Notebook PC
Driver/Utility Setup & Reference
Product Name: Notebook PC Support CD
Manual Revision: 1.00 E676
Release Date: June 2001
Table of Contents
Windows Quick Install Guide .................................................................................................. 4
Support CD for Windows ME & 2000...................................................................................... 5
Drivers for Windows ME & 2000 ............................................................................................. 5
Autorun Screen for Windows ME ..................................................................................... 5
Autorun Screen for Windows 2000................................................................................... 5
Support CD Contents .............................................................................................................. 6
ATKACPI Utility Submenu ....................................................................................................... 8
Autorun Screen for Windows ME ..................................................................................... 8
ATKACPI Submenu Items ....................................................................................................... 8
Autorun Screen for Windows 2000................................................................................... 8
Intel 815EM INF Update..........................................................................................................9
Installing the Intel 815EM INF Update for Windows ME & 2000 ...................................... 9
ATKACPI Driver .................................................................................................................... 10
Installing the ATKACPI Driver for Windows 2000 ........................................................... 10
ATKACPI Driver .................................................................................................................... 10
Installing the ATKACPI Driver for Windows ME.............................................................. 10
VGA Driver ............................................................................................................................ 11
Installing the VGA Driver for Windows ME ..................................................................... 11
Using the Hotkey ............................................................................................................ 12
Using the Taskbar........................................................................................................... 12
Using Display Properties ................................................................................................ 13
VGA Driver ............................................................................................................................ 14
Installing the VGA Driver for Windows 2000...................................................................14
Audio Driver .......................................................................................................................... 15
Installing the Audio Driver for Windows ME & 2000 ....................................................... 15
Audio Controls ................................................................................................................ 17
DirectX 8.0 ............................................................................................................................ 18
Installing DirectX 8.0 for Windows ME & 2000 ............................................................... 18
LAN Driver (Optional)............................................................................................................ 19
Installing the LAN Driver for Windows ME & 2000 ......................................................... 19
Configuring the Network Device............................................................................................20
Changing Adapter Settings (Windows ME) .................................................................... 20
Joining a Domain (Windows ME) ................................................................................... 21
Changing Adapter Settings (Windows 2000)..................................................................22
Joining a Domain (Windows 2000)................................................................................. 23
Viewing Your Network..................................................................................................... 24
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Modem Driver........................................................................................................................25
Installing the Modem Driver for Windows ME.................................................................25
Installing the Modem Driver for Windows 2000.............................................................. 28
TouchPad .............................................................................................................................. 29
Installing the TouchPad Driver for Windows ME............................................................. 29
Fast IR Driver ........................................................................................................................ 32
Installing the Fast IR Driver for Windows ME & 2000 .................................................... 32
Fast IR Driver ........................................................................................................................ 33
Setting the IR port for Windows ME ............................................................................... 33
SpeedStep ............................................................................................................................ 36
Installing SpeedStep for Windows ME & 2000 ............................................................... 36
PC-cillin 2000 ........................................................................................................................ 37
Installing the PC-cillin 2000 Anti-Virus Software for Windows ME ................................. 37
Installing the PC-cillin 2000 Anti-Virus Software for Windows 2000 ............................... 42
Hotkey Utility (Under ATKACPI Utility) .................................................................................. 44
Installing the Hotkey Utility for Windows ME & 2000...................................................... 44
Windows Flash Utility (Under ATKACPI Utility) ..................................................................... 45
Installing the Windows Flash Utility for Windows ME & 2000 ........................................ 45
ASUS PC Probe (Under ATKACPI Utility)............................................................................. 46
Installing PC Probe for Windows ME & 2000 ................................................................. 46
Check Mail Utility (Under ATKACPI Utility)............................................................................ 47
Installing Check Mail for Windows ME & 2000 ............................................................... 47
IDESwap Utility (Under ATKACPI Utility) .............................................................................. 48
Installing IDE Swap for Windows ME ............................................................................. 48
Screen Saver Utility............................................................................................................... 49
Installing the Screen Saver Utility for Windows ME & 2000 ........................................... 49
MP3 Player Driver and Application........................................................................................ 51
Windows ME & 2000 Software Reference......................................................................... 53
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Windows Quick Install Guide
1. Insert the Windows ME/2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. A T API CD-ROM Drive must be set to boot before the Hard Drive in BIOS setup (press F2 during boot)
or press Esc and select “ATAPI CD-ROM Drive” (use the up and down arrows and press Enter)
IMPORTANT: In most cases, you will be pr ompted to press a key to boot fr om the CD. Failure
to do so will result in booting from your next boot device.
3. Press Enter to Setup Windows and press F8 after you have read and accepted the Licensing Agreement.
4. Windows ME: If you have an existing OS, you can choose to install Windows ME in another
directory in order to preserve your existing OS. You will be given an OS choice each time you boot
up your Notebook PC. If you currently use Windows 95/98 and wish to preserve your installed
applications and settings, “upgrade” Windows by installing into your existing directory.
Windows 2000: If you have a previous OS, press ESC to install a fresh copy of Windows 2000.
Follow the next screens to partition your hard drive. Use the “NTFS” file system for increased
functionality. Installing in the same partition as an existing OS will give you a choice to format or
leave intact. If you leave intact without formatting, you will be given an OS choice each time you
boot up your Notebook PC.
5. After you install Windows, insert the Notebook PC support CD to install drivers and utilities.
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Support CD for Windows ME & 2000
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® 98/ME/2000 (referred to as “Windows” in this User’s Manual).
This Notebook PC offers its customers the choice of a pre-installed operating system such as Microsoft
Windows ME (Millennium Edition) or Windows 2000. The choices and languages will depend on the
territory . 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 results than the ones described in the provided user’s manuals.
If your Notebook PC is not preloaded with any operating system, or you want to install another operating
system other than the preloaded one, the following pages will give step-by-step installation procedures for
typical system configurations under the Windows
online help provided with each of the applications after installation. The following is what you will see when
you insert the support CD. If the 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.
Autorun Screen for Windows ME Autorun Screen for Windows 2000
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operating system. For application usage, please see the
Drivers for Windows ME & 2000
The following are descriptions of what each autorun menu item does when selected with the mouse. 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 driver for your built-in devices and should be used in
place of any Windows default drivers.
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Support CD Contents
Intel 815EM INF Update (required) “Intel 815” Driver
Shown under W indows “System devices.” This installs drivers for the Notebook PC’s Intel 815EM chipset.
ATKACPI Driver (required) “ATK0100 ACPI UTILITY” Driver
Shown under W indows “System devices.” This installs drivers for the Notebook PC’s Advanced Configura-
tion and Power Interface (ACPI) for power management functions.
VGA Driver (required) “Intel(R) 82815 Graphics Controller” Driver
Shown under W indows “Display adapters.” This installs display drivers for your operating system in order
to properly use the Notebook PC’s built-in graphics controller and to provide optimal features. Once the
display driver is installed, you can change your display’s resolution and color through Display Properties.
Audio Driver (required) “Intel AC’97 Audio Controller-Sigmatel CODEC” Driver
Shown under W indows “Sound, video and game controllers.” This installs audio drivers for your operat-
ing 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.
DirectX 8.0 (recommended) (Integrated with Windows) Driver
Installs version 8 of the DirectX utility for modern multimedia software applications. W indows uses DirectX
to enhance multimedia capabilities on your computer. DirectX provides better playback of dif ferent types of
multimedia and manages 3-D graphics better than console computers. Most graphics intensive games require DirectX and will include it on their setup CD.
LAN Driver (required) “Realtek 8139” Driver
Located under Windows “Network Adapters.” Installs the required LAN driver for the Notebook PC’s
built-in PCI Fast-Ethernet controller. Fast-Ethernet supports both 10 Base-T or 100 Base-TX networks at
half or full duplex.
Modem Driver (required) PCtel “HSP56MR” & “Unimodem Full-Duplex Audio Device” 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.
TouchPad (recommended) “Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad” Driver
Shown under Windows “Mice and other pointing devices.” Installs “Synaptics® TouchPad” utility. The
Notebook PC already supports built-in or externally connected keyboard and PS/2 mouse devices. The
Notebook PC’s integrated TouchPad pointing device is fully compatible with two or three-button PS/2 mice.
However, the provided device driver will provide enhancements and features to the T ouchPad to increase the
functionality 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.
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Fast IR Driver (required) “IrDA Fast Infrared Port” Driver
Shown under “Infrared devices.” Configures your Infrared Transceiver A to “V ishay TFDS-6500” so that
your Infrared port can work properly.
