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R V7100 Series TwinView™ GPU Graphics Card USER'S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers V7100 / Pure V7100 / T V7100 / DVI V7100 / 2V1D V7100 Magic / T V7100 Magic / Pure V7100 / Deluxe Combo V7100 Pro / T V7100 Pro / Pure PCI-V7100 Pro / T PCI-V7100 Pure - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 2
FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Copyright © 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. Product Name: ASUS V7100 Series Manual Revision: 1.03 E833 Release Date: August 2001 2 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 3
.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 3 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 4
9 ASUS V7100 Pro / T Layout 9 ASUS V7100 Pro / Pure Layout 10 ASUS V7100 / Deluxe Combo Layout 11 ASUS V7100 Magic / T Layout 12 ASUS V7100 Magic / Pure Layout 13 ASUS V7100 / 2V1D Layout 14 ASUS V7100 / DVI Layout 15 ASUS V7100 / T Layout 16 ASUS AGP-V7100 / T Layout 16 ASUS V7100 / Pure - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 5
Live Video 81 SmartDoctor 90 Digital VCR 93 Using the Other ASUS Utilities 107 TWAIN Interface 107 VR PictureViewer 109 StereoTV 111 5. Resolution Table 113 Maximum Refresh Rate 113 6. Troubleshooting 114 Description 114 Recommended Action 114 Index 117 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 6
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or 6 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 7
over GeForce™ Ensures broad application support Available Models V7100 / Pro / T / 64M or 32M • 64/32MB Frame Buffer + VGA + TV-Out V7100 / Pro / 64M or 32M • 64/32MB Frame Buffer + VGA V7100 / Deluxe Combo • 32MB Frame Buffer + VGA + TV Tuner Module + TV-Out + AV Adapter + 3D Glasses (ASUS VR - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 8
conversion and filtering (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0) • Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC supporting from 640x480 up to 2048x1536 in true color • BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) support • Video acceleration for Direct Show and MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Indeo 8 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 9
ASUS V7100 Pro / T Layout 64/32MB Frame Buffer 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual Projector Composite (RCA) Output S-Video Output VGA Output Composite/TV output (RCA) SVHS/TV output (7pin) VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) 2 1 VIP Connector A 26 25 JP1 Video Encoder VGA - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 10
2. H/W Setup Pro / Pure 10 ASUS V7100 Pro / Pure Layout 64/32MB Frame Buffer 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual Projector VGA Output VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) Item Checklist ASUS V7100 Pro / Pure Graphics Card This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 11
AV Adapter Audio Line-Out Sound Card CATV Antenna RCA Video-Out 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G) TV S-Video-Out VCR Monitor Projector VGA Output Item Checklist ASUS V7100 / Deluxe Combo Graphics Card ASUS AV Adapter ASUS VR-100G This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc AV - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 12
Magic / T 12 ASUS V7100 Magic / T Layout 32MB Frame Buffer 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual Projector Composite (RCA) Output S-Video Output VGA Output Composite/TV output (RCA) SVHS/TV output (7pin) VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) ® JP1 Video Encoder VGA BIOS 32MB - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 13
32MB Frame Buffer VGA Output VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) ® JP1 3322MMBBFFrarammeeBBuufffeferr Video Encoder VGA BIOS NVIDIATM GeForce2 MXTM 200 GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) Item Checklist ASUS V7100 Magic / Pure Graphics Card This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 14
VGA Output VGA Monitor output (15pins) (standard) Item Checklist ASUS V7100 / 2V1D Graphics Card DVI-Dual-Link Inout to VGA Monitor Output Adapter This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc VGA BIOS NVIDIATM GeForce2 MXTM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink 32MB - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 15
(24pins) VGA Output VGA Monitor output (15pins) (standard) 2 1 VIP Connector A 26 25 VGA BIOS NVIDIATM GeForce2 MXTM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink 32/16MB Frame Buffer Item Checklist ASUS V7100 / DVI Graphics Card This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 16
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 V7100 / T Graphics Card (PAL or NTSC) This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc Notes • Use the same TV standard for all devices. - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 17
2 VIP Connector A 26 1 25 ® VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VGA BIOS NVIDIATM GeForce2 MXTM GPU Chip (Graphics Processing Unit) with Heatsink 32/16MB Frame Buffer Item Checklist ASUS V7100 / Pure Graphics Card This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc 2. H/W Setup - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 18
2. H/W Setup PCI / Pro / T 18 ASUS PCI-V7100 Pro / T Layout 32MB Frame Buffer 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual Projector S-Video Output VGA Output SVHS/TV output (7pin) VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) JP1 VGA BIOS R NVIDIATM GeForce2 MXTM GPU Chip (Graphics - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 19
