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R V3800 Series 3D Multimedia Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers AGP-V3800 Ultra Series AGP-V3800 Series AGP-V3800 Magic Series PCI-V3800 Ultra Series PCI-V3800 Series
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intent to infringe. • IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines. • NVIDIA,RIVA,ULTRA,TNT2,M64andcombinationsthereof aretrademarksofNVIDIACorporation. • Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. • Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks
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Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: +49-2102-9599-0 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Email: [email protected] Technical Support Hotline: +49-2102-9599-0 Email: [email protected] WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 3
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AGP-V3800 Ultra Series Layout 10 ASUS AGP-V3800 Series Layout 11 ASUS AGP-V3800 Magic Layout 12 ASUS PCI-V3800 Ultra Series Layout 13 ASUS PCI-V3800 Series Layout 14 ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit 15 Installation Procedures 16 New Systems 16 Systems with Existing VGA Card 16 III. Windows
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or Displaying a Stereoscopic or 3D File 49 Testing the 3D Glasses 50 Changing the View 50 IV. Windows NT 4.0 51 Install Display Driver 51 Installation Procedures 51 V. Resolution Table 52 VI. Troubleshooting 55 Description 55 Recommended Action 55 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 5
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not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes Canada. 6 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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Models AGP Series ASUS AGP-V3800 Ultra Series • AGP-V3800 Ultra Deluxe (32MB Frame Buffer) VGA + Video-In + TV-Out + 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G Bundled Free!) • AGP-V3800 Ultra/Pure (32/16MB Frame Buffer) Pure VGA (ASUS VR-100 Upgradeable) ASUS AGP-V3800 Series • AGP-V3800 TVR Deluxe (32/16MB Frame
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AGP-V3800 Magic Series • Built-in NVIDIA RIVATNT2™ M64™ 128-bit 3D Graphics and Video Accelerator • 250MHz Palette-DAC PCI-V3800 Ultra Series • Built-in NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Ultra™ 128-bit 3D Graphics and Video Accelerator • 300MHz Palette-DAC • PCI Slot Support PCI-V3800 Series • Built-in NVIDIA RIVA
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to/from packed (4:2:2) Color Space Conversion for soft- ware MPEG acceleration and H.261 video conferencing applications • DVD sub-picture alpha blend compositing • Video Acceleration for DirectShow MPEG 1/2 and Indeo • VESA DDC2B+, DPMS, VBE 2.0/3.0 support ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 9
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JP1 to "NTSC." Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V3800 Ultra Series card (PAL or NTSC) Ultra Deluxe only: Video-in and TV-out cables Ultra Deluxe only: ASUS VR-100G Pure: ASUS VR-100 upgradeable (see page 15) This User's Manual (with Adobe® Acrobat® PDF copy) ASUS V3800 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc NOTES
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Item Checklist ASUS AGP-V3800 Series card (PAL or NTSC) All except Pure: Video-in and TV-out cables T model: TV-out cable only TVR Deluxe only: ASUS VR-100G All other models: ASUS VR-100 upgradeable (see page 15) This User's Manual (with Adobe® Acrobat® PDF copy) ASUS V3800 Series Driver & Utility
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Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual ASUS AGP-V3800 Magic Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer Components enclosed in uniform dotted boxes ( ) can be used or are available only in the ASUS AGP-V3800M/F model. Flat Panel Monitor Projector Flat Panel Display Output VGA Output S-Video Output
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Encoder NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 UltraTM Graphics Processor Chip with Fan 123 JP1 NTSC 123 JP1 PAL Use the same TV standard for all devices. For example, if your TV uses the NTSC standard, then you should set JP1 to "NTSC." Item Checklist ASUS PCI-V3800 Ultra Series card (PAL or NTSC) TV model: Video-in
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II. Installation PCI-V3800 14 ASUS PCI-V3800 Series Layout 32MB / 16MB Frame Buffer II. Hardware Installation ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual CATV ® ASUS TV Box 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) S-Video to Composite Cable Stereo Glasses Output Composite (RCA) Input Video Input (ASUS Video) 7pin S
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II. Installation VR-100 II. Hardware Installation ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit enables the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses to be used with non-TVR models of the V3800 Series cards. See your dealer for more information on the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit. The
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VGA Card 1. Change your display driver to Standard VGA. 2. Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cords. 3. Replace the existing VGA card with a V3800 series graphics card. 4. Restart your computer. 5. Install the ASUS V3800 series display driver. 16 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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fully take advantage the Direct3D and AGP features, you must upgrade your current Windows to the release version before installing the AGP display driver. Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that you install VGARTD from the ASUS V3800 Series CD to make sure that
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to install the Windows 95/98 drivers for your ASUS AGP-V3800 series graphics card. NOTE: Method 2 and Method 3 will not install the appropriate AGP GART driver if your motherboard does not use the Intel AGPset. Installing the AGP GART driver will ensure that the AGPset's AGP functions are available
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video cards appears. Select your VGA card type for your operating system and then click OK. 10. The Update Driver Warning box appears. Click Yes to confirm the setting up of the ASUS enhanced display drivers and then follow the onscreen instructions Setup. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 19
