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Support CD for Windows ............................................................ 5

New Windows Installation .................................................................................................. 5

Drivers for Windows ........................................................................................................... 5

Device Manager ................................................................................................................. 9

VGA Driver ........................................................................................................................... 10

VGA Driver Setup ............................................................................................................. 12

ASUS_WLAN ....................................................................................................................... 13

Wireless LAN Driver Setup .............................................................................................. 14

INTEL_Calexico ................................................................................................................... 17

PROSet Setup ................................................................................................................. 18

INTEL Calexico Setup ...................................................................................................... 18

PROSet Utility .................................................................................................................. 20

ATK0100 ............................................................................................................................... 23

ATK0100 Setup ................................................................................................................ 24

Audio .................................................................................................................................... 24

Audio Setup ..................................................................................................................... 26

CPU Hotfix ........................................................................................................................... 26

CPU Hotfix Setup 1 of 2 ................................................................................................... 28

CPU Hotfix Setup 2 of 2 ................................................................................................... 28

INFupdate ............................................................................................................................. 29

INFupdate Setup .............................................................................................................. 30

LAN ....................................................................................................................................... 31

LAN Driver Setup ............................................................................................................. 32

Configuring your LAN ....................................................................................................... 33

Modem .................................................................................................................................. 37

Modem Setup ................................................................................................................... 38

Modem Configuration ....................................................................................................... 38

USB2.0 .................................................................................................................................. 41

USB2.0 Setup .................................................................................................................. 42

USB Usage ...................................................................................................................... 42

Summary of Contents for M5N

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 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Righ...

Page 2: ...Notebook PC Drivers and Utilities Product Name Notebook PC Support CD Manual Revision 1 E1472 Release Date February 2004 ...

Page 3: ...s LAN Driver Setup 14 INTEL_Calexico 17 PROSet Setup 18 INTEL Calexico Setup 18 PROSet Utility 20 ATK0100 23 ATK0100 Setup 24 Audio 24 Audio Setup 26 CPU Hotfix 26 CPU Hotfix Setup 1 of 2 28 CPU Hotfix Setup 2 of 2 28 INFupdate 29 INFupdate Setup 30 LAN 31 LAN Driver Setup 32 Configuring your LAN 33 Modem 37 Modem Setup 38 Modem Configuration 38 USB2 0 41 USB2 0 Setup 42 USB Usage 42 ...

Page 4: ...About Intelligent Update 51 New product registration method 51 About viruses 51 How viruses are created 52 Accessing the Trend Micro Virus Encyclopedia 52 Viewing the Trend Micro Virus list 52 Contacting Technical Support 52 PC cillin 2002 Feature Screens 54 Power4 Gear 55 Power4 Gear Setup 56 ASUS Probe 61 Probe2 Setup 62 ASUS Probe Reference 63 TouchPad 67 Touchpad Setup 68 Synaptics TouchPad Fe...

Page 5: ... WINFLASH Setup 82 Using WINFLASH 83 BIOS Setup 85 Updating your BIOS 86 BIOS Setup Program 86 Main 90 Advanced 91 Advanced sub menu 92 Display 95 Security 96 Security sub menu 98 Power 99 Boot 100 Boot sub menu 101 Boot 102 Exit 103 ...

Page 6: ... 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 New Windows Installation If you ins...

Page 7: ...his device is shown under Windows Device Manager Network Adapters INTEL_Calexico Intel R PRO Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter Driver RequiredonmodelswithINTELinternalwirelessLAN InstallstherequirednetworkdriverfortheNotebook PC s optional internal wireless LAN controller If you purchased the optional internal wireless LAN you need to install this driver If you did not purchase the optional in...

Page 8: ...troller Driver This installs USB drivers for your operating system in order to properly use the Notebook PC s high speed USB 2 0 ports This device is shown under Windows Device Manager Universal Serial Bus controllers Recommended Utilities LiveUpdate Utility This utility helps you easily upgrade your Notebook PC s BIOS through an Internet connection PC cillin_2002 Utility Installs Trend s PC cilli...

Page 9: ...ction To access help right click the TouchPad icon on the taskbar and select Help WinFlash Utility Requires ATK0100 Installs a BIOS update utility for Windows so that you can conveniently update your Notebook PC s BIOS without having to restart your Notebook PC in DOS mode Other Support CD items Read Me Text File Gives you notes concerning this support CD or the Notebook PC Technical Support Form ...

