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Summary of Contents for A2D

Page 1: ...fringe SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFOR MATIONALUSEONLY ANDARESUBJECTTOCHANGEATANYTIMEWITHOUTNOTICE ANDSHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LI ABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAYAPPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Righ...

Page 2: ...Notebook PC Drivers and Utilities User s Manual Product Name Notebook PC Manual Revision 1 E1516 Release Date January 2004 ...

Page 3: ... Windows XP 15 ASUS Wireless LAN 18 ASUS WLAN Utility Setup 20 ATKACPI 22 ATKACPI Driver Setup 24 Audio 25 Audio Driver Setup 26 CPU Hotfix 26 CPU Hotfix Setup 1 of 2 28 CPU Hotfix Setup 2 of 2 28 LAN 29 LAN Driver Setup 30 Configuring your LAN 31 Modem 34 Modem Driver Setup 36 Smart IO 38 SmartIO Setup 40 PowerNow 40 AMD PowerNow Utility Setup 42 ChkMail 42 ChkMail Utility Setup 44 ...

Page 4: ...rojan System Cleaner 60 ScriptTrap Technology 60 Emergency Lock 60 User Interface 60 About Intelligent Update 61 New product registration method 61 About viruses 61 How viruses are created 62 Accessing the Trend Micro Virus Encyclopedia 62 Viewing the Trend Micro Virus list 62 Contacting Technical Support 62 PC cillin 2002 Feature Screens 64 Power4 Gear 64 Power4 Gear Utility Setup 66 Probe2 71 Pr...

Page 5: ...Drivers Utilities TouchPad 77 Touchpad Utility Setup 78 Synaptics TouchPad Features 79 Property Pages 82 Frequently Asked Questions 89 WinFlash 90 WINFLASH Utility Setup 92 Using WINFLASH 93 BIOS Setup 95 ...

Page 6: ...ns after installation The following are contents of a typical support CD Variations may be found for each territory or language If the autorun menu does not appear double clicking the CD ROM disc drive icon in My Computer may be the D drive or E drive on hard drives with two partitions or running SETUP EXE through Start menu Run located in the root of the support CD will bring up the autorun menu ...

Page 7: ... LAN you need to install this driver If you did not purchase the optional internal wireless LAN you cannot install this driver This device is shown under Windows Device Manager Network Adapters ATKACPI ATK0100 ACPI UTILITY Utility This utility is required for special utilities provided in the support CD This installs drivers for the Notebook PC sAdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface ACPI forfeatu...

Page 8: ...xpress Inbox This utility may or may not be compatible with other email applications Hotkey Utility Installs Hotkey utility Hotkey utility is a program designed to intercept key strokes so that key assignments canbemadetorunaprogramorscript Thisprogramcannotbeusedtochangedefaultkeysorkeycombinations used by other software operating systems or by the Notebook PC s hardware LiveUpdate Utility This u...

Page 9: ...any problems with these drivers visit the Microsoft Windows Update site A link is provided in Microsoft Windows Explorer under Tools The following devices varies from model to model and may differ from your system 1394 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller 1394 Net Adapter Already supported in Windows XP These drivers are provided by Microsoft in its Windows XP operating system Thesedevicesares...

Page 10: ...upport Request Form so that you will understand what kind of information is needed if you run into problems and require technical assistance AFLASH2 Folder This utility allows you to upgrade your Notebook PC s BIOS in DOS mode You enter DOS mode by booting to a DOS system on a floppy disk CD or USB drive instead of entering the Windows operating system AFLASH2 EXE can be found in the Aflash folder...

Page 11: ...evice Manager button Hardware Devices After installing your operating system several question marks will appear under Other devices representing hardware devices that Windows cannot recognize After installing the drivers from the provided support CD Those question marks will go away 1 Click start button 2 Click My Computer icon 3 Click View system information link ...

Page 12: ...11 Drivers Utilities Device Manager Before installing drivers Device Manager After installing drivers Note Devices varies from model to model and may differ from your system ...

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Page 14: ...stall the VGA driver first in order to see other setup screens in their proper sizes Topics Covered VGA Driver Setup Display Settings for Windows XP ATI Taskbar Icon Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 15: ... message On the Select Components screen click Express to begin installation On the Setup Complete screen click Finish Restarting now will help enlarge the screen area to view other setup items more comfortably On the welcome screen click Next to begin the setup wizard When you restart Windows you will get a help screen You can disable this by unchecking the startup option box ...

