Asus M5A, User Manual

Page 1: ...Notebook PC Drivers and Utilities User s Manual W W W A S U S C O M E1956 Feb 2005 ...

Page 2: ...INTEL Calexico Wireless LAN 21 Wireless LAN Driver Setup Calexico2 ABG 22 Wireless LAN Driver Setup Calexico2 2200BG 23 ASUS Wireless LAN 26 ASUS WLAN Driver Setup 28 ASUS WLAN Utility Setup 29 LAN 33 LAN Driver Setup 34 Configuring your LAN 35 Modem 38 Modem Driver Setup 40 Modem Configuration 40 LiveUpdate 44 LiveUpdate Setup 46 Using LiveUpdate 47 Norton Internet Security 49 Norton Internet Sec...

Page 3: ...Probe2 PC Probe 61 PC Probe Setup 62 PC Probe Reference 63 TouchPad 67 Touchpad Setup 68 Synaptics TouchPad Features 69 Property Pages 72 Frequently Asked Questions 79 WinFlash 80 WINFLASH Setup 82 Using WINFLASH 83 ...

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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: ...MAX Integrated Digital 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 INFupdate Intel 828XX Drivers Th...

Page 7: ...prehensive virus prevention threat detection and repair software for your computer It automatically detects and repairs known viruses Norton Internet Security detects viruses and other potential risks in instant messenger attachments as well as in email messages Internet downloads and other files Easy updating of the virus definitions over the Internet keeps Norton Internet Security prepared for t...

Page 8: ...eprovideddevicedriverwillprovideenhancementsandfeaturestotheTouchPadtoincreasethefunctionality 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 WinFlash Utility Requires ATK0100 Installs a BIOS update utility for Windows so that you can conveniently update your Notebook PC s BIOS with...

Page 9: ...ty 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 provided by Microsoft in its Windows XP operating system This device is shown under Windows Device Manager PCMCIA adapters USB 2 0 Already supported in Windows XP SP1 Windows 2000 SP4 This driver is p...

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: ...ed VGA Driver Setup Display Settings for Windows 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 ...

Page 14: ...indows 2 On the LicenseAgreement screen click Next after reading the message 4 Setup is now 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 5 Set the screen resolution Right click the desktop and select Properties Click on the Settings tab and slide ...

Page 15: ...15 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 16: ...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 17: ...17 Software Drivers Audio Required Driver Topics Covered Audio Setup Realtek Audio Utility Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 18: ...ickCancelinordertousetheaudiosetupprogram 3 On the Welcome screen click Next to begin the setup wizard 4 Wait while files are being copied to your hard drive 6 When the device driver is properly setup it will appear as the above in Device Manager 1 Normally you will get a Found New Hardware Wizard as shown on the next step If not double click the Audio Controller with a question mark in Device Man...

Page 19: ...19 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 20: ...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 21: ...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 22: ... 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 23: ... 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 24: ...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 25: ...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 27: ... 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 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...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 31: ... 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 33: ...33 Software Drivers LAN Topics Covered LAN Driver Setup Configuring your LAN Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Before After Required driver ...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ... 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 39: ...39 Software Drivers Modem Required Driver Topics Covered Modem Setup Modem Configuration Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same ...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ... 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 ...

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Page 45: ...45 Software Utilities LiveUpdate Topics Covered LiveUpdate Setup Using LiveUpdate Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Recommended utility ...

Page 46: ... 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 47: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...program icon or the taskbar icon When you open the main window you will see status for each function 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 ...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...ilities Power4 Gear 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 Required utility ...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...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 61: ...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 62: ... Choose Destination Location click Next to continue or enter another destination folder On the Select Program Folder screen click Next 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 63: ...be 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 on...

Page 64: ...ettings 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 65: ...be 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 beaccessedbyclickin...

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Page 67: ...e 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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ... 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 71: ...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 72: ...ludedtwofunapplicationprogramsthatdemonstratesomeofthecapabilitiesoftheTouchPad 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 73: ...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 74: ... 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 En...

Page 75: ...re 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 can...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...vity 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 andunwantedpointermovement...

Page 78: ... 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 79: ...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 80: ...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 No...

Page 81: ...81 Software Utilities WinFlash Topics Covered WinFlash Setup Using WinFlash Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system Recommended Utility ...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...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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