ASUS PCI-V7100 / Pure Layout 32MB Frame Buffer 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual Projector VGA Output VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) Item Checklist ASUS PCI-V7100 Pure This User's Manual ASUS V7100 Series Driver & Utility CD Disc ASUS Low-Profile Bracket VGA BIOS R - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 20
Pure models of the V7100 Series cards. See your dealer for more information on the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit. The monitor cable that came with your kit may be of the Y- or standard type. Connect your cable accordingly. Y-Type Connection To VGA Card's Monitor Output VGA Input ® VGA Monitor - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 21
with Existing 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 your graphics card. 4. Restart your computer. 5. Install the ASUS V7100 series display driver. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 21 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 22
features, you must upgrade it 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 AGP-V7100 Series CD to make sure that you have the latest version of VGARTD (see 3. Software - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 23
DirectX later in this manual for the setup steps. Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program NOTE: See 3. Software Setup | Drivers | Install Display Driver for more information. 1. Start Windows. 2. Switch display to Windows' Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then restart Windows. 3. Insert the CD - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 24
box. 9. Click OK. A list of 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 to start the setup. 11 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 25
proceeding with these steps, replace first your old VGA card with an ASUS AGP-V7100 series graphics card. 1. Start Windows. 2. When Windows detects yourASUS AGP-V7100 series graphics card, the New Hardware Found dialog box appears. 3. Click Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer. 4. When - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 26
5. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive to bring up the Locate Driver Files item of the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box. 6. Check CD-ROM drives, uncheck all other options and then click Next to search for the drivers of your graphics card. 26 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 27
the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. 10. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it will prompt you to restart your computer. Click OK to restart your computer and to complete Setup. 3. S/W Setup Display Drivers ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 27 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 28
1: Display Property Page WARNING! Before installing the display driver in Windows NT 4.0, make sure that you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later, to take full advantage of the AGP features of your card. (You may download service packs at http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 29
the instructions to install the display driver. You may refer to the installation procedures earlier in 3. Software Setup | Windows NT 4.0 | Method 1: Display Property Page. If you prefer to install the drivers individually, follow the steps on the following pages. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 30
properly under DirectX 7. Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX 7 before installing the DirectX 7 runtime libraries. DirectX 7 currently cannot be uninstalled by regular means, such as outlined in 3. Software Setup | Uninstall Display Driver. 30 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 31
. Click Install GART Driver to install AGP support for motherboards with Intel,AMD, VIA, SiS, orALi chipsets. 3. The AGPVGARTD Driver Detection box appears with the chipset detected on your motherboard. Click OK to install the appropriate driver for your AGPset. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 31 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 32
before clicking OK, you will be presented with a selection of other drivers. Make your driver selection and click Install. 5. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 6. Once the driver installation is finished, click Finish. 3. S/W Setup Drivers 32 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 33
box appears, click Install ASUS WDM Capture driver and then click OK. 4. When the Installation box appears, click the appropriate TV standard for your system and then click OK. 5. To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 33 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 34
Video for Windows Capture Driver. To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. NOTE: Under Windows 98, the Video for Windows capture driver is installed during the installation of the display drivers. 3. S/W Setup Drivers 34 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 35
Setup Install ASUS TWAIN Driver Only with Deluxe Combo/Windows 98 ASUS TWAIN Driver is a frame capture driver for Adobe Photoshop®, an image editing software. With this driver, you can capture still images through Photoshop using the video input port of your card (Deluxe Combo/Windows 98 only - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 36
Settings. 2. Click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Pro- grams icon. 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab. 5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list. 6. Click Add/Remove. 7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart. 36 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 37
