Asus A7000 Software Reference Manual

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Graphics Card Software Reference ...

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ii Copyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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...

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iii Contents Notices ........................................................................................... iv Safety information ...........................................................................v About this guide.........................

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iv Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any i...

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v Safety information Electrical safety • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the exi...

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vi Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for p...

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1 1. ASUS Control Panel The ASUS Control Panel is a program that allows you to adjust certain features on your computer environment like the desktop color, screen resolution and refresh rates. 1.1 NVIDIA ® graphics card series After installing the ...

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2 1.1.1 Setting screen resolution The ASUS Control panel menu includes a list of shortcuts for easy screen resolution setting. To change the screen resolution: 1. From the ASUS Control Panel menu, click one of the available screen resolutions. 2. Whe...

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3 1.1.2 Refresh Rate This item changes the refresh rate of the current screen resolution. A refresh rate is the number of times a display image is repainted or redrawn per second. The refresh rate is expressed in Hertz (Hz), for example, a refresh ra...

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4 1.1.3 Windows Display Properties This item runs the Windows Display Properties dialog box that allows you to: • change the Windows theme • enhance the Windows desktop • select a screen saver • adjust the monitor power settings • change th...

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5 1.1.4 Advanced This menu allows you to enable or disable the ASUS OSD (On-Screen Display) feature, set the OSD hot keys and display the ASUS Control Panel icon on the Windows taskbar. To launch the Advanced options dialog box, click the Advanced.....

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6 OSD (On-Screen Display) The On-Screen Display feature allows you to adjust the display settings while you play Direct3D or OpenGL 3D games. To set the On-Screen Display parameters: 1. From the ASUS Display Card Control Panel (NVIDIA Series) dialog ...

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7 Taskbar Utility The Taskbar Utility allows you to conveniently access various features and presets you have configured in the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar. To set the Taskbar utility: 1. From the ASUS Display Card Control Pa...

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8 1.2 ATI ® Radeon graphics card series After installing the display drivers, locate the ASUS Control Panel icon on the Windows taskbar. The ASUS Control Panel is a menu of shortcuts for the screen resolution and color settings. To launch the ASUS ...

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9 Setting screen resolution The ASUS Control Panel menu includes shortcuts for easy screen resolution setting. To change the screen resolution: 1. From the ASUS Control Panel menu, click one of the available screen resolutions. 2. When the Change Dis...

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10 2. ASUS VideoSecurity The ASUS VideoSecurity is a powerful security utility that detects any change in a specified surveillance region. Using video capture devices, video snapshots are captured automatically when there is a deviation in the user-d...

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11 2.2 Launching ASUS VideoSecurity To launch ASUS VideoSecurity: Click the Start button then select All Programs -> ASUS -> ASUS VideoSecurity -> ASUS VideoSecurity to display the following menu. Command buttons Start/Stop - starts or stops...

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12 Hide History - displays or hides the history panel, which contains a list of information recorded when a motion is detected in the surveillance region. A. Click the Explore button to search other recorded files in your hard disk. B. Click the Hi...

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13 2.3 Features setup To display the ASUS VideoSecurity setup window, click the Setup button from the ASUS VideoSecurity menu. 2.3.1 Main To modify the Main setup options: 1. Click the Main tab from the setup dialog box. 2. Move the slider to adjust ...

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14 3. Move the slider to select detecting interval. The interval (frame/sec) or scan rate has four configuration options: 1 frame/sec, 2 frames/sec, 3 frames/sec and 4 frames/sec. 1. Set to a higher scan rate for a more accurate detection. 2. The Def...

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15 2.3.2 Working Mode To modify the working mode settings: 1. Click the Working Mode tab from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup dialog box. 2. Click one of the option buttons to set the detecting mode. 3. Click the Start tracing whenever a condition is de...

