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- Page 1 AGP-V6600 3D Graphics Card USER’S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers...
- Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
- Page 3 Marketing Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Fax: +49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.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 AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Windows 95 OSR2.0 with USB Support ......... 10 Windows 98 ................10 Driver Setup ................... 11 Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program ........11 Method 2: Display Property Page ..........12 Method 3: Plug and Play ............13 Drivers ................... 15 Install Display Driver ............... - Page 5 Display the Quick Tweak icon in the taskbar ..... 32 IV. Windows NT 4.0 ................33 Install Display Driver ..............33 Installation Procedures ............. 33 V. Resolution Table ................34 VI. Troubleshooting ................37 Description ..................37 Recommended Action ..............37 ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual...
- Page 6 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. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual...
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Page 7: Introduction
AGP-V6600 delivers not only cutting-edge graphics performance but also image fi- delity regardless of the CPU (central processing unit) your computer system is using. With the ASUS AGP-V6600, you will not only see but also experience dynamic, realistic 3D worlds and characters. -
Page 8: Ii. Hardware Installation
II. Hardware Installation ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 9: Installation Procedures
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 a AGP-V6600 series graphics card. 4. Restart your computer. 5. Install the ASUS AGP-V6600 series display driver. -
Page 10: Iii. Windows 95/98
Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that you install VGARTD from the ASUS AGP-V6600 Series CD to make sure that you have the latest version of VGARTD (see III. Windows 95/98 | Install GART Driver). -
Page 11: Driver Setup
Windows. 3. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. 4. The ASUS Windows 95/98 Install Shell appears. Click Drivers and then click Install Display Driver on the Drivers dialog box. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. -
Page 12: Method 2: Display Property Page
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. Setup will prompt you when it has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer. -
Page 13: Method 3: Plug And Play
NOTE: Before proceeding with these steps, replace first your old VGA card with an ASUS AGP-V6600 series graphics card. 1. Start Windows. 2. When Windows detects your ASUS AGP-V6600 series graphics card, the New Hardware Found dialog box appears. 3. Click Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer. - Page 14 III. Windows 95/98 (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual...
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Page 15: Drivers
Driver (Direct3D and OpenGL Driv- ers), DirectX runtime libraries, and VGART driver. Just follow the on- screen instructions to complete the installation. If you prefer to install the drivers individually, follow the steps on the following pages. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 16: Install Directx
Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX 7 before in- stalling the DirectX 7 runtime librar- ies. DirectX 7 currently cannot be uninstalled by regular means, such as outlined in III. Windows 95/98 | Uninstall Display Driver. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 17: Install Gart Driver
GART Driver to install AGP support for motherboards with Intel, AMD, VIA, SiS, or ALi chipsets. 3. A message appears that the VGARTD driver is only required for AGP boards. Click Yes to continue to install the driver. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... - Page 18 Make your driver selection and click Install. 6. When the Welcome dialog box ap- pears, click Next to continue. 7. Once the driver installation is fin- ished, click Finish. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual...
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Page 19: Install Asus Twain Driver
NOTE: ASUS TWAIN Driver is not available with this version. Uninstall Display Driver If you want to update your display drivers or if you no longer need the AGP-V6600 display drivers, you can use one of the following procedures to completely uninstall the drivers from Windows 95/98 to save disk space. - Page 20 III. Windows 95/98 (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual...
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Page 21: Utilities
III. Windows 95/98 Utilities Install ASUS Live Utility NOTE: ASUS Live Utility is available only for models with the VIDEO-IN connector. Install Acrobat Reader Acrobat Reader is necessary for reading the PDF copy of this manual. 1. Insert the CD installation disc into... -
Page 22: Install Asus Tweak Utility
Finish. Install ASUS Tweak Utility NOTE: ASUS Tweak Utility is not available with this version. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 23: Display Properties
Aside from this, it has links to the ASUSTeK COMPUTER, INC. web site for updated information about the graphics card, latest drivers, and other information. To change display properties, click Ad- ditional Properties. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 24: Additional Geforce 256 Properties
(Red, Green, or Blue) from the Active Color Channel drop-down combo box. Brightness / Contrast / Gamma Brightness / Contrast / Gamma slid- ers let you calibrate the brightness, con- trast, and gamma output of your display card. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 25: Custom Color Settings
Direct3D (D3D) games, namely performance and compatibility and mipmapping. Performance and Compatibility Options Performance and Compatibility Op- tions lets you set options that affect the performance and compatibility of your D3D games. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 26: Custom Direct3D Settings
You can use existing schemes, or create and save your own scheme by saving your current settings, or delete unwanted schemes. You may want to save a scheme that you created for a D3D game. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 27: More Direct3D
The maximum amount of sys- tem memory for texture storage depends on the physi- PCI Texture Memory Size lets you set cal memory installed on your system. the amount of system memory for tex- ture storage. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 28: Performance And Compatibility Options
This option lets the hardware use a different mechanis, for depth buffering in 16-bit applications. Enabling this setting produces higher quality rendering of 3D images. Disable support for enhanced CPU instruction sets This option disables driver support for enhanced 3D instructions used by certain CPUs. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 29: Custom Opengl Settings
You can use existing schemes, or create and save your own scheme by saving your current settings, or delete unwanted schemes. You may want to save a scheme that you created for an OpenGL game. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 30: Overlay Color Control
The number at the right of each slider displays the brightness (value range: 0% to 200%, default: 100%), contrast (0% to 200%, de- fault: 100%), hue (-180º to +180º, default: 0º), or saturation (0% to 200%, default: 100%). ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 31: Other Options
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 requires DMT. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 32: Display The Quick Tweak Icon In The Taskbar
OpenGL, Direct3D, or Color Settings “on-the-fly”. The pop- up menu also contains items for restor- ing default settings and accessing the Display Properties dialog box. Right-click here ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... -
Page 33: Windows Nt 4.0
WARNING! Before installing the display driver in Windows NT 4.0, make sure that you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack3 or later, to take full advan- tage of the ASUS AGP-V6600 AGP features. (You may download service packs at http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads.) NOTE: The following steps assume your CD-ROM drive letter is D. -
Page 34: Resolution Table
75Hz 75.2 √ √ √ 85Hz 86.0 √ √ √ 100Hz 101.7 √ √ √ 120Hz 123.5 √ √ √ 140Hz 145.1 √ √ 144Hz 150.5 √ √ √ 150Hz 157.2 √ √ 170Hz 179.8 ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... - Page 35 70Hz 104.9 √ √ 72Hz 108.5 √ √ √ 75Hz 112.5 √ √ 85Hz 129.4 √ √ √ 2048 x 1536 60Hz 95.5 √ √ 70Hz 111.9 √ √ 72Hz 115.3 √ √ 75Hz 121.3 ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual...
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Page 37: Vi. Troubleshooting
• Try to switch to a lower resolution, color depth, or refresh rate. Switching to a lower mode allows your player to use hardware acceleration mode. • Switch dual view mode to VGA or TV mode. ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual... - Page 38 (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS AGP-V6600 Series User’s Manual...