Asus En5900 User manual

Graphics Card

Drivers and Utilities

Installation Guide

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Contents

Notices ................................................................................................ iv

Safety information ............................................................................... v

About this guide ................................................................................. vi

Conventions used in this guide ............................................... vi

Where to find more information .............................................. vi

1. Support CD information ........................................................... 1

2. VGA drivers ............................................................................. 2

2.1 Driver installation ....................................................... 2

2.2 Updating the Windows display driver ...................... 11

2.3 Removing display driver ........................................... 13

3. Utilities .................................................................................. 14

3.1 Utilities installation .................................................. 15

3.2 Removing installed utilities ...................................... 18

4. Accessories Drivers ............................................................... 20

4.1 Installing Webcam driver ......................................... 20

4.2 Installing the Gamepad drivers ................................ 22

4.3 Removing Webcam driver ........................................ 24

4.4 Removing the Gamepad drivers ............................... 25

5. ASUS Contact information .................................................... 26

6. Other information .................................................................. 27

6.1 Browse Support CD ................................................. 27

6.3 View readme file ...................................................... 28

Appendix: Basic troubleshooting ..................................................... A-1

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission StatementFederal Communications Commission Statement

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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 installation. 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 interference 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.

Canadian Department of Communication StatementCanadian Department of Communication Statement

Canadian Department of Communication 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 Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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.

Safety information

Electrical safetyElectrical safety

Electrical safety

•When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure

that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the

signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables

from the existing system before you add a device.

•Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in

your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical

outlet you are using, contact your local power company.

•If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself.

Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

Operation safetyOperation safety

Operation safety

•Before installing devices on your motherboard, carefully read all the

manuals that came with the package.

•Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly

connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any

damage, contact your dealer immediately.

•To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away

from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

•Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the

product in any area where it may become wet.

•Place the product on a stable surface.

•If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a

qualified service technician or your retailer.

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Macrovision Corporation Product Notice

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is

protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual

property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights

owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized

by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited

viewing uses only

unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision

Corporation

. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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Conventions used in this guideConventions used in this guide

Conventions used in this guide

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the

following symbols used throughout this manual.

Where to find more informationWhere to find more information

Where to find more information

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product

and software updates.

1. ASUS WebsitesASUS Websites

ASUS WebsitesASUS Websites

ASUS Websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS

hardware and software products. The ASUS websites are listed in the

ASUS Contact Information on the inside front cover of this installation

guide.

2. Optional DocumentationOptional Documentation

Optional DocumentationOptional Documentation

Optional Documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as

warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These

documents are not part of the standard package.

About this guide

WARNING:WARNING:

WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when

trying to complete a task.

CAUTION:CAUTION:

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components

when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:

IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a

task.

NOTE:NOTE:

NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a

task.

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1. Support CD information

The support CD that came with the VGA card contains useful software and

several utility drivers that enhance the video features.

To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM

drive. The support CD automatically displays the 2D/3D Graphics &2D/3D Graphics &

2D/3D Graphics &2D/3D Graphics &

2D/3D Graphics &

Video AcceleratorVideo Accelerator

Video Accelerator main menu if autorun is enabled in your computer.

Click toClick to

Click to

display CDdisplay CD

display CD

informationinformation

information

Click a menu itemClick a menu item

Click a menu item

to open otherto open other

to open other

installation menusinstallation menus

installation menus

If autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the

support CD to locate the file SETUP.EXE. Double-click the SETUP.EXESETUP.EXE

SETUP.EXESETUP.EXE

SETUP.EXE

to run the support CD installation program.

Click to exitClick to exit

Click to exit

applicationapplication

application

Click to viewClick to view

Click to view

readme filereadme file

readme file

•The screen displays in this manual may not exactly match the

display on your screen.

•Some driver and utility items in the support CD apply only to specific

ASUS VGA card models.

•You may need administrator rights to install the drivers and utilities.

See your Windows

2000/XP documentation for details.

•The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time

without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.