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16 2.3.3 Procedures To modify the procedures setting: 1. Click the Procedures tab from the setup dialog box. 2. Click the Start recording when an unusual condition occurs check box to enable this feature. Set the recording duration (in seconds) when ...

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17 • SMTP Mail Server Setup - contains the parameters and protocols necessary to send your email. Key-in the Outgoing Mail Server-SMTP server IP address or domain name; for example, 168.187.2.22 or mail.company.com. The My server requires authentic...

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18 4. Click the Making phone calls by modem check box to enable this handling procedure. Set the following fields when enabled. • Area code - the telephone area code of the location of the recipient • Country code - the telephone country code ...

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19 2.3.4 Device To select a scan device or adjust color settings: 1. Click the Device tab from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup dialog box. 2. Click the Devices combo list box to select video capture device. 3. Click the Video Standard combo list box to ...

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20 2.3.5 Advanced To configure the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server parameters: 1. Click the Advanced tab from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup page. 2. Click the Enable HTTP Server check box to enable or disable the use of the HTTP Server. Whe...

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21 3. ASUS GameFace ASUS GameFace is a real-time audio/video communication feature that enables point-to-point video conferencing functions and online gaming to take place at the same time. 3.1 Launching ASUS GameFace Make sure to enable the On-Scree...

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22 3.2 Setting Local playback mode 3.3 Setting Network playback mode This section describes how you can connect , accept or terminate calls from a remote computer. 3.3.1 Connecting to a remote computer To start Local playback mode: From the GameFace ...

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23 3.4 Tools 3.4.1 Options To launch the GameFace options dialog box, click Tool then Option, or click the Options button. 3.3.2 Accepting a call To accept an incoming call: 1. Launch ASUS GameFace. 2. The application prompts a message box on an inco...

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24 Position To set the GameFace on-screen position: 1. Click on the combo list box and select from the list. 2. Key-in the X and Y screen coordinates. The values vary depending on your monitor resolution settings. 3. Click OK to apply settings or Can...

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25 Setting the GameFace TV Tuner To set the Video tuner device: 1. Click the Video combo list box and select your current video device. 2. Click the Device Input combo list box and select TV Tuner. 3. Click the check box to enable or disable the vide...

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26 Using the GameFace TV Tuner To watch TV using the GameFace video tuner: 1. From the GameFace menu, click Call then select Local Play/Stop or click the Play/Stop button on the GameFace dialog box. 2. Press the GameFace TV Tuner hotkeys (Default: Ct...

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27 Setting the Address Book To change the GameFace address book settings: 1. From the GameFace menu, click Tool then Address Book. A dialog box appears. 2. Click New to add a new name and IP address or Host name on the list. 3. Click Delete if you wa...

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28 To use ASUS GameFace: 1. Launch your game. 2. After entering full-screen mode, press the defined hot key (default is Ctrl+Alt+V) to activate GameFace. 3. Press the On-Screen Display hot key to show the OSD menu. 4. Use the arrow keys to select the...

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29 3.6 Using the GameFace TV Tuner To use the ASUS GameFace TV tuner: 1. Launch your game. 2. After entering full-screen mode, press the defined hot keys (default is Ctrl+Alt+V) to activate GameFace. 3. Press the On-Screen Display hot keys to show th...

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30 4. ASUS Digital VCR With ASUS Digital VCR, you can watch and record TV programs from your TV tuner and enjoy all kinds of media such as digital camcorders, VCRs, and PC camera. Other features include “Channel Surfing,” which allows you to watc...

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31 4.2 Using ASUS Digital VCR There are two ways to access the ASUS Digital VCR functions. You can use the ASUS Digital VCR panel or right-click on the VCR screen to display the available functions. Use mouse to resize the window ...

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32 4.2.2 Setting your video source To set your video source: 1. From the ASUS Digital VCR menu, click the Setup button. 2. Select the Video Source tab from the ASUS Digital VCR Setup dialog box. 3. Click the Video Standard combo list box to select a ...

