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Drivers and Utilities
User's Manual
E2062 / May 2005

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  • Page 1 Notebook PC Drivers and Utilities User’s Manual E2062 / May 2005...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INF Update (Intel) ........................ 20 INF Update Driver Setup ....................23 INTEL Calexico (Wireless LAN) ..................23 Wireless LAN Driver Setup - Calexico2 (ABG) ..............24 Wireless LAN Driver Setup - Calexico2 (2200BG) ............25 ASUS Wireless LAN ......................28 ASUS WLAN Driver Setup ....................
  • Page 3 Power4 Gear ........................58 Power4 Gear Setup ......................60 Benefits of Power4 Gear ....................61 Probe2 (PC Probe) ......................65 PC Probe Setup ....................... 66 PC Probe Reference ......................67 TouchPad ..........................71 Touchpad Setup ....................... 72 Synaptics® TouchPad Features ..................73 Property Pages ........................

  • Page 5: Support Cd For Windows

    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 6 Software Drivers Some drivers may already be provided in Windows. If you have any problems with these drivers, visit the Microsoft Windows Update site. A link is provided in Microsoft Windows Explorer under “Tools.” VGA (Display) “Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family” Driver Installing the VGA driver first will make viewing other setup screens much easier.

  • Page 7: Software Utilities

    “HDAUDIO SoftV92 Data Fax Modem with SmartCP” Driver Installs the necessary driver in order for your operating 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.
  • Page 8 TouchPad to increase the functionality of the TouchPad. For detailed information, see the Software Reference in the next section. To access help, right-click the TouchPad icon on the taskbar and select Help.
  • Page 9 AC power. These changes in frequency happen in only 1/2000th of a second — so fast, they are invisible to users, even if they occur in the middle of performance-intensive applications.

  • Page 10: Device Manager

    Device Manager “Device Manager” will be used in many device driver installation, upgrade, and verification processes. 3. Click “View system information” link. 1. Click “start” button. 2. Click “My Computer” icon. Hardware Devices After installing your operating system, several question marks will appear under “Other devices”...
  • Page 11 Software Drivers...
  • Page 12 Software Drivers...

  • Page 13: Vga Driver

    (It is necessary to install 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 Taskbar Menu Before After (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 14: Vga Driver Setup

    VGA Driver Setup Your VGA driver will depend on the Notebook PC model purchased. Running setup will give you the following wizard. 2. On the “License Agreement” screen, click Yes 1. On the “Welcome” screen, click Next after after reading.
  • Page 15 Make screen resolution settings in “Display Properties”. Higher resolutions may be available but panning will occur if you surpass the display panel’s specifications. Before VGA drivers are installed, graphics After VGA driver installation, display settings will functions are limited. be adjusted for your system.

  • Page 17: Atk0100 Driver (Acpi)

    ATK0100 Driver (ACPI) (Required driver) Topics Covered: ATK0100 Driver Setup Before After (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 18: Atk0100 Driver Setup

    ATK0100 Driver Setup This driver requires that you manually install it from Device Manager. No software operation is required. 1. Double click Unknown device. 2. Click Reinstall Driver. 4. Select “Install from...” and click Next. 3. Select “No...” and click Next.

  • Page 19: Audio

    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 (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 20: Audio Driver Setup

    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: Inf Update (Intel)

    INF Update (Intel) (Required driver) Topics Covered: INF Update Driver Setup (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)
  • Page 22 INF Update Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 2. On the “License Agreement” screen, click 1. On the “Welcome” screen, click Next after Next after reading. confirming this is what you want to setup. 3. On the “Readme” screen, click Next after 4.

  • Page 23: Inf Update Driver Setup

    Notebook PC to connect to. Before After 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. (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 24: Wireless Lan Driver Setup - Calexico2 (Abg)

    Wireless LAN Driver Setup - Calexico2 (ABG) Driver depends on model. Running setup will give you the following wizard: 1. On the “Autorun” screen click Install Software. 2. On the “Welcome” screen click Next after reading the message. 3. On the “Agreement” screen, click Next after 4.

