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E3325 Second Edition July 2007 Copyright© 2007 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 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”).
Contents Notices.................................................................................................. v Safety information............................................................................... vi About this guide...................................................................................vii 1. 2. ASUS Splendid...........................................................................1 1.1 System Requirements..................................................1 1.
. 3.9 Abnormal Events........................................................33 3.10 Information................................................................34 3.11 Terminology...............................................................34 ASUS VideoSecurity Online......................................................37 4.1 System Requirements................................................37 4.2 What’s New................................................................37 4.
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 interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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 existing system before you add a device. • Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company.
About this guide Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.
1. ASUS Splendid 1.1 System Requirements • For PCI-Express system with PCI-Express graphic card installed: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz processor or equivalent AMD processor or above • For AGP system with AGP graphic card installed: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz processor or equivalent AMD processor or above • 256MB system memory or above • Windows 2000 Professional Edition with SP4 or Windows XP Professional/Home Edition with SP2 • DirectX 9.
1.3 Launching ASUS Splendid To launch ASUS Splendid: 1. Click the Start > Control Panel, and then find Display option. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. The following window appears (see the figure on the next page) e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 2 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.
2. Select ASUS tab > ASUS Splendid to display the following. Click for help Click to enable or disable ASUS Splendid Click to adjust Dynamic Contrast* Click to set region* Click to select mode (see table below for details) Preview screen * Set Region The options of Set Region are: All, Left only and Right only * Dynamic Contrast With the Dynamic Contrast feature, ASUS Splendid is able to intelligently adjust the contrast according to the content on the screen.
Splendid Mode Table MODE Description Enriched Recommended for home entertainment systems. Vivid Colors Enhances saturation and contrast for a more saturated color. Theater Softer contrast for a theater-like effect. Crystal Clear Detailed enhancement with a bright effect. 3. Click OK to effect changes. 1.4 Limitation 1. The ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology works only when the video has the overlay surface feature. 2.
2. ASUS GamerOSD ASUS GamerOSD allows you to share real-time gaming experience while playing full-screen games. Users can remotely monitor a live broadcast using the Internet Explorer browser. With the GamerOSD, you can also adjust GPU clock and image quality without exiting games. 2.
2.3 User Interface 2.3.1 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 6 3D Display Setting ASUS graphics card 2007.8.
O. C. Mode When the current overclocking function is controlled by GamerOSD, the item shows Manual. If the HyperDrive feature in ASUS SmartDoctor is enabled, this item shows HyperDrive to suggest that the overclocking function is controlled by SmartDoctor. Show FPS Sets to show/hide FPS on your monitor and choose where to display. Configuration options: OFF, L/T (left top), R/T (right top), R/B (right bottom), L/B (left bottom). FPS Text Color Changes the text color of the FPS.
2.3.2 Video Capturing Capture Mode Shows Movie if you select Movie in the GamerOSD setup menu. This item shows Broadcast if you previously select Broadcast. Start/Stop When the Movie mode is selected, this item shows the hotkeys for starting/stopping recording games. In Broadcast mode, this item shows N/A. Current Client(s) Shows 0 in Movie mode. In Broadcast mode, this item shows the number of connected viewers watching your broadcast. Capture Size Shows the resolution of the captured videos.
Capture Rate Shows the frame rate of the captured videos. This item is set in Advanced Setting in the GamerOSD setup menu. Start Capturing In Movie mode, press the right/left arrow key or the set hotkeys to start/stop recording games. A red blinking dot appears on the bottom left corner of your screen whe recording. The recorded videos are automatically saved to the Movie folder and named by date. In Broadcast mode, press the right/left arrow key to start/stop broadcasting games. 2.3.
The following two items are enabled when you select Multiple screenshot mode. Capture Numbers Allows you to set the number of screenshots captured consecutively. Configuration options: 3, 4, ~ 9, 10. Capture Interval (sec) Allows you to set the capture interval by second. Configuration options: 1, 2, ~ 5. Hot Key Shows the hotkeys for capturing screens. Press the set hotkeys to capture screens. The images are automatically saved to the ScreenShot folder and named by date. 2.4 Using GamerOSD 2.4.
To overclock while playing games: 1. Start a full-screen DirectX or OpenGL game. 2. Launch GamerOSD (Ctrl+Alt+O) 3. Select GPU Speed from the 3D Display Setting. 4. Use the Left/Right keys on your keyboard to decrease/increase GPU speed. 5. Check the FPS information to see if the current GPU speed is set properly. 2.4.2 Using Video Capturing Function To capture the video of your playing games: 1. Start a full-screen DirectX or OpenGL game. 2. Launch GamerOSD (Ctrl+Alt+O) 3.