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2. GA drivers

A VGA driver is the software program that makes the device work with

your operating system. You can install, update or remove the display driver

of your graphics card using any of the recommended methods in this

section.

If you are replacing an old graphics card with a new ASUS graphics card,

make sure to remove the old display driver from your system. Refer to

section “2.3 Removing display drivers”for details.

1. From the Found NewFound New

Found NewFound New

Found New

Hardware WizardHardware Wizard

Hardware Wizard dialog box,

click CancelCancel

CancelCancel

Cancel to enter the

Windows desktop.

2. Insert the support CD into your

CD-ROM drive.

3. If autorun is enabled, the 2D/3D

Graphics & Video Accelerator

appears automatically.

If autorun is disabled, run

Setup.exeSetup.exe

Setup.exe from the root

directory of your support CD.

4. From the 2D/3D Graphics &

Video Accelerator main menu,

click VGA DriversVGA Drivers

VGA DriversVGA Drivers

VGA Drivers.

After physically installing your graphics card, use any of the recommended

methods in this section to install your VGA driver.

2.12.1

2.1 Driver installationDriver installation

Driver installationDriver installation

Driver installation

To install the VGA driver:

Method 1: Typical installationMethod 1: Typical installation

Method 1: Typical installation

The Typical installation method installs the most common options. We

recommend this method to most users.

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5. Click NextNext

NextNext

Next from the Install Shield

Wizard welcome screen.

6. Select TypicalTypical

TypicalTypical

Typical then click NextNext

NextNext

Next.

The Setup prepares the Install

Shield Wizard which will guide

you through the program setup

process.

A progress bar on the lower

right-hand corner of your screen

displays the progress of the

driver installation process.

The TypicalTypical

TypicalTypical

Typical setup type will not include the Windows

Display Model

(WDM) and VGARTD drivers. Select CustomCustom

CustomCustom

Custom setup if you want to install

the WDM and VGARTD drivers.

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7. The following screen displays the

Microsoft

DirectX™setup.

Select I accept theI accept the

I accept theI accept the

I accept the

agreementagreement

agreement then click NextNext

NextNext

Next.

The following screen displays the

NVIDIA

display driver

installation process.

After installing the NVIDIA

display drivers, the setup installs

the ASUS Enhanced display

drivers.

The wizard copies the necessary

files to your computer.

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8. Click NextNext

NextNext

Next to continue or BackBack

BackBack

Back

to return from previous screen

or CancelCancel

CancelCancel

Cancel to abort installation.

The Microsoft

DirectX™setup

installs components.

9. The Microsoft

DirectX™setup

notifies you to restart your

computer to apply changes. Click

Finish.Finish.

Finish.

The ASUS VGA installation

program will restart your

computer after all components

are installed into your

computer.

The final tasks of the setup

process is displayed on the

progress bar.

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Method 2: Custom installationMethod 2: Custom installation

Method 2: Custom installation

The Custom installation method allows you to select the components you

want to install. We recommend this method to advanced users.

1. From the Found NewFound New

Found NewFound New

Found New

Hardware WizardHardware Wizard

Hardware Wizard dialog box,

click CancelCancel

CancelCancel

Cancel to enter the

Windows desktop.

2. Insert the support CD into your

CD-ROM drive.

3. If autorun is enabled, the 2D/3D

Graphics & Video Accelerator

appears automatically.

If autorun is disabled, run

Setup.exeSetup.exe

Setup.exe from the root

directory of your support CD.

4. From the 2D/3D Graphics &

Video Accelerator main menu,

click VGA DriversVGA Drivers

VGA DriversVGA Drivers

VGA Drivers.

The Setup prepares the Install

Shield Wizard which will guide

you through the program setup

process.

10. After the installation is

complete, select Yes, I wantYes, I want

Yes, I wantYes, I want

Yes, I want

to restart my computerto restart my computer

to restart my computer

nownow

n o w then click FinishFinish

FinishFinish

Finish.

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5. Click NextNext

NextNext

Next from the Install Shield

Wizard welcome screen.

