Asus AGP-V3000 User manual

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AGP-V3000 Graphics Card
USER’S MANUAL
Hardware & Video Drivers

ASUS AGP-V3000 User’s Manual
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USER’S NOTICE
Product Name: ASUS AGP-V3000
Manual Revision: 1.01
Release Date: August 1997
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CONTENTS
I. Introduction .....................................................................................7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................7
Key Benefits ....................................................................................7
Features ............................................................................................7
II. Hardware Installation ...................................................................8
ASUS AGP-V3000 Layout ..............................................................8
ASUS AGP-V3000 with VIP Module Example ..............................8
Installation Procedures .............................................................10
New Systems ......................................................................10
Systems with Existing VGA Card ......................................10
III. Windows 95.................................................................................11
Operating System Requirements ................................................... 11
Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0/2.1..............................11
Installation in Windows Memphis Beta1/Beta2.......................11
1. Installing for an Installed ASUS AGP-V3000 ....................12
1.1 Windows 95 .................................................................12
1.2 Win95 OSR 2.0/2.1......................................................12
2. Replacing an Existing VGACard .......................................14
3. Video Driver Uninstallation ................................................15
3.1 Using the Autorun Screen............................................15
3.2 Using the Windows 95 Control Panel .........................15
4. DirectX 5 Installation ..........................................................16

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CONTENTS
IV. Microsoft Windows NT ..............................................................17
Installation Procedures .......................................................17
V. Windows 3.x ..................................................................................18
1.1. Installation Procedures in DOS ...................................18
1.2. Installation Procedures in Windows 3.x ......................19
1.3. Installation of Video for Windows...............................20
VI. Display Information ...................................................................21
Resolution Table ............................................................................21
4MB Video Memory ................................................................21
VIP Connectors ..............................................................................22
VIP Module Mechanical Specification ....................................22
VII. Hardware Information.............................................................22
VIII. Troubleshooting.......................................................................24
Description .........................................................................24
Recommended Action ........................................................24

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE
FederalCommunications Commission 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:
• Reorient 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! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the
graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes
or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
CanadianDepartment of 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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I. Introduction
I. Introduction
Checklist/Features
Thank you for purchasing the ASUS AGP-V3000 Graphics & Video Accelerator.
With the SGS-THOMSON RIVA 128™ built in, the ASUS AGP-V3000 provides
you with fast acceleration in both 2D/3D graphics and high quality scalable video
playback, which can fully support 3D Gaming and Multimedia Applications.
Item Checklist
þASUS AGP-V3000
þThis User’s Manual
þASUS Driver & Utility CD
Key Benefits
• Supports professional graphics design, gaming, learning, and business applications
• Flicker free, high refresh rates reduce eye strain
• Powerful 3D rendering
• Crisp, realistic images
• Striking cinema-quality video
Features
• Built-in SGS-THOMSON RIVA 128™ 128-bit 3D Multimedia Accelerator
• User-friendly Installation for Windows 95 and Windows 3.x.
• Built-inVIPBus Connectors forTVTuner,Video Capture, MPEG-1, and MPEG-II
• AccelerationforWindows 95APIs, including Direct3Dand DirectDraw(+VPE)
• Acceleration for Windows NT APIs, including Direct3D, and DirectDraw
• Massive array of floating point Geometry Processing Units
• 128-bit 2D/GUI/DirectDraw Acceleration
• Video Acceleration (including acceleration for MPEG-I, MPEG-II, and Indeo)
• X and Y up and down video scaling
• 206MHz Palette-DAC
• AGP 1.0 Interface
• 4MB128-bit100MHz SGRAM framebufferinterfacewith1.6GB/sbusbandwidth
• Excellent performance at high resolutions and color depths

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II. Hardware Installation
II. Installation
Layout
ASUS AGP-V3000 Layout
4MB SGRAM Memory
Video
Output
Connector
VIP Connector A
VIP Connector B
VGA BIOS
SGS-THOMSON RIVA
128™ 3D Chipset
ASUS AGP-V3000 with VIP Module Example
VIP Module
(Solder Side) AGP-V3000
(Component Side)

