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V7700 Series GigaTexel Shader Graphics Card USER’S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers V7700 / 32MB V7700 / 64MB V7700 / 32MB V7700 / 64MB V7700 Deluxe / 32MB V7700 Deluxe TV / 32MB V7700 Pro / 64MB V7700 Pro / 64MB...
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Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
Available Models ................7 Highlights ..................8 Features .................... 8 II. Hardware Setup ..............9 ASUS V7700 Deluxe TV / Deluxe ..........9 II. Hardware Setup ..............10 ASUS V7700 / T ................10 II. Hardware Setup ..............11 ASUS V7700 (Pure VGA) Layout ............11 ASUS V7700Pro Deluxe ................
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Windows 2000 ................35 Method1: Using the Autorun Screen ........35 Method 2: Using Control Panel ..........35 Run ASUS VGA Live Update ............. 36 Install Video for Windows Capture Driver ......... 37 Install ASUS Tweak Utility ..............38 Utilities ................... 38 Install SmartDoctor ................
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DDR (Double Data Rate) memory, the ASUS V7700 delivers cutting-edge graphics performance and superb image fidelity irrespective of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) used by the PC. The ASUS V7700 gives you the experience of dynamic, realistic 3D worlds and characters. Available Models...
• Multiple video windows with hardware color space conversion and filtering (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0) • Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC supporting from 640x480 up to 2048x1536 in true color • BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) support • Video acceleration for Direct Show and MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Indeo ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module (Optional) The ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module lets you connect S-Video or TV devices to the ASUS V7700 / ASUS V7700 Pro. See your dealer for more information on this module. ASUS TV77 TV-Out Module Layout TV-Out...
ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit The ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit enables the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses to be used with Pure models of the V7700 Series cards. See your dealer for more information on the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit.
1. Change your display driver to Standard VGA. 2. Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cords. 3. Replace the existing VGA card with your graphics card. 4. Restart your computer. 5. Install the ASUS V7700 series display driver. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that you install VGARTD from the ASUS V7700 Series CD to make sure that you have the latest version of VGARTD (see III. Software Setup | Install GART Driver).
| Install GART Driver and III. Software Setup | Install DirectX later in this manual for the setup steps. Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program NOTE: See III. Software Setup | Drivers | Install Display Driver for more information. 1. Start Windows.
OK. The Update Driver Warning box appears. Click Yes to confirm the set- ting up of the ASUS enhanced display drivers and then follow the onscreen in- structions to start the setup. Setup will prompt you when it has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer.
III. Software Setup Method 3: Plug and Play NOTE: Before proceeding with these steps, replace first your old VGA card with an ASUS V7700 series graphics card. 1. Start Windows. 2. When Windows detects your ASUS V7700 series graphics card, the New Hardware Found dialog box appears.
III. Software Setup Windows 2000 Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program 1. Start Windows. 2. When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hard- ware Wizard dialog box appears. 3. Click Cancel to enter the Windows desktop. 4. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive.
III. Software Setup Method 2: Plug and Play 1. Start Windows. 2. When Windows detects your ASUS graphics card, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box ap- pears. 3. Click Next. 4. When the next Found New Hard- ware Wizard dialog box appears,...
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9. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. 10. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it will prompt you to restart your computer. Click OK to restart your computer and to complete Setup. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
8. Type D:\NT40 or click Browse to select the path of the display driver for Win- dows NT. Click OK. 9. Select ASUS V7700 and then click OK. 10. Windows NT will once again prompt for confirmation. All appropriate files are then copied to the hard disk.
III. Software Setup | Win- dows NT 4.0 | Method 1: Display Property Page. If you prefer to install the drivers indi- vidually, follow the steps on the follow- ing pages. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
DirectX 7. Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX 7 before installing the DirectX 7 runtime libraries. DirectX 7 currently cannot be uninstalled by regular means, such as outlined in III. Software Setup | Uninstall Display Driver. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
Intel, AMD, VIA, SiS, or ALi chipsets. 3. The AGP VGARTD Driver Detec- tion box appears with the chipset de- tected on your motherboard. Click OK to install the appropriate driver for your AGPset. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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Make your driver se- lection and click Install. 5. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 6. Once the driver installation is fin- ished, click Finish. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
Install ASUS TWAIN Driver Only with TVR Model/Windows 98 ASUS TWAIN Driver is a frame capture driver for Adobe Photoshop®, an image editing software. With this driver, you can capture still images through Photoshop using the video input port of your card (TVR model/Windows 98 only).
2. Click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Pro- grams icon. 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab. 5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list. 6. Click Add/Remove. 7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart.
2. Click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab. 5. Click ASUS Display Drivers from the list. 6. Click Add/Remove. 7. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart.
