Asus PhysX P1 User manual

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ASUS®PhysXTM
Installation Guide
English

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ASUS PhysXTM Installation Guide
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Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
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E2498
First Edition
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Contents
Notices .................................................................................................4
Safety information ...............................................................................5
1. ASUS®PhysXTM installation ................................................... 6
1.1 Installation requirements....................................................6
1.2 Card Installation .................................................................6
1.3 Driver Installation ...............................................................8
2. PhysXTM control panel ......................................................... 11
2.1 Lanuching PhysX Control Panel ........................................11
2.2 Info ..................................................................................12
2.3 Demo ...............................................................................12
2.4 Settings ...........................................................................13
2.5 Help .................................................................................13
3. Troubleshooting ................................................................. 14
3.1 Problems and solutions table ...........................................14
3.2 Verifying the PhysXTM Card...............................................15
3.3 Verifying the PhysXTM Driver.............................................16
4. Uninstalling the Driver and Utilities ....................................17

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Notices
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 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 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
modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

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Safety information
Electrical safety
• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the
electrical outlet before relocating the system.
• 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.
• Before connecting or removing signal cables from a motherboard, ensure
that all power cables are unplugged.
• 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 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.
The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product
(electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal
waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

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1. ASUS®PhysXTM installation
1.1 Installation requirements
To ensure a successful installation of the PhysX card, your computer must
meet the following requirements:
(Note: The games the customers may buy may have higher specications. The
specications below are subject to change without notice.)
• Intel®Pentium®4, Intel®Celeron®or higher, AMD®AthlonTM 64, AMD®
SempronTM or AMD®AthlonTM XP or higher
• Microsoft®Windows® XP/Professional/Home (32bit Edition), with SP1
or later upgrade
• 256MB system memory or higer
• Geforce6800, Radeon X800 graphic card or higher is recommended for
most games
• 50MB free hard disk space or greater
• PCI Slot revision 2.2 or later, 3.3V
• Free 4-pin Peripheral Power Cable
Before the installation, check your ASUS PhysX card package for the following
items:
• ASUS PhysXTM PPU card
• ASUS PhysXTM PPU support CD
• Product serial number
• CD serial number
When the above items are ready, you can begin the installation that includes
two steps: (1) card installation, and (2) driver installation.
1.2 Card installation
To install ASUS PhysX card:
1. Touch the metal back or side panel of the computer to avoid static
electricity.
2. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other peripheral devices
connected to your computer.
3. Unplug the computer power cord from your computer and power outlet.
4. Remove the chassis cover.
5. Locate an empty PCI slot on the motherboard.

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7. Secure the bracket screw that holds the PhysX card in place. Refer to the
picture below for the barcket screw hole.
8. Connect one 4-pin Peripheral Power Cable to the power connector on the
card as shown below.
Goldfingers
bracket screw hole
4-pin Peripheral Power Cable
6. Align and insert the PhysX card into the PCI slot until it seats in place.
Make sure the goldngers are properly inserted to the slot.

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9. Put back the chassis cover.
10. Reconnect all cables.
11. Plug the power cord to the computer and to a wall socket & power strip.
12. Power ON the computer.
After installing the PhysX card on your computer, you need to install the device
driver that enables the PhysX card to work with Windows operating system.
If you have already installed the ASUS PhysX card, the Found New Hardware
Wizard window may pop up before or during driver installation. See gure
below.
1.3 Driver installation
To install the device driver:
1. Click Cancel from the Found New Hardware wizard window.
2. Insert the ASUS PhysX support CD into your optical drive.
If autorun is enabled, the ASUS PhysX Card Driver screen appears
automatically. Go to step 5.
If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, perform step 3.
3. Click My Computer on your desktop.
(Note: The version and content of the driver CD are subject to change without
notice.)

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4. Double click the
optical drive
icon. The ASUS
PhysX Card
Driver screen
appears.
5. From the ASUS
Card Driver
screen, double
click Install
Driver.
T h e S e t u p
prepares the
I n s t a l l S h i e l d
Wizard which
will guide you
through the
program setup
process.
6. Click Next on
the Welcome
to the
InstallShield
Wizard screen.

