Asus GIGATEXEL SHADER GRAPHICS CARD V7700 User Manual

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V7700 Series  
GigaTexel Shader Graphics Card  
USER’S MANUAL  
Hardware & Video Drivers  
AGP-V7700 / 32MB  
AGP-V7700 / 64MB  
AGP-V7700 / T / 32MB  
AGP-V7700 / T / 64MB  
AGP-V7700 Deluxe / 32MB  
AGP-V7700 Deluxe TV / 32MB  
ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION  
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CONTENTS  
I. Introduction .......................................................................... 7  
Highlights.........................................................................................7  
Available Models .............................................................................7  
ASUS AGP-V7700 Deluxe TV..................................................7  
ASUS AGP-V7700 Deluxe ........................................................7  
ASUS AGP-V7700 / T ...............................................................7  
ASUS AGP-V7700.....................................................................7  
Features ............................................................................................8  
II. Hardware Setup ................................................................... 9  
ASUS AGP-V7700 Deluxe TV / Deluxe Layout ............................9  
ASUS AGP-V7700 / T Layout ......................................................10  
ASUS AGP-V7700 (Pure VGA) Layout ....................................... 11  
ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module ........................................................12  
ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module Layout ......................................12  
ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module Connection ...............................12  
ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit ...........................................13  
Installation Procedures...................................................................14  
New Systems ............................................................................14  
Systems with Existing VGA Card ............................................14  
III. Software Setup ................................................................. 15  
Operating System Requirements ...................................................15  
Windows 98..............................................................................15  
Display Driver Installation.............................................................16  
Windows 98..............................................................................16  
Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program .............................16  
Method 2: Display Property Page.......................................17  
Method 3: Plug and Play ....................................................18  
Windows 2000..........................................................................19  
Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program .............................19  
Method 2: Plug and Play ....................................................20  
Windows NT 4.0 ......................................................................22  
Method 1: Display Property Page.......................................22  
Drivers ...........................................................................................23  
Install Display Driver ...............................................................23  
Install DirectX ..........................................................................24  
Install GART Driver .................................................................25  
Install ASUS TWAIN Driver ...................................................27  
Uninstall Display Driver ..........................................................28  
Windows 98 ........................................................................28  
Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ............................28  
Method 2: Using Control Panel ....................................28  
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Windows NT 4.0.................................................................28  
Method 1: Using Control Panel ....................................28  
Windows 2000 ....................................................................29  
Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ............................29  
Method 2: Using Control Panel ....................................29  
Run ASUS VGA Live Update ..................................................30  
Install Video for Windows Capture Driver ..............................31  
Utilities...........................................................................................33  
Install ASUS Tweak Utility ......................................................33  
Install SmartDoctor ..................................................................34  
Install VideoSecurity ................................................................35  
Install ASUS Live Utility .........................................................36  
IV. Software Reference ........................................................... 37  
ASUS Control Panel ......................................................................37  
Refresh Rate .............................................................................37  
More Resolution .......................................................................38  
Information...............................................................................38  
Color.........................................................................................38  
Display .....................................................................................42  
Advanced..................................................................................45  
Direct3D VR .......................................................................45  
On Screen Display ........................................................46  
Direct3D .............................................................................49  
OpenGL VR ........................................................................52  
On Screen Display ........................................................53  
OpenGL ..............................................................................54  
Other ...................................................................................56  
Using the Utilities ..........................................................................57  
ASUS Tweak Utility.................................................................57  
ASUS SmartDoctor ..................................................................59  
ASUS VideoSecurity ................................................................63  
ASUS Live Video .....................................................................67  
Using the Other Utilities ................................................................77  
ASUS TWAIN Interface...........................................................77  
ASUS VR PictureViewer .........................................................79  
ASUS StereoTV .......................................................................81  
V. Resolution Table ................................................................. 83  
VI. Troubleshooting ................................................................ 85  
Description .....................................................................................85  
Recommended Action ....................................................................85  
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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE  
Federal Communications Commission Statement  
This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following  
two conditions:  
This device may not cause harmful interference, and  
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that  
may cause undesired operation.  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B  
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to  
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-  
tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if  
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause  
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that  
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause  
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by  
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter-  
ference by one or more of the following measures:  
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which  
the receiver is connected.  
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the  
graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes  
or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for  
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.  
Canadian Department of Communications Statement  
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions  
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana-  
dian Department of Communications.  
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.  
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.  
Macrovision Corporation Product Notice  
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by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protec-  
tion technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended  
for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by  
Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassemby is prohibited.  
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ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual  
I. Introduction  
Thank you for purchasing an ASUS AGP-V7700 GigaTexel Shader Graphics Card.  
With this purchase, you join an elite squadron of graphics enthusiasts.  
Powered by the NVIDIAGeForce2 GTSgraphics processing unit (GPU) and  
featuring DDR (Double Data Rate) memory, theASUS AGP-V7700 delivers not only  
cutting-edge graphics performance but also image fidelity regardless of the CPU (cen-  
tral processing unit) your computer system is using.  
With the ASUS AGP-V7700, you will not only see but also experience dynamic,  
realistic 3D worlds and characters.  