Page 10: ... Click the start button 2 Click the My Computer icon 3 Click the View system information link 4 Click the Hardware tab 5 Click the Device Manager button After a new Windows installation it is normal to see several question marks 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...

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Page 12: ...11 Software Reference VGA Driver Required Driver Topics Covered VGA Driver Setup Display Settings for Windows XP Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 13: ...Windows 2 On the LicenseAgreement screen click Next after reading the message 4 Setup is now complete select Yes and click Finish in order to restart Windows with a higher screen resolution Windows may have already provided the highest screen resolution support for this graphics controller 5 Set the screen resolution Right click the desktop and select Properties Click on the Settings tab and slide...

Page 14: ...uired driver for models with ASUS wireless LAN Topics Covered Wireless LAN Driver Setup Wireless LAN Utility Setup Wireless LAN Utility Quick Start Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 15: ...ll install both drivers and utilities for the wireless LAN device Running setup will give you the following wizard 1 Click Next after reading the Welcome screen 3 On the Choose Destination Location screen click Next to continue or first change the path 4 On the Select Program Folder screen click Next to continue or enter a different folder name 2 ClickNextafterreadingthe Information screen ...

Page 16: ...wireless LAN settings before being able to use your wireless connection 1 Right click the ASUS WLAN icon and select Wireless Settings 2 Set the Network Name SSID to the same name as the SSID set in your wireless access point Right Click Menu ASUS WLAN Utility Setup Cont If you receive this message when trying to launch the ASUS WLAN Control Center Your Notebook PC model may use Intel Calexico wire...

Page 17: ...o exit the utility 5 Check the Status page to see the Association State It should show Connected xx xx xx xx xx xx 3 Use Site Survey if you don t know the name of your access point s 4 Encryption settings must also match those set in the access point Talk with your network administrator if necessary Click Apply to save your settings ...

Page 18: ...equired driver for models with Intel wireless LAN Topics Covered Wireless LAN Driver Setup Wireless LAN Utility Setup Wireless LAN Utility Quick Start Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 19: ...mplete you will see Intel R PRO Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter in device manager PROSet Setup This is the wireless LAN utility Running setup will give you the following wizard 1 On the Welcome screen click Next after reading the message 2 On the LicenseAgreement screen click Next after reading the message and selecting I accept ...

Page 20: ...ct Typical and click Next to continue 4 Click Install to continue 5 Wait while files are installed and configured 6 Setup is now complete click Finish to exit the wizard PROSet Setup Cont After setup the PROSet icon will appear on the Windows taskbar ...

Page 21: ...ht clicking the icon on the taskbar and selecting Open Intel R PROSet The Networks page is used to search and add wireless LAN networks including Ad hoc peer to peer connections This is the Adapter page that allows you to configure power and Ad Hoc settings The Troubleshooting page is used to view wireless LAN statistics and find the manufacturer s contact information If the icon is not available ...

Page 22: ...l scan forAccess Points or peers with broadcasting enabled Click Scan on the Networks page Once a wireless LAN connection is discovered you can click the Connect button If there is no record of this connection you will be allowed to create a profile so that you can easily roam between different wireless connections ...

Page 23: ...settings on this page if necessary Add other wireless connections if necessary Acess Points may have their broadcasting service disabled to prevent unwanted connections You need to obtain the SSID and enter it manually Security settings may also be required on the next page Your defined wireless connections will show on this page When complete the taskbar icon will show green bars indicating a goo...

Page 24: ...23 Software Reference ATK0100 Required Utility Topics Covered ATKACPI Setup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 25: ...d click Next 4 Browse to your operating system folder in the ATK0100 folder and click Next 5 Click Finish when setup is complete 6 ATK0100ACPI UTILITY should show under System devices ATK0100 Setup This utility requires that you manually install it from Device Manager No software operation is required ...

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

Page 27: ...lickCancelinordertousetheaudiosetupprogram 3 On the Welcome screen click Next to begin the setup wizard 4 Wait while files are being copied to your hard drive 6 When the device driver is properly setup it will appear as the above in Device Manager 1 Normally you will get a Found New Hardware Wizard as shown on the next step If not double click the Audio Controller with a question mark in Device Ma...

Page 28: ...27 Software Reference CPU Hotfix Required Driver Topics Covered CPU Hotfix Setup 1 CPU Hotfix Setup 2 Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 29: ... 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 has a setup wizard as follows 1 Click Next on the welcome screen 2 Click Next after selecting IAgree on the License Agreement 3 Wait while setup is in progress 4 Click Finish after setup is complete ...

