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Software

Drivers

VGA Driver Setup

Your VGA driver will depend on the Notebook PC model purchased. Running setup will give you the
following wizard.

1. On the “Welcome” screen, click Next after

reading the message.

3. When setup is 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.

2. On the “License Agreement” screen, click Yes

after reading.

Summary of Contents for W5A

Page 1: ...E1847 Jan 2005 Notebook PC Drivers and Utilities User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...N or OFF 23 What is Bluetooth 24 Contents of the Bluetooth Utility 25 Exchanging files with a PC or PDA FTP 28 CMOS Camera 33 Camera Driver Setup 34 Using the Camera 35 INF Update Intel 37 INF Update Driver Setup 39 INTEL Calexico Wireless LAN 39 Wireless LAN Driver Setup Calexico2 ABG 40 Wireless LAN Driver Setup Calexico2 2200BG 41 ASUS Wireless LAN 44 ASUS WLAN Driver Setup 46 ASUS WLAN Utility...

Page 3: ...f Features 74 Main Screen 74 Capture Buttons 75 Application Area 75 Preview Mode 76 Enhance 77 Effects 78 Setup Basic Setup 79 Setup Capture Format 80 Setup Capture Mode 81 LiveUpdate 82 LiveUpdate Setup 84 Using LiveUpdate 85 Norton Internet Security 87 Norton Internet Security Setup 88 Power4 Gear 92 Power4 Gear Setup 94 Benefits of Power4 Gear 95 Probe2 PC Probe 99 PC Probe Setup 100 PC Probe R...

Page 4: ...o Security Utility Reference 120 Video Security Setup 121 Introduction 122 Main Setting 123 Mode 124 Procedures 125 Device 127 Advanced 127 WinFlash 128 WINFLASH Setup 130 Using WINFLASH 131 Wireless Console 132 Wireless Console Setup 134 ...

Page 5: ...he 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 install a new operating system on your Notebook PC there will be many hardware devices without drive...

Page 6: ...efinition Audio Driver This installs audio drivers for your operating system in order to properly use the Notebook PC s built in sound controller All audio functions are configured through Windows and help can be located within Windows documentation or Windows help files This device is shown under Windows Device Manager Sound video and game controllers Bluetooth USB Bluetooth Driver CSR and Blueto...

Page 7: ...erating system to have the correct files for the Notebook PC with built in modem and drivers for integration with the internal audio With third party software fax and speaker phone capabilities are possible using this Notebook PC This device is shown under Windows Device Manager Modems RICOH Ricoh R RL 5C476 II or Compatible CardBus Controller Driver A version of this driver is provided by Microso...

Page 8: ... Probe utility to monitor the Notebook PC s CPU temperature and other resources This is an optional software to help you better manage your Notebook PC s resources TouchPad Synaptics PS 2 TouchPad Utility Shown under Windows Mice and other pointing devices Installs Synaptics TouchPad utility The Notebook PC already supports built in or externally connected keyboard and PS 2 mouse devices However t...

Page 9: ... under Windows Device Manager IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers AGP Already supported in Windows XP This function is already supported in Windows XP The support CD also includes a version of this utility for other Windows versions Installation will not be possible under Windows XP This device is shown under Windows Device Manager System devices PCMCIA Already supported in Windows XP This driver is pr...

Page 10: ...e 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 ...

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Page 13: ...s XP Taskbar Menu Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system It is necessary to install the VGA driver first in order to see other setup screens in their proper sizes Before After The VGA driver will enhance the resolution and features of the LCD display panel ...

Page 14: ...ng wizard 1 On the Welcome screen click Next after reading the message 3 When setup is 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 2 On the LicenseAgreement screen click Yes after reading ...

Page 15: ...ailable but panning will occur if you surpass the display panel s specifications After VGA driver installation Model 1 Before VGA drivers are installed graphics functions are limited Windows XP does support 1024 x 768 without additional drivers for this display controller Left or Right click for shortcuts to display settings ...

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Page 17: ...17 Software Drivers ATK0100 Driver ACPI Topics Covered ATK0100 Driver Setup Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Before After Required driver ...

Page 18: ...No software operation is required 1 Double click Unknown device 3 Select No and click Next 6 Click Finish when setup is complete 2 Click Reinstall Driver 5 Browse to your operating system folder in the ATK0100 folder and click Next 7 Click Close to close the properties window 4 Select Install from and click Next ...