Page 16: ...a area In this case you can lower the resolution By right clicking your desktop and selecting Properties you can view your display properties ATi Display Properties ATi display properties can be accessed through the advanced button or through the ATi icon on the taskbar For advanced graphics controller settings click the Advanced button Displays This page allows you to enable or disable display ou...

Page 17: ...iles for colors gamma brightness and contrast Direct3D This page allows you to adjust quality and per formance for applications using Direct3D OpenGL This page allows you to adjust quality and per formance for applications using OpenGL Display Settings for Windows XP Cont ...

Page 18: ...ptions This page allows you to enable or disable ATi quick access desktop and taskbar menus Overlay This page allows you to adjust brightness con trast saturation hue and gamma for videos Display Settings for Windows XP Cont ...

Page 19: ...quickly launch display related property windows using theATi taskbar If you cannot see this icon you may have to Show hidden icons by clicking on Right click the ATi icon for many quick access display setting menus Left click the ATi icon for quick display resolution changing Display Settings for Windows XP Cont ...

Page 20: ...ASUS Wireless LAN Required Driver Topics Covered ASUS Wireless LAN Driver Setup ASUS WLAN Utility Setup ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 21: ...to use ASUS Utilities for added features while using the wireless LAN device On the Welcome screen click Next On the Choose Destination Location screen click Next or you change the destination folder On the Select Program Folder screen click Next or enter a different folder name On the Information screen click Next after reading the text ...

Page 22: ...e utility will automatically start with Windows If you need to start it manually you can launch the utility using the desktop icon or throughWindows start You will need to make some wireless LAN settings before being able to use your wireless connection Use Site Survey if you don t know the name of your access point s Encryption settings must also match those set in the access point Talk with your...

Page 23: ... ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start Cont You can also see the connection quality on the Connection page Click OK to exit the utility Check the Status page to see the Association State It should show Connected xx xx xx xx xx xx ...

Page 24: ...23 Drivers Utilities ATKACPI Required Driver Topics Covered ATKACPI Driver Setup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 25: ...24 Drivers Utilities ATKACPI Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard When setup is complete click OK to exit the wizard ...

Page 26: ...25 Drivers Utilities Audio Required Driver Topics Covered Audio Driver Setup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 27: ...setup wizard Wait while files are being copied to your hard drive Select No and click Finish in order to install other drivers and utilities Connecting audio devices After restarting Windows your Notebook PC s audio controller will begin working You can use the Notebook PC s built in audio devices or connect external audio devices to increase functionality of your portable multimedia PC ...

Page 28: ...27 Drivers Utilities CPU Hotfix Required Driver Topics Covered CPU Hotfix Setup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 29: ...lder After setup restart Windows and your Windows will be able to utilize advanced features in Intel s latest mobile processor The first file will extract to a separate folder Read hotfix for setup instructions CPU Hotfix Setup 2 of 2 The second file will extract to a separate folder Read hotfix for setup instructions ...

Page 30: ...29 Drivers Utilities LAN Required Driver Topics Covered LAN Driver Setup Configuring your LAN Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 31: ...ive you the following wizard On the Welcome screen click Next to begin the setup wizard When setup is complete select No and click Finish in order to install other drivers and utilities Connect a network cable from your Notebook PC to a hub or switch in a LAN ...

Page 32: ...My Computer 2 Click View system information You cannot use spaces or symbols in the computername Intheexamplehere awarning is given when trying to use Notebook PC You can use the single word Notebook instead 3 Your computer name workgroup or domain information is shown here Click Change to view options ...

Page 33: ...b Workgroup If your network does not have a domain or you are not authorized to join a domain select Workgroup and type in an existing name or create your own by typing an unused workgroup name Administrator Name or Password not accepted You cannot login with the Administrator name and use one password then use theAdministrator name with another password to add to a domain You must login using ano...

Page 34: ... After you restart your computer you should see some contents through Entire Network 6 Clickingon My Network Places willdisplay networkswhichyouhaveinstalledprotocols for Clicking a network protocol such as MS WindowsNetwork willdisplayalltheservers available under that protocol ...

