Asus SSD Application Manual

ASUS Express Gate SSD

ASUS Express Gate SSD is an instant-on environment that gives you quick access
to web, Skype, and viewing your pictures. Within a few seconds of powering on
your computer, you will be at the Express Gate SSD menu where you can start the
web browser, Skype, or other Express Gate applications.

• ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices in

• ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs or ODDs connected to

chipset-controlled onboard SATA ports

ports and external SATA ports are NOT supported. See chapter 2 for the
exact location of onboard SATA ports.

IDE or SATA mode

only. All onboard extended SATA

only.

motherboard

The First Screen

Express Gate SSD’s rst screen appears

within a few seconds after you power
on the computer. From here, you can
immediately start the web browser or
Skype.

You can also choose to continue booting
normally (e.g. to your installed OS such
as Windows), enter BIOS setup, or power
off.

If you don’t make any selection, Express
Gate SSD will automatically exit and boot to your normal OS after a certain amount
of time. The timer countdown is shown on-screen inside the “boot to OS” button. As
you move the mouse or type a key, the countdown stops and the timer disappears,
so you can take your time to make a selection.

The Express Gate SSD Environment

The very rst time you enter the Express

Gate SSD environment (by launching

either web or Skype from the rst screen),
a rst time wizard will guide you through
basic Express Gate SSD congurations.
Basic congurations include language,

date and time and screen resolution.

Once inside the Express Gate SSD environment, click on the icons on the
LaunchBar, by default at bottom of the screen, to launch or switch between

softwares. You can re-arrange, re-size and move windows. Bring a window to the

foreground by clicking within it or by clicking on its corresponding software icon.

Re-size a window by dragging any of its four corners. Move a window by dragging

its title bar.

Besides using the LaunchBar, you can also switch between softwares by pressing
<Alt> +<Tab> on the keyboard. You can also right-click anywhere on the desktop to
bring up a menu of softwares.

The red triangle on an software icon in the LaunchBar denotes that the software is
already running. This means that you can switch to it without any delay. In the rare
case where an software stops responding, right-click on its icon to force close it.

Knowing the Express Gate hot-keys

Here is a list of common-used hot-keys for Express Gate.

In the First Screen:

Key Function

PAUSE/BREAK Power-off
ESC/F8 Continue to boot OS
DEL Enter BIOS setup

In the Express Gate Environment:

Key Function

<Alt> + <Tab> Switch between softwares
<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del> Bring up Power-Off dialog box
<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Print Screen> Save screen snapshot as picture to le

Using the Conguration Panel

Use the conguration panel to change various Express Gate SSD settings.

Click on an icon to open a particular conguration tool. The following tools are

available:

•

Date and Time

•

Input Language

•

Language and Keyboard

•

LaunchBar Settings

auto-hides, etc.)

•

Network

network ports that you may use. LAN(s) refer to the RJ-45 network port(s) on
your computer.

: set current date and time as well as time zone.

: choose your preferred input language and method.

: choose your language and keyboard preferences.

: customize your LaunchBar (where it docks, whether it

: Specify how your computer connects to the Internet. Enable all the

• The number of the LAN ports may differ from motherboards.

• You can connect the LAN cable to any RJ-45 port, and Express Gate SSD
will automatically use the connected port.

Also specify whether each port uses DHCP (most common) or static IP. For

PPPoE and wireless (optional), set the login credentials (user name, password,
SSID, etc.) as well.

•

Environment Settings

: This function allows you to clear the Express Gate
SSD settings, as well as any personal information stored by the web browser
(Bookmarks, Cookies, History, etc.). The user data will be reset to the original

default conguration.

After you click

Restore System

, a conrmation dialog box will open. If you
click “Yes” in the conrmation dialog box, your system will immediately restart
and then re-enter Express Gate SSD to nish clearing the settings. This is also

useful in the rare case where settings might become corrupted.

The rst-time Wizard will run again when you enter the Express Gate SSD

environment after clearing its settings.

•

Screen Settings

•

Volume Control

: Choose the most optimal screen resolution for your display.

: Control the volume for your speaker output, microphone

input, etc.