Run ASUS VGA Live Update Windows 98 Only The ASUS VGA Live Update is a utility that allows you to update your VGA card’s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility assumes that you are properly connected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Install Video for Windows Capture Driver Windows 2000/NT 4.0 Only The Video for Windows Capture Driver must be installed to use ASUS Live Video (see IV. Softare Reference | ASUS Live Video). This driver conforms to the Microsoft Video for Windows standard.
III. Software Setup Utilities Install ASUS Tweak Utility The ASUS Tweak Utility lets you control the core clock speed and the memory interface speed of your graphics card. WARNING! Use this option with caution. Using this inappropriately may dam- age your card and cause your system to be unstable.
The installation will abort. SmartDoctor works only with cards with a monitor IC. 3. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start the installation. To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
CD-ROM drive. Click Utilities. 2. The Utilities box appears. Click In- stall VideoSecurity. 3. When the Welcome box appears, click Next to start the installation. To complete the installation, simply follow the on-screen instructions or prompts. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
III. Software Setup Install ASUS Live Utility The ASUS Live utility lets you view and capture video images from the card’s video input port. NOTE: Make sure that you have an ASUS graphics card with connec- VIDEO-IN tor before attempting to install the utility.
III. Software Setup Install ASUS Digital VCR ASUS DigitalVCR, like the ASUS Live utility, lets you view and capture video images from the card’s video input port. Digital VCR, however, provides extra func- tions, such as a playback module and TimeShifting™ .
(Windows 98/Windows 2000 only) After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ASUS icon on the taskbar’s status area. Clicking or right-clicking this icon opens the ASUS Control Panel, showing a menu composed of shortcuts of the graphics board’s enhanced and other functions.
Information lists the relevant informa- tion about your card. Aside from this, it has links to the ASUSTeK COM- PUTER, INC. web site for updated in- formation about the graphics board, lat- est drivers, and other information. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
D3D/Game lets you make your favorite Windows desktop. color settings for D3D games. Video OpenGL Video lets you make your favorite color OpenGL lets you make your favorite settings for videos. color settings for OpenGL applications. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
You may want to save a scheme that you created for some spe- cial situations, such as when you want to use the same settings when playing a certain game or a movie. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
DirectDraw/Direct3D game. Video Only one overlay is allowed at a time with ASUS V7700. That is, when you click Video first and then run your favorite video player, you can only see the adjustments you made to the settings in the preview window because the video player cannot use the hardware acceleration function (overlay).
Test and then click YES when prompted to add the new refresh rate into the list. Otherwise, the original refresh rate will be restored. Load default Restores the settings to their defaults. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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DirectDraw. It is most useful when you are play- ing a full-screen game. To change the refresh rate 1. Click Change refresh rate. 2. In the Refresh Rate list under the DirectDraw tab, select the refresh rate you want to use. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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Displays the connection status of composite and S-Video. Scan type Sets the scan type of the TV display. Black Level Sets the brightness of the TV display. Contrast Sets the contrast of the TV display. Flicker Filter Sets the anti-flicker effect. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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Advanced provides some advanced settings for the ASUS VR-100G 3D Glasses (setting is available only with the Deluxe/TVR models—models with Video-In/TV- Out—or models with the ASUS VR-100 Optional Upgrade Kit) and Direct3D and OpenGL, which are software interfaces for your graphics cards.
IMPORTANT: Before enabling stereoscopic mode and using your stereoscopic or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure that your monitor can support the selected refresh rate (interlaced mode) under the following display modes: 16 bits: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 960 x 720, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864...
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Normally, you will want to keep this option enabled, unless your work absolutely requires a specific Z-buffer depth. Enable alternate depth buffering technique This option lets the hardware use a different mechanism for depth buffering in 16-bit applications. Enabling this setting can produce higher quality rendering of 3D images. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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AGP heap size by an amount equal to the size of the command buffer. If you are experiencing stability problems with your system (especially with some Socket 7 motherboards), choose this option for best com- patibility. Performance is, however, poorer using this option compared with the PCI option. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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Reduce this value if you ex- perience, while playing games, a noticeable delay in the response of the input devices connected to your computer. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
IMPORTANT: Before enabling OpenGL stereoscopic mode and using your stereo- scopic or 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), make sure that you select a high resolution. The equivalent Stereo Mode resolution of a particular resolution is lower, thus: 16 bits: 2048x1536...
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This option allows OpenGL to use anisotropic filtering for improved image quality. Enable alternate depth buffering technique This option lets the hardware use a different mechanis, for depth buffering in 16-bit applications. Enabling this setting produces higher quality rendering of 3D images. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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NOTE: This setting applies only to PCI display memory for texture storage de- adapters or to AGP display adapters running in pends on the physical memory PCI compatibility mode. installed on your system. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
General Timing Formula (GTF) GTF is a standard used by most new hardware. Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT) DMT is an older standard still in use on some hardware. Select this option if your hardware requires DMT. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
Using this inappropriately may dam- age your card, its components, and your system. To run the ASUS Tweak Utility, click Start and point to Programs, Asus, Tweak- ing Utilities, and then click Tweak.