to Settings. 2. Click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab. 5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list. 6. Click Add/Remove. 7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 37 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 38
of your CD-ROM drive. Click Utilities. 2. The Utilities box appears. Click Install ASUS Tweak Utility 3. S/W Setup ASUS Tweak 3. When the Welcome box appears, click Next. To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. 38 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 39
IC was not detected. The installation will abort. SmartDoctor works only with cards with a monitor IC. 3. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start the installation. To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 39 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 40
Windows 98 Only VideoSecurity is a powerful video stream comparison and detection utility that helps in detecting potential errors or intrusions at a specific time interval by using a video the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. 40 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 41
. 3. S/W Setup 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 on-screen instructions or prompts. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 41 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 42
as a playback module and TimeShifting™ . NOTE: Make sure that you have an ASUS graphics card with VIDEO-IN connector before attempting to install the utility. 1. Insert the CD installation disc the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. 42 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 43
of problems. Click/right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon, then point to Refresh Rate, and click the desired refresh rate. 4. S/W Reference Refresh Rate Next, the system prompts whether to keep the setting. Click OK to keep the setting, otherwise, click Cancel or press ESC. ASUS V7100 Series - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 44
selected without restarting your computer. WINDOWS 95 USERS: You will be prompted card. It supplies links to the ASUSTeK COMPUTER, INC. web site for accessing updated data about the graphics board and its latest drivers. 4. S/W Reference Resolution / Info 44 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 45
D3D games. color settings for OpenGL applications. NOTE: The color settings of D3D/Game and OpenGL are not adjustable below 8-bit color depth. 4. S/W Reference Color ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 45 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 46
Contrast / Gamma Three sliders calibrate the brightness, contrast, and gamma output of the display card. D3D/Game / OpenGL Changes to color settings are shown immediately on your monitor. Dragging only when playing a full-screen DirectDraw/Direct3D type game. 46 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 47
settings for use with the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses. These settings are available only with the Deluxe/TVR models with VideoIn/TV-Out, or models with the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit while setting to a higher value crops them away. 4. S/W Reference Advanced D3D ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 47 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 48
flipping provides double vertical resolution compared with Line Interleave. The monitor must be able to support the high frequency (at least 100Hz) necessary for this mode. Refresh Rate To your hand/weapon appear above the screen. 4. S/W Reference Advanced D3D 48 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 49
of the 3D glasses and display card while playing Direct 3D games or conflicts with hot keys of certain games, video players or Windows programs. To change the default hot keys or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure the monitor can support the selected refresh rate ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 49 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 50
the settings of 3D glasses and the display card while playing games or watching 3D videos. Typical D3D OSD onscreen settings include: Depth 6.0 or earlier. Known Issues on Specific Games See the ASUS support CD for the latest information: D3DVR.TXT in the WIN9XME 50 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 51
ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses. These settings are available only with the Deluxe/ TVR models with Video-In/TV-Out, or models with the ASUS with Line Interleave. The monitor must be able to support the high frequency (at least 100Hz) necessary for this Advanced OpenGL ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 51 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 52
settings of the 3D glasses and display card while playing Direct 3D games or watching it conflicts with hot keys of certain games, video players or Windows programs. To change the default hot keys With glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure the monitor can support the ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 53
the settings of 3D glasses and the display card while playing games or watching 3D videos. Typical OSD onscreen settings include:Eyes, View . Known Issues on Selected Games/Applications See the included support CD for the latest information: OPENGLVR.TXT in the ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 53 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 54
