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Notebook PC Driver/Utility Setup & Reference Product Name: Notebook PC Support CD Manual Revision: 1.00 E697 Release Date: Oct 2001 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 2
Guide 4 Support CD for Windows ME & 2000 5 Standard Model ...6 Autorun Screen for Windows ME 6 Autorun Screen for Windows ME 6 Drivers Driver for Windows ME and 2000 (autorun 21 Audio Controls ...22 Audio Driver (ESS/Intel-SigmaTel) (depending on model 23 Manually Installing the Audio Driver - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 3
Driver for Windows ME & 2000 40 Installing the LAN Driver for Windows ME (Manual Installation 40 Joining a Domain (Windows ME 42 Joining a Domain (Windows 2000 43 Viewing Your Network ...44 PC-cillin 2000 ...45 Installing the PC 53 ASUS PC Probe (Under ATKACPI Utility 54 Installing PC Probe for - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 4
Windows Quick Install Guide 1. Insert the Windows ME/2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. ATAPI CD-ROM 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. 4 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 5
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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 6
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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 7
graphics better than console computers. Most graphics intensive games require DirectX and will include it on their setup CD. Modem Driver "WDM Modem Enumerator The Notebook PC already supports built-in or externally connected keyboard and PS/2 mouse devices. However, the provided device driver will - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 8
voltage, depending on whether the computer is running on batteries or is 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. Read Me Text Gives you notes concerning this support CD or the Notebook PC - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 9
update utility for Windows 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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 10
Preparing Windows 2000 The following preparations will make it easier to install drivers in Windows 2000. Disabling Power Management It creates delays and confusion when the hard disk turns OFF or when the system goes to standby. Select - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 11
selected models only) Installing the INTEL 830M INF Update for Windows ME & 2000 Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click INTEL 830M INF Update on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard. (1) Click Next after reading the welcome message. (2) Click - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 12
standard models only) Installing the INTEL 815EP INF Update for Windows ME & 2000 Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and click INTEL 815EP INF Update on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard. (1) Click Next after reading the welcome message. (2) Click - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 13
2000 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. (1) Click OK to install the driver. (2) Installation has finished. Select OK to restart your computer. 13 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 14
for Windows ME and 2000 Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. 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. (2) Click Yes after reading the license agreement. (3) Click - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 15
in Windows ME (1) Right-click on the Windows desktop and click Properties. (2) Click Change to change the monitor driver. (3) Select Digital Flat Panel (1024x768) and click OK. VGA Driver (4) Click Apply to make the settings effective and click OK to close the monitor properties. (5) Set the - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 16
Setting the Display Type in Windows ME (Cont') (6) Click Change to change the monitor driver. (7) Select your monitor's make/model and click OK. VGA Driver (8) Click Apply to make the settings effective and click OK to close the monitor properties. (9) Set the Colors and Screen area and click - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 17
Setting the Display Properties (Windows 2000) (1) Right-click on the Windows desktop and click Properties. VGA Driver (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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 18
Setting the Display Type (Windows 2000) VGA Driver (1) If you have not done so, set the "Colors" and "Screen area". Then click Advanced. port. You can set that when you use an external monitor. (3) Click Update Driver on the "Default Monitor Properties". 18 (4) Click Next on the upgrade device - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 19
Select "Display a list..." and click Next. (6) Select "Show all hardware..." and choose Digital Flat Panel (1024x768) and click Next. (7) Click Next to install the driver for the selected device. (8) Click OK to exit the monitor properties. You will see your monitor type next time you enter. 19 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 20
ME and 2000. Find the Windows 2000 steps after these steps. Insert the support CD and follow the steps below. (1) Click Next to install the audio driver. (2) If asked, select Upgrade Drivers and click Next. Audio Driver (3) Installation has finished. Select No so that you can install other items - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 21
