R AGP-V2740 Series 3D Multimedia Accelerator USER’S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers AGP-V2740 & AGP-V2740TV
USER’S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).
ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Address: Telephone: Fax: Email: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 +886-2-2894-3447 +886-2-2894-3449 info@asus.com.tw Technical Support Fax: BBS: Email: WWW: FTP: +886-2-2895-9254 +886-2-2896-4667 tsd@asus.com.tw www.asus.com.tw ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Address: Fax: Email: 6737 Mowry Ave, Mowry Business Center, Building 2, Newark, CA 94560, USA +1-510-608-4555 info-usa@asus.com.
(This page was intentionally left blank) 4 ASUS AGP-V2740 Series User’s Manual
CONTENTS I. Introduction ...................................................................................... 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 Features ............................................................................................ 7 ASUS AGP-V2740 Series Layout ................................................... 8 II. Hardware Installation ....................................................................
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.
I. Introduction I. Introduction Items/Features Thank you for purchasing the ASUS AGP-V2740 Series Graphics & Video Accelerator. With the Intel740TM built in, the ASUS AGP-V2740 Series provides you with fast acceleration in both 2D/3D graphics and high quality scalable video playback, which can fully support 3D Gaming and Multimedia Applications. Item Checklist NOTE: The AGP-V2740 Series requires a Pentium II motherboard with an AGP slot.
I. Introduction I.
II. Hardware Installation • Camcorder • Video Cassette Player • Laser Disc Player • Other Video Devices II.
II. Hardware Installation NOTE: The ASUS AGP-V2740 series graphics card can only be installed in motherboards with an AGP slot. II. Installation Procedures 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.
III. Windows 95 OSR2.0 Operating System Requirements IMPORTANT! The ASUS AGP-V2740 series requires its own IRQ to work normally. If you have problems during installation, please check your BIOS setting or motherboard jumpers to make sure that “VGA IRQ” has been enabled. NOTE: The AGP-V2740 Series requires a Pentium II motherboard with an AGP slot. Windows 95 OSR2.0 III. Windows 95 Requirements Both Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.
III. Windows 95 OSR2.0 Installation Procedures “New hardware found” refers to the prompt for drivers when installing Windows 95 with the ASUS AGP-V2740 series VGA card already installed. When installing Windows 95, a New Hardware Found window will appear: Select Do not install a driver and follow the steps on the next page. III. Windows 95 Installation When installing Windows 95 OSR2.
III. Windows 95 OSR2.0 Install VGARTD Insert the ASUS AGP-V2740 series installation CD. The ASUS AGP-V2740 Install Shell will appear. If it does not appear, run D:\setup.exe. You will be presented with a list of install options. Click Install VGARTD. A message appears that the VGARTD driver is only required for AGP boards. Click Yes to proceed to install the VGARTD driver. The AGP VGARTD Driver Detection dialog box appears displaying the chipset on your motherboard that the program detected. III.
III. Windows 95 OSR2.0 Install DirectX 5 Install Microsoft DirectX5 with this feature. DirectX allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 95. For Software MPEG support in Windows 95, you must first install the Microsoft DirectX 5 libraries, then you may install the Video Player. Insert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. Click Install DirectX 5. III.
III. Windows 95 OSR2.0 Install Display Driver Insert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. Click Install Display Driver for AGP display driver installation. A welcome screen appears, click Next. III. Windows 95 Display Driver A features screen appears, click Next. A notice will appear depending on whether you have installed Windows OSR2.0 or not. If your system is not OSR2.
III. Windows 95 OSR2.0 Install Video Player Install “PowerPlayer” video player with this feature. A video player allows you to view Video CD (*.DAT) or MPEG (*.MPG) CD titles. Insert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. III. Windows 95 Video Player Follow the self-explanatory instructions to complete the installation.
III. Windows 95 OSR2.0 Change Resolution and Color You can change your display settings with this feature. Adjustment: This allows you to make monitor adjustments such as position, size, and refresh rate. Press ESC to restore the original settings. Color Correction: This allows you to make color adjustments such as brightness, contrast, gamma for each RGB component. Information: This allows you to see relevant information about your display card.
III. Windows 95 OSR2.0 Remove Display Driver If you want to install other graphics cards or if you no longer need the AGP-V2740 display drivers, you can use one of the following procedures to completely uninstall the drivers from Windows 95 to save disk space. Using the Autorun Screen Insert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. Select Remove Display Driver and follow the directions.
IV. Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Install Display Driver WARNING! Before installing the ASUS AGP-V2740 series display driver in Windows NT 4.0, make sure that you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack3 (You must use the same update language of your Windows language available on the Internet at http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/support/bldqpage.idc? ProductPage=q_servpk). Otherwise, the system will hang and will not be able to start up! NOTE: Procedures assume your CD-ROM drive letter is D.
(This page was intentionally left blank) 20 ASUS AGP-V2740 Series User’s Manual
V. AGP-V2740TV Video Features Live2740 Video Capture Utility When you install the AGP-V2740TV Windows 95 driver, the Live2740 utility will automatically be installed on your system. After installation, you may run the Live2740 through the Start button.
V. AGP-V2740TV Video Features Using Live2740 There are two methods to capture video by clicking the capture button on the Live2740 control panel or by pressing the corresponding functions keys. Single Frame (F5): Capture a still image and save it as a Bitmap file. (.bmp) Frames (F6) : Capture some still images and save them as a video file. (.avi) Video (F7) : Capture continous video and save it as a video file. (.avi) You may switch to capture mode by clicking the Capture Mode button on the control panel.
VI. Display Information VI. Display Info Resolution Table Resolution Table 8MB Video Memory Supported Color Depth Resolution Vertical Frequency Horizontal Frequency 640 x 480 60Hz 72Hz 75Hz 85Hz 100Hz 160Hz 31.1KHz 37.8KHz 37.5KHz 42.6KHz 51.1KHz 84.1KHz yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 800 x 600 60Hz 72Hz 75Hz 85Hz 100Hz 150Hz 37.9KHz 45.4KHz 46.7KHz 53.7KHz 62.9KHz 93.
VII. Troubleshooting Description Recommended Action After installation and restarting, Windows 95 informs me that the display setting is still incorrect. There may be a conflict between a previous and the current display drivers. This is caused by the incomplete removal of the previous display driver. Try the following steps to remove it: VII. Troubleshoot Descrip./Actions 1. Right-click My Computer on the desktop. 2. Select Properties. The System Properties dialog box appears. 3.