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II. Hardware Installation
II. Installation
Procedures
This section tells you how to install theASUSAGP-V3000 graphics card in your PC
computer.
NOTE:TheASUSAGP-V3000 graphics card can only be installed in motherboards
with an AGP slot.
WARNING! Computer boards and components contain very delicate Integrated
Circuit (IC) chips. To protect the computer board and other components against
damage from static electricity, you must follow some precautions.
1. Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing
expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause
severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
2. Keep all components such as the host adapter in its antistatic bag until you
are ready to install it.
3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do
not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a
metal object, such as the power supply case. Hold components by the edges
and try not to touch the IC chips, leads, or circuitry.
4. Place components onagrounded antistatic padoron the bagthatcame with the
component whenever the components are separated from the system.

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Installation Procedures
New Systems
1. Unplug all electrical cords on your computer.
2. Remove the system unit cover.
3. Locate the AGP bus expansion slot. Make sure this slot is unobstructed.
4. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer chassis.
5. Ground yourself to an antistatic mat or other grounded source (see WARNING!).
6. Pick up the board (still in its sleeve) by grasping the edge bracket with one hand
and then remove the plastic sleeve.
7. Position the card directly over the AGP slot and insert one end of the board in
the slot first. Firmly but gently press the bus connector on the bottom of the card
down into the slot. Be sure the metal contacts on the bottom of the host adapter
are securely seated in the slot.
8. Anchor the board’s mounting bracket to the computer chassis using the screw
from the slot cover that you set aside previously.
9. Replace the cover on the system unit.
10. Connect your analog monitor’s 15-pinVGAconnector to the card and fasten the
retaining screws (if any).
11. Connect other cables and devices if available -You are now ready to install the
software drivers and utilities.
Systems with Existing VGA Card
1. Install the ASUS AGP-V3000 display drivers with your current VGA card.
2. Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cords.
3. Replace the existing VGA card with the ASUS AGP-V3000 graphics card.
4. Restart your computer — theASUSAGP-V3000 graphics card should be auto-
matically detected and the display drivers automatically updated.
II. Hardware Installation
II. Installation
Procedures

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Operating System Requirements
Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0/2.1
Both Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0 supportAGPcards, but to use all of the
AGP features, you must use Win95 OSR 2.1 or later.
To install Win95 OSR2.1, first install OSR2.0 and then upgrade to OSR2.1 with a
USB upgrade. On the April 1997 MSDN Disc-1 “Windows 95, SDKs, and Tools”,
OSR2.0 is found in “\OSR2” while the USB upgrade is found in “\OSR2\USBUPP”.
To determine the installed version of the operating system, look in the registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Version
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\VersionNumber
OSR2.1hasVersion “Windows 95”andVersionNumber “4.03.1212” or “4.03.1214”.
Installation in Windows Memphis Beta1/Beta2
For Windows Memphis Beta1 and Beta2 users, run D:\WIN95\SETUP.EXE manually.
Do not install the display drivers from the autorun screen.
III. Windows 95
III. Windows 95
Driver Installation

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1. Installing for an Installed ASUS AGP-V3000
“New hardware found” refers to the prompt for drivers when installing Windows 95
with theASUSAGP-V3000 VGAcard already installed. This Manual assumes that
your CD-ROM disc drive is drive D: and that Windows 95 is in C:\windows. Re-
place either with the actual location, if necessary.
III. Windows 95
Driver Installation
III. Windows 95
Click Finish to install the VGA driver. You
will then be asked for your Windows95 CD
in order to complete the VGAdriver instal-
lation. If you do not have your CD handy,
direct the installation path to your
\Windows\Systemdirectory.Windows will
promptyoutorestartyourwindows. Choose
“No” and follow the steps on the next page.
WARNING! Only click Next >. The system will hang if you click Cancel!
1.1 Windows 95
When installing Windows 95, a New
Hardware Found window will appear:
Select Do not install a driver and follow
the steps on the next page.
1.2 Win95 OSR 2.0/2.1
When installing Windows 95 OSR 2.0/2.1,
theUpdateDeviceDriverWizardwindow
will appear:
This wizard will complete the installation
of the Standard PCI Graphics Adapter
(VGA). Click Next > to let Windows
search for an updated driver.