4. Software Reference TaskBar Utility This utility gives convenient access to various features and presets that may be configured in the Display Properties Menu directly from the Windows taskbar. 4. S/W Reference Taskbar Utility 54 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 55
property adjustments. To use Windows Display Properties, click the ASUS icon on the taskbar's status area to open the ASUS Control Panel Menu. Click Windows Display Properties, click the particular option by right-clicking it and then clicking What's This? ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 55 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 56
: Some older monitors may not support this feature. General Timing Formula (GTF) GTF is a standard used by most new hardware. Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT) DMT is an older standard still in use on some hardware. Select this option if your hardware requries DMT. 56 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 57
the monitor. (default) Centered output Centers the image on the flat panel and does not adjust the scale. NOTE: This funciton is only available with DVI/2V1D cards. 4. S/W Reference Device Settings ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 57 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 58
TV Change Format Opens a window that specifies a particular TV output format. NOTE: This function is only available with T/Deluxe Combo cards. Video output format This field specifies the type of output signal sent to the TV. If the correct connector cable is connected, S-Video out will generally - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 59
This setting controls the color separation and intensity of the Windows desktop. NOTE: Increasing the levels may result in bold, sliders help calibrate the visual output of the display card. Changes to color settings are shown immediately on Color Correction ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 59 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 60
support analog monitors, digital flat panels and TVs. Enable Extended Desktop Mode To initiate Extended Windows Desktop Mode, ensure that both primary and secondary monitors are properly connected to the card to enable other display modes, like Clone Mode. 60 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 61
and secondary monitors. If the second monitor cannot support the current resolution, then the desktop exhibits the virtual connected to the card. Device Settings: Click to setup or adjust device outputs. TIP! Trouble Enabling Monitor 2 S/W Reference TwinView ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 61 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 62
the same options and subscreens as available from the Display Properties Device Settings and from the regular TwinView Device Settings sub-menus. 4. S/W Reference TwinView 62 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 63
supports analog monitors, digital flat panels and TVs. Enter the TwinView dialog from the Display Properties and Settings tab: click on the Advanced button and then the TwinView tab. TwinView functions in Windows 2000 are nearly identical to Windows Windows 2000 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 63 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 64
for drivers, product updates and news. Additional Properties Click on the Additional Properties button to enter five submenus to configure the various functions of this card. 3D expense of some performance drain in 3D applications. 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX 64 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 65
hardware capabilities correctly and so expect table fog support. Choosing this option will ensure that such games This setting applies only to PCI display adapters or to AGP display adapters running in PCI compatibility mode. This option sets GeForce 2 MX ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 65 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 66
positions the texel origin closer to its upper left corner and moving the slider rightward positions it closer to the center. Range: 0 to 7, default: 3. 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX 66 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 67
system. NOTE: This setting applies only to PCI display adapters or to AGP display adapters running in PCI compatibility mode. Custom OpenGL settings This option lets you create or delete custom settings or "tweaks" you have saved. 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 67 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 68
you experience problems with video playback, such as image corruption or no video image at all. NOTE: You can only access Overlay Controls while you are playing back videos, for example, .AVI files or DVD movies on your computer. 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX 68 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 69
Video Mirror driver to select the optimal display mode for the full screen device. If disabled, Video Mirror uses the current desktop mode on the display device. Apply After changing any Full Screen option, click Apply for the changes to take effect. 4. S/W Reference GeForce 2 MX ASUS V7100 Series - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 70
the Quick Tweak icon in the taskbar This option adds the NVIDIA Quick Tweak icon to the Windows taskbar. NOTE: In the TwinView Extended Desktop mode, an extra check box and a button the Desktop Display Manager setup menus. 4. S/W Reference Desktop Utilities 70 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 71