Highlights  
Powered by the Worlds First Per- NVIDIAGeForce2 GTS™  
Pixel Shading Graphics  
Processing Unit (GPU)  
Built-in 32/64MB DDR video  
memory with up to 5.3GB/sec  
bandwidth  
Provides more resolutions and color  
depths  
Dual-texture pixel-fill capacities  
with four new Hypertexel  
pipelines  
Sets a new milestone for realism  
1.6 Gtexel fill rate, 25 Mtriangles/  
Performs up tp 3x improvement over  
sec through T&L/Setting  
GeForce™  
ASUS SmartDoctor™ Technologies Provide the greatest security to your  
valuable system  
Optimized for DirectX® 7 and  
Ensures broad application support  
OpenGL® Features  
Available Models  
ASUS AGP-V7700 Deluxe TV  
32MB DDR Frame Buffer  
VGA + Video-In + TV-Out + 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G Bundled Free) + ASUS TV Box  
ASUS AGP-V7700 Deluxe  
32MB DDR Frame Buffer  
VGA + Video-In + TV-Out + 3D Glasses (ASUS VR-100G Bundled Free)  
ASUS AGP-V7700 / T  
32/64MB DDR Frame Buffer  
VGA + TV-Out (ASUS VR-100 Upgradeable)  
ASUS AGP-V7700  
32/64MB DDR Frame Buffer  
Pure VGA (ASUS VR-100 Upgradeable)  
ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module (Optional)  
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I. Introduction  
Features  
AGP 4X/2X with Fast Writes  
Four new Hypertexel pipelines process two texture per pixel, in true color, at full  
speed up to 1.6 Gtexel fill rate  
Built-in 32MB high speed DDR video memory with up to 5.3GB/sec bandwidth  
Eight texture mapped, lit pixels per clock cycle  
Second generation Transform and Lighting (T&L) Engine  
Up to 25 million triangles per second at peak rates  
Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for DirectX 7 fea-  
tures, such as multi-texturing, bump mapping, light maps, reflection maps, full  
scene anti-aliasing, trilinear and 8-tap anisotropic filtering (better than trilinear  
mipmapping)  
Fully 1.2 compliant OpenGL support  
32-bit colors, Z/stencil buffer  
Multi-buffering (double, triple, quad buffering) for smooth animation and video  
playback  
Multiple video windows with hardware color space 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  
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II. Hardware Setup  
ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module  
Optional  
The ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module lets you connect S-Video or TV devices to the  
ASUS AGP-V7700. See your dealer for more information on this module.  
ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module Layout  
J1  
TV-Out  
Connector  
3
1
S-Video/TV  
NTSC  
Output  
(7-pin)  
J1  
3
J1  
3
1
PAL  
Digital  
Video  
Interface  
1
Use the same TV standard for all devices. For example, if your TV  
uses the NTSC standard, then you should set J1 to NTSC.  
ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module Connection  
IMPORTANT: Make sure that all electrical cords to your system are unplugged  
before you install the TV77 TV-Out Module.  
When installed, the TV-Out Modules components face the AGP-V7700 compo-  
nents (as shown below).  
To install,  
Position the TV77 TV-Out Modules S-Video/TV Output toward the hole  
on the AGP-V7700 cards bracket and then,  
Position the TV77s TV-Out Connector directly over the AGP-V7700s  
TV-Out Module Connector, making sure the pins are aligned with theAGP-  
V7700s module connector. Firmly but gently press the TV77 down into  
the connector. Make sure that the TV77 is securely seated in the connector.  
You are now ready to connect S-Video/TV devices to your card!  
DDR: Double Data Rate  
®
Digital Video  
Decoder  
32/64MB Frame Buffer (DDR)  
TM  
NVIDIA  
TM  
GeForce2 GTS  
GPU  
(Graphics Processing Unit)  
Chip with Fan  
VGA Monitor  
output (15pin)  
(standard)  
FAN_PWR  
VGA Output  
Projector  
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ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit  
The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit enables the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses  
to be used with Pure models of the V7700 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. Con-  
nect your cable accordingly.  
Y-Type Connection  
To VGA Cards Monitor Output  
VGA Input  
VGA Monitor  
output (15pin)  
(standard)  
VGA Output  
VR Glasses  
Output  
Stereo Glasses Output  
Projector  
(Reserved)  
ASUS VR-100  
3D Glasses  
(ASUS VR-100G)  
When using a Y-type cable, you do not need to connect the VGA Input of the VR-100 to your VGA  
cards monitor output (see diagram above).  
Standard Connection  
To VGA Cards Monitor Output  
VGA Input  
VGA Input  
VGA Monitor  
output (15pin)  
(standard)  
VGA Output  
VR Glasses  
Output  
Projector  
Stereo Glasses Output  
(Reserved)  
ASUS VR-100  
3D Glasses  
(ASUS VR-100G)  
You must anchor the ASUS VR-100s mounting bracket with a screw to a free ex-  
pansion slot in your computer chassis.  
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II. Hardware Setup  
NOTE: This graphics card series can only be installed in motherboards with an  
AGP slot.  
WARNING! Computer boards and components contain very delicate Integrated  
Circuit (IC) chips. To protect the computer board and other components against  
damage from static electricity, you must follow some precautions.  
1. Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing  
expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause  
severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.  
2. Keep all components such as the host adapter in its antistatic bag until you  
are ready to install it.  
3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do  
not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a  
metal object, such as th