Asus L3C, Software Reference Manual

Page 1: ...1 Notebook PC Software Reference Product Name Notebook PC Support CD Manual Revision 1 00 E992 Release Date May 2002 ...

Page 2: ...rview Displaying Controller and Device Information 18 Controller Parameters 18 Device Parameters 18 Synaptics TouchPad 19 Overview of Synaptics TouchPad Features 20 Tap on the Pad Instead of Pressing the Buttons 20 Drag Icons Windows and Other Objects without Using Buttons 20 Adjust the Overall Touch Sensitivity 21 Customize Buttons and Taps 21 Prevent Accidental Pointing While Typing 22 Scroll Th...

Page 3: ...36 Test Virus 36 How Viruses Spread 37 Virus Writers 37 PC cillin 2000 Screens 38 Hotkey Utility 39 Hotkey Utility 40 Buttons 40 Hotkey Actions 41 Adding a Program to Run 44 Windows Flash Utility WINFLASH 45 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: ...s 60 Joining a Domain or Workgroup Windows XP 63 Viewing Your Network 64 Configuring the BIOS 65 BIOS Setup Program 66 Updating your BIOS 66 BIOS Menu Bar 67 BIOS Legend Bar 67 Main Menu 69 Primary Master sub menu 71 Secondary Master sub menus 74 Advanced Menu 75 I O Device Configuration sub menu 76 Security Menu 78 Power Menu 80 Boot Menu 81 Exit Menu 82 ...

Page 5: ...ons of each autorun menu item Due to ongoing improvements in the support CD there may be some differences between this User s Manual and your support CD The names in quotations are the actual driver names displayed in the System Properties of MS Windows Windows cannot contain all the device drivers from every manufacturer with every update therefore the provided support CD will contain the best dr...

Page 6: ... select Help Fast IR Driver required IrDA Fast Infrared Port Driver Shownunder Networkadapters InstallsdriverandconfiguresyourInfraredTransceiverAto HPHSDL 2300 3600 so that your Infrared port can work properly PC cillin 2000 optional Utility Installs Trend s PC cillin 2000 a world class anti virus protection software for the new Internet era to keep your PC virus free This very powerful anti viru...

Page 7: ...or 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 Power4 Gear Utility optional Utility Power4 Gear is a custom utility...

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Page 9: ...9 Software Reference 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: ... can view your dis play properties For advanced graphics controller settings click the Advanced button Using Windows Display Properties You can set each display in dependently by choosing monitor 1 or 2 here Dual View Funtion If you connect an external display you can select Display 2 and extend your desktop onto the second display ...

Page 11: ... Reference 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: ...verlay This page allows you to make color and bright ness settings for video playback Options This page allows you to enable or disable a few ATI options Overlay Warning The overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that sup ports overlay adjustment This is to explain that you will only see the results of these settings in certain video files ...

Page 13: ...tion specifically using OpenGL Direct 3D ThispageallowsyoutomakeDirect3Dsettings Settings will not be utilized unless you run an application specifically using Direct 3D Only the tabs with theATI logo are installed with the Notebook PC s VGAdriver The other tabs are part of the Windows operating system and will not be shown here ...

Page 14: ...factory settings Display connections will be auto detected and Not Con nected will be shown for dis plays that are not detected If additional displays are de tected the ON OFF button will be shown with Green rep resenting ON and Red repre sented OFF Only the tabs with theATI logo are installed with the Notebook PC s VGAdriver The other tabs are part of the Windows operating system and will not be ...

Page 15: ... 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: ...n overall addi tional performance enhancement is realized for Windows 2000 and Windows XP based applica tions Software installation is flexible and fully automated for Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition SE Windows Millennium Edition Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Home Edition and Professional operating systems Operating Systems not supported Any Version of M...