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33 4.2.3 Capture The Capture tab allows you to configure the video capture settings. Select one from the default values that matches your frequently used settings. To set the Capture parameters: 1. From the ASUS Digital VCR menu, click the Setup butt...

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34 4.2.5 TV Tuner To set your TV Tuner options: 1. From the ASUS Digital VCR menu, click the Setup button. 2. Select the TV Tuner tab from the ASUS Digital VCR Setup dialog box. 3. Click one of the option buttons to select a TV receiver source. 4. To...

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35 4.2.6 Devices The Devices tab allows you to set up your video and audio device. Make sure to install the WDM driver from the support CD to run this feature. To setup your video and audio device: 1. From the ASUS Digital VCR menu, click the Setup b...

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36 5. ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is designed to monitor the temperature, voltage and fan condition of your graphics card. This utility also smartly cools down your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) temperature and allows you to adjust the graphic...

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37 • The AGP bus VDDQ voltage and AGP bus 3.3 voltage should be supplied steadily by your motherboard. Otherwise, your system will crash. • The FB VDDQ voltage item is grayed or disabled if your graphics card does not support voltage monitoring f...

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38 5.3.3 Fan speed status Click the Fan speed tab to display the current fan speed of your graphics card. 5.3.4 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the graphics card engine (GPU) and memory clock to enhance your graphics card per...

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39 5. If the engine or memory clock test fails, click Default to revert to default values. 4. Click Set/Test button to test the graphics on-screen memory with the core engine and memory clocks you set. The following screen appears while testing. ...

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40 5.4 Advanced setup features To launch the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box, click the Setup button on the SmartDoctor menu. 5.4.1 Settings To change the settings, click the Settings tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. Monitor Settings To ...

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41 HyperDrive Modes 1. 3D Game mode - In 3D Game mode, ASUS SmartDoctor automatically sets the GPU clock to its highest possible value when playing 3D games for better 3D performance. It reverts to its normal GPU core clock after playing 3D games. 2....

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42 5.4.2 Monitor To change voltage, temperature and fan monitor settings: 1. Click the Monitor tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. Voltage Alarm Settings • Click the check box to enable or disable the alarm for AGPVDDQ, VCC, FBVDDQ or VCO...

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43 5.4.3 Fan Control To change the fan control settings: 1. Click the Fan Control tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box. 2. Click the option buttons to select fan control feature. The fan control has two features: Manual mode and Temperature m...

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44 6. Multi-monitor feature 6.1 ATI ® Radeon graphics card series ASUS Radeon graphics cards include a multi-monitor feature through the ATI ® HYDRAVISION™ multiple monitor management software. The ATI ® HYDRAVISION™ feature allows you to ma...

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45 6.1.2 Changing display scheme and hotkey To change the display scheme and hotkey: 1. Boot your computer. 2. Click the Start button then select Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel. Select the Settings tab. 4. Click ...

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46 Attributes To modify the monitor attributes: 1. From the Monitor Properties dialog box, click the Attributes tab. • To use the Display Data Channel (DDC) information, make sure that the Use DDC information button is checked. • To change the Ma...

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47 Adjustments To adjust the screen position and screen size : 1. From the Monitor Properties dialog box, click the Adjustments tab. 2. Click the arrow button to adjust the screen position. 3. Click the plus (+) or minus (-) button to adjust the scre...

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48 6.2 NVIDIA ® graphics card series The NVIDIA ® nView™ feature allows you to manage the display of multiple windows or applications across two or more monitors. To change the nView™ settings: 1. Boot your computer. 2. Click the Start button...

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49 7. Click the nView Modes combo list box to select nView mode. 8. Click the Display pair combo list box and select your display type setup. ...

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50 9. Click the labeled monitors or click the Display combo list box to select the primary display device. 10. Make sure that the Make this the primary display box is checked. 11. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings and exit. C...