......................................................25
ATI Desktop Features...............................................................25
FlexDesk+ ......................................................................................26
FlexDesk+ Basic Settings ........................................................26
FlexDesk+ Advanced Settings .................................................28
DPMS (for Windows) ....................................................................29
Timer Settings ..........................................................................29
Buttons .....................................................................................29
DeskScape......................................................................................30
DeskScape Functions ...............................................................30
Buttons .....................................................................................31
WinSwitch......................................................................................31
Screen Adjustment ...................................................................32
DPMS Parameters ....................................................................34

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VI. Video Player.................................................................................35
Windows Video Player...................................................................35
Features ..........................................................................................35
Playing Audio CDs (Only in window 95) .........................36
Playing Media Files...........................................................37
Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0) ..........................37
Capturing Audio/Video (only on 3DP-V264GT/PRO).....38
Capturing Still Frames........................................................39
Capturing Video..................................................................39
Playing Captured Video andAudio ....................................40
Intelligent Video In (only on 3DP-V264GT/PRO) ...........40
Features...............................................................................40
Using the VIDEO IN ..........................................................40
Using ImpacTV..............................................................................42
If there is no display, you may............................................42
need to enable ImpacTV. ....................................................42
VII. Other Driver Installation ..........................................................43
Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 .............................43
Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 .............................45
Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 3.5x ...........................46
Video Driver Installation for IBM OS/2 ........................................47
AutoCAD Video Driver Installation ..............................................48
Microstation Video Driver Installation ..........................................49
Select System Information (optional) ............................................50
Quick Setup (optional)...................................................................50
VDIF Files (optional).....................................................................51
Advanced Setup (optional) ............................................................52
A. Troubleshooting ............................................................................53
Diagnostics.....................................................................................53
Troubleshooting .............................................................................53
System Lockup ..............................................................................53
CONTENTS

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE
FederalCommunicationsCommission Statement
This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference, and
• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-
tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular 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:
• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING: Theuseofshieldedcablesforconnectionofthemonitortothegraphics
card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifica-
tions to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
CanadianDepartmentof Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana-
dian Department of Communications.

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The 3DP-V264GT/PRO & 3DP-V264GT2/TV adapters take advantage of 32-bit
PCI bus to provide high performance graphics. The 3DP-V264GT/PRO & 3DP-
V264GT2/TV are graphics controllers that integrate 3D, 2D, video accelerators,
palette DAC, and dual clock synthesizer into a single chip. The 3DP-V264GT/PRO
& 3DP-V264GT2/TV deliver superior texture mapping performance for 3D games,
3D Web browsing, TV quality video scaling for MPEG playback, industry-leading
mach64 2D performance, video expansion capability for video conferencing, and
other applications.
Active power management techniques are used to monitor activity levels within
these graphics controllers and to perform real-time power reductions such as dy-
namic clock control and graphics engine shutdown. Because full-speed operation
can be restored without delay, these techniques do not impact performance.
For multimedia video and game function acceleration, the 3DP-V264GT/PRO &
3DP-V264GT2/TV have color interpolation for full screen, full motion video, and
provides fast 30 frame/second animation engine, double buffering, fast host to screen
bitblts, virtual sprite, smooth page scrolling and object caching for game functions.
PC users with this adapter could enjoy smooth motion video and SEGA/SNES-class
games.
ForVideoplaybackfeatures,3DP-V264GT/PRO&3DP-V264GT2/TVsupportsoft-
ware MPEG decoder. The driver not only provides smooth video playback, but also
provides user friendly utilities that allows customizing appearances.
You can use 3DP-V264GT/PRO & 3DP-V264GT2/TV to connect your computer to
a television. This feature is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching
movies, and browsing the Internet.
Now you can watch videos, games on your computer! 3DP-V264GT/PRO & 3DP-
V264GT2/TV let you watch full-motion video on the whole screen or in a window.
You can capture still frames and movie clips.
Video Features
• 32-bit PCI Local Bus graphics adapter
• Integrated 24-bit RAMDAC (200MHz Output Pixel Clock Interface)
• Max resolution at 1600x1200 high color at 60Hz refresh rate with 4MB
• DDC1 /2B monitor supported
• DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling) for Green PC Power Saving
I. Introduction
I. Introduction
(Features)