Page 17: ...givinginformationaboutthe computer s IDE drive transfer rates and controller versions Report Thispropertypage availableforallmatch ing system criteria s displays a report for support purposesaboutinformationrelevanttotheIDEcon troller the IDE channel and the IDE drive This report also has the ability to be printed saved as a text file and viewed in an external viewer Support This property page ava...

Page 18: ...in the De vices window causes the application to display the corresponding configuration parameters in the Device Information window Parameters shown with an oscilloscope icon are read only parameters shown with a wrench icon are read write The various parameters are described below on the next screen Controller Parameters Name Description IDE Controller Controller product name Driver Version Devi...

Page 19: ...d 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: ...need to 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...

Page 21: ...ditional convenience you can configure the top right corner tap zone of the TouchPad 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 the b...

Page 22: ...m 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 ha...

Page 23: ... two fun application programs that demonstrate some of the capabilities of theTouch Pad 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 ...

Page 24: ... Item 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 s...

Page 25: ...tap 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...

Page 26: ...acy when pointing with theTouchPad 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 move ment 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 vertical...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...e 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 and unwanted pointer movement tha...

Page 29: ... 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 30: ...eir 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 Scrolling If Virtual Scrolling does not know about a particular type of window it still ap proximates smooth scrolling by causing the windo...

Page 31: ...r 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 Note that you can still use this shift key for other special behaviors You can still press and hold the left shift key to select multiple files in Mic...

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Page 33: ...n 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: ...ument s for macro viruses If you use Outlook Express 4 0 or above or Eudora Pro 4 0 or above email clients scan your email message attachments as they are being downloaded from the POP3 email server Manually scan message attachments in your local Outlook folders No Limits Of course if you re a person who likes to customize your software there is no limit to the Scan tasks you can configure PC cill...

Page 35: ...se of this feature Please note that this feature does not scan messages stored on a Microsoft Exchange server but only scans messages in local folders Incremental Virus Pattern Download No longer do you have to download the entire virus pattern file when updating your software Trend PC cillin 2000 supports incremental pattern updates whereby only the virus patterns that have changed since the last...

Page 36: ...eir presence known for months Instead of causing damage right away these viruses do nothing but replicate until the preordained trigger day or event when they unleash their damage routines across the network To learn more about any particular virus or about viruses in general you can access Trend Micro s online Virus Encyclopedia that comes with the program or visitTrend Micro s web site at http w...

Page 37: ...nd email virus outbreaks now can spread faster and wider than ever before Virus Writers In the typical scenario it is an individual working alone who writes a virus program and then introduces it onto a single computer network server or the Internet Why Ego revenge sabotage and basic disgruntle ment have all been cited as motivations Recently do it yourself virus kits have been popping up on the I...

Page 38: ...llin software has features to protect you from Virus threats Use the Help for more information 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 Click the large Main button to view the program s settings ...

Page 39: ...39 Software Reference 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: ...u don t use the two preset you can delete them for your own applications When you choose to add a hotkey you can specify a key by pressing that key or key com bination in the Hotkey box the Fn key can not be entered and will be automatically added to the Notebook Fn Hotkey category The available Hotkey actions for assignment are shown in the Hotkey Action pull down Add a Hotkey Delete a Hotkey Edi...

Page 41: ...To Up Moves the active window up between 1 50 steps Move Window To Right Moves the active window right between 1 50 steps Disable all Hotkeys Disables all Hotkeys by remov ing check marks from the front of the Hotkeys in the current cat egory Hotkey Actions Enable all Hotkeys Enables all Hotkeys by placing check marks in front of the Hotkeys in the current category ...

Page 42: ...nd Window From Right Stretches the active window right between 1 50 steps Extend Window From Below Stretches the active window down between 1 50 steps Shrink Window from Left Shrinks the active window from the left between 1 50 steps Shrink Window from Up Shrinks the active window from the top between 1 50 steps Shrink Window From Right Shrinks the active window from the right between 1 50 steps S...