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7. Click Next from
the InstallShield
Wizard window.
The Typical
installation type
is selected by
default.
8. Click I Agree
on the License
Agreement
window, or click
Cancel to exit
the installation
program.
The ASUS PhysX device
drivers are copied
onto your system.The
installation may take
several minutes to
complete.
9. Click Close
on the Setup
Completed
window to exit
the ASUS PhysX
Installer and
complete the
installation.

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10. Select Yes to restart your computer, or select No to restart your
computer later. Then click Finish to exit the Installation Wizard.
2. PhysXTM control panel
The PhysX Control Panel helps you to obtain driver and hardware
information, view demos, adjust system settings and access technical
support service.
2.1 lanuching PhysX Control Panel
To launch the ASUS PhysX control panel:
Select Start > Control Panel > AGEIA PhysX,
Or
Right-click the System Tray Icon, then select Ageia PhysX Settings.
Note: If you have not installed the ASUS PhysX card yet, a window will
tell you to install the card and a pop-up dialog box provides additional
instructions.

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2.2 Info
The Info tab displays the PhysX driver and hardware information.
2.3 Demo
In the Demo tab, you can click the PhysX boxes Demo icon to launch the
installed demo.

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2.4 Settings
In the Settings tab you can:
• Click Reset PhysX Card
button to execute a soft
reset of the card.
• Select Show System
Tray Icon checkbox
to display the icon on your
Desktop.
• Click Start Extended
Diagnostics to run
extended diagnostics
on the ASUS PhysX card.
The text box displays the
result of the diagnostics.
• Click Save Report to
File to save the diagnostics
result for future technical
support use.
2.5 Help
In the Help tab you can:
• Click Check for Updates
Online button to obtain
your device driver update
information or update it
online.
• Click Documentation for
more documentation
of PhysX card.

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3. Troubleshooting
Use the following tips if you experience problems during installation. Contact your
vendor for more advanced troubleshooting help.
Problem
Plug 4-pin Peripheral Power Cable into the card.
“Connect the Device to the Computer”
message appears during driver installation
4-pin Peripheral Power Cable is not plugged into the
card.
Cause
Solution
Problem
Follow the instruction in “Verifying the PhysX card”
on page 10.
I need to verify the ASUS PhysX card is
successfully installed
Cause
Solution
Follow the instruction in “Verifying the PhysX card
driver” on page 11.
Cause
Solution
I need to verify the ASUS PhysX device driver is
successfully installed
Problem
3.1 Problems and solutions table

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1. On your PC desktop,
right-click My
Computer, select
Properties >
Hardware.
2. Click Device Manager.
3. Find PhysX card
among the list in Device
Manager window, and
go to step 5.
4. If you can not nd
PhysX card in device
list,you may have to re-
install the card, or/and
plug power cable into the
card.
5. Right-click PhysX Card,
then select Properties.
6. Click General tab.
7. Check if the Device
Status text box displays
“This device is working
properly” messege. if it
does, go to step 9.
8. If Device Status does
not show the message,
try re-installing ASUS
PhysX device driver,
or use Windows
troubleshooting.
9. Exit Device Manager.
3.2 Verifying the PhysX Card

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3.3 Verifying the PhysX Driver
1. On your PC desktop, right-click My Computer icon, then select
Properties > Hardware tab.
2. Click Device Manager.
3. If the ASUS PhysX card and driver have been successfully installed and
power is supplied to the card, the PhysX card icon is listed
in the Device Manager window.
4. Right-click PhysX card icon, then select Properties.
5. Click Driver tab.
6. The Driver Properties window displays the PhysX Card Device
Driver’s information.
7. Exit Device Manager.

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5. In PhysX Uninstall dialog box, click Yes to uninstall PhysX driver and
utilities from your computer.
Or
Click No to keep the PhysX driver and utilities on your computer.
4. Uninstalling the Driver and
Utilities
To uninstall PhysX driver and utilities:
1. Select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find PhysX icon, click it.
3. Click Remove button.
4. Select the language of the uninstaller then click OK.

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