Asus PCI-V264VT User manual

PCI-V264VT

Graphics Card

USER’S MANUAL

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PCI-V264VT User’s Manual

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ASUS PCI-V264VT VGA Card Layout

Adding Additional Memory

The ASUS PCI-V264VT graphics card comes with 1MB video memory configuration.

Memory sockets are available to upgrade the video memory to 2MB by adding 2 memory

chips. Specifications may change without notice.

Small indentation on

the chip's sloped edge

Socket's cut corner

Memory Specifications

Onboard: two 256K x 16 EDO DRAM chips

Upgrade: two 256K x 16 EDO DRAM chips

Installed Example

NOTE: For greaterreliability,makesurethatall video memory are of the sametypeandspeed.

Monitor

Output

AMC Connector

1MB Standard

Upgradeable to 2MB

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Video Driver Installation for Windows 95

Introduction

After installing the ASUS graphics card, software drivers and utilities must be installed.

The following are various driver installation procedures for Windows 95 under specific

situations. The procedures for using the Autorun screen is self-explanatory.

Windows Plug and Play in Windows 95: (Auto installing drivers)

IMPORTANT: If anASUS graphics card (orATI compatible) was installed at one time,

Windows 95 Plug and Play may install ATI’s original driver upon entering Windows 95.

The old driver may cause your system to hang. If this happens, follow these steps to reset

your display driver to its basic defaults:

1. Enter Windows 95 in safe mode by pressing F5 repeatedly during bootup

2. Right click the mouse on the open desktop (not over any icons)

3. Select Properties

4. Click the Settings tab - Settings menu appears

5. Click Change Display Type - Change Display Type windows appears.

6. Click Change button - Select Device windows appears.

7. Click Show all devices - Manufacturers and Models appears

8. Click (Standard display types) - Standard Display Adapter (VGA) is selected

9. Click OK button - Change Display Type windows appears.

10. Click Apply button - System Settings Change window appears

11. Click Yes button to restart your computer now - restart in normal mode.

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Video Driver Installation for Windows 95

Installing ATI Video drivers in Windows 95: (New Hardware Found)

If installing anASUS graphics card for the first time, a “New Hardware Found” window

will appear upon entering Windows 95:

Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware:

Windows default driver

Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer

Do not install a driver (Windows will not prompt you again)

Select from a list of alternate drivers

1. ClickOKto use the default selection: “Driver from disk provided by hardware manu-

facturer”

2. Insert ASUS installation CD and click Browse button - Open windows appears.

3. Select your CD-ROM drive in the “Drives:” box

4. Select \win95 directory - macxw4.inf shows in ”File name:”

5. Click the OK button - Install from Disk appears - Click OK button again.

6. Select your device and language then click OK button - Copying Files... appears

7. Click Yes button - ATI Desktop Help will appear upon restart, make changes as

necessary.

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Video Driver Installation for Windows 95

Installing ATI Video drivers in Windows 95 (Prompted by Windows 95)

If an ASUS graphics card (or ATI compatible) was installed unsuccessfully or modified

at one time a “Display” message will appear upon entering Windows 95:

There is a problem with your display settings. The adapter type is incorrect,

or the current settings do not work with your hardware.

1. Click OK button to continue - The “Settings” tab of the Display Properties appears.

2. Click Change Display Type - Change Display Type windows appears.

3. Click Change button - Select Device windows appears.

4. Click Have Disk button - “Install From Disk” window appears

5. Insert ASUS instillation CD and Click Browse button - Open window appears

6. Select your CD-ROM drive in the “Drives:” box

7. Select \win95 directory - macxw4.inf shows in ”File name:”

8. Click the OK button - Install from Disk appears - Click OK button again.

9. Select your device and language then click OK button - Copying Files... appears

10. Change your monitor type if necessary - Click Close button when finished.

11. Adjust the “Desktop area,” “Color palette,” and “Font size” if necessary - Click

Apply button when finished - System Settings Change windows appears:

You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect.

Do you want to restart your computer now?

12. Click Yes button - ATI Desktop Help will appear upon restart, make changes as

necessary.