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Page 36: ...35 Drivers Utilities Modem Required Driver Topics Covered Modem Driver Setup Modem Configuration Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 37: ...ration Use New Connection Wizard in Network Connections to start the configuration wizard to your modem The New Connection Wizard also allows configuration for other communication devices if available such as LAN ISDN ADSL or Bluetooth Modem Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard Click OK to install the modem driver ...

Page 38: ...y and click Next Select Connect using a dial up modem and click Next Modem Configuration Cont Select your modem and click Next Enter any name to represent your ISP Enter the dial up number for your ISP Selection one of the security preferences and click Next ...

Page 39: ...r your ISP account name and password and click Next Select Add a shortcut and click Finish When you click on the link the connection window will show Click Dial to connect to your ISP Connect a telephone cable from your Notebook PC to a telephone jack ...

Page 40: ...39 Drivers Utilities Smart IO Required Driver Topics Covered SmartIO Setup Flash Memory Card Usage Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 41: ... a compatible card inserted you will get this messagewhenyouclickoneofthe Winbond drives Flash Memory Card Usage Insert a SD MMC or MS flash memory card intothesocketandyoucanaccessitthrough My Computer launched through Windows start Winbond SD Drive your drive letter may be different can access SD and MMC cards The Winbond MS Drive can access MS cards Slowly push the memory card into the socket t...

Page 42: ...41 Drivers Utilities PowerNow Recommended Utility Topics Covered AMD PowerNow Utility Setup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 43: ...42 Drivers Utilities AMD PowerNow Utility Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard When setup is complete click Finish to exit the setup wizard ...

Page 44: ...43 Drivers Utilities ChkMail Recommended Utility Topics Covered ChkMail Utility Setup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 45: ... after reading the message On the Choose Destination Location screen click Next to continue or you may first change the destination folder On the Select Program Folder screen click Next to continue or enter a different folder name On the Setup Complete screen click Finish You must install ATK0100 before running this utility ...

Page 46: ... Hotkey Required Utility Topics Covered Hotkey Utility Setup Hotkey Utility Reference Hotkey Utility Actions Adding a Program to Run Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 47: ... click Next after reading the message On the Choose Destination Location screen click Next to continue or you may first change the destination folder On the Start Copying Files screen click Next after checking the current settings On the Setup Complete screen click Finish You can select to launch the utility now ...

Page 48: ... If you don t use the two preset you can delete them for your own applications When you choose to add a hotkey you can specify a key by pressing that key or key combination in the Hotkey box the Fn key cannot be entered and will be automatically added to the Notebook Fn Hotkey category The available Hotkey actions for assignment are shown in the Hotkey Action pull down Add a Hotkey Delete a Hotkey...

Page 49: ... Hotkeys by placing check marks in front of the Hotkeys in the current category Actions Descriptions Examples of action None Performs no action Move Window To Left Moves the active window left between 1 50 steps Move Window To Up Moves the active window up between 1 50 steps Move Window To Right Moves the active window right between 1 50 steps Hotkey Utility Actions ...

Page 50: ...nd Window From Right Stretches the active window right between 1 50 steps Extend Window From Below Stretches the active window down between 1 50 steps Shrink Window from Left Shrinks the active window from the left between 1 50 steps Shrink Window from Up Shrinks the active window from the top between 1 50 steps Shrink Window From Right Shrinks the active window from the right between 1 50 steps S...

Page 51: ...ow in normal size user adjustable Restore Restores a minimized window to its previous size Log Off Logs the current user OFF from the current Windows session and any connected networks Shut Down Exits from Windows and turns OFF the Notebook PC Reboot Restarts the Notebook PC Run Explorer Runs Windows Explorer Run Browser Runs the Internet Browser Run Program Runs a user defined program ...

Page 52: ... 4 Choose an executable file using explorer 5 Verify your Hotkey and make sure that it is enabled 3 Choose Run Program in this pull down menu 2 Type a key or key combination here Add a Hotkey Delete a Hotkey Edit Hotkey Enable all Hotkeys Disable all Hotkeys Delete all Hotkeys 1 ClickAddaHotkey button ...