Among others, it also allows you to undertake program-management features, such as restoring application windows to their last-used position. Setting Up Desktop Display Manager Properties Make sure the applications the to the same size as it was when last closed. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 71 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 72
monitor: ALT + 1 Move all windows to another monitor: ALT + 2 Gather all windows to one monitor: ALT + 3 Global Settings This field specifies settings that apply to all applications running under Desktop Display Manager. 4. S/W Reference Desktop Utilities 72 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 73
zoomed view switches monitors when you move your mouse cursor from one monitor to the other. Change the setting to 0 for instant switching of zoom windows. 4. S/W Reference Desktop Utilities ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 73 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 74
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Engine Lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine Memory Lets you adjust the working frequency of the video memory. Load default Restores the settings to their defaults. 2D Test Lets you test your settings. 4. S/W Reference ASUS Tweak Utility ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 75 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 76
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. 4. S/W Reference ASUS Tweak Utility 76 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 77
through setting up the VideoSecurity features. 1. To open Setup Wizard, click the Start button, and then point to Programs, ASUS Video Security, and then click Setup Wizard. The Video Security Setup Wizard dialog box appears. 4. S/W Reference ASUS VideoSecurity ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 77 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 78
manual and other features, refer to the ASUS VideoSecurity Online Help (HTML) format included with your support CD. You may also click the Help button to open the online help file. Main Window VideoSecurity Running Style • Normal Window ASUS VideoSecurity 78 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 79
problems in your card but also monitors or detects an intrusion. Use this to stop tracing or to choose the error processing method to use while tracing. This box appears when an error occurs. Error Processing Procedure Stop Detecting Setting 4. S/W Reference ASUS VideoSecurity ASUS V7100 Series - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 80
Exits VideoSecurity Minimizes VideoSecurity to the status tray (Click ASUS VideoSecurity icon on the status tray to display the Lets you adjust the video source parameters, such as Color, Video Connector, and Video Standard 4. S/W Reference ASUS VideoSecurity 80 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 81
Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. For Windows NT/2000, however, the ASUS capture driver for NT/2000 must be installed first before opening ASUS Live Video (see Install Video for Windows Capture Driver earlier in 3. Software Setup). 3. With a Deluxe Combo graphics card, ASUS Live Video only supports - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 82
Video 2.0 (default)], and/or ASV2 Settings (Quality Level) [0 Best Compression, 1, 2, 3 (default), 4, 5 - Normal Quality, 6, 7, 8, 9 - Best Quality]. Opens a drop-down box to let you set capture format size, video compression, pre-recording settings, among others 82 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 83
Tuner) or video standard [NTSCM, NTSC-N (not supported under Windows 2000/NT 4.0), NTSC-4.43, PAL-BGHI, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-4.43 or SECAM]. Click or select Reset to set the settings back to its default. Click or select Exit to close the Video Source Option window. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 83 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 84
image viewer or application (a pop-up window opens to show the path and filename of the selected image). Right-click an image to View, Save As, and Delete that image. To change video capture settings, click the Setup button on the ASUS Live Control Panel. 84 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 85
When you install the Windows 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 standard and can open up to a capture window size of 704 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 86
the video compression of your choice for your captures. Under Capture Audio Format and Attribute, select the audio Format and audioAttributes setting of your choice. This setting depends on whether you have audio set on your system. 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live 86 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 87
Manual Recording to select the video recording settings, such as the Frame Rate (fps) (default: 30), Maximum Capture Time (default: 10 seconds) and File name and path (default: C:\CAPTURE.AVI). 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live You are now ready to capture video images. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 88
Video's display screen. The screen will freeze momentarily and the captured image (saved as a BMP file, using consecutive numbers) will be previewed in the Preview Files window. You may click an image to view that captured image. 2. Repeat Step 1 as necessary. 88 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 89
on your computer. You may download service packs at http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads. 3. Windows 2000/NT 4.0: To enhance capture performance, select UYVY as the capture format size and ASUS ASV2 as capture CODEC. 4. S/W Reference ASUS Live ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 89 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 90