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Software MPEG & Video Player for Windows 95

Software MPEG allows the viewing of the following video files:

• MPEG Format: (*.MPG, *.DAT, *.MPV) Extensions

• AVI Files (*.AVI) Extensions

For Software MPEG support in Windows 95, you must first install DirectVideo Upgrade

For Microsoft Windows, then install ATI Video Player.

Installing Microsoft DirectVideo in Windows 95:

1. Reinsert the ASUS installation CD or select the CD from My Computer.

2. Click Install DirectX - Click

3. Restart Windows when finished.

Installing ATI Video Player in Windows 95:

1. Reinsert the ASUS installation CD or select the CD from My Computer.

2. Click Install Video Player - ATI Setup: ATI VIDEO PLAYER window appears.

3. Click the OK button - Installation complete message will appear

4. Click Restart Windows button when finished

The setup program will give you "ATI Multimedia" in your Programs group and start

button. The following icons will be available from the "Start" button once the driver has

successfully been installed. Click ATI Player to bring up the ATI Player screen.

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Video Driver Installation for Windows 3.x

For your convenience, the ATI video drivers for Windows 3.x can be installed in Win-

dows 3.x or in DOS. The autorun ASUS Windows 3.1 Install Shell cannot be automati-

cally run by Window 3.x, so manual execution is necessary.

Installing ATI video drivers in Windows 3.x:

1. Start Windows 3.x

2. Run File Manager

3. Insert the ASUS installation CD.

4. Change to your CD drive.

5. Double click setup.exe - ASUS Windows 3.1 Install Shell appears

6. Click on Install Windows 3.1 Display Driver- Confirm Installation appears

7. Click Yes - Copying Files appears - Restart Windows appears

8. Click Restart now to complete installation - ATI Desktop group and icon will ap-

pear upon restart - Install Shell Message appears:

Now installation process will continue. If you want to install Video for

Windows, please keep your ASUS driver CD in CD-ROM drive.

9. Click OK - Follow the instructions for Software MPEG & Video Player.

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Software MPEG & Video Player for Windows 3.x

Software MPEG allows the viewing of the following video files:

• MPEG Format: (*.MPG, *.DAT, *.MPV) Extensions

• AVI Files (*.AVI) Extensions

For Software MPEG support in Windows 3.x, you must first install Microsoft’s Video

for Windows, then install ATI Video Player.

Installing Microsoft Video for Windows in Windows 3.x:

1. Click on Install Video for Windows - Video for Windows 1.1 Runtime appears

2. Click Continue - Setup appears - Setup Successful appears

3. Click Restart now to complete installation

Installing ATI Video Player in Windows 3.x:

1. Run File Manager

2. Insert the ASUS installation CD.

3. Change to your CD drive.

4. Double click setup.exe - ASUS Windows 3.1 Install Shell appears

5. Click on Install Video Player - Memory Requirement appears:

The ATI Video Player needs at least 600K conventional memory to execute.

If you are not sure or memory is not enough, you can type “MEMMAKER”

under DOS to optimize your memory configuration.

6. Click Continue - ATI Setup: ATI VIDEO PLAYER appears with message

7. Click OK to start installation - Installation completed message appears.

8. Click OK to complete installation - Restart Windows? appears

9. Click Restart Windows button.

10. The Video Player icon will be added to the ATI Desktop menu.

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Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0

Installing ATI Video drivers in Windows NT 4.0: (New Hardware Found)

If installing an ASUS Graphics device for the first time, a “New Hardware Found” win-

dow will appear upon entering Windows NT 4.0:

Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware:

Windows default driver

Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer

Do not install a driver (Windows will not prompt you again)

Select from a list of alternate drivers

1. ClickOKto use the default selection: “Driver from disk provided by hardware manu-

facturer”

2. Insert ASUS installation CD and click Browse button - Open windows appears.

3. Select you CD-ROM drive in the “Drives:” box

4. Select \nt40 directory - ati.inf shows in “File name:”

5. Click the OK button - Install from Disk appears - Click OK button again.

6. Select your device and language then click OK button - Copying Files... appears -

message appears to restart your computer.

7. Click Yes button - ATI Desktop Help will appear upon restart, make changes as

necessary.

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