Asus L3C Software Reference Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Asus Manuals
  4. Laptop
  5. L3C
  6. Software reference manual
Asus L3C Software Reference Manual

Asus L3C Software Reference Manual

Notebook pc
Hide thumbs Also See for L3C:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
Product Name:
Notebook PC Support CD
Manual Revision:
1.00 E992
Release Date:
May 2002
Notebook PC
Software Reference
1

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the L3C and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Asus L3C

Summary of Contents for Asus L3C

  • Page 1 Product Name: Notebook PC Support CD Manual Revision: 1.00 E992 Release Date: May 2002 Notebook PC Software Reference...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Support CD for Windows ... 5 Drivers for Windows ... 5 ATI Mobility Radeon VGA Driver ...8 Display Settings for Windows XP ... 10 Display Properties ... 10 Intel Application Accelerator ... 14 Overview ... 14 Operating Systems not supported ... 14 General Features ...
  • Page 3 Updating Your BIOS ... 46 Resetting Your BIOS ... 47 ASUS PC Probe ... 49 Welcome to ASUS PC Probe ... 50 Starting ASUS PC Probe ... 50 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring ... 51 ASUS PC Probe Taskbar Icon ... 52 Power4 Gear ...
  • Page 4 Check Mail Utility ... 59 Check Mail Quick Setup ... 60 Check Mail Startup ... 60 Using Windows Start Menu ... 60 Using MS Configuration ... 60 LAN Settings ... 60 Joining a Domain or Workgroup (Windows XP) ... 63 Viewing Your Network ...

  • Page 5: Support Cd For Windows

    Support CD for Windows The Notebook PC you purchased may or may not be preloaded with an operating system. The support CD included with this Notebook PC provides all the necessary drivers and utilities in order for you to use your Notebook PC with Microsoft ®...
  • Page 6 IAA Utility (optional) Utility ® The Intel Application Accelerator is a software package designed specifically to increase the performance ® ® of applications and computer systems running Intel Pentium III or Pentium® 4 Processor. Modem Driver (required-WinME) “HSP56 MR” 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.

  • Page 7: Atkacpi Utility (Submenu)

    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. ASUS PC Probe (optional) Utility Installs PC 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.

  • Page 9: Ati Mobility Radeon Vga Driver

    ATI Mobility Radeon VGA Driver Topics Covered: Display Properties and Settings Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same.

  • Page 10: Display Settings For Windows Xp

    Display Settings for Windows XP Display Properties By right clicking your desktop and selecting Properties, you can view your dis- play properties. For advanced graphics controller settings, click the Advanced button. Using Windows Display Properties Dual View Funtion If you connect an external display, you can select Display 2 and extend your desktop onto the second display.
  • Page 11 Using the Taskbar Icon Left-click the ATI icon on the taskbar to bring up shortcuts to screen resolution settings. Right-click the ATI icon on the taskbar to bring up shortcuts to other display settings.
  • Page 12 Only the tabs with the ATI logo are installed with the Notebook PC’s VGA driver. The other tabs are part of the Windows operating system and will not be shown here. Overlay This page allows you to make color and bright- ness settings for video playback.
  • Page 13 Only the tabs with the ATI logo are installed with the Notebook PC’s VGA driver. The other tabs are part of the Windows operating system and will not be shown here. Direct 3D This page allows you to make Direct 3D settings. Settings will not be utilized unless you run an application specifically using Direct 3D.

  • Page 14: Operating Systems Not Supported

    Only the tabs with the ATI logo are installed with the Notebook PC’s VGA driver. The other tabs are part of the Windows operating system and will not be shown here. Color This page allows you to make color, brightness, and gamma adjustments for each RGB color in- dividually or all together.

  • Page 15: Intel Application Accelerator

    Intel Application Accelerator Topics Covered: Overview Operating Systems not supported General Features Component Overview Parameters Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same.

  • Page 16: Overview

    Overview ® The Intel Application Accelerator is a software package designed specifically to increase the performance of applications and computer systems running Intel by use of several methods: ® 1. Intel Application Accelerator Driver - This technology increases the performance of the Input/Out- put subsystem transfer rate, greatly enhancing the system speed.

