User manual ASUS V9950

[. . . ] V9950 Series Graphics Card V9950 Ultra / Deluxe / TVD / 256M V9950 / Deluxe / TVD / 128M V9950 Ultra / TD / 128M V9950 / TD / 128M V9950SE 256 / 128M USER'S MANUAL Hardware Guide E1390 Revised Edition V2 August 2003 Copyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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. 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. 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. [. . . ] Select the VGA card type for your operating system and click OK. From the Update Driver Warning box, click Yes to confirm the setting up of the ASUS enhanced display drivers. Follow the succeeding screen instructions. When Setup prompts that it has finished installing all the necessary files to your computer, click Finish. When you are returned to the Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Properties dialog box, click Close. In the Display Properties box, click Close. The system prompts you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart your computer and complete setup. · The quick setup program works only when the primary display detected is an ASUS graphics card. For optimum performance, check the following: - Make sure the DMA mode is enabled when using IDE DMA 33/ 66/100/133 hard disk drives. To set parameters, click on Start-> Control Panel->System->Device Manager->Disk Drives-> Properties->Settings->Options->DMA. - Run the Disk Defragmenter (defrag. exe), especially when the hard disk is almost full. · Make sure the system power supply can provide the minimum power requirement of the graphics card. · ASUS V9950 Series User Guide 13 3. 1. 2 Windows 2000/XP Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program 1. When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Cancel to enter the Windows desktop. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive. From the 2D/3D Graphic & Video Accelerator main menu, click Drivers then Install ASUS Enhanced Driver on the Driver dialog box. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart your computer and complete Setup. Method 2: Plug and Play 1. When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. From the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box, select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)" then click Next. 14 ASUS V9950 Series User Guide 5. Insert the support CD into your CD-ROM drive to launch the Locate Driver Files item of the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box. Check CD-ROM drives, uncheck all other options then click Next to search for the drivers of your graphics card. [. . . ] Timeshifting gives you instant replay capability without missing a beat, because the feature allows continous recording even when you select the replay/rewind function. 38 ASUS V9950 Series User Guide 8. 2 Installing ASUS Home Theater The ASUS Home Theater enables you to watch TV, listen to MP3s, view DVDs or video clips and browse pictures on your PC. 1. Insert the ASUS Home Theater support CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup. exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. From the welcome screen, click Next and follow succeeding instructions to copy the necessary files to your computer. 4. [. . . ]