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2. In Windows, click Start and point to Programs, Asus, Tweak Utility, and then click Tweak Safe Mode Recovery. 3. The ASUS Tweak Safe Mode Prop- erties box appears. Click the appro- priate settings. Timing Adjustment (Safe Mode) Select the Clear tweak settings and...
4. Software Reference ASUS VideoSecurity Windows 98 Only NOTE: The ASUS VideoSecurity utility can only be used with models with Video- In/TV-Out. ASUS VideoSecurity lets you detect intruders into your system and environmental changes and monitor a specified location or any incoming visitor. If VideoSecurity detects any deviation from the norm that you set, it may give an error message or not.
4. Software Reference NOTE: The following descriptions are only for selected features of the ASUS VideoSecurity utility. For a full description of the features described in this manual and other features, refer to the ASUS VideoSecurity Online Help (HTML) for- mat included with your support CD.
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VideoSecurity not only detects errors or problems in your card but also monitors or detects an intrusion. Use this to stop tracing or to choose the error processing method to use while tracing. This box appears when an error occurs. Error Processing Procedure Stop Detecting Setting ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
Color, Video VideoSecurity will Connector, and monitor for errors or Video Standard intrusion. Shortcut Keys Exits VideoSecurity Opens Online help Toggles VideoSecurity / Stop Watchdog function Opens Setup menu Shows error log box ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
(see 3. Software Setup | Install DirectX) Running ASUS Live Video To run the utility, click Start and point to Programs and then ASUS Live and then click ASUS Live. You may also run ASUS Live by clicking or right-clicking the ASUS Control Panel icon (see 4.
(NTSC-M, NTSC-N, NTSC-4.43, PAL- BGHI, PAL-4.43, PAL-M, PAL-N or SECAM) Click here to open the ASUS Live Pre-Recording Setting Click here to change the dialog box. window size for viewing [160 x 120, 176 x 120, 340 x 240, 352 x 240 (default), 640 x 480, 720 x 480 or Full Screen].
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Video Source Option When first using ASUS Live, you must set up the video source. By clicking the Video Source Option (F9) button (hotkey: F9) on the ASUS Live Control Panel, you can show or hide the video source setup screen.
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LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to make the desired adjustments. Click again the Video Source Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen. ASUS Live Video Modes ASUS Live Mode has two execution modes, namely, Live Mode and Capture Mode.
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4. Software Reference Video Capture IMPORTANT: It is the intent of ASUS that this product be used in full compli- ance with the copyright laws of your respective and other countries and that prior permission be obtained from copyright owners whenever necessary.
You must be in capture mode to capture images. To do this, click the Capture Mode button on the ASUS Main Panel. NOTE: ASUS Live will automatically detect and warn you if the capture driver installed in your system is not compatible with ASUS Live.
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Manual Recording to select the video recording settings, such as the Frame Rate (fps) (default: 30), Maximum Capture Time (default: 10 seconds) and File name and path (default: C:\CAPTURE.AVI) You are now ready to capture video images. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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The video recording will start at the designated date and time. NOTE: The video recording settings assume that you have a video device con- nected to your ASUS graphics card and that the device is turned on and running. Snapshot...
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1. Windows 2000/NT4.0: The capture performance quality under Windows 2000/NT 4.0 is not as good as that under Windows 98. 2. Windows NT 4.0: To run ASUS Live Video, Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later must be installed on your computer. You may download service packs at http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads.
4. Software Reference ASUS SmartDoctor ASUS SmartDoctor is designed to satisfy two major goals. One is to monitor the graphic chip status, alerting users about abnormal events, such as fan malfunction or chip overheat. The other, as the name “SmartDoctor” implies, is to “cool” down the graphic chip smartly when it is not necessary for it to be kept running at full speed.
When you select Run and keep resident and then click OK, a dialog box appears to warn you of a possible graphic performance drop. This performance penalty is very slight and almost undetectable even under rigorous examination by bench- mark programs. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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The component in question will also have a flashing red value. If you enabled overheat protection in Advanced Setup dialog, SmartDoctor will cool down the graphic chip in time to protect it from possible overheat damage. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
The contents are sub- ject to change at any time without notice. 2. ASUS Digital VCR can only be used with the TVR model (models with a Video Decoder) and monitors or monitor drivers that are designed for I2C bus control.