Page 19: ...ary depending on your model and operating system The notebook PC has built in speakers and microphone however external audio accessories may be used External audio connections will disable the notebook PC s relevant built in audio device mic and or speakers Before After Required driver ...

Page 20: ...20 Software Drivers Audio Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard 1 Click Next to begin setup 2 When setup is complete select No and click Finish in order to install other items ...

Page 21: ...tware Drivers Bluetooth Topics Covered Bluetooth Driver Setup Turning Bluetooth ON or OFF Using Bluetooth Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Required driver Before After ...

Page 22: ...ing wizard 1 Select a language from the pull down menu 2 Click Next on the Welcome screen 3 Click Next after reading the License Agreement 4 Click Install when the wizard is ready to install the drivers 5 Click Finish when setup is complete 6 Click No in order to install other items ...

Page 23: ...less switch brings up this screen Use your cursor to select which wireless item to enable x or disable Using Bluetooth Launch the Bluetooth Information Exchanger from the desktop icon You can view online help from the Bluetooth pull down menu for details on using Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth ON OFF See Bluetooth ON OFF status ON OFF Bluetooth introduction and usage is discussed in the following pages ...

Page 24: ... compatible The Bluetooth devices must be close enough to be able to communicate The devices must be in a connectable state No other radio wave emitting devices should be operated nearby The Bluetooth devices must be turned on The devices must be Bluetooth compatible The hardware and software used in your PC and other components must be Bluetooth compatible Bluetooth compatible products normally b...

Page 25: ...dio wave emitting devices should be operated nearby Microwaveovens wirelessLANsandotherradiowave emittingdeviceslocatednearbymayaffectBluetooth communication Please ensure that your devices have been accordingly situated and that the above devices are not in use when you are operating your Bluetooth device The Bluetooth devices must be turned on Bluetooth cannot be used if the devices have not bee...

Page 26: ...d controls the power and operating status of Bluetooth devices It can be used to start the Bluetooth Setup Utility add a new connection disconnect from a remote device and perform other tasks Bluetooth Information Exchanger This program enables you to easily transfer files and imagestoorexchangebusinesscarddatawithawireless device by selecting the icon of the counterpart device or using the right ...

Page 27: ...heBluetooth Utility If you need to create a client COM port with the Bluetooth Setup Utility it can be created automatically without having to start the program Wireless File Transfer You can send a file wirelessly to another device by right clicking on the intended file and using the Sending to Bluetooth Device menu that appears ...

Page 28: ...t clicking the mouse Receiving files from a PC or PDA Procedure Sending files to a PC or PDA using icons 1 Turn on the PC or PDA 2 Double click on the Bluetooth Information Exchanger icon on the Desktop Note Alternatively opening Explorer and clicking on the Bluetooth Information Exchanger folder will produce the same result The Bluetooth Information Exchanger window will appear 3 Double click on ...

Page 29: ...he Bluetooth software installed on the destination device so please be sure to follow the instructions provided If you are using the Bluetooth Utility a message similar to the one here will appear If the file has been sent successfully the message here will appear Please click on the OK button The message here will appear if the file transmission was unsuccessful Please click on the OK button to c...

Page 30: ...tion of the Shared folder on the hard drive Sending files to a PC or PDA by right clicking the mouse 1 Turn on the PC or PDA Confirm that a Bluetooth connection has been enabled before proceeding 2 Right click on the file you wish to send and then select its destination from to Bluetooth Note If the desired device does not appear in the list please confirm that the device has been turned on and th...

Page 31: ...ill appear if the file transmission was unsuccessful Please click on the OK button to close the message and then repeat the procedure Note Files that have been sent will be saved in a file transfer shared folder on the destination device The Bluetooth Information Exchanger window will appear Receiving files from a PC or PDA Your PC is able to receive files that have been saved in the shared folder...

Page 32: ...h Information Exchanger to specify the location of the Shared folder on the hard drive 3 Double click on the File transfer icon A list of devices will appear in the File transfer window In this case the file will be received from the PDA named My Mobile 4 Double click on the PDA 1 icon The file saved in the shared folder in My Mo bile will appear 5 Right click on the file you wish to receive and t...

Page 33: ...y camera or video software on the Notebook PC Required driver on selected models CMOS Camera Topics Covered Camera Driver Setup Using the Camera Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same After No previous category in Device Manager Before ...