6. Select CustomCustom

CustomCustom

Custom then click NextNext

NextNext

Next.

7. Click the check box of the item

you want to install then click

NextNext

Next.

DriverDriver

Driver

NVIDIANVIDIA

NVIDIA

- installs the NVIDIA

driver for your graphics

card.

ASUSASUS

ASUS

- installs the ASUS

Enhanced drivers to

support the bundled

ASUS utilities including ASUS GameFace Live! and

SmartDoctor. These enhanced drivers also enable support

for Direct3D™and OpenGL™modes.

DirectXDirectX

DirectX - installs the latest Microsoft

DirectX™runtime libraries.

VGARTVGART

VGART - installs the INF files necessary for the AGP or PCI Express™

function.

WDMWDM

WDM - installs the Windows Display Model (WMD) drivers. This item

appears only if your graphics card supports the Video-In

Video-Out (VIVO) function.

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8. The following screen displays the

Microsoft

DirectX™setup.

Select I accept theI accept the

I accept theI accept the

I accept the

agreementagreement

agreement then click NextNext

NextNext

Next.

The DirectX™installation

process appears only if

you selected the DirectX item

from the custom install

screen.

9. Click NextNext

NextNext

Next to continue or BackBack

BackBack

Back

to return from previous screen

or CancelCancel

CancelCancel

Cancel to abort installation.

The ASUS Enhanced Display

drivers installation process

appears only if you selected

ASUS drivers from the custom

install screen.

The NVIDIA driver installation

process appears only if

you selected the NVIDIA

driver from the custom

install screen.

A progress bar on the lower

right-hand corner of your screen

displays the progress of the

driver installation process.

The following screen displays the

NVIDIA driver and ASUS

enhanced drivers installation

process.

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The Microsoft

DirectX™setup

installs necessary components.

10. The Microsoft

DirectX™setup

notifies you to restart your

computer to apply changes. Click

Finish.Finish.

Finish.

The ASUS VGA installation

program will restart your

computer after all components

are installed into your

computer.

11. The following screen displays the

Windows Display Model (WDM)

drivers setup. Click NextNext

NextNext

Next.

12. After the WDM driver installation

is complete, the setup notifies

you to restart your computer.

Select No, I will restart myNo, I will restart my

No, I will restart myNo, I will restart my

No, I will restart my

computer later.computer later.

computer later. then click

Finish.Finish.

Finish.

The WDM display driver

installation process appears

only if you selected the WDM

item from the custom install

screen.

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15. After the installation is

complete, select Yes, I wantYes, I want

Yes, I wantYes, I want

Yes, I want

to restart my computerto restart my computer

to restart my computer

nownow

n o w then click FinishFinish

FinishFinish

Finish.

13. From the ASUS VGARTD driver

installation screen, select Yes,Yes,

Yes,Yes,

Yes,

install its VGARTD driverinstall its VGARTD driver

install its VGARTD driver

then click OKOK

OKOK

OK.

14. Follow the succeeding screen

instructions to install the

appropriate VGARTD driver for

the chipset on your

motherboard.

The ASUS AGP VGARTD driver installation process appears only if you

selected the VGART item from the custom install screen.

The final tasks of the setup

process is displayed on the

progress bar.

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2.22.2

2.2 Updating the Windows display driverUpdating the Windows display driver

Updating the Windows display driverUpdating the Windows display driver

Updating the Windows display driver

The latest display driver for your ASUS graphics card is available at the

ASUS website (www.asus.com). Visit the ASUS website to download driver

updates.

To update the Windows display driver:

5. Select the current display

adapter then click on the

Properties iconProperties icon

Properties icon.

1. Boot your computer.

2. Click the StartStart

StartStart

Start button. Select

SettingsSettings

Settings, then ControlControl

ControlControl

Control

PanelPanel

Panel.

3. Double-click the SystemSystem

SystemSystem

System icon in

the Control Panel. Select the

HardwareHardware

Hardware tab.