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Page 54: ...53 Drivers Utilities LiveUpdate Recommended Utility Topics Covered LiveUpdate Setup Using LiveUpdate Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 55: ...tion screen click Next to continue or you may first change the destination folder On the Setup Complete screen click Finish On the Select Program Folder screen clickNext to continue or enter a different folder name If you don t have ATK0100 installed you will get this message You must ATK0100 before using this utility ...

Page 56: ... be shown Check the items to update or select Check all Click OK to download and install the update When update is complete click OK to exit Using LiveUpdate You may be instructed to reset your BIOS It entails pressing F2 on bootup to enter BIOS setup and selecting Load Setup Defaults and then Exit Saving Changes on the Exit menu ...

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Page 58: ...C cillin 2002 Recommended Utility Topics Covered PC cillin 2002 Features About Viruses Technical Support PC cillin 2002 Feature Screens Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 59: ...ses every time you open copy move or save a file Protects against downloading infected files from the Internet or FTP sites Guards against malicious Java applets and Microsoft ActiveX controls while surfing the Web Detects and cleans live Trojans installed on your system Monitors your Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel sessions for macro viruses using MacroTrap Scans and cleans all files on your h...

Page 60: ...ic the firewall prevents malicious programs or files from entering your computer The firewall protects against attacks hackers commonly use including Ping of Death IP conflict SYN flooding and others Trojan Backdoor Blocking If a hacker has already broken into your system he or she could have installed a Trojan small hidden program onto your computer unlike viruses Trojans do not replicate themsel...

Page 61: ...ed threats Using the following processes ScriptTrap automatically scans for scripting viruses based on what they do rather than how they are written lexical analysis divides the script s source code into components called tokens based on punctuation and other keys semantic parsing attempts to determine the meaning of each component Emergency Lock PC cillin also includes an Internet Emergency Lock ...

Page 62: ...to all registered users after which you must purchase renewal maintenance About viruses A computer virus is a program that replicates To do so it needs to attach itself to other program files for example exe com dll and execute whenever the host program executes Beyond simple replication a virus almost always seeks to fulfill another purpose to cause damage Called the damage routine or payload the...

Page 63: ...PC cillin includes access to the online Trend Micro virus encyclopedia organized by name and virus type Use it to find out about tens of thousands of individual viruses including the typical symptoms of a given virus its infection procedure and the damage routine With the growing prevalence of Macro viruses we have bolstered the number of Macro virus descriptions included in the encyclopedia to we...

Page 64: ...o reproduce the problem Before Contacting Technical Support While our technical support staff is always pleased to handle your inquiries there are a couple things you can do to quickly find the answer you are seeking Check the documentation the manual and online help provide comprehensive information about PC cillin Search both documents to see if they contain your solution Visit our technical sup...

Page 65: ...eatures to protect you from Virus threats Use the Help for more information The Emergency Lock is activated All incoming and outgoing Internet traffic is halted Real time Status Select Real time Status by right clicking on the PC cillin icon and you will bring up information on your virus pattern version last scanned file and network activity Stop Network Activity Click the large button with a com...

Page 66: ...4 Gear Recommended Utility Topics Covered Power4 Gear Utility Setup Benefits of Power4 Gear Power4 Gear Interface Power4 Gear Configuration Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 67: ... enter a different folder name On the Setup Complete screen click Finish On the Select Program Folder screen clickNext to continue or enter a different folder name Power4 Gear Utility Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard If you don t have ATK0100 installed you will get this message You must ATK0100 before using this utility ...

Page 68: ...ar icon Power4 Gear can also be automatically activated when AC power is removed Power4 Gear Interface Understanding the Power4 Gear buttons Press the Power4 Gear button above the taskbar to shift between the four gears as labeled below The icon may vary depending on your Notebook PC model Super Performance High Performance Game Performance DVD Movie Performance Email Office Performance Presentati...

Page 69: ...are using an AC adapter the Power4 Gear button will allow switching between three modes as shown above When you remove the AC adapter the Power4 Gear button will allow switching between seven modes as shown above When you remove or apply theAC adapter Power4 Gear will automatically shift you up or down into the proper mode segment AC Mode Segment Battery Mode Segment ...

Page 70: ... Save Configuration form the File pull down menu If you did not save you will be prompted to when you exit Renaming Settings You can rename the power saving levels as you like using the same method to rename files or folders in Windows In the example on the right the brightness level is decreased to 13 and the name is changed to Max Battery Time ...