  • Page 17: General Features

    General Features ® Intel Application Accelerator has the following fea- tures available in property pages: Device Information - This property page, available for all matching system configurations, displays in- formation generated and passed-down from the In- ® Application Accelerator Driver component. Vari- ous parameters are seen giving information about the computer’s IDE drive, transfer rates, and controller versions.

  • Page 18: Component Overview: Intel® Application Accelerator Driver

    Component Overview: Intel® Application Accelerator Driver ® The Intel Application Accelerator Driver component is a Windows* Hardware Quality Labs <http:// www.microsoft.com/hwtest/default.asp> (WHQL) certified component designed specifically with the in- tention to increase the disk to system subsystem speed. ® The Intel Application Accelerator has the ability to query the storage component via an IOCTL interface and to obtain detailed Ultra ATA Controller and device information, which is displayed in the Device Infor- mation Property Page, which can be saved to a file and displayed in the Report Property Page.

  • Page 19: Synaptics Touchpad

    Synaptics TouchPad Topics Covered: 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 Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same.

  • Page 20: Overview Of Synaptics Touchpad Features

    Overview of Synaptics Your Synaptics TouchPad is much more powerful than an old-fashioned mouse. In addition to providing all the features of an ordinary mouse, your TouchPad allows you to: • Tap on the Pad Instead of Pressing the Buttons •...

  • Page 21: Adjust The Overall Touch Sensitivity

    Adjust the Overall Touch Sensitivity You can control how much finger pressure you must apply before the TouchPad responds by adjusting the Touch Sensitivity slider. This slider is located on the Touch Properties Page in the Mouse Properties dialog. At higher (more sensitive) Touch Sensitivity settings, the TouchPad recognizes even a very slight touch. If you see undesired or erratic pointer motion, try a lower setting.

  • Page 22: Prevent Accidental Pointing While Typing

    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.

  • Page 23: Move The Pointer Long Distances

    Move the Pointer Long Distances Suppose you are dragging an object, scrolling at high speed (via Virtual Scrolling! ), or merrily moving the pointer when you suddenly reach the edge of your TouchPad. Don’t despair, the Synaptics TouchPad Edge Motion feature comes to the rescue! Edge Motion helps with long distance pointer motion. When you reach an edge of the TouchPad, the pointer (or scroll thumb when Virtual Scrolling) continues to move in the same direction until you lift your finger from the TouchPad or move your finger away from the edge.

  • Page 24: Scrolling Properties Page

    Scrolling Properties Page The Scrolling properties page allows you to customize the Virtual Scrolling capabilities of your TouchPad. In some applications, the scroll zones which activate Virtual Scrolling can be used for zooming too. Enabling Virtual Scrolling of the Active Window Check the appropriate boxes on this page for the type of Vir- tual Scrolling that you prefer: •...

  • Page 25: Tap Zones Properties Pages

    Tap Zones Properties Pages The Tap Zones properties pages allow you to assign custom actions to taps in the Touchpad’s corner zone regions (or tap zone regions). The Synaptics TouchPad driver may also control other point- ing devices attached to your system. If the Synaptics Touch- Pad driver is controlling more than one pointing device on your system, the Synaptics pages on the Mouse control panel will have a drop-down box listing all of the pointing devices...

  • Page 26: More Features Properties Page

    More Features Properties Page The More Features properties page allows you to control the following features of you Synaptics TouchPad: Stop Pointer at Window Borders This feature constrains the pointer to stay inside the active window. When you try to move the pointer outside the win- dow, it stops at the edge.

  • Page 27: Button Actions Properties Page

    Button Actions Properties Page The Button Actions properties page allows you to customize the physical buttons of your TouchPad. The Rocker Switch settings are available on Notebook PC’s with scroll buttons between the left and right buttons. Customizing Button Assignments You can customize the TouchPad buttons in the same way that you customize the tap zones.

  • Page 28: Touch Properties Page

    Touch Properties Page The Touch properties page allows you to customize the tap response and sensitivity of your TouchPad. Taps Check the appropriate boxes in the Taps section of the Touch Properties Page for the tapping capabilities that you prefer: •...

