User manual ASUS A9600

[. . . ] Graphics Card Drivers and Utilities Installation Guide E1728 First Edition 2005 Copyright© 2005 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. [. . . ] Click D e v i c e M a n a g e r then r, double-click on D i s p l a y s. adapters 3. 4. 5. Select the current display adapter then click on the n. Properties icon Drivers and utilities installation guide 11 6. From the Properties dialog box, select the D r i v e r tab, then click on U p d a t e D r i v e r r. 7. Select the D o n ' t s e a r c h . i n s t a l l option, then click N e x t 8. 9. Click H a v e D i s k . Next When setup prompts you for the location of the driver, click B r o w s e to locate the saved driver file in your hard disk, network, floppy or CD-ROM drive. 10. Follow the succeeding screen instructions. The application prompts you to restart your computer to complete the process. Yes 12 ASUS ATI series graphics card 2. 3 Removing display driver If you want to replace your display driver or if you no longer need the display driver for your card, follow the procedures in this section to completely remove the display driver from the system. Click the S t a r t button, then C o n t r o l P a n e ll. From the Control Panel, double-click the A d d o r R e m o v e P r o g r a m s icon to display the A d d o r R e m o v e P r o g r a m s screen. Select A T I - S o f t w a r e U n i n s t a l l U t i l i t y from the list, then click C h a n g e / R e m o v e e. Follow the succeeding screen instructions. The application prompts you to restart your computer to complete the process. 5. Drivers and utilities installation guide 13 3. Utilities Your graphics card package comes with innovative technologies to turn your computer into a smart multimedia center. You can install or remove these utilities using any of the recommended methods in this section. After installing the VGA drivers for your graphics card, use any of the recommended methods to install any of the following utilities: A. is a real-time audio/video communication feature that enhances your interactive gaming experience. This utility enables point-to-point video conferencing functions and online gaming to take place at the same time. With this feature, you can see and talk to your opponents while playing full-screen online games!ASUS SmartDoctor The Smart Doctor utility monitors the VGA card condition and significantly cools down the VGA Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). This utility also allows you to adjust the graphics card clock settings. · The ASUS Smart Doctor utility works only for graphics card models with a built-in hardware monitor IC. If the hardware monitor IC is not present, only the SmartDoctor overclocking function will be installed. [. . . ] Make sure that the card is not tilted or skewed on the slot. Your video controls might not be properly set. · Manually configure your video controls to your desired settings. · Configure your graphics card display resolution in Display Properties. [. . . ]