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proceeding with these steps, replace first your old VGA card with an ASUS V3800 series graphics card. 1. Start Windows. 2. When Windows detects your ASUS V3800 series graphics card, the New Hardware Found dialog box appears. 3. Click Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer. 4. When Setup
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libraries, Direct3D and OpenGL Drivers for games. Just follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. If you prefer to install the drivers and utilities individually, follow the steps on the following pages. III. Windows 95/98 Install Display ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 21
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. III. Windows 95/98 Install DirectX 3. The installation program will automatically install the DirectX 6 runtime libraries into your system. 4. Setup will prompt when it has finished copying all the files to your computer. Click OK to finish the installation. 22 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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. 2. The Drivers box appears. Click Install GART Driver to install AGP support for motherboards with Intel, VIA, SiS, or ALi AGPsets. 3. A message appears that the VGARTD driver is only required for AGP boards. Click Yes to continue to install the driver. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 23
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the previous screen before clicking OK, you will be presented with a selection of other drivers. Make your driver selection and click Install. 6. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 7. Once the driver installation is finished, click Finish. 24 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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. III. Windows 95/98 Install ASUS Live 3. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start copying the files. Setup automatically starts copying the necessary files to the default folder. To complete the installation, simply follow the onscreen instructions. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 25
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) About ASUS Live Video Slider Pause Play Stop Show/Hide Video Source Options Up Button Right Button Exit Minimize Capture Mode Full Screen (Ctrl+S) Turn On/Off TV box LiveVideo Mode Left Button Down Button Capture Settings SnapShot Setting Video Format 26 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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or the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to set your video connection (Composite, SVideo, or Tuner) or video standard (NTSC-M, NTSC-N, NTSC-4.43, PAL-BGHI, PALM, PAL-N, or PAL-4.43). NOTE: Users with the PAL D/K models should select PAL-BGHI for the Video Standard. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 27
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Windows 95/98 Driver of your ASUS graphics card (only models with the VIDEO-IN connector), the video capture driver will automatically be installed on your system. This video capture driver follows Microsoft Video for Windows the DMA check box under Options. 28 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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Capture Time (default: 10 seconds), Video Size Format and File name and path (default: C:\CAPTURE.AVI). Click Advanced for more advanced video recording settings. 2. The Video Recording Advanced Setting dialog box appears. III. Windows 95/98 ASUS Live Video ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 29
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image and send back to your correspondent. You are now ready to capture BMPformatted video images. Video Format Setting 1. Click Video Format to select the Image Dimensions (default: 352 x 240) and Image Format (default: ASUS Video ASV1) for your capture. 30 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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show these images on your desktop through your default movie player. To begin capturing, do the following: 1. Click the Video Recording (F7) button on the ASUS Main Panel or press the F7 key. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to begin and then stop recording. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 31
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. 2. Click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Pro- grams icon. 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab. 5. Click ASUS AGP-V3800 Display Driver from the list. 6. Click Add/Remove. 7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart. 32 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers and Utilities. 2. The Drivers box appears. Click Install Acrobat Reader. 3. When the Acrobat Reader x.x Setup box appears, click Next. III. Windows 95/98 Install Reader ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 33
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III. Windows 95/98 4. When the Software Licese Agreement box appears, click Accept to signify your acceptance of the License if you still want to install other software or want to use your computer and then click Finish. III. Windows 95/98 Install Reader 34 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Drivers and Utilities. 2. The Drivers box appears. Click Install ASUS Tweak Utility 3. When the Welcome box appears, click Next. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 35
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Memory Lets you adjust the working frequency of the video memory. Default Restores the settings to their defaults. Test settings Lets you test your settings. Use tweak settings on next startup Selecting this allows you to use your settings when Windows starts. 36 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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the graphic engine and video memory to their factory default settings. This mode is used when you encounter problems when starting or restarting Windows using your customized tweak and then click OK to restart Windows properly. III. Windows 95/98 Tweak Utility ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 37