Windows ME and 2000 (autorun) Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and follow the steps below. Audio Driver (1) Click Next to install the audio driver. (2) Click Yes after reading the license agreement. (3) If asked, select Install and click Next. (4) WinME - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 22
Audio Driver Audio Controls A Speaker icon will show on the task bar and when selected with the left mouse button. A simple master control will properties or detailed volume controls. Mouse Left-Click Mouse Right-Click Select "Open Volume Controls" or Double Click Speaker Icon Audio Driver 22 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 23
and 2000. Find the Windows 2000 steps after these steps. Manual installation is necessary if the driver cannot be installed automatically using the autorun. Insert the support CD and follow the steps below. (1) Right-click "My Computer" and select Properties. (2) Double-click PCI Card to see its - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 24
(ESS) (depending on model) Manually Installing the Audio Driver for Windows ME (Cont') For Intel-Sigmal Tel models, skip to the next page. Audio Driver (5) Click Specify the location of the driver and click Next to continue. (6) Click Specify a location and enter path: \AUDIO\WinME. Click Next - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 25
(Intel-SigmaTel) (depending on model) Manually Installing the Audio Driver for Windows ME (Cont') For ESS models, see previous page. Audio Driver (5) Click Specify the location of the driver and click Next to continue. (6) Click Specify a location and enter path: \AUDIO\WinME. Click Next to - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 26
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. (3) Installation has finished. Click OK to restart your computer. (2) Click Yes after reading the license agreement - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 27
ME & 2000 Installation is the same for Windows ME and 2000. Insert the support CD and follow the steps below. There is no autorun installation for this driver. Modem Driver (1) Click Specify the location of the driver and click Next to continue. (2) Click Specify a location and enter the path for - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 28
Driver Manually Installing the Modem Driver for Windows ME Installation is different for Windows ME and 2000. Find the Windows 2000 steps after Windows ME. Insert the support CD and follow the steps below. There is no installation wizard for this process. Modem Driver (1) Right-click "My Computer - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 29
Driver Manually Installing the Modem Driver for Windows ME (Cont') Modem Driver (5) Enter the path "__\modem\ winme" (with the letter of your CD drive) and click Next. (6) Click Next when the driver is located by Windows. (7) Windows will detect your modem and ask to install the second driver - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 30
Modem Driver Manually Installing the Modem Driver for Windows ME (Cont') Modem Driver (9) Click Next when the driver is located by Windows. (10) Click Finish to close the second driver installation wizard. (11) Click Finish to close the first driver installation wizard. (12) Click Close to exit - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 31
for Windows 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) Setup has finished. Click OK to restart your computer. 31 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 32
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) Select a language and click OK. (2) Click Next after reading the - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 33
steps (see previous page). Insert the support CD and click TouchPad on the autorun menu to start the installation wizard. (1) Choose a language and click OK. (2) Click Next after reading the Welcome message. TouchPad (3) The TouchPad is integrated into this Notebook PC. Click Next to continue - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 34
for Windows 2000 (Cont') TouchPad (4) Click Yes to accept the driver because the driver on this support CD has been fully tested by the manufacturer to work correctly with MS Windows. You may have to answer this question a second time. (5) Installation has - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 35
your computer. I/O Device Configuration Serial Port A: IR Port Mode Parallel Port Mode [3F8H/IRQ4] [0E00H/IRQ3] [FIR] [378H/IRQ7] [Bi-dir] Item Specific Help to select the I/O Address & IRQ for Infrared. Setting the IR port (Windows 2000) Insert the support CD and click Fast IR Driver - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 36
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 Unknown Device under "Other Devices" in "Device Manager". (2) Click Reinstall Driver to install the driver. (3) Select "Specify..." and click - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 37
the IR port for Windows ME (Cont') Fast IR Driver (5) Click Next when Windows finds the driver INF file on the support CD. (6) The update has finished. Click Finish to exit. (7) Do not restart your computer. Click No. (9) Infrared Serial (COM) Port will be automatically installed. (8) Click - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 38
