Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition
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- Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 1
Graphics Card Drivers and Utilities Installation Guide - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 2
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 Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 3
Contents Notices iv Safety information v About this guide vi 1. Support CD information 1 2. VGA drivers 2 2.1 Driver installation 2 2.2 Updating the ASUS Contact information 26 6. Other information 27 6.1 Browse Support CD 27 6.2 View readme file 28 Appendix: Basic troubleshooting A-1 iii - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 4
. 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 Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 5
. 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 Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 6
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. C A U T I O N : Information to prevent damage to the components - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 7
manual may not exactly match the display on your screen. • Some driver and utility items in the support of the support CD are subject for updates. To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The support CD automatically displays the 2 D support CD to locate the file SETUP.EXE. Double-click the S - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 8
d dialog box, click C a n c e l 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 e t u p . e x e from the root directory of your support CD. 4. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 9
corner of your screen displays the progress of the driver installation process. 7. The following screen displays the Microsoft® DirectX™ setup. Select I a c c e p t t h e a g r e e m e n t then click N e x t. Software installation guide 3 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 10
8. Click N e x t to continue or B a c k to return from previous screen or C a n c e l 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. The ASUS VGA installation program - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 11
e s , install its VGARTD driver then click O K. 11. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install the appropriate VGARTD driver for the chipset on your motherboard. The final tasks of the Y e s , I w a n t to restart my computer n o w then click F i n i s h. Software installation guide 5 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 12
d dialog box, click C a n c e l 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 e t u p . e x e from the root directory of your support CD. 4. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 13
M - installs the Windows Display Model (WMD) drivers. This item appears only if your graphics card supports the Video-In Video-Out (VIVO) function. The following screen displays the ATI driver and ASUS enhanced displays the progress of the driver installation process. Software installation guide 7 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 14
The ASUS Enhanced Display drivers installation process appears only if you selected ASUS drivers from the custom install screen. 8. The following screen displays the Microsoft® DirectX™ setup. Select I a c c e p t t h e a g r e e m e n t then click N e x t. The DirectX™ installation process appears - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 15
. 11. From the ASUS VGARTD driver installation screen, select Y e s , install its VGARTD driver then click O K. 12. 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 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 16
The final tasks of the setup process is displayed on the progress bar. 13. After the installation is complete, select Y e s , I w a n t to restart my computer n o w then click F i n i s h. 10 ASUS ATI series graphics card - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 17
Control Panel. Select the H a r d w a r e tab. 4. Click D e v i c e M a n a g e r, then double-click on D i s p l a y a d a p t e r s. 5. Select the current display adapter then click on the Properties icon. Drivers and utilities installation guide 11 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 18
of the driver, click B r o w s e to locate the saved driver file in your hard disk, network, floppy or CD-ROM drive. 10. Follow the succeeding screen instructions. 11. The application prompts you to restart your computer to complete the process. Click Y e s. 12 ASUS ATI series graphics card - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 19
the A d d o r R e m o v e P r o g r a m s screen. 3. Select A T I - S o f t w a r e U n i n s t a l l U t i l i t y from the list, then click C h a n g e / R e m o v e. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions. 5. The application prompts you to restart your computer to complete the process - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 20
. 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. ASUS VideoSecurity ASUS VideoSecurity is a powerful security utility that detects any - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 21
We recommend this method to most users. 1. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If autorun is click U t i l i t i e s. The Setup prepares the Install Shield Wizard which will guide you through the program setup process. 4. Click N e x t from the Install Shield Wizard welcome screen. - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 22
want to install. We recommend this method to advanced users. 1. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If autorun is enabled, the autorun is disabled, run S e t u p . e x e from the root directory of your support CD. 3. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click U t i l i - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 23
box of the utility you want to install then click N e x t. 7. The setup displays the target directory for the utilities selected, click N e x t. Drivers and utilities installation guide 17 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 24
utilities from the system. To remove the utilities: 1. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If autorun is enabled, l i t i e s. The Setup prepares the Install Shield Wizard which will guide you through the program setup process. 4. The uninstall utility displays a verification message, - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 25
5. Click the check box of the utility you want to remove then click N e x t. 6. Click Y e s to restart your computer and apply the changes. Drivers and utilities installation guide 19 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 26
You can install or remove the drivers for any of the following accessories: 4.1 Installing Webcam driver To install the webcam drivers: 1. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If autorun is enabled, the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator appears automatically. If autorun is disabled, run - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 27
5. Click N e x t on the following screen. The setup displays the installation progress. Click C a n c e l if you want to abort installation. 6. After the installation is complete, click F i n i s h. You can now use your webcam. Drivers and utilities installation guide 21 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 28
If autorun is enabled, the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator appears automatically. If autorun is disabled, run S e t u p . e x e from the root directory of your support CD. 3. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click A c c e s s o r i e s D r i v e r s. The Setup displays the - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 29
The setup prepares the files for installation. 6. After the installation is complete, click F i n i s h. You can now use your game pad. Drivers and utilities installation guide 23 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 30
If autorun is enabled, the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator appears automatically. If autorun is disabled, run S e t u p . e x e from the root directory of your support CD. 3. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click A c c e s s o r i e s D r i v e r s. The Setup displays the - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 31
autorun is disabled, run S e t u p . e x e from the root directory of your support CD. 3. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click A c c e s s o r i e s D r i v e r s. The Setup displays the supported accessories. 4. Click G a m e P a d D r i v e r from the Accessories - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 32
the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator appears automatically. If autorun is disabled, run S e t u p . e x e from the root directory of your support CD. 3. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click A S U S C o n t a c t I n f o. The setup displays a text box containing the contact - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 33
, the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator appears automatically. If autorun is disabled, run S e t u p . e x e from the root directory of your support CD. 3. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click B r o w s e C D. The setup displays the following window. Drivers and utilities - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 34
enabled, the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator appears automatically. If autorun is disabled, run S e t u p . e x e from the root directory of your support CD. 3. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click R e a d M e. The setup displays the following window. 28 ASUS ATI series - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 35
troubleshooting If you encounter any of the following conditions after installing your graphics card, try performing one of the possible solutions before calling for technical support. Problem are in good working condition and are connected properly. Drivers and utilities installation guide A-1 - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 36
Problem Cause Solution Cause Solutions Cause Solutions Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solution Wrong color balance Your card might not be properly installed. Make sure that the card is not tilted or skewed on the slot. Your video controls might not be properly set. • Manually the support CD - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 37
Problem Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solutions The screen image is garbled. Your monitor cannot support desired display settings. Make sure that your monitor can support support desired system settings. Make sure that your graphics card can support support Other problems that - Asus Extreme AX550GE/TD/256M | ATi Series User's Manual for English Edition - Page 38
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