Hardware information ASUS TV Tuner Card/Box ASUS TV Tuner Card/BoxASUS TV Tuner Card/BoxASUS TV Tuner Card/BoxASUS TV Tuner Card/BoxASUS TV Tuner Card/Box 2.1 System requirements Before installing the ASUS TV Tuner Card/Box, make sure your computer system meets the following requirements: • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD K7 system or higher • One (1) available PCI slot • At least 256 MB system memory (512 MB or more is recommended) • Graphic caard with at leat 32 MB video memory • Optical drive for driver installation • At least 1 GB free hard disk space • Microsoft® DirectX-compatible audio device • Microsoft® Windows® XP (Home/Professional Edition/ Media Center Edition 2005) • Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 or higher • Microsoft® Windows® Media Player 9 or higher 2.2 Card/Box layout Digital/Analog TV card Digital/Analog TV cardDigital/Analog TV cardDigital/Analog TV cardDigital/Analog TV cardDigital/Analog TV card FM radio/ FM radio/FM radio/FM radio/FM radio/FM radio/ Digital TV port Digital TV portDigital TV portDigital TV portDigital TV portDigital TV port Analog TV antenna/ Analog TV antenna/Analog TV antenna/Analog TV antenna/Analog TV antenna/Analog TV antenna/ Cable TV port Cable TV portCable TV portCable TV portCable TV portCable TV port IR receiver port IR receiver portIR receiver portIR receiver portIR receiver portIR receiver port Audio-video port Audio-video portAudio-video portAudio-video portAudio-video portAudio-video port RVideo-Audio Decoder Audio-out port Silicon Tuner Digital Channel Decoder RF/FM-IN CATV-IN IR VIDEO-IN Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 2: Hardware informationChapter 2: Hardware informationChapter 2: Hardware informationChapter 2: Hardware informationChapter 2: Hardware information Analog TV card Analog TV cardAnalog TV cardAnalog TV cardAnalog TV cardAnalog TV card FM radio port FM radio portFM radio portFM radio portFM radio portFM radio port Analog TV antenna/ Analog TV antenna/Analog TV antenna/Analog TV antenna/Analog TV antenna/Analog TV antenna/ Cable TV port Cable TV portCable TV portCable TV portCable TV portCable TV port IR receiver port IR receiver portIR receiver portIR receiver portIR receiver portIR receiver port Audio-video port Audio-video portAudio-video portAudio-video portAudio-video portAudio-video port RVideo-Audio Decoder Audio-out port Silicon Tuner FM-IN RF-IN VIDEO-IN IR Drawings are for reference only. The actual card layout may vary. Digital TV Box Digital TV BoxDigital TV BoxDigital TV BoxDigital TV BoxDigital TV Box The ASUS MyCinema U3000 Digital TV Box allows your computer to receive digital TV signal (DVB-T only). IR receiverIR receiverIR receiverIR receiverIR receiver Internal antenna Internal antennaInternal antennaInternal antennaInternal antennaInternal antenna External antenna port External antenna portExternal antenna portExternal antenna portExternal antenna portExternal antenna port USB port USB portUSB portUSB portUSB portUSB port ASUS TV Tuner Card/Box ASUS TV Tuner Card/BoxASUS TV Tuner Card/BoxASUS TV Tuner Card/BoxASUS TV Tuner Card/BoxASUS TV Tuner Card/Box 2.3 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install the ASUS TV Tuner Card/Box. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. • Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. • Keep all components, such as the host adapter, in their antistatic bag until you are ready to install them. Likewise, whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with it. • Before you install or remove any component, ensure Before you install or remove any component, ensureBefore you install or remove any component, ensureBefore you install or remove any component, ensureBefore you install or remove any component, ensureBefore you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the that the ATX power supply is switched off or thethat the ATX power supply is switched off or thethat the ATX power supply is switched off or thethat the ATX power supply is switched off or thethat the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. power cord is detached from the power supply.power cord is detached from the power supply.power cord is detached from the power supply.power cord is detached from the power supply.power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, 2.4 Installation • You can install the ASUS TV Tuner Card only on a motherboard with a PCI slot. • Illustrations in this section are provided only for reference. Your system chassis and configuration may differ from what is shown. 2.4.1 2.4.12.4.12.4.12.4.12.4.1 Insta InstaInstaInstaInstaInstalling th...