Page 43: ...dow 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 Shut Down Exits from Windows and turns OFF the Notebook PC Reboot Restarts the Notebook PC Run Explorer Runs Windows Explorer Run Browser Runs the Internet Browser Run Program Runs a user defined program ...

Page 44: ...key to run a program follow the steps below Add a Hotkey 1 ClickAddaHotkey button 2 Type a key or key combination here 4 Choose an executable file using explorer 5 Verify your Hotkey and make sure that it is enabled 3 Choose Run Program in this pull down menu ...

Page 45: ...45 Software Reference 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: ... and click Open Compare the BIOS ROM your current BIOS to the BIOS image the new BIOS If this is cor rect click Flash to write the new BIOS to your Notebook PC You need to restart your Notebook PC and reset your BIOS See instructions on the next page Do not update your BIOS for no reason You will be warned that you should only update yourBIOSifyouknowitwillsolveaspecificprob lem If you update your...

Page 47: ...Software Reference 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 ...

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Page 49: ...ware Reference 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: ... 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 When ASUS 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 execu tion check box The PC Probe icon will...

Page 51: ... Lets you set threshold levels and polling inter vals or refresh times of the PC s temperature fan rotation and voltages History Lets you record the temperature monitoring ac tivity by date time and target history Click the record button and select a date To view a previ ous recording simply choose that date Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring ...

Page 52: ...tem monitoring When the ASUS PC Probesensesaproblem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red and audio alerts will be heard from the speaker NOTE PC Probe will constantly use re sources to check the system status while Windows is operating It is suggested to exit PC Probe while using high demand ing applications Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk ...

Page 53: ...oftware Reference 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: ...hift 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 Power4 Gear Interface Understanding the Power4 Gear buttons Press the Power4 Gear button above the taskbar to shift between the four gears as labeled below The icon may vary depending on your Notebook PC model Maximum Performance High ...

Page 55: ...u are using anAC 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 When you remove or apply theAC adapter Power4 Gear will automatically shift you up or down into the proper mode segment AC Mode Segment Battery Mode Segment ...

Page 56: ... Savings 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 See next page for available selections for each gear ...

Page 57: ...57 Software Reference Display Panel Brightness in Medium Performance or Maximum Savings System Standby Timer CPU Performance Display Panel Off Timer Hard Drive Off Timer ...

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Page 59: ...59 Software Reference 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: ...d for Microsoft Outlook products and may or may not be compatible with other email applications Launch Microsoft Outlook Express and setup your email account if not done so already A blue light between the two email icons will blink when there are unread email in your Inbox Unread email will be indicated in Outlook by a bold Inbox x the x being the number of unread emails Check Mail Startup After ...

Page 61: ...61 Software Reference 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: ...nd My Computer 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 Click Change to view options ...

Page 63: ...in in Windows XP 4b 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 Ad ministrator name and use one password then use the Administrator name with an other password to add to a domain You...

Page 64: ...d see some contents through En tire Network 6 Clicking on My Network Places will dis playnetworkswhichyouhaveinstalledpro tocols for Clicking a network protocol such as MS Windows Network will display all the servers available under that protocol Viewing Your Network ...

Page 65: ...OS 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: ...nce and setup power saving functions BIOS setup is used if you are setting up the Notebook PC for the first time reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup during bootup This section describes how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your Notebook PC For examp...

Page 67: ...the Setup screen you will notice a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar and those that are not with their corresponding alternates and functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu...

Page 68: ...his field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To call up a sub menu simply move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu will then immediately appear Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu just as you would within a menu Use the Esc key to return to the main menu Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of ...

Page 69: ...ette A 1 44M 3 5 in Specifies the type of disk used as drive A The configuration options are 1 44M 3 5 in IDE Channels Primary Master described later Secondary Master described later Item Specific Help System Time 17 15 00 System Date 04 02 2002 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary Master Auto Secondary Master Auto Display Expansion Enabled TV Display Type NTSC Installed Memory 256 MB CPU Speed ...