4. Click Device ManagerDevice Manager

Device ManagerDevice Manager

Device Manager, then

double-click on DisplayDisplay

DisplayDisplay

Display

adaptersadapters

adapters.

6. From the Properties dialog box,

select the DriverDriver

DriverDriver

Driver tab, then click

on Update DriverUpdate Driver

Update DriverUpdate Driver

Update Driver.

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8. Select the Don’t search. IDon’t search. I

Don’t search. IDon’t search. I

Don’t search. I

will choose the driver towill choose the driver to

will choose the driver to

installinstall

install option, then click NextNext

NextNext

Next.

9. Click Have Disk...Have Disk...

Have Disk...Have Disk...

Have Disk... on the

following screen then click

NextNext

Next.

10. When setup prompts you for the

location of the driver, click

BrowseBrowse

Browse to locate the saved

driver file in your hard disk,

network, floppy or CD-ROM

drive.

11. Follow the succeeding screen

instructions.

12. The application prompts you to

restart your computer to

complete the process. Click

YesYes

Yes.

7. Select the Install from a listInstall from a list

Install from a listInstall from a list

Install from a list

or specific locationor specific location

or specific location

(Advanced)(Advanced)

(Advanced) option, then click

NextNext

Next.

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1. Click the StartStart

StartStart

Start button, then

Control PanelControl Panel

Control Panel.

2. From the Control Panel,

double-click the Add orAdd or

Add orAdd or

Add or

Remove ProgramsRemove Programs

Remove Programs icon to

display the Add or RemoveAdd or Remove

Add or RemoveAdd or Remove

Add or Remove

ProgramsPrograms

Programs screen.

3. Select ASUS NVIDIA DriverASUS NVIDIA Driver

ASUS NVIDIA DriverASUS NVIDIA Driver

ASUS NVIDIA Driver

from the list, then click

Change/RemoveChange/Remove

Change/Remove.

4. Follow the succeeding screen

instructions.

5. The application prompts you to

restart your computer to

complete the process. Click YesYes

YesYes

Yes.

2.32.3

2.3 Removing display driverRemoving display driver

Removing display driverRemoving display driver

Removing display driver

If you want to replace your display driver or if you no longer need the

display driver for your card, follow the procedures in this section to

completely remove the display driver from the system.

To remove the display drivers:

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3. Utilities

Your graphics card package comes with innovative technologies to turn

your computer into a smart multimedia center. You can install or remove

these utilities using any of the recommended methods in this section.

After installing the VGA drivers for your graphics card, use any of the

recommended methods to install any of the following utilities:

A.A.

A. ASUS GameFaceLive!ASUS GameFaceLive!

ASUS GameFaceLive!ASUS GameFaceLive!

ASUS GameFaceLive!

The ASUS GameFace Live! is a real-time audio/video communication

feature that enhances your interactive gaming experience. This utility

enables point-to-point video conferencing functions and online gaming

to take place at the same time. With this feature, you can see and

talk to your opponents while playing full-screen online games!

B.B.

B. ASUS SmartDoctorASUS SmartDoctor

ASUS SmartDoctorASUS SmartDoctor

ASUS SmartDoctor

The Smart Doctor utility monitors the VGA card condition and

significantly cools down the VGA Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).

This utility also allows you to adjust the graphics card clock settings.

•The ASUS Smart Doctor utility works only for graphics card models

with a built-in hardware monitor IC. If the hardware monitor IC is not

present, only the SmartDoctor overclocking function will be

installed.

•The Smart Doctor utility is not supported in the Radeon 9600SE

and Radeon 9200SE graphics card models.

C.C.

C. ASUS VideoSecurityASUS VideoSecurity

ASUS VideoSecurityASUS VideoSecurity

ASUS VideoSecurity

ASUS VideoSecurity is a powerful security utility that detects any

change in a specified surveillance region. Using video capture devices,

video snapshots are captured automatically when there is a deviation

in the user-defined surveillance region. An optional warning message is

also sent to the user via email or phone.

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