Page 34: ... driver Camera Driver Setup If you purchased the Notebook PC with the built in camera you will need to install this driver and utility Running setup will give you the following wizard 4 On the Setup Complete screen click Finish to exit the wizard ASUS Mobile Vision Camera will be placed in My Computer It is both a folder and a launcher for Windows camera software ...

Page 35: ...ative camera software you can see yourself in real time Click Take a new picture in Camera Tasks to capture your image to this folder Using the Camera Microsoft Windows You can copy the picture you want and save it to another folder You can delete all pictures in this folder at once using the Camera Tasks Your captured pictures will appear in this folder ...

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Page 37: ...37 Software Drivers INF Update Intel Topics Covered INF Update Driver Setup Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Required driver ...

Page 38: ...ing wizard 1 On the Welcome screen click Next after confirming this is what you want to setup 3 On the Readme screen click Next after reading 2 On the License Agreement screen click Next after reading 4 Setup is now complete select No and click Finish in order to install other items ...

Page 39: ...ional access point is required to setup a wireless network for the Notebook PC to connect to Required driver on selected models Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Note The internal WLAN varies depending on model and is not a user option You may use external WLAN PC Cards PCMCIA from various manufacturers Before After ...

Page 40: ... click Install Software 2 On the Welcome screen click Next after reading the message 3 On the Agreement screen click Next after selecting I accept 4 On the Select Components screen click Next to use the default settings 5 On the Ready screen click Install to begin the installation 6 On the Wizard Complete screen click Finish to exit the installation wizard ...

Page 41: ... On the Autorun screen click Install Software 2 On the Agreement screen click Next after selecting I accept 3 On the Setup Type screen click Next to use the default settings 4 On the Install default components screen click OK to use the default settings 5 Wait while components are installed 6 When complete click Ok to exit the installer ...

Page 42: ...e your wireless connection Double click the taskbar icon to bring up the connection status window Click Details to view available access point information Configure Make a new profile to save specific settings for use in different WLAN networks After installation you will have several options available through the icon on the task bar Green icon indicates connected yellow indicates disconnected mo...

Page 43: ...From My Network Places you can view network connections Clicking the taskbar icon will bring up window displaying available networks Wireless networks can be hidden for security purposes You can manually add wireless networks from the properties page Connection status will show the connected network name and the signal strength ...

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Page 45: ... depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same An optional access point is required to setup a wireless network for the Notebook PC to connect to Required driver an selected models Note The internal WLAN varies depending on model and is not a user option You may use external WLAN PC Cards PCMCIA from various manufacturers ...

Page 46: ...ng wizard 1 Click Next after reading the Welcome screen 3 On the Select Program Folder screen click Next to continue or you may first change the folder 2 Click Next after reading the Information screen 4 Setup is now complete select No and click Finish in order to install other items ...

Page 47: ...ity 1 Click Next after reading the Welcome screen 3 On the Choose Destination Location screen click Next to continue or you may first change the destination folder 4 On the Select Program Folder screen click Next to continue or enter a different folder name 2 Click Next after reading the Information screen ...

Page 48: ...h Windows start You will need to make some 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 5 Click Finish on the Setup Complete screen 6 Select to use ASUS Utilities for added features while using the wireless LAN device Ri...

Page 49: ... 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 ...

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Page 51: ...Covered LAN Driver Setup Configuring your LAN Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system RECORDER Connect the LAN port to a network to begin using the built in LAN function Before After Required driver ...

Page 52: ...w Hardware Wizard if you device requires setup If not your driver may already be installed by Windows If your device is not working you can manually install the driver as follows 1 Click Next to install files to your system 2 When setup is complete click Finish ...

Page 53: ...y 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 54: ...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 55: ... 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 57: ...ics Covered Modem Driver Setup Modem Configuration Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Before After RECORDER Connect a telephone cable from your Notebook PC to a telephone jack Required driver ...

Page 58: ...d 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 1 On the Welcome screen click Next after reading 2 Setup is now complete click OK to exit the wizard ...

Page 59: ...nd click Next 4 Select Connect using a dialup modem and click Next Modem Configuration Cont 7 Enter the dial up number for your ISP 8 Select one of the security preferences and click Next 5 Select your modem and click Next 6 Enter any name to represent your ISP ...

Page 60: ... 9 Enter your ISP account name and password and click Next 10 Select Add a shortcut and click Finish 11 When you click on the link the connection window will show Click Dial to connect to your ISP Modem Configuration Cont ...

Page 61: ...red Ricoh Media Driver Setup This Notebook PC features a cordless mouse Install the drivers and utilities to begin using Required driver Before After Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system No previous device ...