SpeedStep (recommended) Utility
Installs Intel® SpeedStep™. SpeedStep™ is a technology that provides adjustable processor speeds for
maximum performance when connected to an external power and battery optimized performance when
going mobile. The processors can dynamically switch clock frequency and voltage, depending on whether
the computer is running on batteries or is plugged into AC power . These changes in frequency happen in only
1/2000th of a second — so fast, they are invisible to users, even if they occur in the middle of performanceintensive applications.
PC-cillin 2000 (optional) Utility
Installs T r end’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-virus software is bundled with each Notebook PC to protect your
investment. As software become more and more a part of our daily lives, measures have to be taken to
protect them. You may skip this software if you have your own anti-virus software.
ATKACPI Utility (submenu) Link
Shows you a sub-menu with additional utilities. These utilities require that you first install the ATKACPI
driver. See next page for descriptions of the utilities.
Screen Saver Utility (optional) Utility
Installs Screenweaver screen saver utility to provide an amazing Macromedia Flash presentation for the
Notebook PC.
MP3 Player Driver (required for MP3 module) “ASUS MP3 Player” Driver
Installs the driver required for the Notebook PC to communicate with the MP3 module and allow its buttons
to interface with the Notebook PC’s operating system.
MP3 Player Application (required for MP3 module) Utility
Installs an MP3 interface software to utilize the functions between the MP3 module and your Notebook PC.
Read Me Text
Gives you notes concerning this support CD or the Notebook PC.
Browse this CD
Shows you the contents of this support CD using Windows Explorer.
Technical Support Form Text
Opens up a T echnical Support Request Form so that you will understand what kind of information is needed
if you run into problems and require technical assistance.
Exit
Closes the support CD autorun screen.
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ATKACPI Utility Submenu
Autorun Screen for Windows ME Autorun Screen for Windows 2000
ATKACPI Submenu Items
Hotkey Utility (required) Utility
Installs Hotkey utility. Hotkey utility is a program designed to intercept key strokes so that key assignments
can be made to run a program or script. This program cannot be used to change default keys or key combinations used by other software, operating systems, or by the Notebook PC’s hardware.
Windows Flash Utility (recommended) Utility
Installs a BIOS update utility for W indows 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.
Check Mail Utility (optional) Utility
Installs ASUS Check Mail Utility to monitor and notify you of incomming email messages waiting in your
Microsoft® Outlook or Outlook Express Inbox. (This utility may or may not be compatible with other email
applications.)
IDE Swap Utility (required for AiBox) Utility
This driver is required for Windows ME but not required for W indows 2000. Installs a Plug & Play utility to
monitor the AiBox port and automatically enable the AiBox and module device drivers. This utility is also
used to disable the drivers when you want to remove the AiBox or eject a module device.
Note: Ejecting a module device requires that you first stop the service and r emove the AiBox connector.
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Intel 815EM INF Update
Installing the Intel 815EM INF Update for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click Intel 815EM INF
Update on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
Intel INF Update
(1) Click Next after reading the welcome message.
(3) Click Next after reading the readme text.
(2) Click Yes after reading the license agreement.
(4) Installation has finished. Select No so that you
can install other items and then click Finish.
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ATKACPI Driver
Installing the ATKACPI Driver for Windows ME
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000 but have different dialog boxes. Insert the support
CD and click ATKACPI Driver on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
ATKACPI Driver
(1) Click Yes to begin installation.
(2) Installation has finished. Click No so that you
can install other items.
ATKACPI Driver
Installing the ATKACPI Driver for Windows 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000 but have different dialog boxes. Insert the support
CD and click A TKACPI Driver on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
(1) Click OK to install the driver.
(2) Installation has finished. Select OK to restart
your computer.
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VGA Driver
Installing the VGA Driver for Windows ME
Installation is different for W indows ME and 2000. Find Windows 2000 after this section. After installing
Windows, your screen area will appear smaller than the available display and with poor resolution.
Insert the support CD and click VGA Driver on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
VGA Driver
(1) Click Next after reading the welcome message.
(3) Installation has finished. Select Yes and click
Finish to restart your computer so that you can
use a larger screen area to install other items
(2) Click Yes after reading the license agreement.
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VGA Driver
Installing the VGA Driver for Windows ME (Cont’)
After you restart, you screen area will fill the entire display but using a low resolution of 800 by 600. To
increase the resolution, use one of the three methods.
Note: Setting 1280 by 1024 exceeds the display panel specification and the driver will use panning to cover
the extra screen area when your cursor reaches the edge of the screen.
Using the Taskbar
Either left click or right click the display icon on the taskbar. T o change the setting, select (from right to left):
(1) Display Modes, (2) Colors, (3) Screen Area.
VGA Driver
Using the Hotkey
The graphics driver installed through the Notebook PC support CD has a hotkey that is enabled by default.
Press [Alt Ctrl F12] simultaneously and the following control panel will show .
Choose the amount of colors you want to enable here.
Choose the screen area (sometimes referred to as
“resolution”) you want to show here.
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VGA Driver
Installing the VGA Driver for Windows ME (Cont’)
Using Display Properties
VGA Driver
(1) Right-click on the Windows desktop and click
Properties.
(4) You can select “Apply...without restarting?”
and “Don’t ask...again” to save time in the future. Click OK to test your settings.
(2) Click the Settings tab
(3) Set Colors to T rue Color and Screen area to
800 by 600 pixels (or 1024 by 768 on selected models).
NOTE: Setting to larger screen areas will require
panning (by moving your cursor to the screen’s
border) in order to see the entire desktop.
(5) Click Yes to keep your settings. If you click
No or are unable to click to Yes, your previous settings will be restored.
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VGA Driver
Installing the VGA Driver for Windows 2000
Installation is different for Windows ME and 2000. Find Windows ME before this section. After installing W indows, your screen area will appear smaller than the available display and with poor resolution.
Follow the steps below to correct the problem.
VGA Driver
(1) Click Next after reading the Welcome message. (2) Click Yes after reading the license agreement.
(3) Click Yes when asked about continuing with-
out a digital signature because this driver has
been tested by the Notebook PC manufacturer to work with MS Windows 2000.
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(4) Installation has finished. Select Finish to exit.
Audio Driver
Installing the Audio Driver for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is different for Windows ME and 2000. Windows ME will require an additional step.
Insert the support CD and click Audio Driver on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard. Before the
driver installation requires a restart of Windows, you must eject the Notebook PC Support CD.
(1) Click Next after reading the welcome message.
Windows 2000
Windows ME
(3) Select Install and click Next to install drivers.
Windows 2000: Click Yes when asked about con-
tinuing without a digital signature because this
driver has been tested by the Notebook PC manu-
facturer to work with MS Windows 2000.
(2) Click Yes after reading the license agreement.
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(4) Installation has finished. Select No so that you
can install other items and then click Finish.
At this point, installation is complete for Windows 2000. Windows ME will continue to install drivers the next time you restart Windows.
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Audio Driver
Installing the Audio Driver for Windows ME & 2000 (Cont’)
When you restart Windows later, you will get a “Add New Hardware Wizard” screen to install “Intel(r)
AC’97 Audio Controller - SigmaTelCodec”.
(1) Click Specify the location of the driver and
Audio Driver
(3) Click Next to install the driver.
click Next.
(2) Click Specify a location and enter path:
C:\WINDOWS\INF\OTHER\SIGMAT~1.INF
Y ou cannot use browse because the INF folder
is hidden. Click Next to continue.
(4) Click Advanced and select “Warn when install-
ing unsigned devices” and click OK. Click Fin-
ish to continue installing audio drivers.
If you get this dialog box for MSPQM.sys:
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Browse to the “C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INST ALL ”
on your hard drive or the “WIN9X” folder on the
Windows installation CD. Click OK to finish.
Audio Driver
Installing the Audio Driver for Windows ME & 2000 (Cont’)
Audio Controls
A Speaker icon will show on the task bar and when selected with the left mouse button. A simple master
control will show. If selected with the right mouse button a menu will show allowing adjustment of audio
properties or detailed volume controls.
Mouse Left-Click
Mouse Right-Click
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DirectX 8.0
Installing DirectX 8.0 for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click DirectX 8.0 on the
autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
(1) Click Yes to continue and install DirectX.
DirectX 8.0
(3) Installation has finished. Click OK to restart your
computer.
(2) Click Yes after reading the license agreement.
NOTE: Before and after you install DirectX, Intel
Graphics “Information” will only show “DirextX V er-
sion 3.0”. Please ignore this information since this
is inaccurate information provided by Intel’s graphics report.
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LAN Driver (Optional)
Installing the LAN Driver for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Because Windows ME & 2000 already have the
driver for the internal LAN controller, your LAN should be ready to use after W indows setup. Consult your
network administrator if your LAN is not working. If reinstallation of the LAN driver is necessary , you can
use the “Add New Hardware” wizard in the Control Panel to install the driver provided by Microsoft.