Page 71: ...aving Details Double click an item to view possible settings Some power saving items are only available under certain modes Display Panel Brightness System Standby Timer CPU Performance Display Panel Off Timer Hard Drive Off Timer ...

Page 72: ... Probe2 Recommended Utility Topics Covered Probe2 Setup Probe2 Reference Starting Probe2 Using Probe2 Monitoring Probe2 Task Bar Icon Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 73: ...n Choose Destination Location click Next to continue or enter another destination folder On the Select Program Folder screen clickNext to continue or enter a different folder name On the Setup Complete screen click Finish Probe2 Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard ...

Page 74: ...be2 icon magnifying glass is not shown on the taskbar see below click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe VX XX When Probe2 starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open Probe2 or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box The Probe2 icon will appear on the ...

Page 75: ...Settings Letsyousetthresholdlevelsandpollingintervals or refresh times of the PC s temperature fan rotation and voltages History Lets you record the temperature monitoring activity by date time and target history Click the record button and select a date To view a previous recording simply choose that date Using Probe2 Monitoring ...

Page 76: ...robe2 icon will bring up a menu to open or exit Probe2 and pause or re sume all system monitoring When the Probe2 senses a problem with your PC portions of the Probe2 icon changes to red and audio alerts will be heard from the speaker Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file systemused Informationonotherharddrivescan beaccessedbyc...

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Page 78: ...ld be the same TouchPad Recommended Utility Topics Covered TouchPad Utility Setup Overview of the TouchPad Scrolling Properties Page Tap Zones Properties Page More Features Properties Page Button Actions Properties Page Touch Properties Page Edge Motion Properties Page Frequently Asked Questions ...

Page 79: ...click Next after checking the current settings On the Setup Complete screen select No and click Finish On the Information screen click Next after reading the message On the Choose Setup Language screen select a language and click OK to continue Touchpad Utility Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard ...

Page 80: ... hold the mouse or TouchPad button down while moving the pointer to move an icon or window around the screen for example This action is called dragging Just like clicking and double clicking you can also drag without using the button To move or drag an object equivalent to pressing and holding the left TouchPad button 1 Position the pointer over the object and tap twice down up down leaving your f...

Page 81: ...For additional convenience you can configure the top right corner tap zone of theTouchPad to produce right clicks Looking at theTouchPad surface in the picture below taps in the top right corner the red shaded area will produce right clicks but tapping anywhere else on the TouchPad the solid gray area produces left clicks An Example TouchPad There are many different actions that you can assign to ...

Page 82: ...m your work By simply sliding your finger up and down the right edge of the TouchPad the contents of the current window will scroll vertically Similarly by sliding your finger left and right along the bottom edge of the TouchPad the contents will scroll horizontally You no longer need to laboriously maneuver the pointer to the small scroll bar elements you can scroll no matter where the pointer ha...

Page 83: ...ludedtwofunapplicationprogramsthatdemonstratesomeofthecapabilitiesoftheTouchPad Pressure Graph and The Incomparable Mysterious Synaptics MoodPad To run these applications click once on the Synaptics TouchPad Icon in the Taskbar go to the Accessories menu and select the desired application More About the TouchPad The TouchPad detects your finger by capacitive sensing it is not sensitive to heat or ...

Page 84: ...nder Pointer Customizing Scroll Zone Sizes This page includes a small map of the TouchPad with the scroll zones shaded in red See the Scroll Zone TouchPad Map for a more detailed description You can adjust the size of each zone by dragging one of the black resize handles on the TouchPad map If you are having trouble activating the Virtual Scrolling feature you might want to try making the scroll z...

Page 85: ... zone to mean right clicks Then when you tap your finger on the upper right corner of your TouchPad it is as if you are clicking the right mouse or TouchPad button This page includes a small map of the TouchPad with the active tap zones shaded in red Next to each zone is a text box specifying the action for that zone To Customize 1 To activate the corner tap zones check the box next to the text En...

Page 86: ...re accuracy when pointing with the TouchPad such as in a drawing program Thespeedofthepointercanmakethistypeofaccuracydifficulttoobtain Toslowdownthepointermovement you can specify a slow motion key Then for slow pointer movement press and hold this key as you move the pointer Constrained Pointer Key At times you may want to restrict the pointer to move only horizontally or only vertically You can...

