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Notebook PC
Drivers and Utilities
User’s Manual
E1703 / Oct 2004
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Support CD Table of Contents Support CD for Windows............................................................ 5 New Windows Installation......................................................................................5 Drivers for Windows ..............................................................................................5 Device Manager ..................................................................................................10 VGA Driver ...............................
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PowerNow ................................................................................................... 41 AMD PowerNow Utility Setup ..............................................................................42 ChkMail ....................................................................................................... 43 ChkMail Setup .....................................................................................................44 Hotkey ........................................
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Support CD TouchPad .................................................................................................... 77 Touchpad Setup...................................................................................................78 Synaptics® TouchPad Features ..........................................................................79 Property Pages ....................................................................................................82 Frequently Asked Questions..........
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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 Windows XP (referred to as “Windows” in this User’s Manual). The levels of hardware and software support may vary depending on the installed operating system. Operating systems not pre-installed on this Notebook PC may produce different r
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Support CD 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.” The exact controller and driver will vary by model and territory. VGA (Display) “ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9200” or “ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9200”Driver Installing the VGA driver first will make viewing other setup screens much easier. This installs display drivers for your operating system
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Modem “AC97 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. RICOH Media Driver “Ricoh SD Bus Host Adapter” & “Ricoh Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter” A version of this driver is provided by Microsoft in its Windows XP operat
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Support CD PowerGear Utility PowerGear is a custom utility designed for this Notebook PC that allows you to use predefined or user defined values for multi-selectable power saving modes or “gears”. You can “shift” between the “gears” using the taskbar icon or the keys above the keyboard. Probe2 Utility Installs Probe2 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. TouchPad “Synaptics P
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[Exit] Link Closes the support CD autorun screen. Drivers Provided in Windows XP If you have any problems with these drivers, visit the Microsoft Windows Update site. A link is provided in Microsoft Windows Explorer under “Tools.” 1394 (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 “IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers”. AGP (Already supported in Windows XP) This function is already supported
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Support CD 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” representing hardware devices that Windows cannot recognize. After installing the drivers from the provided support CD. Those question marks will go away. 4.
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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 Model 1 Model 2 Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same. 11 Software Drivers
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Software Drivers 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 1. On the “Welcome” screen, click Next after Next after reading. reading the message. 3. On the “Select Components”, click Express 4. When setup is complete, select “Yes...” and to use the default settings. click Finish in order to restart Windows with a higher screen resolution*. * Windows may have already
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VGA Driver Setup (Cont.) Model 1 Before VGA drivers are installed, graphics Make screen resolution settings in “Display functions are limited. Properties”. Higher resolutions may be available but panning will occur if you surpass the display panel’s specifications. Model 2 Right click Left click Use the taskbar icon to bring up shortcuts to display settings. 13 Software Drivers
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ATKACPI Driver (ATK0100) (Required driver) Topics Covered: ATKACPI Driver Setup Before After Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same. 15 Software Drivers
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Software Drivers 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. 3. Select “Install from...” and click Next. 4. Browse to your operating system folder in the “ATK0100” folder and click Next. 5. Click Finish when setup is complete. 6. Click Close to close the properties window. 16
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SiS USB Wireless LAN (Required driver on selected models) Topics Covered: Wireless LAN Driver Setup Wireless LAN Utility Setup Wireless LAN Utility Quick Start An access point, like the ASUS WLAN Access Point is required to setup a wireless network for the Notebook PC to connect to. After Before Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same. 17 Software Drivers
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Software Drivers Wireless LAN Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 1. On the “Welcome” screen click Next after 2. On the “Select Components” screen, click reading the message. Next to use the default settings. 3. On the “Wizard Complete” screen, click Use the taskbar icon to bring up shortcuts to Finish to exit the installation wizard. settings. 18
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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. Network Status page - View connection status Site Scan page - View available access points here. here. You can click Connect to attempt to use the selected
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Software Drivers Wireless LAN Utility Quick Start (Cont.) Statistics page - View transmission data Encryption page - Settings must match those (count) here if troubleshooting connection set in the access point in order to successfully problems. connect. Click Apply to save your settings. Info page - Report if contacting customer Profile page - Save settings for each location service for help. (work, home, school, etc.). 20
