User manual ASUS V8460

[. . . ] V8460/V8440/V8420 Series Programmable nFiniteFXTM Graphics Card USER'S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers 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 PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. 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. [. . . ] For first-person shooting games, use embossment to make only your hand/weapon appear above the screen. ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User's Manual 4. Software Reference On Screen Display Enable OSD Clicking on the check box enables access to the advanced box. When selected, this option opens the D3D On Screen Display. Use the defined Hotkey and adjust the onscreen settings of the 3D glasses and display card while playing Direct 3D games or watching 3D movies. Advanced Click on the button to access the advanced box to access hotkey assignments. Hotkey This function assigns hot keys to enable onscreen display or OSD. Select Enable OSD then click on the advanced button. Change the default hot key (CTRL + ALT + O) if it conflicts with hot keys of certain games, video players or Windows programs. To change the default hot keys With the mouse cursor in the Hotkey box, press the hot key combination of your choice (only CTRL + ALT + X key combinations can be defined). Keys that are unavailable for hotkey X values include: ESC, ENTER, TAB, SPACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, or BACKSPACE. Press any other key to complete the combination. For example: to define the hot key combination CTRL+ALT+D, having placed the cursor in the box - press D. NOTE: Hot keys will be available only if you selected the Enable OSD check box IMPORTANT: Before enabling D3D stereoscopic mode and using the stereoscopic or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure the monitor can support the selected refresh rate (interlaced mode) under the following display scales: 16 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 960 x 720, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864 32 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x 600 WARNING!To prevent discomfort and eye fatigue when using stereoscopic or 3D glasses, DO NOT use 3D glasses for an extended period of time. Take frequent short breaks to give your muscles and eyes a chance to rest: remove the 3D glasses and then look up and focus on distant objects. ASUS V8460/V8440/V8420 Series User's Manual 35 4. Software Reference Typical D3D OSD Onscreen Game Settings Beetle Crazy CupTM is copyright © 2000 by INFORGRAMES Original idea and development by XPIRALTM (Efecto Caos S. L. ) When selected, the D3D onscreen menu helps to adjust the settings of 3D glasses and the display card while playing games or watching 3D videos. Typical D3D OSD onscreen settings include: Depth, Embossment, Direction, Background, Foreground, Blind, Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma. In most games, use the keyboard UP or DOWN arrow keys to select a new setting. The PLUS or MINUS keys move the sliders. To restore the defaults, press the HOME key. To close screen settings display, use the END key. 0 1 D3D/OSD Histogram The OSD Histogram Chart pinpoints the Z-axis range upon which 3D objects appear as well as how they gather. For example, if the above chart (simulated) Z=0. 0 E Z=1. 0 Embossment Number of vertices on this Z-value was displayed for a car racing game, the vertices to the left of the E line could be the model of the game player's car, and those objects to the right of the E line could be the road, houses, other cars or trees in front of the car. So, with this information, the user may: · Adjust embossment by moving the E line. [. . . ] Troubleshooting 76 After installation and · Make sure the "Assign IRQ to VGA" option is restarting, Windows 95/98 enabled in the BIOS. informs me that the display · Check if there is enough IRQ for VGA. · Uninstall the driver, restart, and reinstall the driver. My monitor is not capable · It depends on the display characteristics of your of high resolution or refresh monitor. [. . . ]