  • Page 29: Edge Motion Properties Page

    Edge Motion Properties Page The Edge Motion properties page allows you to customize the long distance pointer motion capabilities of your Touch- Pad. When your finger reaches the edge of your TouchPad, the Edge Motion feature allows the pointer to continue to move until you lift your finger.

  • Page 30: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions Q: When I use Virtual Scrolling, the pointer jumps over to the scroll bar, and then jumps back where it came from when I’m done. Is this normal? A: Yes. 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”...
  • Page 31 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? A: The shift keys and the control keys are special and are used for various things, such as selecting multiple files in Microsoft Windows Explorer or for zooming in and out on a spread sheet in Mi- crosoft Excel.

  • Page 33: Pc-Cillin 2000

    PC-cillin 2000 Topics Covered: PC-cillin 2000 Features What’s New in PC-cillin 2000 Test Virus What is a Computer Virus? How Viruses Spread Virus Writers Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same.

  • Page 34: Welcome To Pc-Cillin

    Welcome to PC-cillin Welcome to PC-cillin 2000, Trend Micro’s award-winning antivirus software. Here’s what PC-cillin will do “straight out of the box”: • Checks for viruses every time you Open, Copy, Move, or Save a file • Protects against downloading infected files from the Internet or FTP sites •...

  • Page 35: What's New In Pc-Cillin 2000

    What’s New in PC-cillin 2000 PC-cillin 2000 includes the following enhancements over the previous version: • Windows Support: PC-cillin fully supports Windows. Integration with the Windows installer means that you can install PC-cillin while installing other Windows components. PC-cillin is Windows compliant.

  • Page 36: What Is A Computer Virus

    What is a Computer Virus? Simply put, a computer virus is a program that replicates. To do so, it will need 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.

  • Page 37: How Viruses Spread

    How Viruses Spread There are many ways for a virus to enter your system: • Email attachments • World Wide Web (WWW) sites • FTP traffic from the Internet (file downloads) • Shared network files & network traffic in general •...

  • Page 38: Pc-Cillin 2000 Screens

    PC-cillin 2000 Screens Double click the PC-cillin icon on the taskbar to bring up the real-time scan information page. The real-time scan information page dis- plays the current virus pattern number and the current files being scanned. You can check the additional scan types to enable virus checking for web or email.

  • Page 39: Hotkey Utility

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

  • Page 40: Hotkey Utility

    Hotkey Utility Buttons The functions of Add a Hotkey the buttons lo- cated on the left Delete a Hotkey side of the pro- gram window are Edit Hotkey labeled here. Enable all Hotkeys Disable all Hotkeys Delete all Hotkeys Delete a Hotkey Highlight a Hotkey and click this button to de- lete it from the current category.

  • Page 41: Hotkey Actions

    Hotkey Actions Actions None: Move Window To Left: Move Window To Up: Move Window To Right: Enable all Hotkeys Enables all Hotkeys by placing check marks in front of the Hotkeys in the current category. Disable all Hotkeys Disables all Hotkeys by remov- ing check marks from the front of the Hotkeys in the current cat- egory.
  • Page 42 Actions Move Window To Below: Extend Window From Left: Extend Window From Up: Extend Window From Right: Stretches the active window Extend Window From Below: Stretches the active window Shrink Window from Left: Shrink Window from Up: Shrink Window From Right: Shrinks the active window Shrink Window From Below: Shrinks the active window Descriptions Moves the active window...
  • Page 43 Actions Descriptions Minimize Window: Minimizes the active window Maximize Window: Maximizes the active window Show Normal Size: Shows the active window in normal size (user adjustable) Restore: Restores a minimized window to its previous size. Log Off: Logs the current user OFF from the current Windows session and any connected networks.

  • Page 44: Adding A Program To Run

    Adding a Program to Run To add a Hotkey to run a program follow the steps below. (1) Click Add a Hotkey Add a Hotkey (2) Type a key or key combination here. (4) Choose an executable file using explorer. button.