The LAN driver provided on the support CD is only for convenience should you have problems with the one
provided by Microsoft. Insert the support CD and click LAN Driver on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
(1) Click Yes to begin installing drivers.
(2) Installation has finished. Select No so that you
can install other items.
LAN Driver
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Configuring the Network Device
The network device has the ability to send and receive packets at the same time (full-duplexing) at both 10
and 100 Mbps. In order to reap the benefits of full duplexing, you MUST have a full duplex hub or switch.
The network device has the added ability to “talk” to the hub or switch and determine at which mode to
communicate (either full or half duplex). This is called auto-negotiation. You must have an auto-negotiating
hub or switch to get full duplex support with the Duplex Mode set to Auto. If you don’t have an auto-
negotiating hub or switch and want to run at full duplex, set Duplex Mode to Full and then set the SPEED
parameter to either 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps.
Changing Adapter Settings (Windows ME)
Right-click the Network icon on the
desktop and select
Properties.
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Double click on the
Ethernet driver to
make network controller settings.
The network configuration page allows you
to see the installed networking components.
You can make settings such as 10 or
100 mode on the Advanced page.
Configuring the Network Device
Joining a Domain (Windows ME)
Use the tabs
for other network settings.
Double click on
the Network
driver to make
logon settings.
Identification is necessary to use the network browser.
Enter a workgroup as instructed by your network administrator or try using the name of your domain. All
servers may not be visible to you if you do not
enter a workgroup that has a primary controller.
If you want to log into a server, you must check
“Log on...” and enter your domain name. Windows
95/98/ME/2000 all use Windows NT domain. The
primary server in the domain will perform routing
and login functions for your computer.
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Configuring the Network Device
Changing Adapter Settings (Windows 2000)
LAN Driver
(1) Right-click the Network icon on the
desktop and select Properties.
(3) Click Configure to make “Advanced” driver settings or make settings to “Power Management”.
Other settings should not be changed.
(2) Right click the network connection
and select Properties to view installed
protocols and components.
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Configuring the Network Device
Joining a Domain (Windows 2000)
(1) Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties.
(3) The primary server in the domain will perform routing functions for your computer . Select
Domain and enter an existing domain you wish to join.
(2) Select Network Identification and click Prop-
erties.
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Configuring the Network Device
Joining a Domain (Windows 2000) (Cont’)
Viewing Your Network
LAN Driver
(4) Unfortunately , you will have to trouble your network administrator to grant you access.
(6) Clicking on “entire contents” will display networks which you have installed protocols for . Clicking a network
protocol such as “MS Windows Network” will display all the servers available under that protocol.
(5) After you restart your computer, you should
see some contents through Entire Network.
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Modem Driver
Installing the Modem Driver for Windows ME
Installation is different for W indows ME and 2000. Find the Windows 2000 steps after W indows ME.
Insert the support CD and follow the steps below to install the modem driver. There is no installation wizard
for this process.
(1) Right-click “My Computer” and select Proper-
ties.
Modem Driver
(3) Click Reinstall Driver.
(2) Double-click PCI Card to see its properties.
(4) This installs the first driver. Select “Specify the
location...” and click Next.
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Modem Driver
Modem Driver
Installing the Modem Driver for Windows ME (Cont’)
(5) Enter the path “__\modem\ winme” (with the
letter of your CD drive) and click Next.
(7) Windows will detect your modem.
(9) The “New Hardware Found” automatically in-
stalls the drivers for voice modem capability.
(6) Click Next when the driver is located by Win-
dows.
(8) Installation is finished. Click Finish to exit.
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Modem Driver
Installing the Modem Driver for Windows ME (Cont’)
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(10) Click Close after the installation wizards have
finished.
(12) After you restart, you will be asked to enter
your Country and area code. If you are using
an office phone extension, you may also require an outside line prefix. Click Close.
(11) Click OK to close the “System Properties” win-
dow.
(13) Enter a description for “I am dialing from:” and
click OK.
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Modem Driver
Modem Driver
Installing the Modem Driver for Windows 2000
Installation is different for W indows ME and 2000. Find the Windows ME steps before Windows 2000
in this manual. Insert the support CD and click Modem Driver on the autorun menu to start the installation
wizard.
(1) Click OK to begin installing drivers.
(2) Installation has finished. Click OK to restart
your computer. Y our computer will automati-
cally restart.
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TouchPad
Installing the TouchPad Driver for Windows ME
Windows 2000 has different installation steps (see next page). Insert the support CD and click TouchPad
on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
TouchPad
(1) Click Next after reading the Welcome message.
(3) Click Next after reading the installation path.
(2) Browse to another destination folder or click
Next to install to the specified directory .
(4) Installation has finished. Select No so that you
can install other items and then click Finish.
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TouchPad
TouchPad
Installing the TouchPad Driver for Windows 2000 (Cont’)
Windows ME has different installation steps (see previous page). Insert the support CD and click TouchPad on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
(1) Click Next after reading the W elcome message.
(3) Click Next after reading the installation path.
(2) Click Next to continue. The TouchPad has al-
ready been tested for Windows NT recognition.
(4) Click Yes to accept the driver because the
driver on this support CD has been fully tested
by the Notebook manufacturer to work correctly
with MS Windows.
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TouchPad
Installing the TouchPad Driver for Windows 2000 (Cont’)
(+) After you restart, you will get a “splash” screen
that will give you easy access to “Synaptics
(5) Installation has finished. Select No so that you
can install other items and then click Finish.
TouchPad Help” by clicking on the “Tell me
more...” button. Deselect the “Show...” to disable
this from showing on every Windows startup.
TouchPad
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Fast IR Driver
Installing the Fast IR Driver for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is different for W indows ME and 2000. If your IR port is not enabled, you must first enable it
in BIOS setup.
Enabling the IR port
1. Enter BIOS Setup Utility during bootup.
2. Enter the Advanced menu and select the sub-menu I/O Device Configuration
3. Set IR Port to [2E8H/IRQ3] or [2F8H/IRQ3] (the other two settings will conflict with serial port A)
4. Windows will install IR networking and IR serial port drivers. Answer Yes to restart your computer.
Fast IR Driver
Setting the IR port (Windows 2000)
Insert the support CD and click Fast IR Driver on the autorun menu to make the setting as shown by the
dialog box.
(1) Click No so that you can install other drivers.
Clicking Y es will automatically restart your com-
puter.
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Fast IR Driver
Setting the IR port for Windows ME
Insert the support CD but clicking Fast IR Driver only brings up a readme file for the following procedure:
Fast IR Driver
(1) Double-click IrDA Fast Infrared Port in “De-
vice Manager”.
(3) Select “Specify...” and click Next.
(2) Click Update Driver to install the new driver.
(4) Enter the path: D:\FIR\WinME click Next.
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Fast IR Driver
Setting the IR port for Windows ME (Cont’)
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(5) Click Next when Windows find the
NSCIRDA.INF on the support CD.
(7) Do not restart your computer. Click No.
(6) The update has finished. Click Finish to exit.
(8) Click Close to exit the IrDA properties.
(9) Click Close to exit the “System Properties”.
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(10) Do not restart your computer. Click No.
Fast IR Driver
Setting the IR port for
Windows ME (Cont’)
Fast IR Driver
(1 1) Right-click “My Network Places” on the desk-
top and select Properties.
(13) Click Advanced tab and select Vishay TFDS-
6101E/6501R for “Infrared Transceiver A” and
click OK.
(12) Double click IrDA Fast Infrared Port.
(14) Click OK to close Network configuration.
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SpeedStep
Installing SpeedStep for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click SPEEDSTEP on the
autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
SpeedStep
(1) Click Next after reading the welcome message.
(3) Installation has finished. Select “No...” and
click Finish to so that you can install other items
and restart your computer later.
(2) Click Next after reading the license agreement.
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PC-cillin 2000
Installing the PC-cillin 2000 Anti-V irus Software for Windows ME
Installation is different for W indows ME and 2000. The following are steps for Windows ME. Insert the
support CD and click PC-cillin 2000 on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
(1) Click Next to begin the installation wizard.
(+) Wait while your system is scanned for viruses.
(2) Click Yes after reading the “Agreement”.
PC-cillin 2000
(4) Enter your “Name” and “Company” (if relevant)
and click Next.
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PC-cillin 2000
Installing the PC-cillin 2000 for Windows ME (Cont’)
(3) Wait while your setup checks your system for
viruses based on the included pattern file.
(This is usually older than what is available
on the Internet at “http://www .trend.com”. Y ou
should rescan your hard drives after updating
the virus pattern.) Click OK when completed.
