Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis
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written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 3
Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii 1. ASUS Splendid 1 1.1 System Requirements 1 1.2 Introduction 1 1.3 Launching ASUS Splendid 2 1.4 Limitation 4 2. ASUS GamerOSD 5 2.1 System Requirements 5 2.2 Enabling ASUS GamerOSD 5 2.3 User Interface 6 2.3.1 3D Display - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 4
3.9 Abnormal Events 33 3.10 Information 34 3.11 Terminology 34 4. ASUS VideoSecurity Online 37 4.1 System Requirements 37 4.2 What's New 37 4.3 Launching ASUS VideoSecurity 38 4.4 Setup 40 4.4.1 Main 40 4.4.2 Mode 43 4.4.3 Email setting 45 4.4.4 Record setting 49 4.4.5 Device 50 4.4.6 - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 5
. 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 - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 6
. 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 • If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Macrovision - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 7
Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 8
1. ASUS Splendid 1.1 System Requirements • For PCI-Express system with PCI-Express graphic card installed: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz processor or equivalent AMD processor or above • For AGP system with AGP graphic card installed: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz processor or equivalent AMD processor or above • - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 9
1.3 Launching ASUS Splendid To launch ASUS Splendid: 1. Click the Start > Control Panel, and then find Display option. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. The following window appears (see the figure on the next page) e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 2 ASUS - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 10
2. Select ASUS tab > ASUS Splendid to display the following. Click for help Click to enable or disable ASUS Splendid Click to adjust Dynamic Contrast* Click to set region* Click to select mode (see table below for details) Preview screen * Set Region The options of Set Region are: All, Left only - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 11
The ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology works only when the video has the overlay surface feature. 2. ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology support video of the following pixel formats: YUY2 UYVY YV12 YVU9 NV12 3. In PCI-E system, the maximum resolution of the video which - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 12
2. ASUS GamerOSD ASUS GamerOSD allows you to share real-time gaming experience while playing full-screen games. Users can remotely monitor a live broadcast using the Internet Explorer browser. With the GamerOSD, you can also adjust GPU clock and image quality without exiting games. 2.1 System - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 13
2.3 User Interface 2.3.1 3D Display Setting e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 6 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.29 11:33:45 AM - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 14
O. C. Mode When the current overclocking function is controlled by GamerOSD, the item shows Manual. If the HyperDrive feature in ASUS SmartDoctor is enabled, this item shows HyperDrive to suggest that the overclocking function is controlled by SmartDoctor. Show FPS - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 15
2.3.2 Video Capturing Capture Mode Shows Movie if you select Movie in the GamerOSD setup menu. This item shows Broadcast if you previously select Broadcast. Start/Stop When the Movie mode is selected, this item shows the hotkeys for starting/stopping recording games. In Broadcast mode, this item - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 16
Capture Rate Shows the frame rate of the captured videos. This item is set in Advanced Setting in the GamerOSD setup menu. Start Capturing In Movie mode, press the right/left arrow key or the set hotkeys to start/stop recording games. A red blinking dot appears on the bottom left corner of your - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 17
The following two items are enabled when you select Multiple screenshot mode. Capture Numbers Allows you to set the number of screenshots captured consecutively. Configuration options: 3, 4, ~ 9, 10. Capture Interval (sec) Allows you to set the capture interval by second. Configuration options: 1, - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 18
To overclock while playing games: 1. Start a full-screen DirectX or OpenGL game. 2. Launch GamerOSD (Ctrl+Alt+O) 3. Select GPU Speed from the 3D Display Setting. 4. Use the Left/Right keys on your keyboard to decrease/increase GPU speed. 5. Check the FPS information to see if the current GPU speed - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 19
5. The default format of the video is WMA, if you want to change to other format, click the GamerOSD (figure 1) icon from your desktop task bar. From the menu appears (figure 2), click Advanced Setting to display the Advanced Setting menu (figure 3), find the Movie Format bar, then choose WMA or - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 20