Page 62: ...creen click Next to begin the setup wizard 3 When complete click Finish 2 On the Ready to install screen click Install to begin copying files to your system RF Mouse Driver Setup LogiConnect Running setup will give you the following wizard ...

Page 63: ...he default path or Browse to another 2 On the License Agreement screen select I accept afterreadingandclickNexttocontinue 4 On the Select Options screen click Next to use the default options or make a selection RF Mouse Driver Setup Logitech SetPoint Running setup will give you the following wizard Click OK after reading the message ...

Page 64: ...rder to install other drivers and utilities before restarting RF Mouse Hardware Setup C ONNEC T OFF ON OFF ON Turn ON the power to use the RF mouse turn OFF when not using Note Make sure the RF mouse is within usable range of the Notebook PC about 23cm or 9 inches The RF mouse requires two AA size batteries Slide the cover open to reveal the battery compartment ...

Page 65: ...This screen gives the battery level of the RF mouse 4 Tools tab This screen gives support information on the RF mouse RF Mouse Software Settings SetPoint SetPoint software will allow you to make configuration settings for your RF mouse Run Settings from the Windows Start menu My Mouse tab 5 This screen gives allows you to show or hide the taskbar icon for launching SetPoint ...

Page 66: ... will allow your Notebook PC to learn the RF mouse s Radio Frequency 1 Run LogiConnect from the Windows Start menu Note Make sure the RF mouse is within usable range of the Notebook PC about 23cm or 9 inches Important Your RF mouse should be paired at the factory Do not use this utility repeatedly for no reason C ONNEC T OFF ON OFF ON 3 Press here to send learning codes to pair the RF mouse with y...

Page 67: ...r the memory reader driver is installed you can read or write to various memory types See the hardware manual for information on supported memory types SD MMC MS MS Pro Optional driver Before After Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system ...

Page 68: ...t you want to setup 3 When complete click Finish 2 On the Ready to install screen click Install to begin copying files to your system 4 Setup is now complete select No and click Finish in order to install other items Ricoh Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard ...

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Page 71: ...Covered LifeFrame Setup Using LifeFrame Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Optional utility After the driver and utility is installed you may begin using any camera or video software on the Notebook PC ...

Page 72: ...use the default path or Browse to another 6 When setup is complete click Finish to exit 5 On the Select Program Folder screen clickNexttousethedefaultfolder ortype a new folder name 1 On the Choose Setup Language screen select a language using pull down menu and click OK to begin the setup wizard 3 On the Customer Information screen enter your information and click Next to continue ...

Page 73: ...in microphone in order to temporarily block the microphone while recording a message or using a voicemail teleconferencing software Camera Zoom Button The Camera Zoom Button allows you to zoom in or out while using the built in camera Camera Button The Camera button allows capturing images with the Notebook PC s built in camera Windows soft ware settings are necessary before use Operating the came...

Page 74: ...napshot resolution date file size 3 Operation Area bottom part side part Provide the operation functions Side part enhance effects setup Bottom part voice switch video mode record stop snapshot mode continue capture interval capture auto motion detective capture 4 Image DisplayArea Display snapshots and video clips here saved as thumbnails listing in descend ing order by image creation time 5 Appl...

Page 75: ...ntinue capture click Record when ready 6 Interval capture click Record to start Stop to end not while playing 7 Auto motion detection capture click Record to start Stop to end not while playing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 While playing While stopped Capture Buttons Switch mode click to switch between playback capture modes Save as save thumbnails in other files Email open a new mail add the image or video file ...

Page 76: ...orner 2 Click the thumbnail to preview 3 Buttons will appear Use these buttons to play the video Pause Play Stop Video play time bar For snapshot Click the thumbnail you wish to preview When viewing the thumbnail list use the arrows below the list to scroll or scroll bar on the side Preview Mode ...

Page 77: ...t Check one option not both Auto Enhance Auto Enhance Low Light Auto Tone Clear text white board Manual Brightness Contrast Digital Zoom 1x to 3x in 0 5 increments Click OK to save settings Enhance There are several options to enhance your captures ...

Page 78: ...lick to adjust color to black and white Sepia Click to adjust color to sepia Emboss Click to add the effect Negative Click to add the effect Sphere Click to add the effect Snow Click to add the effect No Effect Click No Effect to cancel the chosen effects Click OK to save settings Effects Enrich your images with special effects ...