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Memory on 3DP-V264GT/PRO
• ATI RAGE Graphics Accelerator, 64-bit SGRAM memory interface
• Comes with 4MB SGRAM standard and upgradeable to 8MB SGRAM
Memory on 3DP-V264GT2/TV
• ATI RAGE Graphics Accelerator, 64-bit EDO DRAM memory interface
• Comes with 2MB EDO DRAM standard and upgradeable to 4MB EDO DRAM
3DAccelerator
• Complete 3D primitives - Points, Lines, Triangles, Trapezoids and Rectangles
• Full screen or windows double buffering for smoother animation
• Dithering down to 6 or 16 bits per pixels (bpp) from 24bpp 3D engine for smaller
memory foot print
• 3DFeatures:PerspectivelyCorrectTextureMapping, Gouraud Shading, Z-Buffer,
Mip Maps, Lit and Video Textures, Dither , Alpha Blending and Interpolation,
and Fog Effects.
2D Accelerator
• Hardware acceleration-Rectangle Fill, Line Draw, BitBlt, Polygon Fill, Panning/
Scrolling, Bit Masking, Monochrome Expansion, Scissoring, and full ROP .
• Hardware cursor up to 64x64x2
• Acceleration provided in 4/8/16/24/32bpp modes. Packed pixel support (24bpp)
enables true color in 1MB configurations
• Game acceleration for Microsoft’s Direct Draw - Double Buffering, Virtual
Sprites, Transparent Blit, Masked Blit, and Context Chaining
Video In (only on 3DP-V264GT/PRO)
• Television quality video in a window and full screen.
• Composite video and S-Video inputs for VCR, video camera, laser-disc player,
video game consoles, etc.
• Still image and live video capture with a simple mouse click.
• Live motion video desktop, using your favorite video show as wallpaper.
• Zoom-in to any part of the screen.
TV Out
• View computer output directly on your television in either NTSC or PAL formats.
• Enhance your system with advanced flicker reduction and artifact suppression
circuitry.
• Connect using Composite or S-Video output capabilities.
• Display images on both the TV and PC montior simultaneously.
• Provide a big-screen experience for entertainment PCs which is ideal for play-
ing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet.
II. Features
II. Features
(Specifications)

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Resolution Table
When discussing color depth, 8 bits per pixel (8bpp) is the same as 256 colors and
16bpp = 65, 536 colors, 24bpp = 16.7 million, and 32bpp = 16.7 million colors. The
following is a table for the maximum refresh rates under the specified memory con-
figuration for each card. Please note that the 3DP-V264GT2/TV has 2MB or 4MB
configurations and the 3DP-V264GT/PRO has 4MB or 8MB configurations.
Max Referesh Rates
Resolution Colors 2MB 4MB 8MB
640 x 480 x 8 256 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz
640 x 480 x 16 65, 536 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz
640 x 480 x 24 16.7 Million 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz
640 x 480 x 32 16.7 Million 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz
800 x 600 x 8 256 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz
800 x 600 x 16 65, 536 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz
800 x 600 x 24 16.7 Million 160Hz 160Hz 160Hz
800 x 600 x 32 16.7 Million 120Hz 120Hz 120Hz
1024 x 768 x 8 256 150Hz 150Hz 150Hz
1024 x 768 x 16 65, 536 150Hz 150Hz 150Hz
1024 x 768 x 24 16.7 Million ------- 120Hz 120Hz
1024 x 768 x 32 16.7 Million ------- 100Hz 100Hz
1152 x 864 x 8 256 100Hz 100Hz 100Hz
1152 x 864 x 16 65, 536 100Hz 100Hz 100Hz
1152 x 864 x 24 16.7 Million ------- 85Hz 85Hz
1152 x 864 x 32 16.7 Million ------- 80Hz 80Hz
1280 x 1024 x 8 256 85Hz 85Hz 85Hz
1280 x 1024 x 16 65, 536 ------- 85Hz 85Hz
1280 x 1024 x 24 16.7 Million ------- 75Hz 75Hz
1280 x 1024 x 32 16.7 Million ------- ----- 75Hz
1600 x 1200 x 8 256 60Hz 60Hz 60Hz
1600 x 1200 x 16 65, 536 ------- 60Hz 60Hz
II. Features
II. Features
(Specifications)
3DP-V264GT2/TV
3DP-V264GT/PRO

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Video Accelerator
• Filtered horizontal and vertical scalers for TV-quality, full-screen and full-mo-
tion video playback
• Integrated video line buffers support filtered video scaling
• Color interpolation during scaling for improved high resolution video quality
• SupportsAMC for additional video expansion capabilities such as: optional TV
tuner card available for video capture, video phone, TV overlay, or TV tuner
applications.
• Optional MPEG-1 decoder for hardware video
• Support for 26-pin VESAcompatible VGAFeature Connector (VFC) that sup-
ports up to 1024x768 resolution.
Software
• 2D driver support
• Register compatible with IBM VGA standards
• BIOS compatible with VESA Super VGA
• Full support of Microsoft DCI and DirectDraw
• 3D driver support
• Microsoft Direct 3D including support for Reality Lab and OpenGL
• ATI 3D RAGE DOS and Windows API
• Intel 3DR
• Easy-to-use Windows utilities
• WinSwitch provides on-the-fly switching of resolution and color depth within
Windows
• DeskTop supports panning and scrolling across a virtual workspace of up to
1600x1200
• Utility for selecting DPMS power-down time-outs
• Video playback application and codec
• Video codec support for MPEG, Indeo, and Cinepak
• ATI MPEG video player application with VCR-like controls
• Extensive software driver support for major applications and operating systems
as follows:
• Windows 3.1,Windows 95,WindowsNT,AutoCAD, Microstation, OS/2,VESA
BIOS Extension support.
II. Features
II. Features
(Specifications)