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4. Software Reference Using ASUS Digital VCR ASUS Digital VCR has been designed as a standard Windows program. That is, functions can be accessed by means of the main menu bar or by clicking the toolbar buttons on the program window. It has three operational modes: Live Mode, Capture Mode, and Playback Mode.
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Window(W) menu. OSD Setup When first using ASUS Digital VCR, you must set up the video source. Use the OSD Setup button on the ASUS Digital VCR Control Panel to show or hide the video source setup screen on the monitor.
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4. Software Reference Live Mode The default mode when you open ASUS Digital VCR is Live Mode, which lets you view live video. Under this mode, the VCR monitor can be resized (default size: 352x240) by dragging either of the four window corners (see preceding illustration on the ASUS Digital VCR monitor).
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If desired, you may adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue of the VCR monitor. Use your mouse/pointing device to make the necessary adjustments. Click again the Video Source Option (F9) button on the ASUS Live Control Panel to exit from the video source option screen.
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To set up Video Capture, click Video Capture Video Capture lets you set the snapshot and video capture settings. To use Video Capture, click (or use the hot key or select Capture Mode on the Setup(S) menu). ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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4. Software Reference IMPORTANT: It is the intent of ASUS that this product be used in full compli- ance with the copyright laws of your respective and other countries and that prior permission be obtained from copyright owners whenever necessary.
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You must be in capture mode to capture images. To do this, click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar. NOTE: ASUS Digital VCR will automatically detect and warn you if the capture driver installed in your system is not compatible with ASUS Digital VCR. SnapShot...
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(24-bit), full-motion (30 frames /sec) video capture requires about 27MB/sec (before compression). Captured file name lets you set the path and file name of the images to be captured (default: C:\CAPTURE.AVI You are now ready to capture video images. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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The video recording will start at the designated date and time. NOTE: The video recording settings assume that you have a video device con- nected to your ASUS graphics card and that the device is turned on and running. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
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To begin capturing, do the following: 1. Click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar or press the key to capture the desired image from the ASUS Digital VCR monitor. The screen will freeze momentarily and the captured image (saved as a file, using consecutive numbers) will be previewed in the Preview Library window.
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Capture Frames box. 2. Click Capture to begin capturing the desired frame or frames on ASUS Digital VCR monitor and then click Stop when the desired end frame is reached. The initial frame of the captured video (saved as an file) will immediately be displayed on your movie player.
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ASUS TimeShifting™. When you come back, you don’t have to wait (unlike traditional recorders) for the recording to finish to be able to watch what’s been...
4. Software Reference Playback Mode Playback (hotkey: F4) lets you play back captured video stream data using ASUS Digital VCR. To begin playback, do the following: 1. Click on the ASUS Digital VCR toolbar or press the key. 2. The Open (video file) dialog box opens. Double-click the video file you want to open.
Select ASUS Frame Capture Source. NOTE: You do not need to repeat this step for subsequent uses of the ASUS TWAIN module. If more than one TWAIN device is installed in your system and you want to switch devices, use Select TWAIN_32 Source command.
4. Software Reference 2. When the ASUS TWAIN Driver utility appears, click Options and then Video Format. 3. In the Image Format list of the ASUS Video Format dialog box, click 24 bit RGB. 4. Click Options and then Video Format to select your video source.
Optional ASUS VR PictureViewer lets you view stereo images, size your stereo image, set the VR effect of your 3D glasses (ASUS VR-100G), and test your 3D glasses’ func- tionality. To run ASUS VR PictureViewer, click or right-click the ASUS Control Panel icon (see 4.
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Note that the 3D effect is not shown in this picture). Changing the View 1. Click the Zoom menu and then click the desired zoom percentage. Testing the 3D Glasses 1. Click the Test 3D glasses and then follow the onscreen instructions. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
NOTE: The ASUS StereoTV utility can only be used with the Deluxe Combo. It can be used to view stereo video images with the optional 3D glasses (ASUS VR- 100G) using your monitor or TV as screen from traditional consumer devices, such as videocassette players, camcorders, digital cameras, and laser disc players through the onboard RCA or SVHS VIDEO-IN connectors.
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Use this button to select the video format (Options: NTSC, PAL-BGHI, PAL-4.43) and video source (Options: Composite, Video). Minimize Button Clicking this button minimizes the ASUS VR MoviePlayer. Exit Button Clicking this button closes StereoTV. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...
I can’t use VideoSecurity Composite CCDs. Any device used must be con- with my USB CCD or IEEE nected to an ASUS video card. 1394 CCD. I am using Video Security • This is a very important issue when you decide to and it seems my hard disk use VideoSecurity with the “never stop”...
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VideoSecurity and install a new copy. Make a way to recover my pass- sure that the password that you assigned can be eas- word? ily remembered. You may write down your password and store it in a safe place. ASUS V7700 Series User’s Manual...