5. The default format of the video is WMA, if you want to change to other format, click the GamerOSD (figure 1) icon from your desktop task bar. From the menu appears (figure 2), click Advanced Setting to display the Advanced Setting menu (figure 3), find the Movie Format bar, then choose WMA or XviD MPEG-4 from the drop down list. figure 2 figure 1 figure 3 12 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 12 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.
6. Set the Sound Capture Device. Normally, GamerOSD automatically find your sound capture device. Configure this item only when GamerOSD cannot find a sound capture device or the recorded video has no sound. C-Media Device 7. To set hotkeys, click Screen Shot bars. behind GamerOSD, Record Movie and To view the saved movie and screen shot, click Movie or Screen Shot bar. Software reference e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 13 13 2007.8.
To broadcast games with GamerOSD: 1. Choose Broadcast and then click Start Broadcast bar. An icon appears in the desktop task bar showing that Broadcast is enabled. 2. Choose Broadcast and then click Start Broadcast bar. An icon appears in the desktop task bar showing that Broadcast is enabled. 3. Start a full-screen DirectX or OpenGL game. 4. Launch GamerOSD (Ctrl+Alt+O). 5. Select Start Capturing from the Video Capturing screen. 14 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 14 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.
6. If you want to adjust the Capture Size and Capture Rate while playing games, click the GamerOSD icon on the right bottom of the screen in the windows task bar, then click Advanced Settings. To let your friends watch your game on broadcast simultaneously Find your IP address on the top of the GamerOSD screen (see figure below) and tell your friend the IP address. To watch your game playing broadcasting, you friend needs to complete the following steps: 1. Launch Internet Explorer. 2.
3. Select the Screenshot Mode, File Format, Capture Numbers and Capture Interval (see the figure below). 4. Press the hotkeys to start capturing game playing screen. 5. Users can change the hotkeys and view the screen captures using the interface below. 16 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 16 ASUS graphics card 2007.8.
3. ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is a powerful utility designed to perform three major functions including: overclocking, monitoring, and cooling. 3.1 System Requirements • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/XP64/Vista32 • Minimum Hard Disk Space: 20MB • Hardware: ASUS ATI Series Graphics Cards, ASUS NVIDIA Series Graphics Cards • Software: ASUS GamerOSD Some functions metioned in this manual are only available when ASUS GamerOSD is installed.
3.3 Launching ASUS SmartDoctor The ASUS SmartDoctor utility is a memory resident program that is launched everytime you start Windows and remain in the computer memory to check the graphics card status. To access the ASUS SmartDoctor menu and its functions, double-click on the SmartDoctor icon found on the Windows taskbar, or from Start > program list. Voltage status tab VGA status Temperature status tab Fan speed tab GPU clock slider Memory clock slider Setup Default clock • 3.
3.5 • 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 for this item. Temperature status Click the Temperature status tab to display the GPU and RAM temperature status of your graphics card. If your graphics card does not support RAM temperature monitoring, the item is grayed or disabled. 3.
3.7 Engine and memory clock settings You can manually adjust the graphics card engine (GPU) and memory clock to enhance your graphics card performance. To adjust the engine and memory clock: 1. Move the Engine clock slider to adjust the engine clock. 2. Move the Memory clock slider to adjust the memory clock. Engine clock slider Memory clock slider 3. Press Set/Test button. 4. SmartDoctor displays a warning message. Click OK. 5. The engine clock you set appears on a dialog box. Click OK. 6.
3.8 • The overclocking function does not work with the A9200SE/LE and A9600SE graphics cards. • ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for any damage caused by improper use of this utility. Use this feature carefully. Before using this feature, carefully read the instructions. Advanced setup features To launch the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box, click SmartDoctor menu. 3.8.1 on the Settings To change the settings, click the Settings tab from the SmartDoctor Settings dialog box.
Monitor polling time interval ASUS SmartDoctor constantly monitors your graphics card hardware status. You can determine how often the SmartDoctor detects the monitor values by selecting the time interval from the dropdown list of Monitor polling time interval. For example, if you set the monitor polling time interval to 5 seconds, SmartDoctor will detect the monitor values every 5 seconds.