Page 87: ...een the left and right buttons Customizing Button Assignments You can customize the TouchPad buttons in the same way that you customize the tap zones To Customize Each button has a text box that displays the current action for example it might say Left which means the left click or primary click action To display a list of possible actions click on the down arrow button located to the right of the...

Page 88: ...vity Use the Touch Sensitivity slider to control how much finger pressure you must apply before the TouchPad responds See Adjust the Overall Touch Sensitivity Palm Check The Palm Check slider controls the TouchPad s detection of accidental and unwanted pointing movement In addition to detecting palm contact with the TouchPad the TouchPad can ignore much of the accidental andunwantedpointermovement...

Page 89: ...TouchPad with the edge zones shaded in red See the Edge Zone TouchPad Map for a more detailed description You can adjust the size of each zone by dragging one of the black resize handles on the TouchPad map If you are having trouble activating the Edge Motion feature you might want to try making the edge zones wider Customizing Edge Motion Speed During Edge Motion the speed at which the pointer or...

Page 90: ...cation which owns that win dow Some applications smooth scroll while others wait until you release the scroll bar before updating their contents Virtual Scrolling knows about many common applications and window types and uses this knowledge to trick many windows into smooth scrolling Microsoft Word document windows for example do not normally smooth scroll but they do when you use Vir tual Scrolli...

Page 91: ...for zooming in and out on a spread sheet in Mi crosoft Excel These keys can also be used for special pointer movement such as for slowing the pointer down or for constraining the pointer to move only horizontally or only vertically For ex ample you can assign the left shift key to be the Slow Motion Key Then when you press and hold the left shift key the pointer motion will be slower than usual No...

Page 92: ...91 Drivers Utilities WinFlash Recommended Utility Topics Covered WinFlash Utility Setup Using WinFlash Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 93: ...ination Location screen click Next to continue or you may first change the destination folder On the Select Program Folder screen click Next to continue or enter a different folder name On the Setup Complete screen click Finish WINFLASH Utility Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard ...

Page 94: ...correct click Flash to write the new BIOS to your Notebook PC You need to restart your Notebook PC and reset your BIOS See instructions on the next page Do not update your BIOS for no reason You will be warned that you should only update your BIOS if you know it will solve a specific problem IfyouupdateyourBIOSusingthewrong BIOS file your Notebook PC may not boot up Example Only You may be instruc...

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Page 96: ...ry 100 Advanced 102 Advanced Settings 102 Advanced sub menu 103 IDE Configuration 103 Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave 104 IDE setting details 105 Configure Super IO Chipset 106 Configure advanced settings for display 107 Security Settings 108 Security Settings 109 Hard Disk Security 110 Power 111 Boot 112 Boot Settings 112 Boot Settings Configuration 113 Boot Device Priority 114 Exit 116 ...

Page 97: ...book PC for the first time reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup during bootup This section describes how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your Notebook PC For example you may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power m...

Page 98: ...tem configura tions such as BIOS version CPU type memory size and Date Time ADVANCED Use this page to enable and make changes to the advanced features such as IDE devices and internal pointing device DISPLAY Use this page to make changes to the Notebook PC s internal and external display features SECURITY Use this page to set passwords and control ac cess to the BIOS setup utility and hard disk dr...

Page 99: ... for those that have them or keypad arrow Selects the menu item to the left or right or keypad arrows Moves the highlight up or down between fields F1 Displays a general help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup F9 Load optimal default settings confirmation will be asked F10 Saves changes and exit confirmation will be asked Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu H...

Page 100: ... field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To call up a sub menu simply move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu will then immediately appear Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu just as you would within a menu Use the Esc key to return to the main menu Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the...

Page 101: ...obile Genuine Intel R processor display field This displays the current CPU model Speed 1600MHz display field This displays the CPU speed specified by the above processor System Memory Size 384MB display field Shows the amount of usable memory available to your operating system Main When the Setup program is accessed the main menu screen appears as shown ...

Page 102: ...rent time The format is hour minute second Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the fields System Date Tue 00 00 0000 display field Sets your system to the date that you specify usually the current date The format is Day of the week Month Day Year Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the fields ...