4. S/W Reference SmartDoctor Message Display Region Advanced Setup Button Select to show this main window at Windows startup NOTE: AGP bus VDDQ Voltage and AGP bus 3.3 Voltage should be supplied steadily by your motherboard, otherwise, your system will crash. 90 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 91
terminate, which means that SmartDoctor will run every time Windows starts and checks the graphic card's status. If your graphics card is working properly, SmartDoctor will just exit or terminate undetectable even under rigorous examination by benchmark programs. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 91 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 92
or trouble. The component in question will also have a flashing red value. If you enabled overheat protection in Advanced Setup dialog, SmartDoctor will cool down the graphic chip in time to protect it from possible overheat damage. 4. S/W Reference SmartDoctor 92 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 93
VCR can only be used with the TVR model (models with a Video Decoder) and monitors or monitor drivers that are designed for I2C bus control. 3. ASUS Digital VCR currently only supports Windows 9x/ME. ASUS Digital VCR can be used to: 1. View images using your monitor as screen from traditional - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 94
later in this section) Minimize all window (Click to minimize monitor and program window) Zoom out window Zoom in window Enable Always on Top (see Always on Top later in this section) When Always on Top is enabled, this icon changes into (Disable Always on Top) 94 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 95
an option by clicking the appropriate item or slider. To set the settings back to its default, click (or use theF9 hot key or select Video Source on the Setup(S) menu) and then click Reset Video in the Video Source tab. Click OK to close the Video Source tab. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 95 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 96
lets you set the display video method, video scan option, video standard, brightness/contrast, saturation/hue and other options. To use Video Source, click (or use theF9 hot key or select Video Source on the Setup(S) menu). 4. S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR 96 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 97
ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen. Use Hardware Pre-filtering function Use Hardware Pre-Filtering function (default: disabled) lets you use your graphics card for pre-filtering (pre-smoothing the image before compression encoding). ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 98
that image. Setup To set up Video Capture, click . Video Capture Video Capture lets you set the snapshot and video capture settings. To use Video Capture, click (or use theF9 hot key or select Capture Mode on the Setup(S) menu). 4. S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR 98 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 99
When you install the Windows 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 standard and can open up to a capture window size of 704 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 100
Video file use consecutive numbered filename: Select preferred file naming convention (default: selected) Capture Audio: Select if you prefer to include audio when capturing video (default: not selected). When selected, the Set Audio option becomes available. 100 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 101
frames /sec) video capture requires about 27MB/sec (before compression). Captured file name lets you set the path and file name of the images to be captured (default: C:\CAPTURE.AVI). You are now ready to capture video images. 4. S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 101 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 102
lets you clear your pre-recording setting/s. The video recording will start at the designated date and time. NOTE: The video recording settings assume that you have a video device connected to your ASUS graphics card and that the device is turned on and running. 102 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 103
ASUS Digital VCR monitor. The screen will freeze momentarily and the captured image (saved as a BMP file, using consecutive numbers) will be previewed in the Preview Library window. You may click an image to view that captured image. 2. Repeat Step 1 as necessary. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 104
as an AVI file) will immediately be played back. NOTE 1. With the new TimeShifting™ technology from ASUS, you can start playing back the captured video anytime (see TimeShifting™ later in this section), even while recording! 4. S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR 104 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 105
Software Reference TimeShifting™ The innovative TimeShifting™ feature of the ASUS Digital VCR lets you record incoming video feeds into a buffer. So if you're watching this while recording still continuing in the background)! 4. S/W Reference ASUS Digital VCR ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 105 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 106
to create effects on your video. Simply click Filters to apply a filter to the video file. 2. You may apply Fast Motion, Slow Motion, and other effects. Simply select any of the effects on the Play(P) menu or click any of the buttons on the Playback toolbar. 106 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 107