(5) Choose another destination folder or click Next
to use the default.
PC-cillin 2000
(6) Choose another folder , create a new folder, or
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click Next to use the default folder for the program icons.
(7) Make Internet and Desktop settings and click
Next to continue.
PC-cillin 2000
Installing the PC-cillin 2000 for Windows ME (Cont’)
(8) Make proxy settings if necessary and click OK
to continue.
(+) The next step will require a floppy disk drive in
order to create rescue disks. If you don’t have
one, a warning will be given and the rescue
disk wizard will be skipped. If you have a floppy
disk drive later, you can create rescue disks
from the program.
(9) Check the installation settings and click Next
to continue.
PC-cillin 2000
(10)Y ou will be asked to create either complete rescue disks or virus pattern disks. Select one and click
Next. Click Cancel to skip to “Setup Complete”.
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PC-cillin 2000
Installing the PC-cillin 2000 for Windows ME (Cont’)
(13)Y ou will be asked to repeat this step four times
(11)Select a target floppy disk drive and click Next.
if you chose the “Complete Rescue Disk Set”.
PC-cillin 2000
(12)Y ou will be asked to format your floppy disk.
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(15)Click Finish when the setup is complete.
Use Quick (or Full if necessary) and click
Start. Click Close when format is completed.
If you chose the full rescue disks, you have
to repeat this step four times.
PC-cillin 2000
Installing the PC-cillin 2000 for Windows ME (Cont’)
(16)Enter your “Name” and “Email Address” to reg-
(14)Click Finish when the “Rescue Disks” are created.
ister PC-cillin software.
(17)Click Yes to update PC-cillin’s program and
virus pattern files.
(18)Be patient while your computer connects to the
Internet and download necessary files.
PC-cillin 2000
(19)You can answer No and Cancel so that you
can install other drivers then restart your computer later.
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PC-cillin 2000
Installing the PC-cillin 2000 Anti-V irus Software for Windows 2000
Installation is different for Windows ME and 2000. The following are steps for Windows 2000. Insert
the support CD and click PC-cillin 2000 on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
(1) Click Next after reading the welcome message.
PC-cillin 2000
(3) Wait while your setup checks your system for
viruses based on the included pattern file.
(This is usually older than what is available
on the Internet at “http://www .trend.com”. Y ou
should rescan your hard drives after updating the virus pattern.) This screen will change
when completed.
(2) Click Next after reading the license agreement.
(4) Enter your “User Name” and “Organization” if
applicable. Click Next to continue.
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PC-cillin 2000
Installing the PC-cillin 2000 for Windows ME (Cont’)
(5) Change the destination folder or click Next to
install to the specified directory .
(+) Wait while installation takes place.
(6) Click Install now or click Back to make
changes to the installation settings.
(7) Installation has finished. Select Finish to exit
the installation wizard. No restart is necessary .
PC-cillin 2000
* An icon will be placed in your taskbar to show
protection status and allow quick access to the
PC-cillin software settings. Right-click the icon
for quick software settings.
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Hotkey Utility (Under ATKACPI Utility)
Installing the Hotkey Utility for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click Hotkey Utility on the
autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
Hotkey
(1) Click Next after reading the welcome message.
(3) Choose another folder , create a new folder , or
click Next to use the default folder for the program icons.
(2) Choose another destination folder or click Next
to use the default.
(4) Click Finish to exit the installation wizard and
execute the selections. You can deselect the
check boxes before clicking Finish if you want.
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Windows Flash Utility (Under A TKACPI Utility)
Installing the Windows Flash Utility for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click Windows Flash
Utility on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
(1) Click Next on the “Welcome” screen.
(2) Choose another destination folder or click Next
to use the default.
Flash Utility
(3) Choose another folder , create a new folder , or
click Next to use the default folder for the program icons.
(4) Installation has finished. Select “No...” and click
Finish to so that you can install other items
and restart your computer later.
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ASUS PC Probe (Under ATKACPI Utility)
Installing PC Probe for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click PC Probe on the
autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
PC Probe
NOTE: In order for PC Probe to run, Intel’s LDCM and other hardware monitoring software
cannot be installed. You must first uninstall other such software before installing PC Probe.
(1) Click Next after reading the welcome message.
(2) Choose another destination folder or click Next
to use the default.
(3) Choose another folder , create a new folder , or
click Next to use the default folder for the program icons.
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(4) Installation has finished. Deselect “...restart
my computer now.” and click Finish to so that
you can install other items and restart your computer later.
Check Mail Utility (Under ATKACPI Utility)
Installing Check Mail for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click Check Mail Utility
on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
Check Mail Utility
(1) Click Next after reading the welcome message.
(3) Choose another folder , create a new folder , or
click Next to use the default folder for the program icons.
(2) Choose another destination folder or click Next
to use the default.
(4) Installation has finished. Deselect “...restart
my computer now.” and click Finish to so that
you can install other items and restart your computer later.
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IDESwap Utility (Under ATKACPI Utility)
Installing IDE Swap for Windows ME
Installation is not required for Windows 2000. Insert the support CD and click IDESwap Utility on the
autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
IDE Swap Utility
(1) Click Next after reading the welcome message.
(3) Choose another folder , create a new folder , or
click Next to use the default folder for the program icons.
(2) Choose another destination folder or click Next
to use the default.
(4) Installation has finished. Deselect “...restart
my computer now.” and click Finish to so that
you can install other items and restart your computer later.
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Screen Saver Utility
Installing the Screen Saver Utility for Windows ME & 2000
Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click Scr een Saver Utility
on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard.
(1) Enter a different installation path or click
Install to use the specified path.
(2) Click Y es to create the installation folder. The
screen saver will install and run immediately .
(3) Y ou can change the “Wait” time before starting
the screen saver and add a password in “Display Properties” (right-click the desktop and
choose Properties)
Settings:
Click Visit Asus to go to ASUS web site.
Click i for screen saver information.
Click x to close the “Settings” screen.
Screen Saver
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MP3 Player Driver and Application
If you purchased the MP3 player with this Notebook PC,
please view the MP3 manual for driver and application setup.
MP3 Player App.
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Notebook PC
Software Reference
Windows ME & 2000
Contents
VGA Driver .................................................................................................. 57
Display Settings for Windows ME and 2000 ......................................................................... 58
Display Properties .......................................................................................................... 58
Changing Resolutions .................................................................................................... 58
Advanced Configurations ............................................................................................... 58
Information Page ............................................................................................................ 58
“Color” Settings............................................................................................................... 59
“Display” Settings ........................................................................................................... 59
“Schemes” Settings ........................................................................................................ 61
“Schemes” Advanced ..................................................................................................... 62
Synaptics TouchPad .................................................................................. 63
Overview of Synaptics® TouchPad Features........................................................................ 64
Tap on the Pad Instead of Pressing the Buttons ............................................................ 64
Drag Icons, Windows and Other Objects without Using Buttons ................................... 64
Adjust the Overall Touch Sensitivity ............................................................................... 65
Customize Buttons and Taps.......................................................................................... 65
Prevent Accidental Pointing While Typing ...................................................................... 66
Scroll Through A Document without Using Scroll Bars................................................... 66
Zoom In/Out and Pan on Documents............................................................................. 66
Move the Pointer Long Distances .................................................................................. 67
Fine Tune the Pointer Movement ................................................................................... 67
Accessories .................................................................................................................... 67
More About the T ouchPad .............................................................................................. 67
Property Pages ..................................................................................................................... 67
Scrolling Properties Page ............................................................................................... 68
Tap Zones Properties Pages .......................................................................................... 69
More Features Properties Page ..................................................................................... 70
Button Actions Properties Page...................................................................................... 71
Touch Properties Page ................................................................................................... 72
Edge Motion Properties Page ........................................................................................ 73
Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................................................. 74
PC-cillin 2000.............................................................................................. 77
Welcome to PC-cillin ............................................................................................................. 78
What’s New in PC-cillin 2000 ......................................................................................... 79
What is a Computer Virus?............................................................................................. 80
Test Virus........................................................................................................................ 80
How Viruses Spread....................................................................................................... 81
Virus Writers ...................................................................................................................81
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Hotkey Utility .............................................................................................. 83
ASUS Hotkey ........................................................................................................................ 84
Buttons ........................................................................................................................... 84
Hotkey Actions................................................................................................................ 85
Adding a Program to Run ............................................................................................... 88
Windows Flash Utility (WINFLASH).......................................................... 89
Updating Your BIOS ....................................................................................................... 90
Resetting Your BIOS ...................................................................................................... 90
ASUS PC Probe .......................................................................................... 91
Welcome to ASUS PC Probe ................................................................................................ 92
Starting ASUS PC Probe................................................................................................ 92
Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring ................................................................................. 93
ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon ...................................................................................... 94
Check Mail Utility ....................................................................................... 95
ASUS ChkMail Quick Setup.................................................................................................. 96
ASUS ChkMail Startup ................................................................................................... 96
Using Windows Start Menu ............................................................................................ 96
Using MS Configuration.................................................................................................. 96
IDE Swap Utility.......................................................................................... 97
ASUS IDESwap Introduction................................................................................................. 98
Using the AiBox .............................................................................................................. 98
IDESwap Icon on Taskbar .............................................................................................. 98
APPENDIX................................................................................................... 99
Modem Communication Regulations .................................................................................. 100
FCC Regulations .......................................................................................................... 100
FCC Part 68 Requirements .......................................................................................... 100
Modem Declaration Of Conformity ............................................................................... 101
Canadian Department Of Communications (CDOC):................................................... 101
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VGA Driver
Topics Covered:
Display Properties
Display Settings
Windows ME & 2000
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VGA Driver
Display Settings for Windows ME and 2000
Screen captures shown here are those of Windows ME. Windows 2000 will appear slightly different.