6. Set the Sound Capture Device. Normally, GamerOSD automatically find your sound capture device. Configure this item only when GamerOSD cannot find a sound capture device or the recorded video has no sound. C-Media Device 7. To set hotkeys, click Screen Shot bars. behind GamerOSD, Record Movie - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 21
To broadcast games with GamerOSD: 1. Choose Broadcast and then click Start Broadcast bar. An icon appears in the desktop task bar showing that Broadcast is enabled. 2. Choose Broadcast and then click Start Broadcast bar. An icon appears in the desktop task bar showing that Broadcast is enabled. 3. - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 22
6. If you want to adjust the Capture Size and Capture Rate while playing games, click the GamerOSD icon on the right bottom of the screen in the windows task bar, then click Advanced Settings. To let your friends watch your game on broadcast simultaneously Find your IP address on the top of the - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 23
3. Select the Screenshot Mode, File Format, Capture Numbers and Capture Interval (see the figure below). 4. Press the hotkeys to start capturing game playing screen. 5. Users can change the hotkeys and view the screen captures using the interface below. 16 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 16 ASUS graphics - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 24
Graphics Cards, ASUS NVIDIA Series Graphics Cards • Software: ASUS GamerOSD Some functions metioned in this manual are only available when ASUS GamerOSD is installed. ASUS SmartDoctor does not support ATI RADEON LE and SE graphics cards. ASUS SmartDocotor provides only the overclocking feature if - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 25
speed tab GPU clock slider Memory clock slider Setup Default Set clock clock • For graphics cards with a monitor IC that only supports GPU temperature monitoring, ASUS SmartDoctor provides the overclocking and fan control functions only. For graphics cards without a monitor IC, ASUS SmartDoctor - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 26
Temperature status Click the Temperature status tab to display the GPU and RAM temperature status of your graphics card. If your graphics card does not support RAM temperature monitoring, the item is grayed or disabled. 3.6 Fan speed status Click the Fan speed tab to display the current fan speed of - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 27
3.7 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the graphics card engine (GPU) and memory clock to enhance your graphics card performance. To adjust the engine and memory clock: 1. Move the Engine - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 28
and A9600SE graphics cards. • ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for any damage caused by improper use of this utility. Use this feature carefully. Before using this feature, carefully read the instructions. 3.8 Advanced setup features To launch the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box, click - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 29
Monitor polling time interval ASUS SmartDoctor constantly monitors your graphics card hardware status. You can determine how often the SmartDoctor detects the monitor values by selecting the time interval from the dropdown list of Monitor polling time interval. For example, if you set the monitor - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 30
Disable Warning when running 3D games SmartDoctor provides an option to disable warning when running 3D games. When enabled, ASUS SmartDoctor will not prompt a warning message until you exit playing 3D games. Click the checkbox to enable or disable Disable warning when running 3D games. The Disable - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 31
The Minimize SmartDoctor after running 3D games option is only available when the ASUS enhanced driver is installed in your system. Minimize SmartDoctor at next reboot SmartDoctor provides an option of Minimize SmartDoctor at next reboot. When enabled, ASUS SmartDoctor will minimize after next - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 32
3.8.2 Monitor To change voltage, temperature, and fan monitor settings: 1. Click the Monitor tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. Voltage Alarm Settings • Click the check box to enable or disable the alarm for AGPVDDQ (for AGP cards) or PCIE 12V (for PCIe cards), VCC, FBVDDQ or VCORE - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 33
The fan control has three features: Manual mode, SmartCooling, and Auto Fan Control. Manual mode - To manually change the fan speed by adjusting the . The Fan Control tab is not displayed if your graphics card does not support the Fan Speed Control feature. 4. Click Apply to apply settings or click - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 34
Manual mode In manual mode, you can set the fan speed at a fixed rate. Using the fan power level slider to adjust the fan speed. Setting the power level to 100% means that the fan will run at full speed, while 0% will stop the fan. Only V9180 series or newer models support this feature - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 35
There are five fan speed levels and four temperature boundaries (see the figure below). When the GPU temperature goes beyond 40 degrees Celsius, ASUS SmartCooling will cool down the GPU with the full fan speed (Fastest level). When the temperature falls between 40 and 35 degrees Celsius, the fan - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 36