4. Software Reference Using the Other Utilities ASUS TWAIN Interface Windows 98 Only TWAIN is a cross-platform interface for acquiring images captured by scanners, digital cameras, and frame grabbers. The ASUS TWAIN Driver is currently supported only when used with Adobe Photoshop® (see www.adobe. - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 108
the preview is on and vice-versa. Toggle overlay video: Click button or click the Options menu and then Overlay to toggle between the overlay video options. A pressed button (or a checked overlay command) indicates that the overlay preview is on and vice-versa. 108 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 109
| ASUS Control Panel) on the taskbar's status area to display the ASUS Control Panel, point to VR PictureViewer, 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 V7100 Series User's Manual 109 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 110
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. 4. S/W Reference VR PictureViewer 110 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 111
4. Software Reference ASUS StereoTV Optional Windows 98 Only NOTE: The ASUS StereoTV utility can only be used with the Deluxe Combo. It can be used to view stereo video images with the optional 3D glasses (ASUS VR100G) using your monitor or TV as screen from traditional consumer devices, such as - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 112
to select the video format (Options: NTSC, PAL-BGHI, PAL-4.43) and video source (Options: Composite, Video). Minimize Button Clicking this button minimizes the ASUS VR MoviePlayer. Exit Button Clicking this button closes StereoTV. 4. S/W Reference ASUS StereoTV 112 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 113
240 240 240 200 170 170 150 170 170 150 120 120 100 100 85 100 85 85 75 75 75 5. Resolution Max Refresh Rate ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 113 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 114
mode. • Switch dual view mode to VGA or TV mode. I can't use VideoSecurity • VideoSecurity currently only supports S-Video or with my USB CCD or IEEE Composite CCDs. Any device used must be con- 1394 CCD. nected to an ASUS video card. I am using Video Security • This is a very important issue - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 115
6. TroubleShooting 6. Troubleshooting I am using VideoSecurity • The only way to remove password protection is to and I set the password op- recall the assigned can be eas- word? ily remembered. You may write down your password and store it in a safe place. ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 115 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 116
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52 Button 55 Menu 47, 55 Setup 92 AGP bus expansion slot 21 Allow Applications 64 Driver to select full screen 69 Dual planes extension , 104 Image dimension 86 Menu 108 Mode 82, 84, 94, 98 Video 98, 104 Captured file name 101 Capturing images 86, 103 CCD 77 108 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 117 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 118
102 Delete image 98 Deluxe TVR models 51 Depth 47 64 Auto-panning on clone device 61 Clone mode 61 Desktop wallpaper 96 Extended desktop mode 60 Full screen display 96 Monitor check 48, 51, 67 Support for enhanced CPU 67 Discrete monitor timing 56 Display 61, 63 118 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 119
settings 67 Overlay / video mirror 69 Overlay controls 68 Allow applications 64 Manually select antialiasing 64 General functions Color spline 46 Scheme 46 General timing formula 56 Global settings 72 Graphics speed 75 H Histograms 50 Horizontal span mode 63 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 119 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 120
98 AGP video-in 99 Installation procedures New VGA cards 21 Systems with existing VGA card 21 IRQ 114 Irregular hardware events 90 Item checklist 14 L Layout 9 PCI-V7100 / Pure 19 PCI-V7100 Pro / T 18 V7100 Pro / Pure 10 V7100 / 2V1D 14 V7100 / DVI 15 V7100 / Pure 17 V7100 / T 16 V7100 Deluxe Combo - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 121
56 Drivers 12C bus control 93 Force detection 63 IC 39 More resolution 44 Move the active window 72 video 95 Resolution Refresh rate 43, 113 Win 95 users 44 RGB 45, 59, 108 Run and keep resident 91 Running Digital VCR 93 LiveVideo 81 VideoSecurity 80 Running style 79 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 122
55 Toggle Overlay video 108 Preview video 108 Track overlay zoom 69 Troubleshooting 114 TV 58 Change format 58 Device adjustments Brightness / flicker filter / contrast 58 Tuner problems 68 Video output format 58 desktop mode 60 Tab changes 62 TwinView tab 55 122 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 123
Enabling DMA transfer mode 85 Win 98 / Win2000-NT 4.0 85 Video mirror controls 69 Allow driver 69 Aspect ratio 69 Enable video mirror zoom 69 Full screen device 69 Track overlay zoom 69 Video-in/TV-out 51, 77 110 VR-100 upgrade kit 20, 51 Standard connection 20 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual 123 - Asus V7100 | ASUS V7100 Series Graphic Card English Version User Manual - Page 124
20 VR-100G 3-D glasses 20, 51, 109, 110 W WARNING 6, 21, 28, 30, 38, 43, 48, 52, 56, 75 Window size buttons 111 Windows desktop 43 Properties and settings 43 Windows display properties 55 Working directory 79 Z Z-axis range 50 Zoom control 68, 73 INDEX 124 ASUS V7100 Series User's Manual
R
V7100 Series
TwinView™ GPU Graphics Card
USER’S MANUAL
Hardware & Video Drivers
V7100 /
Pure
V7100 /
T
V7100 /
DVI
V7100 /
2V1D
V7100 Magic /
T
V7100 Magic /
Pure
V7100 /
Deluxe Combo
V7100 Pro /
T
V7100 Pro /
Pure
PCI-V7100 Pro /
T
PCI-V7100
Pure