Asus V8460 Series Bedienungsanleitung

V8460/V8440/V8420 Series

Programmable nFiniteFX™

Graphics Card

USER’S MANUAL

Hardware & Video Drivers

ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User’s Manual

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Product Name: ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series

Manual Revision: 1.02 E1145

Release Date: October 2002

ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User’s Manual 3

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ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User’s Manual

CONTENTS

I. Introduction.......................................................................... 7

Highlights.............................................................................................. 7

Available Models .................................................................................. 7

ASUS V8460 / Deluxe, V8440 / Deluxe, V8420 / Deluxe ............ 7

ASUS V8460 / TD, V8440 / TD, V8420 / TD ............................... 7

ASUS V8460 / DVI, V8440 / DVI, V8420 / DVI.......................... 7

Features ................................................................................................. 8

2. Hardware Setup .................................................................... 9

ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 Deluxe ...........................................9

ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 TD / DVI Series .........................10

Installation Procedures...................................................................11

New VGA Cards ................................................................................. 11

Systems with Existing VGACard....................................................... 11

Operating System Requirements ...................................................12

Windows 98 ........................................................................................ 12

3. Software Setup .................................................................... 13

Display Driver Installation.............................................................13

Windows 98 ........................................................................................ 13

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program ....................................... 13

Method 2: Display Property Page................................................. 14

Method 3: Plug and Play .............................................................. 15

Windows 2000 .................................................................................... 15

Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program ....................................... 15

Method 2: Plug and Play .............................................................. 16

Windows NT 4.0 ................................................................................. 18

Method 1: Display Property Page................................................. 18

Drivers ...........................................................................................19

Install Display Driver.......................................................................... 19

Install DirectX..................................................................................... 20

Install GART Driver ........................................................................... 21

Uninstall the Display Driver ............................................................... 23

Windows 98 / ME......................................................................... 23

Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ...................................... 23

Method 2: Usingt he Control Panel........................................ 23

Windows 2000 / XP...................................................................... 25

Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ...................................... 25

Method 2: Using Control Panel.............................................. 25

Windows NT 4.0........................................................................... 25

Method 1: Using Control Panel.............................................. 25

Install WDM Capture Driver .............................................................. 25

Utilities...........................................................................................26

Install ASUS Tweak Utility ................................................................ 26

Install SmartDoctor............................................................................. 27

ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User’s Manual 5

CONTENTS

Install VideoSecurity........................................................................... 28

4. Software Reference............................................................. 29

ASUS Control Panel ......................................................................29

Refresh Rate........................................................................................ 29

More Resolution ................................................................................. 30

Information ......................................................................................... 30

Color ................................................................................................... 31

Advanced ............................................................................................ 33

Windows Display Properties..........................................................41

Digital Flat Panel .......................................................................... 43

...................................................................................................... 44

TV ................................................................................................. 44

Color Correction ................................................................................. 45

Digital Vibrance............................................................................ 45

Active Color Channel ................................................................... 45

Brightness / Contrast / Gamma..................................................... 45

Custom color settings ................................................................... 45

GeForce4............................................................................................. 46

Additional Properties .................................................................... 46

Using the ASUS Utilities ...............................................................55

ASUS Tweak Utility ........................................................................... 55

ASUS VideoSecurity .......................................................................... 57

ASUS SmartDoctor............................................................................. 62

ASUS Digital VCR ............................................................................. 65

ASUS VR PictureViewer .................................................................... 73

5. Resolution Table.................................................................. 74

6. Troubleshooting .................................................................. 76

7. Index .................................................................................... 77

ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User’s Manual

FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

FederalCommunications 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.

CanadianDepartment of CommunicationsStatement

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.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

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7ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User’s Manual

I. Introduction

1. Introudction

Highlights/Models

Highlights

Thankyouforpurchasing anASUSV8460/V8440/V8420SeriesGeForce4

™

Ti4600/

4400/4200 Graphics Card. With this purchase, you join an ever-increasing elite

squadron of graphics enthusiasts.

™

Ti4600/4400/4200 graphics processing unit

(GPU)andfeaturingthe new nFiniteFX

™

engineandDDR(DoubleDataRate) memory

with Lightspeed Memory Architecture

™

, the ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 Series

delivers cutting-edge graphics performance and superior image fidelity –regardless

of the CPU (central processing unit) your computer system is using.

WiththeASUSV8460/V8440/V8420Series,youwillexperiencethe most dynamic,

realistic and compelling 3D worlds on the market today!