  • Page 25: Wireless Lan Driver Setup - Calexico2 (2200Bg)

    Wireless LAN Driver Setup - Calexico2 (2200BG) Driver depends on model. Running setup will give you the following wizard: 1. On the “Autorun” screen click Install Software. 2. On the “Agreement” screen, click Next after selecting “I accept...” 4. On the “Install default components” screen, click OK to use the default settings.

  • Page 26: Wireless Lan Utility Introduction

    After installing the Wireless driver and utility, the utility will automatically start with Windows. If you need to start it manually, you can launch the utility using the desktop icon or through Windows start. You will need to make some wireless LAN settings before being able to use your wireless connection.

  • Page 27: Windows Wireless Settings

    Windows Wireless Settings Windows provides a wireless utility to configure your wireless network controller. Clicking the taskbar icon will bring up window From “My Network Places”, you can view displaying available networks. (Wireless network connections. networks can be hidden for security purposes.)

  • Page 29: Asus Wireless Lan

    An optional access point is required to setup a wireless network for the Notebook PC to connect to. 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 30: Asus Wlan Driver Setup

    2. Click Next after reading the “Information” screen. 3. On the “Select Program Folder” screen, click 4. Setup is now complete, select “No...” and click Next to continue or you may first change the Finish in order to install other items.

  • Page 31: Asus Wlan Utility Setup

    ASUS WLAN Utility Setup After installing driver, you need to install the wireless utility. 1. Click Next after reading the “Welcome” screen. 2. Click Next after reading the “Information” screen. 3. On the “Choose Destination Location” screen, 4. On the “Select Program Folder” screen, click click Next to continue or you may first change Next to continue or enter a different folder name.

  • Page 32: Asus Wlan Utility Quick Start

    After installing the ASUS WLAN driver and utility, the utility will automatically start with Windows. If you need to start it manually, you can launch the utility using the desktop icon or through Windows start. You will need to make some wireless LAN settings before being able to use your wireless connection.
  • Page 33 ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start (Cont.) 4. Encryption settings must also match those set 3. Use “Site Survey” if you don’t know the name in the access point. Talk with your network of your access point(s). administrator if necessary. Click Apply to save your settings 5.

  • Page 35: Lan

    (Required driver) Topics Covered: LAN Driver Setup Configuring your LAN After Before (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 36: Lan Driver Setup

    LAN Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 1. Click Next to install files to your system. 2. When setup is complete, click Finish.

  • Page 37: Configuring Your Lan

    (2) Click View system information. You cannot use spaces or symbols in the computer name. In the example here, a warning 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.
  • Page 38 (4a) Domain: (4b) Workgroup: The primary server in the domain will perform If your network does not have a domain or routing functions and security verifications for you are not authorized to join a domain, select your computer. Select Domain and enter an Workgroup and type in an existing name or existing domain you wish to join.

  • Page 39: Viewing Your Network

    Joining a Domain or Workgroup (Cont.) (5) After you restart your computer, you should see some contents through Entire Network. Viewing Your Network (6) Clicking on “My Network Places” will display networks which you have installed protocols for. Clicking a network protocol such as “MS Windows Network”...

  • Page 41: Modem

    Modem (Required driver) Topics Covered: Modem Driver Setup Modem Configuration Connect a telephone cable from your Notebook PC to a telephone jack. Before After (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 42: Modem Driver Setup

    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. 1. Double-click New Connection Wizard in 2.
  • Page 43 3. Select “Set up my connection manually” and click Next. click Next. 5. Select your modem and click Next. 6. Enter any name to represent your ISP. 8. Select one of the security preferences and 7. Enter the dial up number for your ISP. click Next.
  • Page 44 Modem Configuration (Cont.) 9. Enter your ISP account name and password 10. Select “Add a shortcut...” and click Finish. and click Next. 11. When you click on the link, the connection window will show. Click Dial to connect to your ISP.

