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  • Page 1

    1. Introudction Highlights/Models R V 817 0 Series Graphics Card Quick Start Manual Hardware & V ideo Drivers V8170 PRO / T / 64M V8170 DDR / T / 64M V8170 MAGIC / T / 64M / 32M V8170 SE / T / 64M QE1001[...]

  • Page 2

    ASUS V8170 User’s Manual 2 User ’ s Notice USER’S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, 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 pur - poses, witho[...]

  • Page 3

    3 ASUS V8170 User’ s Manual FCC DOC & Compliance FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interf[...]

  • Page 4

    ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 4 Thank you for purchasing an ASUS AGP-V8170 Series GPU Graphics Card . W ith this purchase, you join a legion of mainstream graphics enthusiasts. Powered by the NVIDIA™ GeFor ce4 MX ™ 460/440/420 graphics processing unit (GPU), the ASUS AGP-V8170 series deliver s breakthrough leading-edge graphics performance. Enjo[...]

  • Page 5

    5 ASUS V8170 User’ s Manual 1. Introduction Features Features • The most graphically integrated engine yet: the GeForce4 MX440/420 delivers unprecedented features and ef fects to the demanding mainstream user . Realistic 3D characters and ef fects are now more life-like than ever before! • All new 128-bit DDR memory dramatically boosts bandwi[...]

  • Page 6

    ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 6 2. H/W Setup V8170 PRO / T 2. Hardware Setup ASUS V8170 PRO / T Layout 64MB DDR Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V8170 PRO / T / 64M Graphics Card (P AL or NTSC) This User ’ s Manual ASUS V8170 Driver & Utility CD Disc VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) SVHS/TV Output (7pin) VGA Output Projector S-Video Outp[...]

  • Page 7

    7 ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual ASUS V8170 DDR / T Layout 64MB DDR Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V8170 DDR / T / 64M Graphics Card (P AL or NTSC) This User ’ s Manual ASUS V8170 Driver & Utility CD Disc VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) VGA Output Projector SVHS/TV Output (7pin) S-Video Output PA L 123 JP2 JP1 123 NTSC JP2 JP1 (Graphic[...]

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    ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 8 VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) SVHS/TV Output (7pin) VGA Output Projector S-Video Output (Graphics Processing Unit) NVIDIA TM GeForce4 MX TM 420 GPU Chip Frame Buffer VGA BIOS ASUS V8170 MAGIC / T Layout 64MB / 32MB DDR Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V8170 MAGIC / T / 64M / 32M Graphics Card This User ’ s [...]

  • Page 9

    9 ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual VGA Monitor output (15pin) (standard) SVHS/TV Output (7pin) VGA Output Projector S-Video Output (Graphics Processing Unit) NVIDIA TM GeForce4 MX TM 420 GPU Chip Frame Buffer VGA BIOS ASUS V8170 SE / T Layout 64MB SDR Frame Buf fer Item Checklist ASUS V8170 SE / T / 64M Graphics Card This User ’ s Manual ASUS V8170 D[...]

  • Page 10

    ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 10 2. H/W Setup Installation Installation Procedures New VGA Cards 1. Unplug all electrical cords on your computer . 2. Remove the system unit cover . 3. Locate the AGP bus expansion slot. Make sure this slot is unobstructed. 4. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer chassis. 5. Ground yourself [...]

  • Page 11

    11 ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 2. H/W Setup OS Requirements Operating System Requirements NOTE: T his graphics card requires a motherboard with an AGP slot. Windows 9 8 W indows 98 supports full Direct3D and AGP features. If you are still using the beta version of W indows 98 and you want to fully take advantage the Direct3D and AGP features, you [...]

  • Page 12

    ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 12 3. DISPLA Y Driver Installation 3. Display Driver Automatic Driver Installation The support CD with the V8170 Series VGA card supplies three important system drivers: the Display driver , Micr osoft DirectX and the VGAR T driver . The Dis- play driver coordinates the software to support a particular system, and suppo[...]

  • Page 13

    13 ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 3. DISPLA Y Driver Installation 3. Display Driver Manual Display Driver Installation T o install a new VGA card display driver , follow the steps below . NOTE: The screen displays in this manual may not reflect exactly the screen contents displayed on your screen. The contents of the support CD are subject to change [...]

  • Page 14

    ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 14 3. DISPLA Y Driver Installation 3. Display Driver 4. Enter the wizard and then check the box: No, the device isn ’ t in the list . 7. T ype the drive letter for your CD ROM and browse for the Asusnv9x.inf driver file. 5. Then, check the box: No, I want to select the hardwar e from a list . 6. Then choose Display ad[...]

  • Page 15

    15 ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 3. DISPLA Y Driver Installation 3. Display Driver Windows 2000/XP: Uninstalling Existing Cards 1. Boot-up the PC. If you are installing the ASUS VGA card with an existing system, it may be necessary to disable any existing VGA card currently in use. T o do so, double-click on My Computer to enter the W indows Control[...]

  • Page 16

    ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 16 OS Requirements 3. DISPLA Y Driver Installation 3. Display Driver 3. Click on the curr ent VGA card . Then continue and select, Y es, I want to uninstall the device . Finish up and shut off the PC. Reboot after installing the new ASUS V8170 card. Insert your VGA support CD and install drivers.[...]

  • Page 17

    17 ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 3. DISPLA Y Driver Installation 3. Display Driver 1. T o manually install a new ASUS VGA card into a new system, insert the ASUS V8170 Driver CD and transfer a ll Win 2000 files to a new test folder on the root drive. Shut of f the PC. Install the new ASUS V8170 VGA card. Reboot the PC. Return to the Control Panel an[...]

  • Page 18

    ASUS V8170 User ’ s Manual 18 3. DISPLA Y Driver Installation 4. Click Browse and select the test folder into which the W in2000 driver files were placed. 5. Locate the Asusnv2k.inf file and then select Open . 6. Then click OK to install the driver file. After the process is complete, shut of f the PC and reboot. 3. Display Driver[...]