Display Properties
Changing Resolutions
After installing the graphics drivers, right
clicking the desktop will allow you to quickly
change resolutions by selecting Video
Modes.
Advanced Configurations
Selecting Pr oper ties will allow you to enter
Windows Display Properties. The graphics
drivers installed an extra tab labeled Intel
Graphics T echnology where you can make
advanced graphics configurations.
Windows 2000 requires you to click Ad-
vanced on the “Settings” page to enter the
Intel Graphics Properties.
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Information Page
The main page gives some basic information about the graphics controller and a few
links to access information, drivers, or technical support from Intel.
This Notebook PC provides a complete network of information, drivers, and technical
support that should be used in place of Intel’s
because this Notebook PC’s technical sup-
port works directly with Intel to provide you
complete services for your Notebook PC.
Find technical support and warranty information on the inside cover of the User’s
Manual or included in the Notebook PC’s
packaging.
Display Settings for Windows ME and 2000 (Cont’)
“Display” Settings
Use the Display settings to change resolution and
color.
Clicking Advanced Diagnostics brings you to an
extended set of graphics modes. Click Show All
Hardware Modes to see other modes; but to prevent problems to your display , you will not be allowed to select any modes here.
“Color” Settings
VGA Driver
Use the Color page to correct gamma, brightness,
or contrast. This can be done for each RGB color
individually or all together .
When changes are made, Restore Defaults will
be available to easily return to factory settings.
Load Bitmap allows you to load your own picture into the preview window . Click Reset Bitmap
to return to the factory preview picture.
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VGA Driver
Display Settings for Windows ME and 2000 (Cont’)
Advanced Diagnostics - Drivers
Click the Drivers tab to view driver locations and
versions.
Advanced Diagnostics - Report
The Report page allows you export information about
your graphics driver to a text file so that you can
include it in technical support requests or for your
own information.
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Click the link to access technical support on Intel’s
web site. Again, you should first use the technical
support provided by your Notebook PC retailer.
To export the information, click Generate and select a location for the file.
Display Settings for Windows ME and 2000 (Cont’)
“Schemes” Settings
Schemes saved in the Color page are shown under
Schemes on the “Schemes” page. I have saved two
schemes here as an example: “Factory” so that I can see
the default values and “Brighter” so that I can see dark
corners when playing those high-resolution RPG games.
Deleting a Scheme
VGA Driver
There are no factory defined schemes. To delete a
user-defined scheme, click on a scheme and click
the Delete button. A confirmation with the name of
the scheme will be shown (“test” shown here as an
example). Click OK to proceed with deleting the
scheme.
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VGA Driver
Display Settings for Windows ME and 2000 (Cont’)
“Schemes” Advanced
On the Schemes page, you can also save “Video
Modes” (resolution and color) and launch an application.
Because many videos still use 640x480 to decrease
file size and appear a little dark, I will set up a new
scheme for watching videos.
In my example here, I clicked on Brighter scheme,
added 640 by 480 , browse to Windows Media Player ,
selected Reset on Exit, and clicked the New button
to save the scheme as “Media Player .” I can then click
Invoke to test out my settings. When satisfactory, I
close Media Player and close the Display Properties
windows.
Quick Launching a Scheme
To launch my schemes, I simply right-click on my
desktop and click the scheme I want. A smile comes
to my face as I watch some movies provided free on
the Internet.
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Synaptics TouchPad
Topics Covered:
Overview of the TouchPad
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
TouchPad
Windows ME & 2000
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TouchPad
Overview of Synaptics® TouchPad Features
Your Synaptics T ouchPad is much more powerful than an old-fashioned mouse. In addition to providing all
the features of an ordinary mouse, your TouchPad allows you to:
• Tap on the Pad Instead of Pressing the Buttons
• Drag Icons, Windows and Other Objects without Using Buttons
• Adjust the Overall Touch Sensitivity
• Customize Buttons and Taps
• Prevent Accidental Pointing While Typing (also known as Palm Check)
• Scroll Through a Document Without Using Scroll Bars
• Zoom In/Out and Pan on Documents
• Move the Pointer Long Distances
• Fine Tune the Pointer Movement
Tap on the Pad Instead of Pressing the Buttons
T apping on the surface of the pad is the same as clicking the left mouse or TouchPad button (i.e. the primary
T ouchPad button). Tapping is usually quicker and more convenient than using the button. T o double-click,
just tap twice. A light, quick tap works best; very hard or very slow taps are less likely to work.
Drag Icons, Windows and Other Objects without Using Buttons
Often, you 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 your finger on the Touch-
Pad on the second tap. This action is sometimes called tap-and-a-half.
2) Now move the selected object by sliding your finger across the TouchPad surface.
3) Lift your finger to drop the object.
Tap-and-a-Half
You might wonder what happens when you reach the edge of the pad and you are dragging an object. The
Synaptics T ouchPad has a feature called Locking Drags. This feature allows you to lift your finger from the
pad without ending the drag. You can drag an object across the screen using several finger strokes. To end
a Locking Drag action, tap again. The Synaptics TouchPad also has a feature called Edge Motion to help
with long distance dragging. See Move the Pointer Long Distances for details.
The Tap and Drag and Locking Drags features are located on the Touch Properties Page in the Mouse
Properties dialog.
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Adjust the Overall Touch Sensitivity
You can control how much finger pressure you must apply before the TouchPad responds by adjusting the
T ouch Sensitivity slider . This slider is located on the Touch Properties Page in the Mouse Properties dialog.
At higher (more sensitive) T ouch Sensitivity settings, the TouchPad recognizes even a very slight touch. If
you see undesired or erratic pointer motion, try a lower setting. Lower (less sensitive) settings require a
firmer touch to move the pointer. In general, a lighter touch works best.
Customize Buttons and Taps
Most T ouchPads come with two buttons that work just like traditional mouse buttons. You can customize the
behavior of these buttons.
T apping on the TouchPad surface also performs the same action as pressing a button. Tapping in the center
of the pad will always produce a left-click (the action of the primary button), but you can configure each of
the four corners of the T ouchPad surface to act as different buttons. These special corner regions are called
tap zones . With four corner tap zones, the center of the T ouchPad, and the two physical buttons you can turn
your TouchPad into a seven-button mouse!
A customization example:
Suppose you want to use your TouchPad like a three-button mouse. You can configure the left TouchPad
button to produce middle clicks when pressed. Remember that tapping on the TouchPad will produce left
clicks, and pressing the right TouchPad button will produce right clicks. For additional convenience, you
can configure the top right corner tap zone of the T ouchPad to produce right clicks. Looking at the T ouchPad
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 buttons and tap zones. The following actions are
provided as built-in features with the Synaptics T ouchPad device driver. Additional actions might be available if you have installed any third-party TouchPad Plug-In software.
• Jump to the Start Button. This action causes the pointer to jump to the Start button in the Windows
task bar and automatically opens the Start Menu.
• Jump to the current application’s menu. This action causes the pointer to jump to the leftmost entry in
the application’s window menu (usually the File menu) and automatically pops up the submenu.
TouchPad
• Minimize the current application. This action minimizes the current application’s window. If the current
application’s window is already minimized, this action will restore it to its normal size and location.
• Maximize the current application. This action maximizes the current application’s window (expands
it to cover the full screen). If the current application’s window is already maximized, this action will
restore it to its normal size and location.
• Run a program of your choosing. This action allows you to specify the name of any program you
want to run automatically when you click the button or tap in the tap zone.
T o customize taps and buttons, go to the Button Actions Properties Page in the Mouse Properties dialog.