Page 103: ...configure input output devices Internal Pointing Device Enabled This allows you to turn ON or OFF the Notebook PC s built in touchpad Some external pointing devices have extra functions that may not function without turning OFF the Notebook PC s touchpad The configuration options are Enabled Disabled Internal Numeric Pad Lock Enabled This allows you to turn ON or OFF the Notebook PC s Numeric Keyp...

Page 104: ... Master Slave display field see next page Hard Disk This item automatically detects any IDE device connected here Press Enter to edit de vice information Editing device information is only used for troubleshooting by technical computer experts and should never be edited by users ATAPI CDROM This item automatically detects any IDE optical drive connected here Press Enter to edit device information ...

Page 105: ...talled hard disk To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automatically select AUTO NOTE The drives displayed here are examples only The actual display will be depen dent on the drives you have installed in your Notebook PC Primary IDE Slave ATAPI CDROM Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Advanced sub menu Primary Secondary IDE Master S...

Page 106: ...hanced I O transfer modes PIO Modes Different speeds are supported by different genera tions of IDE devices The configuration options are Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto When enabled this option speeds up communication between the system and the IDE controller by using DMA capability for improved transfer speeds and data integrity Different speeds are supported by different generations of IDE devices...

Page 107: ...e Nor mal Bi Directional EPP ECP Secure Digital Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the Notebook PC s secure digital controller Disabling this will not allow the use of SD or MMC cards in the Notebook PC s built in flash memory reader The configuration options are Disabled Enabled Memory Stick Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the Notebook PC s memory stick controll...

Page 108: ...Boot Type CRT LFP This allows you to set the output signal when booting in order to show or hide bootup information on an external monitor if used The configuration options are LFP CRT CRT LFP TV Display Type NTSC This allows you to set the TV output signal to match the frequency used in your region The configura tion options are NTSC PAL ...

Page 109: ...whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords a Supervisor password and a User password When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions When en abled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all Security menu options continued on next page Se...

Page 110: ... password again and press Enter to confirm To clear the password Select this item and press Enter without entering anything to clear the password User Access Level You can change the access level for this user once a password is set The configuration options are No Access View Only Limited Full Access Change User Password 1 Select Change Password and press Enter type up to 8 letters numbers and pr...

Page 111: ...ssword and press Enter 2 Type the same password again and press Enter to confirm You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters Symbols and other keys are ignored A message will be shown in BIOS when successful Password installed Future system bootup will display Hard Drive Locked enter password If you enter the wrong password you will see Primary Master Hard Disk Error Press F1 to Resume Pressi...

Page 112: ...power is applied or removed Enabled will decrease the CPU speed when using battery power The configuration options are Disabled Enabled Start Battery Calibration This function will start a software program to remove memory effects in the battery and recalibrate the battery gauge Even though this Notebook PC uses a Lithium Ion battery which is not prone to memory effects memory effects will still o...

Page 113: ...s Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives ATAPI CDROM Drives Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the built in network device s boot ROM When enabled you can select LAN as a boot device Configuration options are Disabled or Enabled ...

Page 114: ...ation Quick Boot Enabled When enabled BIOS will skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to bootup the system The configuration options are Disabled Enabled Quiet Boot Enabled When disabled BIOS will display normal POST messages When enabled BIOS will display a splash screen instead The configuration options are Disabled Enabled ...

Page 115: ...evice ___________________ Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu The configuration examples are Removable Dev ASUS Ai Flash MITSUMI USB FDD TOSHIBA DVD ROM PM IC25N040ATMR04 ATAPI CDROM Disabled The configuration options depend on Hard Disk Drives in the previous menu ...

Page 116: ...ROM Drives Selecting this item from the previous menu displays the page as shown below These pages allow you to select the drive to represent each of the boot devices Hard Disk Drives xxxxxxxxxx Removable Drives xxxxxxxxxx ATAPI CDROM Drives xxxxxxxxxx ...

Page 117: ...nges you have made to the Setup program If you have made changes to the fields other than system date system time and password the system will ask for confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved After selecting this option all selections are updated and a confirmation is requested Select Yes to di...

Page 118: ...purposes only and will decrease performance as well as disable some of the Notebook PC s functions When this option is selected a confirmation is requested Select Yes to load default values programmed into the BIOS file the default values may change from one BIOS version to another You can now select Save Changes and Exit or make other changes before saving the values ...

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