Page 70: ... configura tion options are NTSC PAL Installed Memory 256 MB display field This field displays the amount of extended memory as detected by the system Unfortunately this will not tell you how much is onboard and how much is added to the SO DIMM socket You must visually inspect the SO DIMM socket if you are considering expanding your memory You cannot make changes to this field This is a display on...

Page 71: ...elect the type of the IDE drive User Type HDD allows you to set each entry on your own WARNING Ultra DMA mode 3 4 5 can be enabled only when BIOS detects shielded 80 pin cable Type Auto Cylinders 1024 Heads 255 Sectors 63 CHS Capacity 8422MB Maximum LBA Capacity 30005MB Multi Sector Transfers Maximum SMART Monitoring Disabled PIO Mode 4 Ultra DMA Mode 5 Primary Master sub menu This field is used t...

Page 72: ...he correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD and Translation Method must be set to Manual Heads This field configures the number of read write heads Refer to your drive documentation to deter mine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD and T...

Page 73: ...the user a warning message about possible future failure of the hard drive Ideally this should allow you to take proactive actions to prevent impending disk crashes PIO Mode When enabled this option speeds up communication between the system and the IDE controller by using enhanced I O transfer modes PIO Modes NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD The confi...

Page 74: ... described earlier Leave on the default setting of Auto Item Specific Help Secondary Master TOSHIBA DVD ROM SD R2102 Type Auto PIO Mode 4 ULTRA DMA Mode 2 Enter to select the type of the IDE drive User Type HDD allows you to set each entry on your own NOTE The Secondary drive displayed here is an example only The actual display will be dependent on the drive you have installed in your Notebook PC ...

Page 75: ...er On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping certain redundant tests Con figuration options are Disabled Enabled CPU Chipset Revision Check Enabled When enabled BIOS will check the revisions of the CPU North Bridge NB and South Bridge SB to make sure that they are mass production versions and not beta versions If beta versions are detected the follow...

Page 76: ... allows you to configure the Notebook PC s IR port The configuration options are 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled IR Mode FIR The Mode field allows you to select either Standard Infrared SIR or Fast Infrared FIR commu nication mode The configuration options are SIR FIR DMA Channel 1 only when above is set to FIR The DMA field allows you to configure the DMA Channel for the selecte...

Page 77: ... operations to the selected register There are four operations supported by EPP Address Write Data Write Address Read and Data Read All operations are performed asynchronously ECPMode The port is both software and hardware compatible with existing parallel ports so that it may be used as a standard printer mode if ECP is not required ECP mode provides an automatic high burst bandwidth channel that...

Page 78: ...Supervisor password controls full access Enter to change password Enter again to disable password Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled HDD Password Disabled The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Security menu The passwords control access to the BIOS and certain Security menu options during system startup The passwords are not case sensitive In other words it ...

Page 79: ...umeric characters Symbols and other keys are ignored To Disable Press Enter without entering a password NOTE If User Password and Hard Disk Password are both Enabled the Hard Disk Password will be required first HDD Password Enter A HDD hard disk drive password places a protection on the hard disk drive so that a password is necessary in order to access the hard disk drive When Enabled the hard di...

Page 80: ...ware 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 Remember that all recharge able batteries only have a definite number of charge and discharge cycles depending on environment and quality of the batt...

Page 81: ...otup capability as Disabled or Enabled The Boot menu allows you to select among the three possible boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys By using the or Shift keys you can promote devices and by using the key you can demote devices Press Enter to select the specific device or Disabled to never boot from that device Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the syste...

Page 82: ... is turned off Once this option is selected a confirma tion is asked Select Yes to save changes and exit Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program If you have made changes to the fields other than system date system time and password the system will ask for confirmation before exiting Item Specific Help Exit Sa...

Page 83: ...lues to the EEPROM Note You must Load Setup Defaults after updating your BIOS Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved After selecting this option all selections are updated and a confirmation is requested Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections...

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