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Prevent Accidental Pointing While Typing
Unintentional pointer movement and accidental taps can be caused by accidentally brushing the surface of
the TouchPad with your palm or another part of your hand. The results of this contact can be observed as a
changing cursor location when typing, causing subsequent text to appear in the wrong place. Or text may
“spontaneously” be highlighted and replaced. Most often, this unwanted pointing activity occurs when typing on the keyboard. The TouchPad can detect and prevent accidental and unwanted pointer movement
while you are typing.
TouchPad
If you see unwanted pointer movement occurring while you are typing, you can adjust the Palm Check slider
located on the Touch Properties Page in the Mouse Properties dialog. Move the slider thumb to the right
towards Maximum. Now accidental brushes of your hand on the TouchPad while you are typing are more
likely to be ignored.
On the other hand, in the midst of typing, you might purposefully use the TouchPad to point and click, and
sometimes the TouchPad may not seem to respond. In this case, move the slider thumb to the left towards
Minimum. Now pointing during typing is less likely to be interpreted as an accidental brush with the pad
surface, and will not be ignored.
Scroll Through A Document without Using Scroll Bars
Virtual Scrolling allows you to perform a very common task – scrolling documents – without having to
move the pointer away from your work. By simply sliding your finger up and down the right edge of the
T ouchPad, 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
happens to be.
V irtual Scrolling works with document windows (like word processors and spreadsheets), and it also works
with file lists, font lists, and other scrollable items. As a rule, you can use Virtual Scrolling when you are
working in any window that has a scroll bar .
And V irtual Scrolling does more than just make scrolling more convenient. It also can make scrolling smoother.
When you scroll by dragging the scroll thumb with the mouse, many applications do not re-display the
document window until you release the mouse button. Virtual Scrolling makes navigation through documents easier, because it forces the application to re-display the window contents as you scroll.
How do I use Virtual Scrolling?
T o customize the Virtual Scrolling feature, go to the Scrolling Properties Page located in the Mouse Properties dialog.
Zoom In/Out and Pan on Documents
Note that zooming and panning only work in applications that support the Microsoft Intellimouse. With
Intellimouse aware applications, you can zoom and/or pan to quickly maneuver your way through lengthy
documents. T o jump to a distant location within your document, zoom out, click on the desired location, then
zoom in. To scroll horizontally and vertically at the same time, simply pan in a diagonal direction!
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Move the Pointer Long Distances
Suppose you are dragging an object, scrolling at high speed (via Virtual Scrolling! ), or merrily moving the
pointer when you suddenly reach the edge of your TouchPad. Don’t despair, the Synaptics TouchPad Edge
Motion feature comes to the rescue! Edge Motion helps with long distance pointer motion. When you reach
an edge of the T ouchPad, the pointer (or scroll thumb when Virtual Scrolling) continues to move in the same
direction until you lift your finger from the TouchPad or move your finger away from the edge.
Edge Motion speed can be pressure-sensitive or constant. Pressure-sensitive speed means that the harder
you press, the faster the object or pointer moves.
You can configure the Edge Motion feature on the Edge Motion Properties Page in the Mouse Properties
dialog.
Fine Tune the Pointer Movement
The Synaptics TouchPad has many additional features to help you control the way your pointer moves.
Please take a look at the list of additional features.
Accessories
Your T ouchPad is a productivity enhancing tool, designed for serious work. But we think it should also be
fun. W e have included two fun application programs that demonstrate some of the capabilities of the T ouchPad: 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 T ouchPad detects your finger by capacitive sensing (it is not sensitive to heat or applied force). As your
finger approaches the pad, it alters the electric field in the vicinity of the pad surface. The TouchPad sensor
is just a circuit board with a matrix of conductive traces printed on the top surface. A special chip on the back
side of the TouchPad continuously measures the capacitance of these traces, and thus can determine the
presence and location of your finger .
T o get the most out of your T ouchPad, be sure that the T ouchPad driver software is installed. If the Synaptics
T ouchPad driver is properly installed, the Mouse Properties dialog will include several TouchPad tabs along
the top in addition to the standard mouse tabs.
TouchPad
Property Pages
The property pages allow you to customize TouchPad settings for your Notebook PC. The following pages
will describe each property page with the Synaptics logo. The “Buttons”, “Pointers”, and “Pointer Options”
pages come with Windows and should be described in Windows documentation.
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TouchPad
Scrolling Properties Page
The Scrolling properties page allows you to customize the
V irtual Scrolling capabilities of your TouchPad.
In some applications, the scroll zones which activate V irtual
Scrolling can be used for zooming too.
Enabling Virtual Scrolling of the
Active Window
Check the appropriate boxes on this page for the type of V ir tual Scrolling that you prefer:
• Horizontal Scrolling
• Vertical Scrolling
• Coasting
Choose where you want Virtual Scrolling to occur:
• Scroll Selected Item
- OR -
• Scroll 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
T ouchPad Map for a more detailed description.
You can adjust the size of each zone by dragging one of the black resize handles on the T ouchPad map. If
you are having trouble activating the V irtual Scrolling feature, you might want to try making the scroll zones
wider . If you find that scrolling sometimes gets activated when you didn’t mean to scroll, try narrowing the
scroll zones.
Customizing Virtual Scrolling Speed
Y ou can control the speed of V irtual Scrolling by adjusting the Scrolling Speed slider on this page. Drag the
slider thumb to the right for faster scrolling.
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Tap Zones Properties Pages
The Tap Zones properties pages allow you to assign custom
actions to taps in the Touchpad’s corner zone regions (or tap
zone regions).
The Synaptics T ouchPad driver may also control other pointing devices attached to your system. If the Synaptics T ouchPad driver is controlling more than one pointing device on
your system, the Synaptics pages on the Mouse control panel
will have a drop-down box listing all of the pointing devices
that are controlled. You may set separate settings for each by
selecting the appropriate device (settings which don’t apply
to a particular pointing device will be grayed out).
Customizing the Tap Zones
When the tap zones are enabled, each tap inside a corresponding tap zone region on your T ouchPad can have
a different meaning or action. For example, you can define the upper right corner tap zone to mean right
clicks. Then when you tap your finger on the upper right corner of your T ouchPad, it is as if you are clicking
the right mouse or TouchPad button.
This page includes a small map of the T ouchPad with the active tap zones shaded in red. Next to each zone
is a text box specifying the action for that zone.
TouchPad
To Customize:
1. T o activate the corner tap zones, check the box next to the text Enable Tap Zones. An unchecked box
means that all taps on every part of the TouchPad surface will have left-click behavior.
2. T o change an action for a particular zone, locate the text box nearest the zone. The text box displays
the current action for this zone (for example, it might say No Zone which means that this particular
zone is disabled and any taps here will produce the default left-click action). Click on the down
arrow button located to the right of the text to display a list of actions. Select the desired action.
3. Each tap zone can be resized to be as large or as small as you desire by dragging one of the black
resize handles located on the TouchPad map.
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TouchPad
More Features Properties Page
The More Features properties page allows you to control the
following features of you Synaptics TouchPad:
Stop Pointer at Window Borders
This feature constrains the pointer to stay inside the active
window . When you try to move the pointer outside the window , it stops at the edge. If you try a second time, the pointer
is free to leave the window .
Stopping the pointer at the window borders makes it easy to
access controls that lie around the edges of windows. For
example, to close or resize a window, you can casually toss
the pointer in the general direction of the close box or the
edge of the window, and the pointer will stop exactly where
you want it.
Snap to Default Button
This feature automatically moves the pointer to the Default Button when a dialog box appears on your
screen.
Slow Motion Key
Sometimes you might need more accuracy when pointing with the T ouchPad, 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 movement, 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 specify a
constrained pointer key, then press and hold this key as you move the pointer. The initial pointer direction
when holding this key determines whether the pointer is constrained to move only horizontally or only
vertically .
Synaptics TouchPad Tray Icon
The Synaptics T ouchPad tray icon appears in the W indows Taskbar near the clock. You can
choose between two icons:
This is the animated T ouch Meter icon. The size of the dot on the touch meter indicates the
amount of finger pressure. The icon turns blue while Virtual Scrolling is in progress.
This is the non-animated Synaptics logo icon.
You can access the “TouchPad Properties” dialog by double clicking on either tray icon.
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Button Actions Properties Page
The Button Actions properties page allows you to customize
the physical buttons of your TouchPad.
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 the
text. Select the desired action.
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Touch Properties Page
The Touch properties page allows you to customize the tap
response and sensitivity of your TouchPad.
Taps
Check the appropriate boxes in the T aps section of the Touch
Properties Page for the tapping capabilities that you prefer:
TouchPad
• Tap to Click
• Tap and Drag
• Locking Drags
Touch Sensitivity
Use the Touch Sensitivity slider to control how much finger
pressure you must apply before the T ouchPad 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 that may occur while typing (due to accidentally contacting your TouchPad). See Prevent Accidental Pointing While Typing for more details.