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III. Windows 95
III. Windows 95
Driver Installation
Insert theASUSAGP-V3000 V1.00 Installation
CD disc with your current VGAcard. TheASUS
Windows 95 Install Shell will appear. If it does
not appear, run D:\setup.exe. You will be pre-
sented with a list of install options.
This box indicates that the Setup program is searching for the updated DirectX
Runtime Components and updating as necessary.
TheCheckSetupInformationwindowwillappear.
Click Next > to begin the file transfer.
The Installing Microsoft DirectX 5 dialog box
will automatically appear because the AGP-
V3000 display driver requries DirectX 5 to have
access to the advanced 3D features.
ClickNext>tocontinuewiththeSetupprogram.
The Setup program window appears.
The Features window will be displayed.
Click Next > to install AGP-V3000 V1.00
display drivers on your computer.
Click Install AGP-V3000 Display Driver and
follow the installation steps.

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III. Windows 95
III. Windows 95
Driver Installation
2. Replacing an Existing VGA Card
1. If wish to replace an existing VGA card with
theASUSAGP-V3000 graphicscard, the cur-
rent display drivers must be replaced first.
To replace, inserttheASUSAGP-V3000V1.00
Installation CD disc. The ASUS Windows 95
Install Shell will appear. If it does not appear,
run D:\setup.exe. You will be presented with a
list of install options.
This box indicates that the Setup program is
searchingforthe updated DirectXRuntimeCom-
ponents and updating as necessary.
Afterall driversare installed, poweroffyour sys-
tem and replace your VGAcard with the ASUS
TheCheckSetupInformationwindowwillappear.
Click Next > to begin the file transfer.
The Installing Microsoft DirectX 5 dialog box
will automatically appear because the AGP-
V3000 display driver requries DirectX 5 to have
access to the advanced 3D features.
ClickNext>tocontinuewiththeSetupprogram.
The Setup program window appears.
Click Next > to install the AGP-V3000 V1.00
display drivers on your computer.
The Features window will be displayed.
2. Click Install AGP-V3000 Display Driver
and follow the installation steps.
AGP-V3000. Restartyour computerand the driversshould be installedautomatically.

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III. Windows 95
Uninstall Drivers
III. Windows 95
3. Video Driver Uninstallation
If you want to install other graphics cards or if you no longer need the AGP-V3000 dis-
play drivers, you can use one of the following procedures to completely uninstall the
drivers from Windows 95 to save disk space.
3.1 Using the Autorun Screen
During uninstallation, a “Remove Shared
File?” dialog box will display asking you to
remove some shared files. Click the Yes or
Yes ToAll button to remove the shared files
that are no longer used.
3.2 Using the Windows 95 Control Panel
1. Insert theASUS AGP-V3000 V1.00 In-
stallation CD.
2. Select Remove AGP-V3000 Display
Driver in theASUS Windows 95 Install
Shell and follow the uninstallation steps.
1. Click Start, and then point to Settings.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Add/Remove Pro-
grams icon.
2. Click the Install/Uninstall tab.
3. Select ASUS AGP-V3000 V1.00 from
the list.
4. Click Add/Remove.