•Powered with the world’s latest pro

grammable 3D graphics chip

architecture

•Built-in high speed 128 / 64MB

DDR video memory with

LightspeedMemoryArchitecture

•Programmable vertex and pixel

shader

•Up to 4.9 Billion Samples per

SecondFSAAFillRate,1.23Trillion

Operations per Second ,76

GigaFLOPS

•Optimized for DirectX®8 and

OpenGL®Features

NVIDIA®GeForce4

™

Ti4600/4400/4200

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with the

new nFiniteFX

™

II engine

Delivers earth-shattering performance

and fluid motion even for the most

complex scenes

Enables up to 32-matrix skinning,custom

lighting and texture blendingmodels

Breakthrough performance improvement

compared with the GeForce3 series

Ensures broad application support

1. Introudction

Highlights/Models

Available Models

ASUS V8460 / Deluxe, V8440 / Deluxe, V8420 / Deluxe

•DDR Frame Buffer, VGA+ DVI-out + TV-out + Video-in + 3D glasses

ASUS V8460 / TD, V8440 / TD, V8420 / TD

•DDR Frame Buffer, VGA+ DVI-out + TV-out

ASUS V8460 / DVI, V8440 / DVI, V8420 / DVI

•DDR Frame Buffer, VGA + DVI-out

ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User’s Manual8

1. Introduction

Features

•ThelatestprogrammablenFinite-FX

™

IIEngine:Abilitytocreateaninfinitenumber

of special effects that bring realistic 3D characters and environments to life

•Up to 4.9 billion samples per second Full-scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA) fill rate

•87 million triangles sampling and 800 billion operations per second

•RenderScale Technology and Lightspeed Memory Architecture II: Dramatically

improve memory bandwidth efficiency up to 10.56GB/sec

•First to offer high resolution, high frame rate, Full-Scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA)

•Optimized for DirectX

and OpenGL

acceleration

•8 texture-mapped, filtered, lit texels per clock cycle

•Single-pass multitexturing, 32-bit colors, Z/stencil buffer

•Advanced per-pixel lighting, texturing, and shading

•Cube environment mapping, bump mapping, S3 texture compression

•Programmable Vertex Shader offers complex animation to generate smooth

animation and nature-look characters

•Programmable for lens effects, such as wide angle and fish eye

•Programmable for atmospheric effects, such as layer fog and volumetric fog

•Programmable Pixel Shader offers per-pixel Z-Correct reflective bump mapping

•Multibuffering (double, triple, quad) for smooth animation and video playback

•Multiplevideo windows with hardware color space conversionand filtering (YUV

4:2:2 and 4:2:0)

•AGP 4X / 2X / 1X complete support

1. Introduction

Features

9ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User’s Manual

2. Hardware Setup

ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 Deluxe Series

DDR Frame Buffer

Item Checklist

ASUS AGP-V8460/V8440/V8420 Deluxe Series Graphics Card

(PAL or NTSC)

ASUS VR-100G

User’s Manual

ASUS Driver and Utility CD Disc

Notes

•Use the same TV standard for all devices.

•and cannot be connected at the same time.

•Drawings are for reference only; actual cards may vary.

S-VID IN

COMP IN S-VID OUT COMP OUT

2. H/W Setup

V8460/V8440/V8420

Deluxe Layout

DVI-I Dual-Link

output (24pins)

NVIDIA

GeForce4 Ti

4600/4400/4200

GPU Chip

(Graphics Processing Unit)

Chip with Fan

VGA

BIOS

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

Frame

Buffer

(DDR)

DVI-enabled Flat-Panel Display

VR Glasses

Output

3D Glasses

(ASUS VR-100G)

VGA Monitor

Output

(15pin)

(Standard)

VGA Output

Projector

AV Input

(9pin)

ASUS AV Adapter

S S

TV MODE

PAL

123

NTSC

123

TV MODE

ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User’s Manual10

DVI-I Dual-Link

output (24pins)

VGA Monitor

output (15pins)

(standard)

VGA Output

Projector

DVI-enabled Flat-Panel LCD Display

VGA Monitor

output (15pin)

(standard)

SVHS/TV output

7-pin ( for TD

models only)

Monitor

Composite (RCA) Input

S-Video to Composite Cable

DVD / VCR

Video Input (ASUSVideo) 7pin S compatible)

VGA

BIOS

128/64MB

Frame

Buffer

The DVI Dual-Link output accepts either a 12- or 24-pin

DVI plug connector or a new type of analog plug

connector that uses four additional pins, plus a

ground plane plug to maintain constant

impedance for the analog RGB signals.

NVIDIA

GeForce4 Ti

4600/4400/4200

GPU Chip

(Graphics Processing Unit)

with Heatsink

Notes

•Use the same TV standard for all devices.

•and cannot be connected at the same time.

•Drawings are for reference only; actual cards may vary.

Item Checklist

ASUS AGP-V8460 V8440 V8420 / TD ( DVI ) Graphics Card

(PAL or NTSC)

ASUS VR-100G

User’s Manual

ASUS Driver and Utility CD Disc

ASUS V8460 / V8440 / V8420 TD / DVI Series

DDR Frame Buffer

2. H/W Setup

V8460/V8440/V8420

TD / DVI Layout

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