User manual ASUS 3DPV3000

[. . . ] R 3DexPlorer 3000 ® 3DP-V3000 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. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. [. . . ] The Installing Microsoft DirectX 5 dialog box will automatically appear because the 3DPV3000 display driver requires DirectX 5 to have access to the advanced 3D features. This box indicates that the Setup program is searching for the updated DirectX Runtime Components and updating as necessary. ASUS 3DP-V3000 User's Manual 13 III. Windows 95 Display Driver Click Next > to install 3DP-V3000 display drivers on your computer. III. Replacing an Existing VGA Card If wish to replace an existing VGA card with the ASUS 3DP-V3000 graphics card, the current display drivers must be replaced first. To replace, insert the ASUS 3DP-V3000 installation CD. The ASUS Windows 95 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 3DP-V3000 Display Driver and the Setup program window will appear. Click Next > to install the 3DP-V3000 display drivers on your computer. Windows 95 Existing Card 14 The Features window will be displayed. Click Next > to continue with the Setup program. The Installing Microsoft DirectX 5 dialog box will automatically appear because the 3DPV3000 display driver requries DirectX 5 to have access to the advanced 3D features. Click Next > to begin the file transfer. This box indicates that the Setup program is searching for the updated DirectX Runtime Components and updating as necessary. After all drivers are installed, power off your system and replace your VGA card with the ASUS 3DP-V3000. Restart your computer and the drivers should be installed automatically. ASUS 3DP-V3000 User's Manual III. Video Driver Uninstallation If you want to install other graphics cards or if you no longer need the 3DP-V3000 display drivers, you can use one of the following procedures to completely uninstall the drivers from Windows 95 to save disk space. 3. 1 Using the Autorun Screen Insert the ASUS 3DP-V3000 installation CD. Select Remove 3DP-V3000 Display Driver in the ASUS Windows 95 Install Shell and follow the uninstallation steps. Windows 95 Uninstall Drivers 15 3. 2 Using the Windows 95 Control Panel Click Start, and then point to Settings. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Select ASUS 3DP-V3000 V1. 02 (driver version) from the list. Click Add/Remove. During uninstallation, a "Remove Shared File?" dialog box will display asking you to remove some shared files. Click the Yes or Yes To All button to remove the shared files that are no longer used. ASUS 3DP-V3000 User's Manual III. DirectX5 Installation Microsoft DirectX5 allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 95. [. . . ] Hardware Information VIP CONNECTOR A (26 Pin Dual Row Header, 0. 100 in. centers) Standard Feature Connector Pin # 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 Signal Name Ground Ground Ground EVIDEO # ESYNC # EDCLK # N/C Ground Ground Ground Ground N/C N/C VIP Mode Signal Name Ground Ground Ground HAD [1] HAD [0] HCTL SCL Ground Ground Ground Ground VIRQ # SDA Standard Feature Connector Pin # 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Signal Name P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 DCLK BLANK # HSYNC VSYNC Ground VIP Mode Signal Name VID [0] VID [1] VID [2] VID [3] VID [4] VID [5] VID [6] VID [7] PIXCLK VIPCLK N/C N/C Ground VIP CONNECTOR B (14 Pin Dual Row Header, 0. 100 in. centers) Standard Feature Connector Pin # 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 Signal Name VIP Mode Signal Name +3. 3V +3. 3V Ground +5V +5V SCLK LRCLK Standard Feature Connector Pin # 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Signal Name VIP Mode Signal Name +3. 3V +3. 3V Ground +5V VRST # Ground PCMDATA ASUS 3DP-V3000 User's Manual 27 VII. Troubleshooting Description After installing the driver, Windows 95 doesn't prompt me to restart and the driver still doesn't work after I restart my computer. Recommended Action You may have installed similar drivers before. [. . . ]