  • Page 45: Windows Flash Utility (Winflash)

    Windows Flash Utility (WINFLASH) Topics Covered: Updating Your BIOS Resetting Your BIOS Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same.

  • Page 46: Updating Your Bios

    Updating Your BIOS WINFLASH is a simple utility to update your Notebook PC’s BIOS. To run WINFLASH, access the All Programs shortcut through the Start button. When you enter WINFLASH, you will be im- mediately asked for the BIOS image file. Browse to the file and click Open.

  • Page 47: Resetting Your Bios

    Resetting Your BIOS If you ever hear “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.

  • Page 49: Asus Pc Probe

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

  • Page 50: Welcome To Asus Pc Probe

    DMI Explorer. Starting ASUS PC Probe If the ASUS Probe 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.

  • Page 51: Using Asus Pc Probe Monitoring

    Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling inter- vals or refresh times of the PC’s temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature.

  • Page 52: Asus Pc Probe Taskbar Icon

    ASUS PC Probe Taskbar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem...

  • Page 53: Power4 Gear

    Power4 Gear Topics Covered: 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 54: Benefits Of Power4 Gear

    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 four 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 55: Power4 Gear Modes

    Using the task bar icon Right-click the icon on the taskbar for quick access to Power4 Gear settings. Power4 Gear Modes When you are using an AC adapter, the Power4 Gear button will switch betwen two modes as shown below. When you remove the AC adapter, the Power4 Gear button will switch between three modes as shown below.

  • Page 56: 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. Maximum Performance Medium Performance See next page for available selections for each “gear”.
  • Page 57 System Standby Timer Display Panel Off Timer CPU Performance Hard Drive Off Timer Display Panel Brightness (in Medium Performance or Maximum Savings)

  • Page 59: Check Mail Utility

    Check Mail Utility Topics Covered: Check Mail Quick Setup Check Mail Startup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same.

  • Page 60: Check Mail Quick Setup

    Using MS Configuration Run the msconfig utility from the Start button. On the Startup page, you will see “Startup” items. ASUS ChkMail is set to startup with Windows. You can deselect the items you do not want to startup with Windows.

  • Page 61: Lan Settings

    LAN Settings Topics Covered: Joining a Domain or Workgroup Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same.
  • Page 62 Configuring the Network Device Joining a Domain or Workgroup (Windows XP) (1) Click Start and My Computer. (3) Your computer name, workgroup or domain information is shown here. Click Change to view options. (2) Click View system information. You cannot use spaces or symbols in the computer name.
  • Page 63 (4a) Domain: The primary server in the domain will per- form routing functions and security verifica- tions for your computer. Select Domain and enter an existing domain you wish to join. NOTE: After clicking “OK”, you will be asked for the Domain Controller’s Administrator password to join the domain in Windows XP.

  • Page 64: Viewing Your Network

    Viewing Your Network (5) After you restart your computer, you should see some contents through En- tire Network. (6) Clicking on “My Network Places” will dis- play networks which you have installed pro- tocols for. Clicking a network protocol such as “MS Windows Network”...

  • Page 65: Configuring The Bios

    Configuring the BIOS Topics Covered: BIOS Setup Program Main Menu IDE Channels Advanced Menu I/O Device Configuration Security Menu Power Menu Boot Menu Exit Menu Screens will vary depending on your Notebook PC model but descriptions should be the same.

  • Page 66: Bios Setup Program

    BIOS Setup Program This Notebook PC supports a programmable EEPROM that stores the BIOS software and can be up- dated using the provided flash memory writer utility. This Section will guide you through the BIOS setup program by providing clear explanations for all the options. A default configuration has already been set.

  • Page 67: Bios Menu Bar

    BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features SECURITY Use this menu to set a password to control bootup and control access to the BIOS setup menu.

  • Page 68: General Help

    General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by simply pressing [F1] or the [Alt] + [H] combi- nation. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions. Scroll Bar When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window.