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Edge Motion Properties Page
The Edge Motion properties page allows you to customize
the long distance pointer motion capabilities of your TouchPad. When your finger reaches the edge of your TouchPad,
the Edge Motion feature allows the pointer to continue to
move until you lift your finger. See Move the Pointer Long
Distances for more details about the Edge Motion feature.
Enabling Edge Motion
Check the appropriate boxes on this page for the types of
Edge Motion that you desire:
• When Dragging
• Always
• When Scrolling
Customizing Edge Zone Sizes
This page includes a small map of the TouchPad with the edge zones shaded in red. See the Edge Zone
T ouchPad 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 (or dragged object or Virtual Scrolling scroll thumb)
moves can be pressure-sensitive or constant. With pressure-sensitive speed, the harder you press the faster
the object or pointer moves. For this type of speed, check the box labeled Control edge motion speed with
finger pressure.
If you prefer a constant speed for Edge Motion, you can adjust the speed with the Edge Motion speed slider
located on this page.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When I use Virtual Scrolling, the pointer jumps over to the scroll bar, and then jumps back where it
came from when I’m done. Is this normal?
A: Yes.
TouchPad
Q: Why doesn’t the V irtual Scrolling feature work in some windows, even though they have a scroll bar?
A: In order to scroll, V irtual Scrolling must be able to “see” the window’s scroll bar. If the scroll bar is
partially obscured by another window, or partially off the screen, then Virtual Scrolling will not
activate in that window. In general, a window’s scroll bar must be entirely on the screen, and fully
visible, in order to use Virtual Scrolling in that window. There is an exception to this rule: Virtual
Scrolling has “special knowledge” about many common types of windows, and can scroll them even
if their scroll bars are not visible on the screen. A very small number of applications use nonstandard
scroll bars that might not work reliably with Virtual Scrolling.
Q: Why do some windows scroll smoothly, while others re-display their contents only occasionally as I
scroll?
A: The way a window responds to its scroll bars is entirely up to the application 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 Virtual Scrolling). If Virtual Scrolling does not “know” about a particular type of window, it still approximates smooth-scrolling by causing the window to re-display when your finger slows down or
stops. This can help you more accurately scroll to the right place in a document.
Q: Why does the scroll thumb sometimes “jump around” when I scroll, and not go exactly where the
pointer is?
A: Again, the application actually has complete control over the way the scroll thumb moves. Depending
upon the window contents, some applications will actually prevent you from moving the scroll thumb
to certain locations. Sometimes, the scroll thumb is only “allowed” to come to rest at one or two positions along the scroll bar! In these cases, even if you were to manually drag the scroll thumb with the
pointer, you would find that it would “jump” to a final location when you released it. Virtual Scrolling,
unfortunately, cannot control how applications manage their scroll bars.
Q: Why doesn’t Virtual Scrolling work properly with Microsoft Internet Explorer?
A: Make sure you are using Internet Explorer version 4.01 or later, and that the Use Smooth Scrolling
option on the Advanced page of the Internet Explorer Properties dialog is NOT checked.
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Q: When I press and hold the shift key or the control key (CTRL), the pointer movement is either very
slow or restricted to move only horizontally or only vertically. What is happening?
A: The shift keys and the control keys are special and are used for various things, such as selecting
multiple files in Microsoft Windows Explorer or for zooming in and out on a spread sheet in Microsoft 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 example, 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 Microsoft Windows Explorer, but the pointer motion will also be a bit slower. If you see slow or
constrained pointer movement when pressing shift or CTRL and you want to turn off this special
behavior, go to the More Features Properties Page in the Mouse Properties dialog and uncheck the
appropriate boxes.
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PC-cillin 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
PC-cillin 2000
Windows ME & 2000
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Welcome to PC-cillin
Welcome to PC-cillin 2000, Trend Micro’s award-winning antivirus software.
Here’s what PC-cillin will do “straight out of the box”:
• Checks for viruses every time you Open, Copy, Move, or Save a file
• Protects against downloading infected files from the Internet or FTP sites
• Guards against malicious Java applets and ActiveX controls while web surfing
• Monitors your Word and Excel sessions for macro viruses, using MacroTrapTM
• Scans and cleans all files on your hard drive every Friday
PC-cillin 2000
• Scans all program files for viruses every month Checks all your saved documents for macro viruses.
Here’s what you can do with just the click of a button:
• Scan every file on your system and clean any infected files
• Scan any file from Windows Explorer or My Computer by right-clicking the file icon
• Scan floppy diskettes and clean any infected files
• Check all of your Word and Excel document(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 97/98/2000 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-cillin to perform.
Y ou can “set and forget” as many tasks as you see fit. For each task, you can select the file types you want to
scan for viruses, the action PC-cillin will take upon finding a virus (Clean the infected file, Delete it, Quarantine it, Pass it, or Rename / Deny Access to it), and other program details.
Scan Engine
V iruses are detected using T rend’s 32-bit, multi-threaded scan engine and a process called pattern matching.
In addition to catching known viruses, PC-cillin detects and intercepts previously unknown polymorphic, or
mutation, viruses.
MacroTrap
Additional layers of protection come from MacroTrap™, Trend’s macro virus scanning engine, which detects and removes both known and unknown macro viruses.
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What’s New in PC-cillin 2000
PC-cillin 2000 includes the following enhancements over the previous version:
• Windows 2000 Support: PC-cillin fully supports Windows 2000. Integration with the Windows installer means that you can install PC-cillin while installing other W indows components. PC-cillin is
Windows 2000 compliant.
• Antivirus scanning of POP3 mail: If you use Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 or above or Eudora Pro
4.0 or above as your email client, Trend PC-cillin 2000 will scan your email messages as they download from the POP3 server. Virus-infected attachments are stopped before they ever reach your computer!
• Virus Scanning of Local Outlook Folders: If you use Microsoft Outlook as your email client, Trend
PC-cillin 2000 provides on-demand scanning of local folders for virus-infected attachments. Trend
PC-cillin will automatically detect an installed copy of Microsoft Outlook on the computer and enable the user interface elements that permit the use 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 V irus 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 update are downloaded. This greatly reduces
the download time, saving time and expense that you have to spend on Internet connection charges.
PC-cillin 2000
• PC-cillin Can Scan Virtually All Media: PC-cillin 2000 can scan the following types of drives in
addition to conventional hard disk drives: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, PD, FDD, DVD, ZIP and
LS120.
• PCSCAN Command Line Scanner Supports Pattern Files Larger Than 1.44 MB: Due to the large
number of known computer viruses that have been identified, the virus pattern file is now too large to
fit on a single 1.44 MB diskette. The emergency rescue disk creation utility can split the virus pattern
file over several diskettes. Additionally, the PCSCAN command line scanner supports virus pattern
files that have been spanned over more than one diskette.
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What is a Computer Virus?
Simply put, a computer virus is a program that replicates. To do so, it will need to attach itself to other
program files (for example, .exe, .com, .dll) and execute whenever the host program executes. Beyond
simple replication, a virus almost always seeks to fulfill another purpose: to cause damage.
Called the damage routine, or payload, the destructive portion of a virus can range from overwriting critical
information kept on your hard disk’s partition table to scrambling the numbers in your spreadsheets to just
taunting you with sounds, pictures, or obnoxious effects.
It’s worth bearing in mind, however, that even without a “damage routine,” viruses allowed to run unabated
will continue to propagate—consuming system memory, disk space, slowing network traffic and generally
degrading performance. Besides, virus code is often buggy and can also be the source of mysterious system
problems that take weeks to understand. So, whether it was written to be harmful or not, a virus on your
system can lead to instability and should not tolerated.
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Some viruses, in conjunction with “logic bombs,” do not make their 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
V irus Encyclopedia that comes with the program or visit Trend Micro’s web site at: http://www.antivirus.com
Test Virus
The European Institute of Computer Anti-virus Research, along with antivirus vendors, has developed a test
file that can be used in checking your installation and configuration.
The file is not an actual virus; it will cause no harm and it will not replicate. Rather, it is a specially created
file whose “signature ” has been included in the T rend Micro virus pattern file and as such, can be detected
by the virus engine.
You can download this file from: http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/testfiles/index.htm!Internet (“http://
www .antivirus.com/vinfo/testfiles/index.htm”)
Alternatively , copy the following text into a text editor and then save the file with a *.com extension.
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Y ou may need to disable real-time scanning before downloading the file. Once on your machine, you can use
the test virus to see for yourself how PC-cillin’s various scanning features work.