Page 79: ...nced click Advanced for further information of video setting It will vary according to different cameras Mirror Mode check the box to see the image as the mirror reflection while previewing life video The Mirror Mode works when the camera and LCD are at the same side Click OK to save settings Setup Basic Setup There are three pages Basic Setup Capture Format and Capture Mode ...

Page 80: ...eo format quality Output Size 160x120 176x144 320x240 352x288 640x480 1280x960 Image Format BMP JPG Image Quality use the scroll bar to adjust the Default value is set on High Video Format AVI ASF WMV Video Quality use the scroll bar to adjust the Default value is set on High Click OK to save settings ...

Page 81: ...ecording Time Limited check the box for setting the recording time the maximum will be 120 minutes default maximum time limit is 30 seconds One single file size can be no bigger than 2GB Auto Capture use the scroll bar to adjust the sensitivity of motion detect Capture Interval Setting adjust the capture interval the default value is 5 seconds Click OK to save settings ...

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Page 83: ...83 Software Utilities LiveUpdate Topics Covered LiveUpdate Setup Using LiveUpdate Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Recommended utility ...

Page 84: ... Choose Destination Location screen click Next to continue or you may first change the destination folder 3 On the Select Program Folder screen click Next to continue or enter a different folder name 4 On the Setup Complete screen click Finish NOTE You cannot run this utility without first installing ATK0100 You will be given this message if you do not have the driver installed ...

Page 85: ...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 87: ...rnet Security Topics Covered Norton Internet Security Setup Internet Proxy Settings Internet Security Main Window Internet Security Features Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Recommended utility ...

Page 88: ...4 On the installation type screen click Next to continue or you may Browse to another destination folder or change other features using Custom installation 3 On the Preinstall Scanner screen click Next to skip if you are installing on a new system otherwise you may click Start Scan if you are reinstalling on a used system 2 On the Welcome screen click Next after reading ...

Page 89: ...laced on your desktop 1 On the License Agreement screen select I accept and click Next to continue 2 On the Registration screen select your country or region and click Next to continue You may give enter your information if you do not mind being contacted by Symantec After Windows restart Norton Internet Security will startup each time with Windows This icon will be placed in the taskbar to show t...

Page 90: ...m Symantec is optional Check your Network and Internet settings if you cannot connect to the Symantec server 5 Click Finish when registration is complete 4 Your registration information will be sent to Symantec through the Internet Internet Proxy Settings Internet access within a company usually require proxy settings 3 4 1 2 ...

Page 91: ...unction When you have time you can review each of the functions and make adjustments to your desire Click Help for detailed descriptions and instructions for each function Click LiveUpdate to update the software and virus definitions Internet Security Main window Open the main window from the program icon or the taskbar icon ...

Page 92: ...ion features Norton Internet Security includes a suite of security tools that help keep your computer safe from security threats and privacy intrusions Personal Firewall ProtectsyourcomputerfromInternetattacks dangerousWebcontent portscans andothersuspiciousbehavior Spam filtering features Asemailbecomesmorepopular manyusersarereceivinganincreasingamountoftheunsolicitedcommercial email messages kn...

Page 93: ...wer4 Gear Setup Benefits of Power4 Gear Power4 Gear Interface Power4 Gear Configuration Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Required utility The Power4 Gear button will toggle between the various power saving modes ...

Page 94: ...mplete screen click Finish 2 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 NOTE You cannot run this utility without first installing ATK0100 You will be given this message if you do not have the driver installed ...

Page 95: ...ou remove the AC adapter the Power4 Gear button will allow switching between modes as in Battery Mode When you remove or apply theAC adapter Power4 Gear will automatically shift you up or down into the proper mode segment Benefits of Power4 Gear Power4 Gear gives you control over power consumption items by allowing you to instantly shift from one power consumption scheme to another The preferences...

Page 96: ...ose settings will also be reflected in Power4 Gear and vice versa 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 Battery Mode Press Power4 Gear button AC Mode Press Power4 Gear button Right click the taskba...

Page 97: ...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 ...

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Page 99: ...C Probe Recommended Utility Topics Covered PC Probe Setup PC Probe Reference Starting PC Probe Using PC Probe Monitoring PC Probe Task Bar Icon Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 100: ...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 PC Probe Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard ...

Page 101: ...obe 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 PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box The PC Probe icon will appear o...

Page 102: ...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 PC Probe Monitoring ...

