Asus AGP-V264GT3, User Manual

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ASUS AGP-V264GT3 User’s Manual 9
II. Features
II. Features
(Specifications)
Software
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2D driver support
• Register compatible with IBM VGA standards
• BIOS compatible with VESA Super VGA
• Full support of Microsoft DCI and DirectDraw
• 3D driver support
• Microsoft Direct 3D including support for Reality Lab and OpenGL
• ATI 3D RAGE DOS and Windows API
• Easy-to-use Windows utilities
• WinSwitch provides on-the-fly switching of resolution and color depth within
Windows
• DeskTop supports panning and scrolling across a virtual workspace of up to
1600x1200
• Utility for selecting DPMS power-down time-outs
• Video playback application and codec
• Video codec support for MPEG, Indeo, and Cinepak
• ATI MPEG video player application with VCR-like controls
• Extensive software driver support for major applications and operating systems
as follows: Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, AutoCAD, Microstation,
OS/2, VESA BIOS Extension support.
Operating System Requirements
Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0/2.1
Both Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR2.0 support AGP cards, but to use all of the
AGP features, you must use Win95 OSR 2.1 or later.
To install Win95 OSR2.1, first install OSR2.0 and then upgrade to OSR2.1 with a
USB upgrade. On the April 1997 MSDN Disc-1 “Windows 95, SDKs, and Tools”,
OSR2.0 is found in “\OSR2” while the USB upgrade is found in “\OSR2\USBUPP”.
To determine the installed version of the operating system, look in the registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Version
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\VersionNumber
OSR2.1 has Version “Windows 95” and VersionNumber “4.03.1212” or “4.03.1214”.