Page 30: ...29 Software Reference INFupdate Required Driver Topics Covered Intel INF Update Setup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 31: ...nfigurations are necessary 1 On the Welcome screen click Next after reading the message 3 On the Readme screen click Next after reading the message 2 On the License Agreement screen click Yes after reading the message 4 Setup is now complete select No and click Finish in order to install other items ...

Page 32: ...31 Software Reference 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 33: ...2 Software Reference LAN Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard 1 On the Welcome screen click Next after reading the message 2 Setup is now complete click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 34: ...ces 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 Configuring your LAN Joining a Domain or Workgroup Windows XP ...

Page 35: ...kgroup 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 another ...

Page 36: ...Cont 5 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 38: ...37 Software Reference Modem Required Driver Topics Covered Modem Setup Modem Configuration Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 39: ...xt after reading the message 2 Setup is now complete click OK to exit the wizard 2 Select Connect to the Internet and click Next Modem Configuration 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 ...

Page 40: ...modem and click Next 6 Enter any name to represent your ISP 7 Enter the dial up number for your ISP 8 Select one of the security preferences and click Next 3 Select Set up my connection manually and click Next 4 Select Connect using a dial up modem and click Next ...

Page 41: ...SP account name and password and click Next 10 Select Add a shortcut and click Finish 12 When you click on the link the connection window will show Click Dial to connect to your ISP MS SD MMC 11 Connect a telephone cable from your Notebook PC to a telephone jack ...

Page 42: ...41 Software Reference USB2 0 Required Driver Topics Covered USB Setup Manual Setup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same 2 0 ...

Page 43: ...SP1 and Windows 2000 SP4 Please visit Microsoft s web site for information on obtaining a service pack SP if you do not have the latest Windows version USB Usage Simply plug in your USB device to use the USB port For USB 2 0 speeds the driver must be properly installed Without the driver your USB device can still use the port at USB 1 1 speeds ...

Page 44: ...oftware Reference LiveUpdate Recommended Utility Topics Covered LiveUpdate Setup Using LiveUpdate Resetting Your BIOS Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...l 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 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...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 themselves but can still wreak havoc on your system To avoid being traced the hacker can then use your computer to attack other computers The Trojan Backdoor Bloc...

Page 51: ...l 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 function that lets you immediately disable all Internet activity if you suspect an attack Enabling the Emergency Lock function immediately stops all traffi...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...to 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 su...

Page 55: ...features 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 co...

Page 56: ...eference Power4 Gear Topics Covered Power4 Gear 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 57: ... or enter a different folder name On the Setup Complete screen click Finish On the Select Program Folder screen click Next to continue or enter a different folder name Power4 Gear 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 58: ... keyboard or by using the task bar 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 Maximum Performance High Performance Medium Performance Maximum Power Savings...

Page 59: ...u are using anAC adapter the Power4 Gear button will switch between two modes as shown below When you remove the AC adapter the Power4 Gear button will switch between three modes as shown below 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 If your Notebook PC has overclocking options and ...

Page 60: ... a menu of selections and click on a value to change To save select Save Configuration form the File pull down menu If you did not save you will be prompted to when you exit See next page for available selections for each gear Renaming Settings You can rename the four power saving levels as you like using the same method to rename files or folders in Windows ...

Page 61: ...60 Software Reference Power Saving Details Display Panel Brightness in Medium Performance or Maximum Savings System Standby Timer CPU Performance Display Panel Off Timer Hard Drive Off Timer ...

Page 62: ...SUS Probe Topics Covered ASUS Probe Setup ASUS Probe Reference Starting ASUS Probe Using ASUS Probe Monitoring ASUS Probe Task Bar Icon Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 63: ...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 deselect restart my computer now so you can install other items and restart later Click Finish Probe2 Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard ...

Page 64: ...e 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 ASUS Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open ASUS Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box The ASUS Probe icon will appe...

Page 65: ...ttings 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 ASUS Probe Monitoring ...

Page 66: ...e icon will bring upamenutoopen orexitASUSProbe and pause or resume all system monitoring WhentheASUSProbe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS Probe 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 beaccessedbyclic...

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Page 68: ... should be the same TouchPad Recommended Utility Topics Covered TouchPad 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 69: ...een 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 Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard ...

Page 70: ...o 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 ...

Page 71: ... 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 72: ...om 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 h...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...Under 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 ...