Page 103: ...obe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit PC Probe and pause or re sume all system monitoring When the PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of thePCProbeiconchangestoredandaudioalerts 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 beaccessedbyclicki...

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Page 105: ...re Utilities Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system TouchPad Topics Covered TouchPad Setup Overview of the TouchPad Property Pages Frequently Asked Questions Recommended Utility ...

Page 106: ...irming the current settings 5 On the Setup Complete screen select No and click Finish 3 On the Information screen click Next after reading 1 On the Choose Setup Language screen select a language and click OK to continue Touchpad Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard 6 You can deselect the welcome screen from appearing each time you start Windows ...

Page 107: ...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 108: ... 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 109: ...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 110: ...cludedtwofunapplicationprogramsthatdemonstratesomeofthecapabilitiesoftheTouchPad 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 111: ...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 112: ...p 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 E...

Page 113: ...ore 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 ca...

Page 114: ...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 115: ...ivity 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 andunwantedpointermovemen...

Page 116: ... 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 117: ...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 118: ... 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 N...

Page 119: ...overed Video Security Setup Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system After the driver and utility is installed you may begin using any camera or video software on the Notebook PC Optional utility for selected models ...

Page 120: ...e Setup Complete screen click Finish Video Security Setup Runningsetupwillgiveyouthefollowingwizard Video Security Utility Reference Start Video Security through Windows Start Programs ASUS ASUS Video Security When running you will see two task items running one for the control panel and one for the display window ...

Page 121: ...ick to minimize Click to close Click to display help Click to open history folder Click to display setup window when detection not running Click to change video source if available Shows video recording size Shows video source Shows video recording status Shows current date and time Start detecting ...

Page 122: ...will Save the date time information about when the condition started and when to release tracing to a database file watchdog mdb Capture the condition detected and save it into a bitmap file with a referred image which represents the normal situation before Video Security starts detecting you may use any image processing soft ware to view modify or distribute it Note This database file is put unde...

Page 123: ...y and name it with the current date and time like 2002 01 30_12 30 20 which means that Video Security was launched at 2002 01 30 12 30 20 and all this sub folders are actually where Video Security saves the bitmap and avi files Auto run whenever Windows boots up Check this item and Video Security will auto run whenever system boots This option is helpful when you use remote control over your compu...

Page 124: ...ifference is that Video security will not only tracing motion objects and also will start to record every movement the object does until the object is out of sight or it has remained still for a period of time which users can decide how long it is This is very suitable for batch or background work As for when to stop detecting there are three options also 1 Stop Video Security immediately This is ...

Page 125: ... the specified user Video Secu rity may inform the user by sending Email which includes errorxxx bmp Email Setup Host Name Address Please key in your SMTP server host name or IP address Port Number Default value is 25 Mail Address Please key in your mail address on the SMTP server Authentication Method Please select your Authentication Method to SMTP server Misc Addition options of your Email ...

Page 126: ...ding mails you need to enter SMTP Mail Server setup dialog to fill out the your ID and password Dial setting Number You must fill in the Area Code and the Phone Number with all digital numbers Voice message The wave file is played when user this warning call is made and sent to the receiver You should makesurethevalidwavefileexists andifyouwanttorecord a different wave message please make sure the...

Page 127: ...enenabled andonce a connection is established ASUS Video Security will start streaming video data so that the client will be able to monitor the system through the Internet IP It should be the IP address of your local system Port the default value is 80 Connection timeout sets the length of time before a server disconnects a inac tive user Set to 0 is never stop Enable server authentication use ba...

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Page 129: ...129 Software Utilities WinFlash Topics Covered WinFlash Setup Using WinFlash Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Recommended Utility ...

Page 130: ...n screen click Next to continue or you may first change the destination folder 3 On the Select Program Folder screen click Next to continue or enter a different folder name 4 On the Setup Complete screen click Finish WINFLASH Setup Runningsetupwillgiveyouthefollowingwizard Make sure you installATKACPI first or else you will get this message ...

Page 131: ...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 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 Do not update your BIOS for no reason You will be warned that you should only update your BIOS i...

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Page 133: ...tilities Wireless Console Topics Covered Wireless Console Setup Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Required Utility The wireless switch will launch the Wireless Console utility ...

Page 134: ...mplete screen click Finish The red circle with a slash shows that you are not connected to a wireless LAN An icon will be placed on your taskbar Right click to bring up a small menu Show Console from the taskbar icon or toggling the wireless switch brings up this screen Use your cursor to select which wireless item to enable x or disable ON OFF ...

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