Disable Warning when running 3D games SmartDoctor provides an option to disable warning when running 3D games. When enabled, ASUS SmartDoctor will not prompt a warning message until you exit playing 3D games. Click the checkbox to enable or disable Disable warning when running 3D games. The Disable warning when running 3D games option is only available when the ASUS enhanced driver is installed in your system.
The Minimize SmartDoctor after running 3D games option is only available when the ASUS enhanced driver is installed in your system. Minimize SmartDoctor at next reboot SmartDoctor provides an option of Minimize SmartDoctor at next reboot. When enabled, ASUS SmartDoctor will minimize after next reboot. Click the checkbox to enable or disable Minimize SmartDoctor at next reboot feature. 24 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 24 2007.8.
3.8.2 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 (for AGP cards) or PCIE 12V (for PCIe cards), VCC, FBVDDQ or VCORE voltages. • Move the slider to adjust the Voltage Error Bound percentage. For example, if you set the error bound to 15%, SmartDoctor will set the safe range of AGPVDDQ from 1.28(1.5 - 0.22) to 1.72(1.5 + 0.
2. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings and exit. Click Cancel to discard changes and exit. For graphics cards with a monitor IC supporting GPU temperature monitoring only, ASUS SmartDoctor only provides the overclocking and fan control functions. 3.8.3 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.
Manual mode In manual mode, you can set the fan speed at a fixed rate. Using the fan power level slider to adjust the fan speed. Setting the power level to 100% means that the fan will run at full speed, while 0% will stop the fan. Only V9180 series or newer models support this feature. . Enable Smartcooling SmartCooling adjusts the fan speed according to the GPU temperature. When SmartCooling is enabled, you have to define the temperature boundaries for SmartCooling. 27 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 27 2007.
There are five fan speed levels and four temperature boundaries (see the figure below). When the GPU temperature goes beyond 40 degrees Celsius, ASUS SmartCooling will cool down the GPU with the full fan speed (Fastest level). When the temperature falls between 40 and 35 degrees Celsius, the fan speed will be set at fast level. Click the Default button to restore default temperature boundary settings.
3.8.4 HyperDrive ASUS HyperDrive is a dynamic overclocking mechanism that allows overclocking manually. When this feature is enabled, the GPU and video memory will work at the speed you set. Under some circumstanceshowever, you may want your graphics card to work at different clock speeds to get the best possible performance. If you enable ASUS HyperDrive, the slider in the main page for manual overclock will be disabled.
ASUS HyperDrive To activate HyperDrive: 1. Click the Enable HyperDrive check box to enable or disable the HyperDrive feature. 2. Click the option buttons to select the HyperDrive Mode. This page just only shows in version 4.54 and later. HyperDrive Modes A. 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.
GPU temperature mode With the ASUS SmartCooling feature, the four temperature boundaries in the Fan Control page also defines the SmartDoctor thresholds for the GPU clock. In this mode, the lower the temperature, the better performance you can have. 3. When the HyperDrive is enabled, you can enable the Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate and move the slider to adjust the frequency. 4. Click Default to load optimum settings. 5. Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings and exit.
ASUS do not provide any warranty or support for the damages caused by improper using of this feature. 1. Click to enable “Enable Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate”, then SmartDoctor displays “Manual OverClocking Rate for HyperDrive” warning message. 2. Click OK button on the warning message. 3. Adjust “Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate” slider to obtain desired clock value. 32 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 32 2007.8.
4. Click OK button. If you disable “enable Manual HyperDrive Clock Rate” box, the engine Overclocking rate for HyperDrive is set to the default value. The default value for each ASUS graphics cards is different. 3.9 Abnormal Events There are three type of abnormal events : unstable voltages, temperature overheat, and fan malfunction. When ASUS SmartDoctor detects an abnormal event, it will display a warning message on the upper-left side of the dialog box.
3.10 Information The information tab displays the Model name, Chip Name, Memory Size, BIOS etc. information of your graphics. The information page can not be displayed with some graphic cards. 3.11 Terminology Overheat Protection Overheat protection is an emergency mechanism that protect your graphics cards whenever an overheat or fan malfunction is detected. Also, ASUS SmartDoctor smartly cools down the graphic chip by decreasing the core clock to prevent further temperature increase.