  • Page 45: Ricoh

    After 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. Before After (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 46: Ricoh Driver Setup

    Ricoh Media Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 2. On the “Ready to install” screen, click Install 1. On the “Welcome” screen, click Next after to begin copying files to your system. confirming this is what you want to setup.
  • Page 47 Software Utilities...
  • Page 48 Software Utilities...

  • Page 49: Liveupdate

    LiveUpdate (Recommended utility) Topics Covered: LiveUpdate Setup Using LiveUpdate (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 50: Liveupdate Setup

    Running setup will give you the following wizard: 2. On the “Choose Destination Location” screen, 1. On the “Welcome” screen, click Next after click Next to continue or you may first change confirming this is what you want to setup. the destination folder.

  • Page 51: Using Liveupdate

    Using LiveUpdate Click OK to connect to the “Live Update” server. Close other software to ensure no conflicts. Newer versions will be shown. Check the items Click OK to download and install the update. to update or select “Check all”.

  • Page 53: Norton Internet Security

    Norton Internet Security (Recommended utility) 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.)

  • Page 54: Norton Internet Security Setup

    3. On the “Preinstall Scanner” screen, click Next continue or you may “Browse” to another to skip if you are installing on a new system, destination folder or change other features using otherwise you may click “Start Scan” if you are “Custom”...
  • Page 55 5. On the “Ready to install” screen, click Next to 6. When setup is complete, select “Restart continue or click “Back” to change settings. Windows Later” and click Finish in order to install other items before restarting your system. Norton Internet Security will startup each time with Windows.

  • Page 56: Internet Proxy Settings

    Symantec through the Internet. “...postal mail from Symantec” is optional. Check your Network and Internet settings if you 5. Click Finish when registration is complete. cannot connect to the Symantec server. Internet Proxy Settings Internet access within a company usually require proxy settings.

  • Page 57: Internet Security Main Window

    Click Finish to complete additional tasks. Internet Security Main window Open the main window from the program icon or the taskbar icon. Click LiveUpdate update software and virus definitions. Click Help detailed descriptions and instructions for each function. When you open the main window, you will see status for each function.

  • Page 58: Internet Security Features

    Along with increasing the amount of time that it takes to display Web pages, some ads contain offensive content, cause software conflicts, or use HTML tricks to open additional browser windows.

  • Page 59: Power4 Gear

    Power4 Gear (Required utility) Topics Covered: Power4 Gear Setup Benefits of Power4 Gear Power4 Gear Interface Power4 Gear Configuration (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 60: Power4 Gear Setup

    Next to continue or enter a different folder name. 3. 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 61: Benefits Of Power4 Gear

    The preferences or “gears” are shown below. You can change or “shift” gears by using the Power4 Gear button above the keyboard or by using the task bar icon. Power4 Gear can also be automatically activated when AC power is removed.

  • Page 62: Power4 Gear Configuration

    Power4 Gear Configuration Double click an item to bring up 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.

  • Page 63: Power Saving Details

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

  • Page 65: Probe2 (Pc Probe)

    Probe2 (PC 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 66: Pc Probe Setup

    PC Probe Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: On “Choose Destination Location” , click Next to On the “Welcome” screen, click Next after reading continue or enter another destination folder. the message. On the “Select Program Folder” screen, click Next On the “Setup Complete”...

  • Page 67: Pc Probe Reference

    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.
  • Page 68 Lets you record the temperature monitoring or refresh times of the PC’s temperature, fan activity by date, time, and target history. Click rotation, and voltages. the record button and select a date. To view a previous recording, simply choose that date.
  • Page 69 PC Probe Taskbar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit PC Probe and pause or re- sume all system monitoring. DMI Explorer...

  • Page 71: Touchpad

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

  • Page 72: Touchpad Setup

    Touchpad Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 1. On the “Choose Setup Language” screen, 2. On the “Welcome” screen, click Next after select a language and click OK to continue. confirming this is what you want to setup.

