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Notebook PC Drivers and Utilities User's Manual W W W . A S U S . C O M E1956 / Feb 2005 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 2
Table of Contents Support CD for Windows ...5 New Windows Installation 5 Drivers for Windows ...5 Device Manager ...10 VGA Driver ...13 VGA Driver Setup ...14 ATK0100 Driver (ACPI) ...14 ATK0100 Driver Setup ...16 Audio ...16 Audio Setup ...18 INF Update (Intel) ...18 INF Update Driver Setup 21 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 3
Support CD Probe2 (PC Probe) ...61 PC Probe Setup ...62 PC Probe Reference ...63 TouchPad ...67 Touchpad Setup ...68 Synaptics® TouchPad Features 69 Property Pages ...72 Frequently Asked Questions 79 WinFlash ...80 WINFLASH Setup ...82 Using WINFLASH ...83 3 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 4
4 Support CD - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 5
Notebook PC, there will be many hardware devices without drivers. Use the provided support CD to correct this problem. Drivers for Windows Next page gives descriptions of each support CD item. Due to ongoing improvements in the support CD, there may be some differences between this User's Manual - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 6
is shown under Windows Device Manager "Sound, video and game controllers." INFupdate "Intel 828XX" Drivers This installs Windows support drivers for the Notebook PC's chipset. This device is shown under Windows "System devices." Intel Calexico2 / ASUS WLAN (Depends on model) "Intel(R) PRO/Wireless - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 7
support CD. (This utility is not shown in this User's Manual.) LiveUpdate Utility This utility helps you easily upgrade your Notebook and other files. Easy updating of the virus definitions over . Probe2 ASUS Probe Utility (Requires ATK0100) Installs ASUS Probe utility to monitor the Notebook PC's CPU - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 8
. The Notebook PC already supports built-in or externally connected keyboard and PS/2 mouse devices. However, the provided device driver will provide Requires ATK0100) Installs a BIOS update utility for Windows so that you can conveniently update your Notebook PC's BIOS without having to restart your - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 9
Provided in Windows XP If you have any problems with these drivers, visit the Microsoft Windows Update site. A link is provided in Microsoft Windows Explorer under "Tools." 1394 (Already supported in Windows XP) This driver is provided by Microsoft in its Windows XP operating system. This device - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 10
your operating system, several question marks will appear under "Other devices" representing hardware devices that Windows cannot recognize. After installing the drivers from the provided support CD. Those question marks will go away. 4. Click "Hardware" tab. 5. Click "Device Manager" button. 10 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 11
Software Drivers Software Drivers 11 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 12
Software Drivers Software Drivers 12 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 13
Software Drivers VGA Driver (It is necessary to install the VGA driver first in order to see other setup screens in their proper sizes.) Topics Covered: VGA Driver Setup Display Settings for Windows XP Taskbar Menu (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.) 13 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 14
you the following wizard. See next page for VGA settings. Software Drivers 1. On the "Welcome" screen, click Next after reading the message *Windows may have already provided the highest screen resolution support for this graphics controller. 5. Set the screen resolution: Right-click the desktop - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 15
ATK0100 Driver (ACPI) (Required driver) Topics Covered: ATK0100 Driver Setup Software Drivers Before After (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.) 15 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 16
ATK0100 Driver Setup This driver requires that you manually install it from Device Manager. No software operation is required. 1. Double click Unknown device. 2. Click Reinstall Driver. Software Drivers 3. Select "No..." and click Next. 4. Select "Install from..." and click Next. 5. Browse to - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 17
Software Drivers Audio (Required Driver) Topics Covered: Audio Setup Realtek Audio Utility Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same. 17 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 18
Software Drivers Audio Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 1. Normally, you will get a "Found New Hardware Wizard" as shown on the next step. If not, double click the Audio Controller with a question mark in "Device Manager". 2. On the "Found New Hardware Wizard" screen, click - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 19
Software Drivers INF Update (Intel) (Required driver) Topics Covered: INF Update Driver Setup (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.) 19 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 20
INF Update Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: Software Drivers 1. On the "Welcome" screen, click Next after confirming this is what you want to setup. 2. On the "License Agreement" screen, click Next after reading. 3. On - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 21
Setup Wireless LAN Utility Setup Wireless LAN Utility Quick Start Software Drivers Before An optional access point is required to setup a wireless network for the Notebook PC to connect to. After Note: The internal WLAN varies depending on model and is not a user option. You may use external - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 22