enable ASUS HyperDrive, the slider in the main page for manual overclock will be disabled. ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for the damages caused by improper using of this utility. Read the relevant instructions carefully. To change the ASUS HyperDrive settings: 1. Click the HyperDrive - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 37
ASUS HyperDrive To activate HyperDrive: 1. Click the Enable HyperDrive check box to enable or disable the HyperDrive feature. 2. Click the option buttons to select the HyperDrive Mode. This page just only shows in version 4.54 and later. HyperDrive Modes A. 3D Game mode - In 3D Game mode, ASUS - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 38
to load optimum settings. 5. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings and exit. Click Cancel discard changes and exit. Manual Overclocking rate for HyperDrive Follow the steps below to set the engine Overclocking rate for HyperDrive: e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 31 31 2007.8.29 11:34 - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 39
ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for the damages caused by improper using of this feature. 1. Click to enable "Enable Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate", then SmartDoctor displays "Manual OverClocking Rate for HyperDrive" warning message. 2. Click OK button on the warning message. 3. Adjust " - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 40
4. Click OK button. If you disable "enable Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate" box, the engine Overclocking rate for HyperDrive is set to the default value. The default value for each ASUS graphics cards is - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 41
3.10 Information The information tab displays the Model name, Chip Name, Memory Size, BIOS etc. information of your graphics. The information page can not be displayed with some graphic cards. 3.11 Terminology Overheat Protection Overheat protection is an emergency mechanism that protect - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 42
3D graphics for better performance. NOTE: For some models do not support HyperDrive. ASUS GamerOSD The ASUS GamerOSD is for better 2D/3D graphics , including SmartDoctor, GameFace and OSD(On Screen Display). Refer to your manual for details. GPU A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a microprocessor - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 43
AGPVDDQ The working voltage of the AGP bus on the motherboard. The standard VDDQ voltage value depends on the AGP speed running on your system. NOTE: For some models do not monitor AGPVDDQ value, ASUS SmartDoctor will disable the AGPVDDQ item on the voltage page. ex: V9520 Video Suite and V9560 - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 44
Internet Connection with Microsoft IE 6 SP1 or above. • Microsoft Media Player 9.0 or above. Hardware: • Video capture devices, like Webcams, CCD, V8 or Hi-8, which support UYVY video format. • A sound card or chip on-board is necessary if you want to use play the warning wave file. Please also see - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 45
be able to receive the streaming video data that has been transmitted from your local system through the Internet. • New VideoSecurity Online supports dual devices with the functionality of preview, motion detection, tracing, snapshot, video recording and remote surveillance. It displays the History - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 46
to drag a rectangular region you want to detect. ASUS VideoSecurity Online supports two video sizes, 320x240 and 640x480. Click to change the size. the motion object(s), which cause any unusual situation. Users can manually stop tracing. VideoSecurity Online also stops tracing when the object is - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 47
4.4 Setup To display the ASUS VideoSecurity setup window, click from the ASUS VideoSecurity menu. 4.4.1 Main The main settings section allows you to adjust the detecting sensibility, detecting interval and working directory. This section also contains the check boxes to enable various features - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 48
• Temperature and lighting may affect monitoring. • The quality of the video capture device is also very important in setting the sensibility. • Test different values to fine-tune this parameter for optimum performance. Setting the detecting interval parameter To set the detecting interval - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 49
Setting other features To enable or disable the autorun feature, alarm, use of multi-devices and/or set the detecting delay: • Click the Autorun detect when program run check box to enable or disable the autorun feature of ASUS VideoSecurity. When this item is enabled, VideoSecurity Online will auto - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 50
Setting the Windows display style To set the Windows display style, click the Window Style option buttons. Make sure to click OK after making changes. 4.4.2 Mode The Mode section allows you to configure the Detecting and Tracing method. To modify the mode settings, click the Mode item from the - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 51
• Stay in the detecting mode until users press "Stop" - when a condition is detected, VideoSecurity will continue detecting the region until you press the Stop button on the main menu. • Leave the detecting mode whenever the number of conditions reaches n times - this option allows you to set the - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 52