HyperDrive ASUS SmartDoctor allows you to set the GPU and memory clocks manually. With the HyperDrive function enabled, ASUS SmartDoctor takes over the overclocking job. It will fine tune the GPU clock according to the HyperDrive mode. For example, when 3D mode is set, ASUS SmartDoctor will automatically increase the GPU clock when running 3D graphics for better performance. NOTE: For some models do not support HyperDrive. ASUS GamerOSD The ASUS GamerOSD is for better 2D/3D graphics performance.
AGPVDDQ The working voltage of the AGP bus on the motherboard. The standard VDDQ voltage value depends on the AGP speed running on your system. NOTE: For some models do not monitor AGPVDDQ value, ASUS SmartDoctor will disable the AGPVDDQ item on the voltage page. ex: V9520 Video Suite and V9560 Video Suite PCIE 12V The working voltage of the PCIE bus on the motherboard. The standard voltage value should be around 12V.
4. ASUS VideoSecurity Online 4.1 System Requirements Software: • Microsoft WINDOWS 2000/XP/Vista with DirectX 9.0a or above. • WDM Capture Driver for your capture devices. • Internet Connection with Microsoft IE 6 SP1 or above. • Microsoft Media Player 9.0 or above. Hardware: • Video capture devices, like Webcams, CCD, V8 or Hi-8, which support UYVY video format. • A sound card or chip on-board is necessary if you want to use play the warning wave file. Please also see ReadMe.
• VideoSecurity Online now works with all kinds of video capture devices, which support UYVY video format. It can also handles many different video connectors or interfaces such as USB, IEEE1394. • When VideoSecurity Online detects something abnormal, it starts tracing the object and record its movement. • A more user friendly History Logging interface gives you a clear idea of what’s going on. • Remote monitoring.
Setup: opens the Setup dialog. You can’t change settings while VideoSecurity Online is executing watchdog or tracing function. Video source: changes the Video connector type. Set detect region: use mouse to drag a rectangular region you want to detect. ASUS VideoSecurity Online supports two video sizes, 320x240 and 640x480. Click to change the size. History: When VideoSecurity Online detects any abnormal event, it records the date, time and other information.
4.4 Setup To display the ASUS VideoSecurity setup window, click from the ASUS VideoSecurity menu. 4.4.1 Main The main settings section allows you to adjust the detecting sensibility, detecting interval and working directory. This section also contains the check boxes to enable various features including the alarm, autorun, use of multi-devices, and setting of detecting delay. You can also set the detect region and windows style in this section.
• Temperature and lighting may affect monitoring. • The quality of the video capture device is also very important in setting the sensibility. • Test different values to fine-tune this parameter for optimum performance. Setting the detecting interval parameter To set the detecting interval parameter: Move the Detecting interval slider. The interval (times/sec) or scan rate has four configuration options: 1 times/sec, 2 times/sec, 3 times/sec and 4 times/sec.
Setting other features To enable or disable the autorun feature, alarm, use of multi-devices and/or set the detecting delay: • Click the Autorun detect when program run check box to enable or disable the autorun feature of ASUS VideoSecurity. When this item is enabled, VideoSecurity Online will auto-run when system boots. This option is helpful when you use remote control over your computer. • Click the Enable alarm check box to enable or disable the alarm feature.
Setting the Windows display style To set the Windows display style, click the Window Style option buttons. Make sure to click OK after making changes. 4.4.2 Mode The Mode section allows you to configure the Detecting and Tracing method. To modify the mode settings, click the Mode item from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup dialog box. The following submenu appears: Setting the detecting mode To set the detecting mode: Click the option button of your desired mode.
• Stay in the detecting mode until users press “Stop” - when a condition is detected, VideoSecurity will continue detecting the region until you press the Stop button on the main menu. • Leave the detecting mode whenever the number of conditions reaches n times - this option allows you to set the maximum number of conditions n before VideoSecurity stops detecting a region. To set n, key in your desired number in the text box or click the arrows to adjust the desired maximum number.
Make sure to click OK after making changes. When Tracing Box prompts, users can snapshot or capture by themselves, all the recorded files are saved at the current working directory you specified. 4.4.3 Email setting The Email setting section contains the email parameters necessary to send an email when the email alarm feature is enabled. To modify the email settings, click the Email Setting item from the setup dialog box. The following submenu appears: 45 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 45 2007.8.
Using the email warning feature To use the email warning feature: 1. From the Main Setting section, click to check Enable alarm. 2. Click the Email Setting item from the setup dialog box then click to enable Send out an email as warning. 3. Key in the email address(es) of the recipient(s), the subject, and body content. The following describes these email parameters: • To • • CC BCC • Subject • Body 46 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 46 2007.8.