depends on model. Running setup will give you the following wizard: Software Drivers 1. On the "Autorun" screen click Install Software. 2. On the "Welcome" screen click Next after reading the message. 3. On the "Agreement" screen, click Next after selecting "I - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 23
on model. Running setup will give you the following wizard: Software Drivers 1. On the "Autorun" screen click Install Software. 2. On the "Agreement" screen, click Next after selecting "I accept..." 3. On the "Setup Type" screen, click Next to use - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 24
Wireless LAN Utility Introduction After installing the Wireless driver and utility, the utility will automatically start with Windows. If you need to start it manually, you can launch the utility using the desktop icon or through Windows start. You will need to make some wireless LAN settings - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 25
utility to configure your wireless network controller. From "My Network Places", you can view network connections. Clicking the taskbar icon will bring up window displaying available networks. (Wireless networks can be hidden for security purposes.) You can manually add wireless networks from the - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 26
26 Software Drivers - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 27
Software Drivers ASUS Wireless LAN (Required driver an selected models) Topics Covered: ASUS WLAN Driver Setup ASUS WLAN Utility Setup ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start An optional access point is required to setup a wireless network for the Notebook PC to connect to. Note: The internal WLAN varies - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 28
Software Drivers ASUS WLAN Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 1. Click Next after reading the "Welcome" screen. 2. Click Next after reading the "Information" screen. 3. On the " - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 29
Software Drivers ASUS WLAN Utility Setup After installing driver, you need to install the wireless utility. 1. Click Next after reading the "Welcome" screen. 2. Click Next after reading the "Information" screen. 3. On the "Choose Destination - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 30
Utilities..." for added features while using the wireless LAN device. ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start After installing the ASUS WLAN driver and utility, the utility will automatically start with Windows. If you need to start it manually, you can launch the utility using the desktop icon or through - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 31
ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start (Cont.) Software Drivers 3. Use "Site Survey" if you don't know the name of your access point(s). 4. Encryption settings must also match those set in the access point. Talk - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 32
32 Software Drivers - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 33
LAN (Required driver) Topics Covered: LAN Driver Setup Configuring your LAN Software Drivers Before After (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.) 33 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 34
Setup You will see a "Found New Hardware Wizard" if you device requires setup. If not your driver may already be installed by Windows. If your device is not working, you can manually install the driver as follows: 1. Click Next to install files to your system. 2. When setup is complete, click - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 35
Configuring your LAN Joining a Domain or Workgroup (Windows XP) Software Drivers (1) Click Start and My Computer. (2) Click View system information. (3) Your computer name, workgroup name. In the example here, a warning is given when trying to use "Notebook PC". You can use the single word - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 36
(Cont.) Software Drivers (4a) Domain: The primary server in the domain will perform routing functions and security verifications for your computer. Select Domain and enter an existing domain you wish to join. NOTE: After clicking "OK", you will be asked for the Domain Controller's Administrator - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 37
Software Drivers Joining a Domain or Workgroup (Cont.) (5) After you restart your computer, you should see some contents through Entire Network. Viewing Your Network (6) Clicking on "My Network - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 38
38 Software Drivers - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 39
Software Drivers Modem (Required Driver) Topics Covered: Modem Setup Modem Configuration Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same. 39 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 40
Software Drivers Modem Driver Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 1. On the "Welcome" screen, click Next after reading. 2. Setup is now complete, click OK to exit - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 41
Modem Configuration (Cont.) Software Drivers 3. Select "Set up my connection manually" and click Next. 4. Select "Connect using a dialup modem" and click Next. 5. Select your modem and click Next. 6. Enter any name to represent your ISP. 7. Enter - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 42
Software Drivers Modem Configuration (Cont.) 9. Enter your ISP account name and password and click Next. 10. Select "Add a shortcut..." and click Finish. 11. When you click on the link, the connection window will show. Click Dial to connect to your ISP. 42 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 43
