User manual ASUS V7700

[. . . ] R V7700 Series GigaTexel Shader Graphics Card USER'S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers V7700 / 32MB V7700 / 64MB V7700 / T / 32MB V7700 / T / 64MB V7700 Deluxe / 32MB V7700 Deluxe TV / 32MB V7700 Pro / 64MB V7700 Pro / T / 64MB V7700 Pro / Deluxe / 64MB V7700 TI / 64MB / 32MB V7700 TI / T / 64MB / 32MB V7700 TI / Deluxe / 64MB / 32MB 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 example, to define the hot key combination CTRL+ALT+D, press D. NOTE: The hot keys will be available only if you selected the Enable OSD check box. ASUS V7700 Series User's Manual IV. Software Reference OSD Settings Beetle Crazy CupTM is copyright © 2000 by INFORGRAMES Original idea and development by XPIRALTM (Efecto Caos S. L. ) The OSD settings include Depth, Embossment, Direction, Background, Foreground, Blind, Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma. Software Reference | Advanced for a description of the 3D glasses settings and IV. Software Reference | Color for a description of the display settings. When selected, this lets you to adjust onscreen the settings of your 3D glasses and display card when playing games or watching 3D videos. These settings include Eyes, Distance, Embossment, Background, Foreground, Blind, Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma. Software Reference | Advanced for a description of the 3D glasses settings and IV. Software Reference | Color for a description of the display settings. Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys on your keyboard to select a setting that you want to change or adjust and the PLUS or MINUS keys to move or drag the slider. To restore the settings to their defaults, press the HOME key. To close the onscreen display, press the END key. OSD Histogram Chart 0 1 Z=0. 0 E Embossment Z=1. 0 Number of vertices on this Z-value The OSD Histogram Chart lets you determine at which Z range 3D objects are located and how they gather. For example, if this chart (simulated) was displayed on a car racing game, the vertices to the left of the E line could be the model of your car and to the right of the E line could be the road, houses, other cars or trees in front of your car. So, with this information, you could · Adjust Embossment by moving the E line. · Adjust Foreground/Background, thus stretching the histogram to make objects more evenly distributed. NOTE: Using the histogram chart requires games using Direct3D 6. 0 or earlier. Known Issues on Specific Games See the included support CD for the latest information (D3DVR. TXT in the WIN9X folder). All registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective users. No intended endorsement of these products or games by ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. and its subsidiaries is intended or implied. ASUS V7700 Series User's Manual 53 IV. Software Reference (This page was intentionally left blank. ) IV. S/W Reference 54 ASUS V7700 Series User's Manual IV. Software Reference Direct3D Windows 98 Only Performance and Compatibility Options Enable fog table emulation Some old games do not correctly query the D3D hardware capabilities and expect table fog support. Choosing this option will ensure that such games will run properly. Adjust Z-buffer depth to rendering depth if unequal This option forces the hardware to automatically adjust the depth of its Z-buffer to the depth that the application requests. [. . . ] Games or applications re- · 3D works only in 16- or 32-bit color depth. Switch your color depth display mode to 16-bit (high color) port "No 3D acceleration or 32-bit (true color). hardware found. " · Check necessary libraries, such as DirectX or OpenGL. · Try to switch to a lower resolution. [. . . ]