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III. Windows 95
Video Player
III. Windows 95
1. Start Windows 95.
2. Insert the ASUS AGP-V3000 V1.00 Installation CD into your CD-ROM disc
drive. TheASUS Windows 95 Install Shell should appear. If it does not appear,
run D:\setup.exe.
3. Select Install DirectX 5 in theASUS Windows 95 Install Shell. The following
screen will appear. Check “Direct 3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled” option
and then click the “ReInstall DirectX” button.
4. DirectX 5 Installation
For Software MPEG support in Windows 95, you must first install the Microsoft
DirectX 5 libraries, then you may install your own MPEG Video Player.
NOTE: ASUS does not provide an MPEG Video Player.

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IV. Microsoft Windows NT
IMPORTANT!
• Windows NT 3.5x does not support AGP cards.
• Before installing the ASUS AGP-V3000 display driver in Windows NT 4.0,
make sure that you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack version 3.0
(available on the Internet at http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/support/
bldqpage.idc?ProductPage=q_servpk). Otherwise, the system will hang and will
not be able to start up!
• For all the AGP features to be available you must be using Windows NT 5.0
(available in the future)
Installation Procedures
1. Start Windows NT, switch display properties to VGAmode (16 colors, 640 x 480
pixels), then restart your computer to make the change.
2. After your computer restarts, right-click the desktop and click Properties.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Select Change Display Type.
5. Select Adapter Type and click Change.
6. Click Have Disk.
7. Insert the ASUS AGP-V3000 Installation CD.
8. TypeD:\NT40(assuming your CD-ROM discdrive isin driveD) orclick Browse
to select the path of the display driver for Windows NT. Click OK.
9. You will see a list ofASUSAGP-V3000 drivers. Select ASUSAGP-V3000 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
Properties box by clicking Close. Click Apply.
11. The System Settings Change dialog box is displayed. Click Yes to restart Windows.
12. Windows NT will restart with the default settings. The Display applet will ap-
pear to allow for mode selection.
iV. Windows NT
Driver Installation

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V. Windows 3.x
Installation in DOS
This Manual assumes that you have already installed the ASUS AGP-V3000 graph-
ics & video card and your CD-ROM disc drive is drive D: and that the Windows 3.x
directory is in C:\windows. Replace these with the actual location, if necessary. The
ASUSAGP-V3000Video drivers for Windows 3.x can be installed under 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. Theinstallationprogram willinstalltheappropriatelanguagesupportintoWindows.
6. When completed, keep your ASUS driver CD in your CD-ROM disc drive and
launch Windows 3.x.
7. TheASUS Video installation screen will appear. You may select other items to
install.
V. Windows 3.x

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V. Windows 3.x
1.2. Installation Procedures in Windows 3.x
1. Start your computer in DOS mode.
2. Change to your Windows 3.x directory.
3. Type SETUP. The System Information screen will appear.
4. Go to the Display section and then select VGA. Switch to the standard VGA
mode (16 colors, 640 x 480 pixels), then start Windows by typing WIN.
5. Insert the ASUS AGP-V3000 V1.00 Installation CD and run D:\setup.exe. A
list of install options will appear.
6. Click Install Windows 3.x Display Driver and follow the installation steps.
7. Enter your Windows 3.x directory path. Click the Ok button to complete the
driver installation.
V. Windows 3.x
Installation in Windows

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V. Windows 3.x
1.3. Installation of Video for Windows
For Software MPEG support in Windows 3.x, you must first install MicrosoftVideo
for Windows, then you may install your own MPEG Video Player.
NOTE: ASUS does not provide an MPEG Video Player.
1. Start Windows 3.x.
2. Insert the ASUS AGP-V3000 Installation CD.
3. Run D:\setup.exe. A list of install options will appear.
4. Click Install Win32s Runtime Library.
NOTE: Part of the driver’s code is written with 32bit API, which will need the
Win32s Runtime Library to be executable. It is recommended that you install
Win32s Runtime Library once you have installed the Windows 3.x driver.
5. Click Install Video for Windows if you have not installed Video for Windows.
NOTE:You must install Win32S Runtime Library first. Otherwise,theDCI driver
of Video for Windows will not be enabled.
V. Windows 3.x
Video for Windows