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Panel icon, point to Refresh Rate, and then click the desired refresh rate. III. Windows 95/98 Refresh Rate 2. The system will prompt you whether you want to keep the setting you just selected. Click OK to keep the setting, otherwise, click Cancel or press ESC. 38 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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your computer to make the change. Information Information lists the relevant information about your card. Aside from this, it has links to the ASUSTeK COMPUTER, INC. web site for updated information about the graphics board, latest drivers, and other information. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 39
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be made for Desktop and D3D/Game. This function is not available in 8-bit color depth. Desktop Desktop lets you adjust the color of your Windows 95/98 desktop. D3D/Game D3D/Game lets you make your favorite color settings for D3D games. III. Windows 95/98 Color 40 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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III. Windows 95/98 General Functions Brightness / Contrast / Gamma Brightness / Contrast / Gamma sliders let you calibrate the brightness, contrast, and gamma output of your display card. Desktop use the same settings when playing a certain game or a movie. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 41
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/Direct3D game or video hot keys are valid only when you are playing a movie with hardware acceleration (YUV overlay) turned on. Important Notes D3D/Game The color settings of D3D/Game take effect only when you are playing a full-screen DirectDraw/Direct3D game. 42 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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in case of problems. VGA Adjustment Position sets the screen position Size sets the screen size Synchronization Adjusts the synchronization polarity settings III. Windows 95/98 Display Change be restored. Load default Restores the settings to their defaults. ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 43
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the refresh rate of any screen resolution. GDI GDI lets you change the refresh rate of the Windows desktop. To change the refresh rate 1. Click Change refresh rate. 2. In the Refresh Rate , press F2 to select another refresh rate. III. Windows 95/98 Display 44 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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the connection status of composite and S-Video. Scan type Sets the scan type of the TV display. Black Level Sets the brightness of the TV display. Contrast Sets the contrast of the TV display. Flicker Sets the anti-flicker effect. III. Windows 95/98 Display ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual 45
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100G 3D Glasses (setting is available only with the ASUS Ultra Series models or models with the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit) and Direct3D and OpenGL, which are software interfaces for your ASUS V3800 Series Graphics and Video Accelerator. 3D/VR Stereoscopic Glasses Enable Stereoscopic Mode When
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card when playing games or watching 3D videos. These settings include Eyes, Distance, Embossment, Background, Foreground, Blind, Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma. See III. Windows an ASUS Ultra Series model or a model with the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit installed. ASUS V3800 User's Manual 47
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for higher rendering quality. Load default Restores the settings to their defaults. III. Windows 95/98 Advanced OpenGL Enable buffer region extension Enables region extension for 3D Studio Max may occur. Load default Restores the settings to their defaults. 48 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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III. Windows 95/98 ASUS Control Panel) on the taskbar's status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, point to VrViewer, and then click it. Opening or Displaying a Stereoscopic or 3D File 1. Click the VR Effect menu and then click VR On to enable stereoscopic display. ASUS V3800 User's Manual 49
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box or select another folder and then click Open. The 3D image appears on the VrViewer main window (see preceding page for an opened 3D image file. Note that the 3D effect is not 3D glasses and then follow the onscreen instructions. III. Windows 95/98 VrViewer 50 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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display driver in Windows NT 4.0, make sure that you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack3 or later, to take full advantage of the ASUS AGP-V3800 AGP features. (You must use the same update language of your Windows language available on the Internet at http:// www.microsoft.com/isapi/support
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Resolution Table 8MB Video Memory Resolution Vertical Horizontal 16.7M colors True Color √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ - √ √ - √ √ - √ √ - √ √ - √ √ - √ √ - √ √ - √ √ - V. Resolution 8MB Memory 52 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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V. Resolution Table 16MB Video Memory Resolution 640 x 480 16.7M colors True Color √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ V. Resolution 16MB Memory ASUS V3800 User's Manual 53
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√ 70Hz 78.7KHz √ √ √ 72Hz 81.1KHz √ √ √ 75Hz 84.6KHz √ √ √ 85Hz 96.4KHz √ √ √ 60Hz 74.6KHz √ √ √ 70Hz 87.4KHz √ √ √ 72Hz 90.0KHz √ √ √ 75Hz 94.0KHz √ √ √ AGP-V3800 Deluxe supports this resolution V. Resolution 32MB Memory 54 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual
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to VGA or TV mode. Why can't I see anything • The VR stereoscope only supports 640x480, when I adjust the display 800x600, 960x720, 1024x768, 1152x864 (16 bits); mode to 512x384 resolu- and 640x480, 800x600 (32 bits) modes. tion? I've enabled OSD and VR stereoscope. ASUS V3800 User's Manual 55
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I earlier drivers. If OSD is disabled, your system am playing Turok II. should not freeze. Upgrade your drivers to the latest version. Another workaround is to press the keyboard first before making any selection when the options menu of the game appears. 56 ASUS V3800 Series User's Manual