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How Viruses Spread
There are many ways for a virus to enter your system:
• Email attachments
• World Wide Web (WWW) sites
• FTP traffic from the Internet (file downloads)
• Shared network files & network traffic in general
• Demonstration software
• Pirated software
• Shrink-wrapped, production programs (rare)
• Computer labs
• Electronic bulletin boards (BBS)
• Diskette swapping (using other people’s diskettes for carrying data and programs back and forth)
The most likely virus entry points are email, Internet and network connections, floppy disk drives, and
modems or other serial or parallel port connections. In today’s increasingly interconnected workplace (Inter-
net, intranet, shared drives, removable drives, and email), virus outbreaks now can spread faster and wider
than ever before.
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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 disgruntlement have all been cited as motivations. Recently, do-it-yourself “virus kits” have been popping up on the
Internet, and macro scripts are becoming both easier to learn and more powerful, putting the capacity to
engineer viruses in the hands of nearly everyone. In other words, no single, likely profile exits by which virus
writers can be described or understood.
So whatever the reason one may have for writing a virus, the important thing is to make certain your company is not victimized, that your data you are responsible for is safe, and that precious time is not wasted
hunting down (and cleaning up after) viruses.
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Hotkey Utility
Topics Covered:
ASUS Hotkey
Buttons
Hotkey Actions
Adding a Program to Run
Windows ME
Hotkey
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Hotkey
ASUS Hotkey
Buttons
Add a Hotkey
Delete a Hotkey
Edit Hotkey
Enable all Hotkeys
Disable all Hotkeys
Delete all Hotkeys
Delete a Hotkey
Highlight a Hotkey and click this button to delete it from the current category .
The functions of
the buttons located on the left
side of the program window are
labeled here.
Add a Hotkey
Y ou can assign three Hotkeys to the two preset
by the utility for a maximum of five. If you
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 combination in the Hotkey box (the <Fn> key cannot 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.
If you did not select a Hotkey, a message will
show:
Delete all Hotkeys
Deletes all Hotkeys in the current category . This
confirmation will be shown:
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If you already have five hotkey settings, you
will get this message.
Edit a Hotkey
Highlight a Hotkey and click this button to
change its Hotkey or action.
You can enter any information just like adding
a Hotkey .
ASUS Hotkey (Cont’)
Hotkey Actions
Enable all Hotkeys
Enables all Hotkeys by placing
check marks in front of the
Hotkeys in the current category .
Disable all Hotkeys
Disables all Hotkeys by removing check marks from the front of
the Hotkeys in the current category .
Actions Descriptions Examples (of action)
None: Performs no action --
Move Window To Left: Moves the active window
left between 1-50 steps
Move Window To Up: Moves the active window
up between 1-50 steps
Move Window To Right: Moves the active window
right between 1-50 steps
Hotkey
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Actions Descriptions Examples (of action)
Move Window To Below: Moves the active window
down between 1-50 steps
Extend Window From Left: Stretches the active window
left between 1-50 steps
Extend Window From Up: Stretches the active window
up between 1-50 steps
Extend Window From Right: Stretches the active window
right between 1-50 steps
Hotkey
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
Shrink Window From Below: Shrinks the active window
from the bottom between 1-50 steps
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Actions Descriptions Examples (of action)
Minimize Window: Minimizes the active window
Maximize Window: Maximizes the active window
Show Normal Size: Shows the active window
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
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ASUS Hotkey (Cont’)
Adding a Program to Run
T o add a Hotkey to run a program follow the steps below.
Hotkey
Add a Hotkey
(2) Type a key or key
combination here.
(4) Choose an executable
file using explorer .
(1) Click Add a Hotkey
button.
(3) Choose Run Program
in this pull down menu.
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(5) Verify your Hotkey and
make sure that it is enabled.
Windows Flash Utility (WINFLASH)
Topics Covered:
Updating Your BIOS
Resetting Your BIOS
Windows ME & 2000
WINFLASH
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Updating Your BIOS
If you ever hear “resetting your BIOS”, it entails pressing [F2] on bootup to enter BIOS setup and then
selecting Load Setup Defaults on the “Exit” menu.
When you enter WINFLASH, you will be
To run WINFLASH, access the program
shortcut through the Start button.
immediately asked for the BIOS image file.
Browse to the file and click Open.
WINFLASH
Compare the BIOS ROM (your current
BIOS) to the BIOS image (the new BIOS).
If this is correct, click Flash to write the new
BIOS to your Notebook PC. If necessary select “Reserve DMI data in Flash ROM” if
there are information added to the DMI. If
you don’t know, leave it unselected.
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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Click Exit when done. You need to restart
your Notebook PC and “reset your BIOS”.
See instructions below .
Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes
ASUS PC Probe
Topics Covered:
Starting ASUS PC Probe
Using PC Probe Monitoring
ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon
Windows ME & 2000
PC Probe
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Welcome to ASUS PC Probe
ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system’s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful
information about your computer, such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed,
and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer.
Starting ASUS PC Probe
If the ASUS 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.
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The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is
running. Clicking the icon once will allow open the PC Probe interface.
Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitor Summary
Shows a summary of the items being monitored.
Settings
Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC’s temperature, fan
rotation, and voltages.
Temperature Monitor
Shows the PC’s temperature.
History
Lets you record the temperature monitoring
activity by date, time, and target history . Click
the record button and select a date. T o view a
previous recording, simply choose that date.
Information
Hard Drives
Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives
and the file allocation table or file system used.
More Hard Drives
Information on other hard drives can be accessed by clicking on the relevant drive letter.
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Memory
Shows the PC’s memory load, memory usage,
and paging file usage.
DMI Explorer
Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as
CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.
ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon
Device Summary
Shows a summary of devices in your PC.
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Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a
menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause
or resume all system monitoring.
When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with
your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon
changes to red and the PC speaker makes clicking noises.
NOTE: PC Probe will constantly use resources to check the system status while Windows is
operating. It is suggested to exit PC Probe while using high demanding applications.
Check Mail Utility
Topics Covered:
ASUS ChkMail Quick Setup
ASUS ChkMail Startup
Check Mail Utility
Windows ME & 2000
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Check Mail Utility
ASUS ChkMail Quick Setup
The support CD provided with this Notebook PC allows you to install ASUS Check Mail Utility to monitor and
notify you of incomming email messages waiting in your Microsoft® Outlook or Outlook Express Inbox. The
ASUS ChkMail utility was designed 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).
ASUS ChkMail Startup
After installation, “ASUS ChkMail” loads with Windows and runs in the background. To view Windows
startup items, browse to Start | Programs | StartUp or type msconfig in Start | Run.
Using Windows Start Menu
Using MS Configuration
If you scroll down, you will see “Startup” items.
“ASUS Hotkey”, “ASUS ChkMail”, and “ASUS
IDESwap” are set to startup with W indows. You can
deselect the items you do not want to startup with
Windows.
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IDE Swap Utility
Topics Covered:
ASUS IDESwap Introduction
Using the AiBox
IDE Swap Utility
Windows ME & 2000
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ASUS IDESwap Introduction
ASUS IDESwap installs a Plug & Play utility to monitor the AiBox port and automatically enable the AiBox
and module device drivers. This utility is also used to disable the device drivers when you want to remove the
AiBox or eject a module device.
W ARNING: If you r emove the AiBox or module device without stopping the service, it can cause your
IDE Swap Utility
Notebook PC to crash and/or lose data.
Using the AiBox
Action While Notebook PC ON While Notebook PC OFF
Attaching Plug AiBox connector anytime, device will be auto enabled Plug AiBox connector anytime when OFF
Detaching Double click on taskbar, click STOP , wait for safe message Un-plug AiBox connector anytime when OFF
Insert module Insert module into AiBox at anytime, device will be auto enabled Insert module into AiBox at anytime when OFF
Remove module Remove module only after you stop the AiBox & unplug connector Remove module at anytime when OFF
Stopping the AiBox Before Removing (Windows ME)
When you double click on the
icon on the taskbar, this
screen will show. Click STOP
before disconnecting the AiBox
from the Notebook PC.
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Click OK to confirm.
When you connect the AiBox or
insert a module, they will be automatically detected and enabled.
The Enable button is added here
so that you can enable a device if
you change your mind after disabling it.
You will get this warning if you
don’t stop the AiBox in Windows
ME.
Stopping the AiBox Before Removing (Windows 2000)
IDE Swap Utility
When you double click on the icon
on the taskbar, this screen will show.
Click STOP before disconnecting the
AiBox from the Notebook PC.
Instead of double clicking, you can left click once
and then click the device you want to stop.
Click OK after the AiBox device is stopped.
Click OK to confirm.
You will get this warning if you don’t
stop the AiBox in Windows 2000.
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