Asus Eee PC, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Windows XP Installation Guide E3484 November 2007 15G06Q009000 ...

Page 2: ...AGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only fo...

Page 3: ...ce of each product ASUS will only be responsible for or indemnify you for loss damages or claims based in contract tort or infringement 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 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS ASUS LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 1 THIRD PARTY CLAI...

Page 4: ...ng off System Restore 1 7 Compressing Disk Drive 1 8 Relocating Files 18 Deleting unnecessary Windows Components 1 10 Clearing System Backup Data 1 10 Deleting unnecessary document files 1 11 Chapter 2 Support CD System Recovery Support CD information 2 2 Running the support CD 2 2 Drivers menu 2 3 Utilities menu 2 5 Manual 2 6 Contact 2 6 Other information 2 7 System Recovery 2 7 Table of Content...

Page 5: ...Chapter 1 Installing Optimizing Windows XP 1 Preparing to Install Windows XP Installing Windows XP Adjusting the Display Resolution Optimizing Windows XP 1 Installing Optimizing Windows XP ...

Page 6: ... drive ASUS Eee PC support CD from the package The older version of Windows OS does not support USB CD DVD ROM Ensure the disc you have is Windows XP Service Pack 2 Installing Windows XP Follow the instructions below to install Windows XP service pack 2 1 Connect the power cord to your Eee PC 2 Insert the Windows XP Service Pack 2 disc to the USB CD DVD ROM and connect the USB optical drive to you...

Page 7: ...p your important data before installing Windows XP to your Eee PC Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list To set up Windows XP on the selected item Press ENTER To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C To delete the selected partition press D E...

Page 8: ...ng system and reinstall all the drivers If the screensaver starts press any key to bring back the installation screen 8 After all the existing partitions are deleted the unpartitioned space appears Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list To set up Windows XP ...

Page 9: ...o adjust the display resolution 1 Ensure that you ve installed the ASUS ACPI driver and utility Refer to the next chapter for details 2 Right click the ASUS Eee PC Utility icon on the OS taskbar to adjust the display resolution Select LCD 800 x 480 or LCD 800 x 600 based on your needs 3 When you select LCD 800 x 600 move the cursor to scroll up and down the screen Scroll up to see the top of the s...

Page 10: ...below to make your Eee PC run faster Refer to Mircrosoft website http www microsoft com for more information Changing Virtual Memory Change the virtual memory based on your needs 1 Go to Control Panel System 2 Click the Advanced tab on the top and click the Settings button in Performance area 3 Click Advanced tab and the Change button to change the virtual memory ...

Page 11: ...rces Follow the instructions to turn off System Restore 1 Go to Control Panel System 2 Click System Restore tab on the top 3 Click the box before Turn off System Restore 4 Enter the Initial size and the Maximum size based on your needs Set both Initial and Maximum size to 100 MB After turning off System Restore you cannot track and reverse changes to your computer ...

Page 12: ...nd select a destination in the connected external storage device 3 Click OK to relocate My Documents Compressing Disk Drive 1 Go to Control Panel My Computer 2 Right click Local Disk C and select Properties 3 Check the box before Compress drive to save disk space This compression function cannot apply to read only files Select Skip to All to skip the incompressible files and continue The disk driv...

Page 13: ... such as an SD card or a USB flash disk drive 2 Launch Internet Explorer 2 Click Tools on the top and select Internet Options 3 Click Settings in Temporary Internet files area 4 Click Move Folders and select a destination in the connected external storage device 5 Click OK to relocate Temporary Internet Files ...

Page 14: ...the left to display the component wizard 3 Uncheck the boxes for the Windows components you do not need and click Next Clearing System Backup Data 1 Go to All Programs Accessories Command Prompt 2 Key in sfc exe purgecache 3 Press Enter to clear the system backup data If you choose not to turn off the system restore function DO NOT perform the system backup data clearance ...

Page 15: ...our Eee PC for to back up the files you want to delete 5 Refer to the table on the next page for the system files you can delete Open Local Disk C and type the directories in the address field to locate the files If your Eee PC malfunctions after the system file removal use the backup disk you made in step 4 to restore the files Ensure to keep you backup files carefully After deleting the unnecess...

Page 16: ...ttings All Users Document Shared Music Shared Pictures Shared Video Built in samples Windows Service Pack 2 and Hot Fix Files Windows KB txt files Uninstall information about SP2 or Hot Fix Windows SET tmp Windows hf_mig NtUninstallKB Uninstall files of SP2 and Hot Fix Connect an external storage device to you Eee PC We recommend you install applications to the external storage device It might tak...

Page 17: ...Chapter 2 Support CD System Recovery 2 Support CD System Recovery 2 Support CD System Recovery ...

Page 18: ...computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE file to run the CD Click an item to install Running the support CD Insert the support CD in the external optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click an icon to display support CD Eee PC information All the follo...

Page 19: ...on Wizard Installs all the drivers ASUS ACPI Driver and Utility Installs ASUS ACPI driver before all the drivers if you are not using InstAll Wizard Chipset Driver Installs the chipset driver Graphic Driver Installs the graphics driver Camera Driver optional Installs the camera driver Audio Driver Installs the audio driver Ethernet Adapter Driver optional Installs the Ethernet adapter driver Click...

Page 20: ...2 ASUS Eee PC Windows XP Installation Guide Wireless LAN Driver optional Installs the wireless LAN driver TouchPad Driver Installs the touchpad driver Click to go to the previous page ...

Page 21: ...ility allows you to update the Eee PC BIOS in the Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP ASUS Linux USB Flash Utility Makes a USB bootable disk with Linux system image for Eee PC system recovery ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portab...

Page 22: ...pen the folder of the user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file Contact Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 23: ...CD content Technical support File list System Recovery There are two ways to perform the system recovery using the support CD and using USB flask disk drive Refer to the chapter 5 of the user manual for more information on restoring your systetm from Windows XP back to factory default Linux The OS image file bundled in the support CD may be not the latest version After the system recovery use the ...

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