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VGA drivers
A VGA driver is the software program that makes the device work with your operating system. You can install, update or remove the display driver of your graphics card using any of the recommended methods in this section.
If you are replacing an old graphics card with a new ASUS graphics card, make sure to remove the old display driver from your system. Refer to section "2. 3 Removing display drivers" for details.
After physically installing your graphics card, use any of the recommended methods in this section to install your VGA driver.
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Driver installation
To install the VGA driver:
Method 1: Typical installation
The Typical installation method installs the most common options. From the F o u n d N e w H a r d w a r e W i z a r d dialog box, click C a n c e l to enter the Windows desktop. If autorun is enabled, the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator appears automatically. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click V G A D r i v e r s s.
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The Setup prepares the Install Shield Wizard which will guide you through the program setup process.
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Click N e x t from the Install Shield Wizard welcome screen.
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Select T y p i c a l then click N e x t t.
The T y p i c a l setup type will not include the Windows® Display Model (WDM) and VGARTD drivers. Select C u s t o m setup if you want to install the WDM and VGARTD drivers.
A progress bar on the lower right-hand corner of your screen displays the progress of the driver installation process.
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The wizard copies the necessary files to your computer.
The following screen displays the NVIDIA® display driver installation process.
After installing the NVIDIA® display drivers, the setup installs the ASUS Enhanced display drivers.
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The following screen displays the Microsoft® DirectXTM setup. a g r e e m e n t then click N e x t
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Click N e x t to continue or B a c k to return from previous screen or C a n c e l to abort installation.
The Microsoft® DirectXTM setup installs components.
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The Microsoft® DirectXTM setup notifies you to restart your computer to apply changes. Click Finish.
The ASUS VGA installation program will restart your computer after all components are installed into your computer.
The final tasks of the setup process is displayed on the progress bar.
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10. After the installation is complete, select Y e s , I w a n t to restart my computer h. 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. The Smart Doctor utility is not supported in the Radeon 9600SE and Radeon 9200SE graphics card models.
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ASUS VideoSecurity 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-defined surveillance region. An optional warning message is also sent to the user via email or phone.
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Utilities installation
To install the utilities:
Method 1: Complete installation
The Complete installation method installs all the available program features. [. . . ] e x e from the root directory of your support CD.
To display the ASUS contact information:
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From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click A S U S C o n t a c t I n f o o.
The setup displays a text box containing the contact information for all the ASUS regional offices worldwide. Move the s c r o l l b a r to view the whole text.
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Other information
Browse Support CD
To browse the support CD: 1. If autorun is enabled, the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator appears automatically. From the 2D/3D Graphics & Video Accelerator main menu, click B r o w s e C D D.
The setup displays the following window.
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View readme file
To view the readme file: 1. [. . . ]