Asus PhysX P1 Manual de usuario
ASUS® PhysXTM
Installation Guide
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ASUS PhysXTM Installation Guide
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First Edition
March 2006
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Contents
Notices ................................................................................................ iv
Safety information ............................................................................... v
1. ASUS® PhysXTM installation 1
1.1 Installation requirements ....................................................1
1.2 Card Installation .................................................................1
1.3 Driver Installation ...............................................................3
2. PhysXTM control panel 6
2.1 Lanuching PhysX Control Panel ..........................................6
2.2 Info ....................................................................................7
2.3 Demo .................................................................................7
2.4 Settings .............................................................................8
2.5 Help ...................................................................................8
3. Troubleshooting 9
3.1 Problems and solutions table .............................................9
3.2 Verifying the PhysXTM Card ...............................................10
3.3 Verifying the PhysXTM Driver .............................................11
4. Uninstalling the Driver and Utilities 12
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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. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
manufacturerʼs instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
•
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference
Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.
The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics
card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes
or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the userʼs authority to operate
this equipment.
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Safety information
Electrical safety
•
To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from
the electrical outlet before relocating the system.
•
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.
•
Before connecting or removing signal cables from a motherboard,
ensure that all power cables are unplugged.
•
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.
•
If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact
a qualified service technician or your retailer.
Operation safety
•
Before installing devices on your motherboard, carefully read all the
manuals that came with the package.
•
Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected
and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage,
contact your dealer immediately.
•
To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from
connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.
•
Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the
product in any area where it may become wet.
•
Place the product on a stable surface.
•
If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a
qualified service technician or your retailer.
The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product
(electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal
waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
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1. ASUS® PhysXTM installation
1.1 Installation requirements
To ensure a successful installation of the PhysX card, your computer must
meet the following requirements:
(Note: The games the customers may buy may have higher specifications. The
specifications below are subject to change without notice.)
• Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Celeron® or higher, AMD® AthlonTM 64, AMD®
SempronTM or AMD® AthlonTM XP or higher
• Microsoft® Windows® XP/Professional/Home (32bit Edition), with SP1
or later upgrade
• 256MB system memory or higer
• Geforce6800, Radeon X800 graphic card or higher is recommended for
most games
• 50MB free hard disk space or greater
• PCI Slot revision 2.2 or later, 3.3V
• Free 4-pin Peripheral Power Cable
Before the installation, check your ASUS PhysX card package for the
following items:
• ASUS PhysXTM PPU card
• ASUS PhysXTM PPU support CD
• Product serial number
• CD serial number
When the above items are ready, you can begin the installation that
includes two steps: (1) card installation, and (2) driver installation.
1.2 Card installation
To install ASUS PhysX card:
1. Touch the metal back or side panel of the computer to avoid static
electricity.
2. Power OFF the computer, the monitor, and all other peripheral devices
connected to your computer.
3. Unplug the computer power cord from your computer and power outlet.
4. Remove the chassis cover.
5. Locate an empty PCI slot on the motherboard.
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7. Secure the bracket screw that holds the PhysX card in place. Refer to
the picture below for the barcket screw hole.
8. Connect one 4-pin Peripheral Power Cable to the power connector on
the card as shown below.
Goldfingers
bracket screw hole
4-pin Peripheral Power Cable
6. Align and insert the PhysX card into the PCI slot until it seats in
place. Make sure the goldfingers are properly inserted to the slot.
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9. Put back the chassis cover.
10. Reconnect all cables.
11. Plug the power cord to the computer and to a wall socket & power strip.
12. Power ON the computer.
After installing the PhysX card on your computer, you need to install the
device driver that enables the PhysX card to work with Windows operating
system.
If you have already installed the ASUS PhysX card, the Found New
Hardware Wizard window may pop up before or during driver installation.
See figure below.
1.3 Driver installation
To install the device driver:
1. Click Cancel from the Found New Hardware wizard window.
2. Insert the ASUS PhysX support CD into your optical drive.
If autorun is enabled, the ASUS PhysX Card Driver screen appears
automatically. Go to step 5.
If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, perform step 3.
3. Click My Computer on your desktop.
(Note: The version and content of the driver CD are subject to change without
notice.)
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4. Double click
the optical
drive icon.
The ASUS
PhysX Card
Driver screen
appears.
5. From the ASUS
Card Driver
screen, double
click Install
Driver.
The Setup
prepares the
InstallShield
Wizard which
will guide you
through the
program setup
process.
6. Click Next
on the
Welcome
to the
InstallShield
Wizard
screen.
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7. Click Next from
the InstallShield
Wizard window.
The Typical
installation type
is selected by
default.
8. Click I Agree
on the License
Agreement
window, or
click Cancel
to exit the
installation
program.
The ASUS PhysX
device drivers
are copied onto
your system.
The installation
may take several
minutes to
complete.
9. Click Close
on the Setup
Completed
window to exit
the ASUS
PhysX Installer
and complete
the installation.
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