  • Page 73: Synaptics Touchpad Features

    Tap on the Pad Instead of Pressing the Buttons Tapping on the surface of the pad is the same as clicking the left mouse or TouchPad button (i.e. the primary TouchPad button). Tapping is usually quicker and more convenient than using the button. To double-click, just tap twice.

  • Page 74: Adjust The Overall Touch Sensitivity

    TouchPad surface to act as different buttons. These special corner regions are called tap zones . With four corner tap zones, the center of the TouchPad, and the two physical buttons you can turn your TouchPad into a seven-button mouse! A customization example: Suppose you want to use your TouchPad like a three-button mouse.

  • Page 75: Prevent Accidental Pointing While Typing

    Unintentional pointer movement and accidental taps can be caused by accidentally brushing the surface of the TouchPad with your palm or another part of your hand. The results of this contact can be observed as a changing cursor location when typing, causing subsequent text to appear in the wrong place. Or text may “spontaneously”...

  • Page 76: Property Pages

    The TouchPad sensor is just a circuit board with a matrix of conductive traces printed on the top surface. A special chip on the back side of the TouchPad continuously measures the capacitance of these traces, and thus can determine the presence and location of your finger.

  • Page 77: Scrolling Properties Page

    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 zones wider.

  • Page 78: Tap Zones Properties Pages

    Select the desired action. 3. Each tap zone can be resized to be as large or as small as you desire by dragging one of the black...

  • Page 79: More Features Properties Page

    Sometimes you might need more accuracy when pointing with the TouchPad, such as in a drawing program. The speed of the pointer can make this type of accuracy difficult to obtain. To slow down the pointer movement, you can specify a slow motion key. Then, for slow pointer movement, press and hold this key as you move the pointer.

  • Page 80: Button Actions Properties Page

    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 text. Select the desired action.

  • Page 81: Touch Properties Page

    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 and unwanted pointer movement that may occur while typing (due to accidentally contacting your TouchPad).

  • Page 82: Edge Motion Properties Page

    Customizing Edge Zone Sizes This page includes a small map of the 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.

  • Page 83: Frequently Asked Questions

    Q: Why doesn’t the Virtual Scrolling feature work in some windows, even though they have a scroll bar? A: In order to scroll, Virtual Scrolling must be able to “see” the window’s scroll bar. If the scroll bar is partially obscured by another window, or partially off the screen, then Virtual Scrolling will not activate in that window.
  • Page 84 Advanced page of the Internet Explorer Properties dialog is NOT checked. Q: When I press and hold the shift key or the control key (CTRL), the pointer movement is either very slow or restricted to move only horizontally or only vertically. What is happening?

  • Page 85: Winflash

    WinFlash (Recommended Utility) Topics Covered: WinFlash Setup Using WinFlash (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.)

  • Page 86: Winflash Setup

    WINFLASH Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 2. On the “Choose Destination Location” 1. On the “Welcome” screen, click Next after screen, click Next to continue or you may confirming this is what you want to setup.

  • Page 87: Using Winflash

    Using WINFLASH WINFLASH is a simple utility to update your Notebook PC’s BIOS. To run WINFLASH, access the All Programs shortcut through the Start button. Do not update your BIOS for no reason. You will be warned that you should only update...

  • Page 89: Copyright Information

    ASUS will only be responsible for or indemnify you for loss, damages or claims based in contract, tort or infringe- ment under this Warranty Statement. This limit also applies to ASUS’ suppliers and its reseller. It is the maximum for which ASUS, its suppliers, and your reseller are collectively responsible.
  • Page 90 +886-2-2894-3447 Web site address: www.asus.com.tw General (fax): +886-2-2894-7798 General email: info@asus.com.tw ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Company address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA General (fax): +1-510-608-4555 Web site address: usa.asus.com Technical support General support (tel): +1-502-995-0883 Online support: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx...

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