Software Utilities - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 44
Software Utilities 44 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 45
Software Utilities LiveUpdate (Recommended utility) Topics Covered: LiveUpdate Setup Using LiveUpdate (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.) 45 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 46
a different folder name. NOTE: You cannot run this utility without first installing "ATK0100". You will be given this message if you do not have the driver installed. 4. On the "Setup Complete" screen, click Finish. 46 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 47
conflicts. Click OK to connect to the "Live Update" server. Newer versions will be shown. Check the items to update or select "Check all". Click OK to download and install the update. When update is complete, click OK to exit. You may be instructed to "reset your BIOS". It entails pressing [F2 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 48
48 Software Utilities - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 49
Software Utilities Norton Internet Security (Recommended utility) Topics Covered: Norton Internet Security Setup Internet Proxy Settings Internet Security Main Window Internet Security Features (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.) 49 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 50
Norton Internet Security Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: 1. On the "Autorun" screen, click Install Norton Internet Security 2005. 2. On the "Welcome" screen, click Next after reading. Software Utilities 3. On the "Preinstall Scanner" screen, click Next to skip if you are - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 51
Software Utilities 5. On the "Ready to install" screen, click Next to continue or click "Back" to change settings. 6. When setup is complete, select "Restart Windows Later" and click Finish in order to install other items before restarting your system. A program icon will be placed on your - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 52
3. On the "Registration" screen, enter your information and click Next to continue. Checking "...postal mail from Symantec" is optional. 4. Your registration information will be sent to Symantec through the Internet. Software Utilities Check your Network and Internet settings if you cannot - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 53
Security Main window Open the main window from the program icon or the taskbar icon. Click LiveUpdate to update the software and virus definitions. Click Help for detailed descriptions and instructions for each function. When you open the main window, you will see status for each function. When you - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 54
viruses and other potential risks in instant messenger attachments as well as in email messages, Internet downloads, and other files. Easy updating of the virus definitions over the Internet keeps Norton AntiVirus prepared for the latest threats. Norton AntiVirus includes expanded threat detection - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 55
Software Utilities Power4 Gear (Required utility) Topics Covered: Power4 Gear Setup Benefits of Power4 Gear Power4 Gear Interface Power4 Gear Configuration (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.) 55 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 56
" screen, click Finish. NOTE: You cannot run this utility without first installing "ATK0100". You will be given this message if you do not have the driver installed. 56 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 57
Power4 Gear gives you control over power consumption items labeled below. (The icon may vary depending on your Notebook PC model.) Program Icons From Windows Start - Programs, Gear button will allow switching between modes as in Battery Mode. When you remove or apply the AC adapter, Power4 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 58
Press Power4 Gear button Right-click the taskbar item to bring up a menu. Available items will depend on whether you are using AC power or battery power Power4 Gear Configuration Double click an item to bring up a menu of selections and click on a value to change. To save, select "Save - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 59
Power Saving Details Double click an item to view possible settings. Some power saving items are only available under certain modes. CPU Performance System Standby Timer Hard Drive Off Timer Display Panel Brightness Display Panel Off Timer Software Utilities 59 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 60
60 Software Utilities - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 61
Software Utilities Probe2 (PC Probe) (Recommended Utility) Topics Covered: PC Probe Setup PC Probe Reference Starting PC Probe Using PC Probe Monitoring PC Probe Task Bar Icon Screens will vary depending on your operating system but the contents should be the same. 61 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 62
PC Probe Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: On the "Welcome" screen, click Next after reading the message. On "Choose Destination Location" , click Next to continue or enter another destination folder. Software Utilities On the "Select Program Folder" screen, click Next to - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 63
'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 PC Probe - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 64
Using PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC's temperature. Software Utilities Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC's temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. History - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 65