4. Click Sending Mail Settings to configure the email parameters. The following window appears: If necessary, consult your system administrator for authorization and other server parameter settings. Server Contains the parameters and protocols necessary to send your email. Key in the host name/address, port number, mail address, authentication method, username, and password. The following describes the server parameters: 47 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 47 2007.8.
Host Name/Address - refers to the simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server address that is used to transfer mail over the Internet. Example: exchange.companyname.com or 149.112.144.153. Port Number - the number identifying the type of connection requested by a remote computer on the Internet. The default value is 25. Mail Address - refers to the sender’s email address. Authentication method - refers to preferred server authentication method when checking the user name and password.
4.4.4 Record setting The Record setting section contains parameters that allows you to configure the recording duration whenever condition is detected. To set the recording parameters, click the Record setting item from the setup dialog box. The following submenu appears: To set the recording parameters: 1. Click to enable Start recording whenever there’s an unusual condition occurs. 2. When enabled, key in or use the arrows to set the recording duration in seconds. The default value is 2 seconds.
4.4.5 Device The Device section allows you to set the video capture devices and color settings. To select a video capture device or adjust color settings, click the Device Setting item from the ASUS VideoSecurity setup dialog box. The following sub-menu appears: 50 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 50 2007.8.
Configuring capture device To configure device: 1. Click the Devices list box to select video capture device. 2. Click the Video Standard list box to set the video standard in your area.The default video standard is chosen based on your system location. 3. Move the slider to adjust the brightness, saturation, contrast or color hue. Click on the Default button to restore the default settings. - OR Click Default to load recommended values. 4. Click OK to save settings and exit. 51 e3325_vga sw_0829.
4.4.6 Skype Setting Enable Skype: When enabled, ASUS VideoSecurity will work with Skype. If detects something wrong, users could be notified by Skype. Before using this function, users need to install Skype in their system and configure well. When enabling Skype function in the first time, a dialog box pops up as the following. Please select “Allow this program to use Skype”, and then click OK. If you select “Do not allow this program to use Skype”, VideoSecurity will be blocked from hosting Skype.
Video settings of Skype need to be configured, and please check the steps as followings: 1. Launch Skype. 2. Click [Tools] tab and select [Options…]. 3. Click “Video” in the left part. 4. Select “Select webcam:” and choose “ASUSTek Video Capture Filter”. 5. Click “Enable Skype Video” and “Start my video automatically”. 6. Click Save. 53 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 53 2007.8.
The operation of remote surveillance from Skype looks like as followings (figure 1, 2 and 3). If we have two webcams enabled in the server, we could use chat command “change source” (see figure 3) to switch the webcam you want to see. figure 1: home PC figure 2: remote side PC figure 3: remote side PC 54 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 54 2007.8.
4.5 Video Source The Video Source lists available video devices installed to your system. When available, you can exchange the different video source types. Video source setting To set the video source: 1. Click Video Source from the VideoSecurity main menu. 2. From the pop-up menu, select from the available video sources. The selected video source output is displayed on the upper screen. 55 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 55 2007.8.
4.6 Set detect region The Detect Region is a user-defined area or areas that VideoSecurity will monitor for condition changes. To configure the detect region properties, click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu. The following dialog box appears. To set detect region: 1. From the Main Setting section, select User Defined of the Detect Region group. 56 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 56 2007.8.
2. Click Set detect region from the VideoSecurity main menu to display Shape Properties dialog box. 3. Click the option buttons to select the region type. 4. Click option buttons to select shape type. 5. Click option buttons to select the draw mode. 6. Click OK to apply settings. 7. Click and drag the mouse on an area to set detect region. Detect region 57 e3325_vga sw_0829.indb 57 2007.8.
You can set up to a maximum of ten (10) detect regions. 8. Click to begin surveillance. History Contains the list of recorded conditions in the detect region. The following labels the history section from the main menu. Click to select previously recorded conditions Click to delete all history files Click to view image or video Click to delete condition 1. To select other recorded conditions, click the list box labeled with the date and time of recording. 2.
4.7 Limitations Before using VideoSecurity Online, there are some limitations you have to understand so that you can appropriately use this application. • While using Webcams or CCDs, the high temperature and luminance sensibility often cause distorted CCDs of the images, which might result in erroneous detection. • If the features (e.g. color, luminance) of the object are much similar with that of the background, the object might not be detected.
