Asus PhysX P1 User manual

ASUS® PhysXTM

Installation Guide

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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