system monitoring. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size. When the PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the PC Probe icon changes to red and audio alerts will be heard from the speaker. 65 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 66
66 Software Utilities - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 67
Software Utilities TouchPad (Recommended Utility) Topics Covered: TouchPad Setup Overview of the TouchPad Property Pages Frequently Asked Questions (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.) 67 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 68
Touchpad Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: Software Utilities 1. On the "Choose Setup Language" screen, select a language and click OK to continue. 2. On the "Welcome" screen, click Next after confirming this is what you want to setup. 3. On the "Information" screen, click - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 69
Software Utilities Synaptics® TouchPad Features Your Synaptics TouchPad 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 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 70
Adjust the Overall Touch Sensitivity You can control how much finger pressure you must apply zones. The following actions are provided as built-in features with the Synaptics TouchPad device driver. Additional actions might be available if you have installed any third-party TouchPad Plug-In - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 71
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. To jump - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 72
features to help you control the way your pointer moves driver is properly installed, the Mouse Properties dialog will include several TouchPad tabs along the top in addition to the standard mouse tabs. Property Pages The property pages allow you to customize TouchPad settings for your Notebook - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 73
the black resize handles on the TouchPad map. If you are having trouble activating the Virtual Scrolling feature, you might want to try making try narrowing the scroll zones. Customizing Virtual Scrolling Speed You can control the speed of Virtual Scrolling by adjusting the Scrolling Speed slider on - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 74
actions to taps in the Touchpad's corner zone regions (or tap zone regions). The Synaptics TouchPad driver may also control other pointing devices attached to your system. If the Synaptics TouchPad driver is controlling more than one pointing device on your system, the Synaptics pages on the Mouse - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 75
Page The More Features properties page allows you to control the following features of you Synaptics TouchPad: Stop Pointer 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, - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 76
Page The Button Actions properties page allows you to customize the physical buttons of your TouchPad. The Rocker Switch settings are available on Notebook PC's with scroll buttons between the left and right buttons. Customizing Button Assignments You can customize the TouchPad buttons in the same - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 77
for the tapping capabilities that you prefer: • 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 TouchPad responds. See Adjust the Overall Touch Sensitivity. Palm Check The Palm Check slider - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 78
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 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 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 79
until you release the scroll bar before updating their contents. Virtual Scrolling "knows" A: Again, the application actually has complete control over the way the scroll thumb moves. scroll bar! In these cases, even if you were to manually drag the scroll thumb with the pointer, you would find - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 80
Scrolling option on the Advanced page of the Internet Explorer Properties dialog is NOT checked. 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 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 81
Software Utilities WinFlash (Recommended Utility) Topics Covered: WinFlash Setup Using WinFlash (Screens and drivers may vary depending on your model and operating system.) 81 - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 82
WINFLASH Setup Running setup will give you the following wizard: Software Utilities 1. On the "Welcome" screen, click Next after confirming this is what you want to setup. 2. On the "Choose Destination Location" screen, click Next to continue or you may first change the destination folder. 3. On - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 83
should only update your BIOS if you know it will solve a specific problem. If you update your BIOS using the wrong BIOS file, your Notebook PC may BIOS to your Notebook PC. You need to restart your Notebook PC and "reset your BIOS". See instructions on the next page. You may be instructed to "reset - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 84
84 Software Utilities - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 85
EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product warranty or service will not under this Warranty Statement, up to the listed contract price of each product. ASUS will only be responsible for or indemnify you for - Asus M5A | M5 Software user''''s manual English Version (E1956) - Page 86
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Notebook PC
Drivers and Utilities
User’s Manual
E1956 / Feb 2005