  • Page 69: Main Menu

    Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed, the main menu screen appears as shown: System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Primary Master Secondary Master Display Expansion TV Display Type Installed Memory CPU Speed BIOS Revision NOTE: In the following BIOS item descriptions, the item headings in square brackets represent the default settings for those fields.
  • Page 70 Display Expansion [Enabled] Display expansion will stretch a low resolution environment (like DOS) to fill the entire LCD display panel. The configuration options are: [Disabled] [Enabled] TV Display Type [NTSC] This sets the video synchronization mode for your video output device (television or video projector). The setting depends on the territory that your video output device is manufactured for.

  • Page 71: Primary Master (Sub-Menu)

    Primary Master (sub-menu) This field is used to configure the primary IDE drive installed in the system. To configure a hard disk drive, select this sub-menu from the Main menu and press the Enter key to enter this sub-menu. Primary Master Type: Cylinders Heads...
  • Page 72 When “Type” set to [User Type HDD]: Translation Method Translation method allows you to select the sector addressing method. [Match Partition Table] is recommended if there is already an OS on the hard drive you are installing to this Notebook PC. [Manual] allows you to specify cylinders, heads, and sectors.

  • Page 73: Ultra Dma Mode

    Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number supported by the drive. This field can also be configured manually. Note that when this field is automatically configured, the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive. Refer to the documen- tation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually.

  • Page 74: Secondary Master (Sub-Menus)

    Secondary Master (sub-menus) This field is used to configure the secondary IDE drive installed in the system. To configure a hard disk drive, select this sub-menu from the Main menu and press the Enter key to enter this sub-menu. The fields and options on this sub-menu are the same as the previous menu described earlier. Leave on the default setting of Auto.

  • Page 75: Advanced Menu

    Advanced Menu Selecting Advanced from the main menu bar display the Advanced menu as shown below. I/O Device Configuration Internal Pointing Device Quick Power On Self Test CPU/Chipset Revision Check >I/O Device Configuration (described on next page) Pressing [Enter] when this field is highlighted calls up a sub-menu for configuring the Notebook PC’s serial and parallel ports.

  • Page 76: I/O Device Configuration (Sub-Menu)

    I/O Device Configuration (sub-menu) Onboard Serial Port 1 IR Port IR Mode DMA Channel Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode NOTE: The presence of sub-items in this menu is dependent on certain relevant settings. WARNING! Changing the default address and IRQ settings for Serial Port or Parallel Port can cause conflicts with other system devices or installed peripherals.

  • Page 77: Onboard Parallel Port: [378H/Irq7]

    Onboard Parallel Port: [378H/IRQ7] This field allows you to configure the Notebook PC parallel port. The configuration options are: [Dis- abled] [3BCH/IRQ7] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5] Parallel Port Mode: [Normal] This field allows you to configure the Notebook PC parallel port transmission mode. The configu- ration options are: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [ECP+EPP] EPP Mode: When the EPP mode is selected, the standard and bidirectional modes are also avail- able.

  • Page 78: Security Menu

    Security Menu The Notebook PC’s advanced system of security allows you to set a password to prevent unauthorized access to system resources, data, and the BIOS Setup Program. This Section covers each parameter of the Security Setup. Selecting Security from the menu bar displays the following menu: Supervisor Password User Password HDD Password...
  • Page 79 Supervisor Password [Enter] This protects the BIOS settings. When “Enabled”, you will be prompted for a password after you press [F2] to enter BIOS setup. To Enable: Press [Enter], type a password and press [Enter], type the same password again and press [Enter] to confirm.

  • Page 80: Power Menu

    Power Menu Start Battery Calibration Start Battery Calibration This function will start a software program to remove memory effects in the battery and recalibrate the battery gauge. Even though this Notebook PC uses a Lithium-Ion battery which is not prone to memory effects, memory effects will still occur at the end of the battery’s life cycle.

  • Page 81: Boot Menu

    Boot Menu The Boot menu allows the user to specify the order in which the Notebook PC is to check for a device to boot the system. To make changes, select Boot from the menu bar and the following screen appears: 1.

  • Page 82: Exit Menu

    Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes...

  • Page 83: Load Setup Defaults

    Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if [F9] is pressed, a confirmation is requested. Select Yes to load default values programmed into the BIOS file (the default values may change from one BIOS version to another).

Table of Contents