Make sure to click OK after making changes. When Tracing Box prompts, users can snapshot or capture by themselves, all the recorded files are saved at the current working directory you specified. 4.4.3 Email setting The Email setting section contains the email parameters necessary to send an - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 53
Using the email warning feature To use the email warning feature: 1. From the Main Setting section, click to check Enable alarm. 2. Click the Email Setting item from the setup dialog box then click to enable Send out an email as warning. 3. Key in the email address(es) of the recipient(s), the - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 54
4. Click Sending Mail Settings to configure the email parameters. The following window appears: If necessary, consult your system administrator for authorization and other server parameter settings. Server Contains the parameters and protocols necessary to send your email. Key in the host name/ - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 55
the encoding method for the character set of email sent. Click the list box to select encoding method. Send All messages MIME encoded - allows support for multipurpose Internet mail extensions (MIME) character sets. Click the check box to enable or disable this feature. Send All messages as HTML - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 56
4.4.4 Record setting The Record setting section contains parameters that allows you to configure the recording duration whenever condition is detected. To set the recording parameters, click the Record setting item from the setup dialog box. The following submenu appears: To set the recording - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 57
4.4.5 Device The Device section allows you to set the video capture devices and color settings. To select a video capture device or adjust color settings, click the Device Setting item from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup dialog box. The following sub-menu appears: 50 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 50 - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 58
Configuring capture device To configure device: 1. Click the Devices list box to select video capture device. 2. Click the Video Standard list box to set the video standard in your area.The default video standard is chosen based on your system location. 3. Move the slider to adjust the brightness, - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 59
4.4.6 Skype Setting Enable Skype: When enabled, ASUS VideoSecurity will work with Skype. If detects something wrong, users could be notified by Skype. Before using this function, users need to install Skype in their system and configure well. When enabling Skype function in the first time, a - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 60
Video settings of Skype need to be configured, and please check the steps as followings: 1. Launch Skype. 2. Click [Tools] tab and select [Options...]. 3. Click "Video" in the left part. 4. Select "Select webcam:" and choose "ASUSTek Video Capture Filter". 5. Click "Enable Skype Video" and "Start my - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 61
The operation of remote surveillance from Skype looks like as followings (figure 1, 2 and 3). If we have two webcams enabled in the server, we could use chat command "change source" (see figure 3) to switch the webcam you want to see. figure 1: home PC figure 2: remote side PC 54 e3325_vga sw_0829. - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 62
4.5 Video Source The Video Source lists available video devices installed to your system. When available, you can exchange the different video source types. Video source setting To set the video source: 1. Click Video Source from the VideoSecurity main menu. 2. From the pop-up menu, select from the - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 63
4.6 Set detect region The Detect Region is a user-defined area or areas that VideoSecurity will monitor for condition changes. To configure the detect region properties, click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu. The following dialog box appears. To set detect region: 1. From the Main - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 64
2. Click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu to display Shape Properties dialog box. 3. Click the option buttons to select the region type. 4. Click option buttons to select shape type. 5. Click option buttons to select the draw mode. 6. Click OK to apply settings. 7. Click and drag - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 65
You can set up to a maximum of ten (10) detect regions. 8. Click to begin surveillance. History Contains the list of recorded conditions in the detect region. The following labels the history section from the main menu. Click to select previously recorded conditions Click to delete all history - Asus EAX1300PRO SILENT/TD/256M | ASUS Graphic Card Software Reference for Englis - Page 66
I420 video format. • Due to the limitation of Video Mixing Renderer in Win2000, VideoSecurity3500 doesn't support User Defined Motion Detection and Tracing features in Win2000. • VideoSecurity doesn't support 256 color, we suggest that users run the program under 16-bit color environment or above
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