Page 75: ... 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 76: ...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 77: ...ween 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 th...

Page 78: ...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 79: ... 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 o...

Page 80: ...ication 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 Scroll...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...81 Software Reference WinFlash Topics Covered WinFlash Setup Using WinFlash Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 83: ... 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 WINFLASH Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard ...

Page 84: ...his is 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 ...

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Page 86: ...BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Updating your BIOS 86 BIOS Setup Program 86 Main 90 Advanced 91 Advanced sub menu 92 Display 95 Security 96 Security sub menu 98 Power 99 Boot 100 Boot sub menu 101 Boot 102 Exit 103 ...

Page 87: ...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 88: ...o 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 access to the BIOS setup utility and hard disk drive POWER Use this page to configure power performance management features BOOT Use this page to configure storage devices used ...

Page 89: ... 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 90: ...er indicates that a sub menu can be launched from this 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 T...

Page 91: ...ory Size 248MB display field Shows the amount of usable memory available to your operating system System Time Sets your system to the time that you specify usually the current time The format is hour minute second Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the fields System Date Sets your system to the date that you specify usually the current date The format is Day of the week Month Day Year U...

Page 92: ...t 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 Keypad function The configuration options are Enabled Disabled Advanced Selecting this item from the previous menu displays the page as shown below NOTE Item headings in square brackets represent the d...

Page 93: ... options are Disabled Primary Secondary Both Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave display field Hard Disk ATAPI CDROM This item automatically detects any IDE device connected here Press Enter to edit device informa tion Never used for normal use Only used for troubleshooting by technical computer experts Not Detected If Not Detected is shown here it means that there is no IDE device here not properl...

Page 94: ...Auto Auto automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number supported by the drive Disabled The data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Auto The data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The configuration options are Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto When enabled this option speeds up communication bet...

Page 95: ...elf MonitoringAnalysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T is an interface between a computer s BIOS and hard disk It is a feature of the Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics EIDE technology that controls access to the hard drive If S M A R T is enabled the BIOS can receive analytical infor mation from the hard drive and determine whether to send the user a warning message about possible future fa...

Page 96: ...tput mode for your display during bootup You can control the output through software or hotkey once you are inside the Windows operating system The configuration options are CRT LFP CRT LFP Display Selecting this item from the previous menu displays the page as shown below ...

Page 97: ...uring system startup The passwords are not case sensitive In other words it makes no difference 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 ...

Page 98: ...e on another computer The protected hard disk drive cannot be formatted To Enable Select Enter and press Enter type a password and press Enter type the same pass word again and press Enter to confirm You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters Symbols and other keys are ignored To Disable Select Set and press Enter enter the password and press Enter Change Supervisor Password Change User Pass...

Page 99: ... disable the built in wired network The configuration options are UN LOCKED LOCKED Wireless Network Interface UNLOCKED This allows you to enabled or disable the built in wireless network The configuration options are UNLOCKED LOCKED Cardbus 1394 Interfaces UNLOCKED This allows you to enabled or disable the built in PC card slot and 1394 port The configuration options are UNLOCKED LOCKED USB Interf...

Page 100: ... are Disabled Enabled CPU Power Saving Enabled This allows you to set the performance versus battery optimization method when AC power is applied or removed Enabled will decrease the CPU speed when using battery power The configuration options are Disabled Enabled Start Battery Refreshing This function will start a software program to remove memory effects in the battery and recalibrate the batter...

Page 101: ...twork device s boot ROM When enabled you can select LAN as a boot device Configuration options are Disabled or Enabled Device Explanations Removable Device refer to the floppy disk used in the internal or USB floppy disk drive IDE Hard Drive refers to the internal built in hard disk drive ATAPI CD ROM refers to either the built in CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive Other Boot Device currently refers to...

Page 102: ...ot 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 103: ...boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu The configuration options are Removable Dev Hard Drive ATAPI CDROM Disabled The configuration options depend on Hard Disk Drives in the previ ous menu 2nd Boot Device HARD DRIVE name varies by model 3rd Boot Device ATAPI CDROM name varies by model ...

Page 104: ... the Notebook PC is turned OFF Once this option is selected a confir mation is asked Select Yes to save changes and exit Discard Changes and Exit This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes 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 C...

Page 105: ...Exit or make other changes before saving the values Load Failsafe Defaults This option allows you to load the Safest values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus This option is for troubleshooting 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 progr...

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