ME (Cont') (11) Right-click "My Network Places" on the desktop and select Properties. (12) Double click Fast Infrared Controller. Fast IR Driver (13) Click Advanced tab and select Vishay TFDS6101E/6501E for "Infrared Transceiver A" and click OK. (14) Click OK to close Network configuration. 38 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 39
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. (1) Click Next after click Finish to so that you can install other items and restart your computer later. 39 SpeedStep - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 40
later. (1) Win2K: Click OK to begin installing drivers. (2) Win2K: Installation has finished. Click OK to restart your computer. Installing the LAN Driver for Windows ME (Manual Installation) LAN Driver (1) Right click My Computer and select Properties. Then click the Device Manager tab - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 41
and click Next. (4) Click Specify a location and enter path: D:\LAN\WIN9XME. Click Next to continue. LAN Driver (5) Click Next to install the driver. (6) Click Next to install the driver. (8) Installation has finished. Select No so that you can install other items. (7) Installation has finished - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 42
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 domain will perform routing and login functions for your computer. LAN Driver - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 43
icon on the desktop and select Properties. (2) Select Network Identification and click Properties. LAN Driver (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. NOTE: After clicking "OK", you will - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 44
2000) (Cont') (4) Unfortunately, you will have to trouble your network administrator to grant you access. (5) After you restart your computer, you should see some contents through Entire Network. Viewing Windows Network" will display all the servers available under that protocol. 44 LAN Driver - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 45
Virus Software for Windows ME Installation is different for Windows 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. (2) Click Yes after reading - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 46
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 click Next to use the default folder for the program icons. (7) Make Internet and - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 47
2000 for Windows ME (Cont') PC-cillin 2000 (8) Make proxy settings if necessary and click OK to continue. (9) Check the installation settings and click Next to continue. (+) The next step will - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 48
2000 for Windows ME (Cont') PC-cillin 2000 (11)Select a target floppy disk drive and click Next. (13)You will be asked to repeat this step four times if you chose - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 49
when the "Rescue Disks" are created. (16)Enter your "Name" and "Email Address" to register 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. (19)You can answer No and - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 50
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. PC-cillin 2000 (1) Click Next after reading the welcome message. (2) Click Next after reading the license agreement - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 51
or click Next to install to the specified directory. (6) Click Install now or click Back to make changes to the installation settings. PC-cillin 2000 (+) Wait while installation takes place. (7) Installation has finished. Select Finish to exit the installation wizard. No restart is necessary - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 52
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. (1) Click Next after reading the welcome message. (2) Choose - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 53
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 click Finish to so that you can install other items and restart your computer later. 53 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 54
PC Probe 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. NOTE: In order for PC Probe to run, Intel's LDCM and other - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 55
Notebook PC Software Reference - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 56
Contents VGA Driver ...59 Dual Display Settings ...60 Display Arrangement ...60 Enabling an External Monitor 60 Displays ...61 OpenGL ...61 Display Settings ...61 Color ...61 Direct 3D ...61 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 57
82 Uninstalling the Applet ...82 PC-cillin 2000 ...83 Welcome to PC-cillin ...84 What's New in PC-cillin 2000 85 What is a Computer Virus 86 Test Virus ...86 How Viruses Spread ...87 Virus Writers ...87 Scan Window ...88 Manual Scan ...88 Hotkey Utility ...89 ASUS Hotkey ...90 Buttons ...90 Delete - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 58
BIOS ...96 Resetting Your BIOS ...96 ASUS PC Probe ...97 Welcome to ASUS PC Probe 98 Starting ASUS PC Probe 98 ASUS PC Probe ...98 Starting ASUS PC Probe ...98 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring 99 Using ASUS PC Probe ...99 Monitoring ...99 Information ...99 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 100 Appendix - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 59
VGA Driver VGA Driver Topics Covered: Dual Display Settings Enabling an External Monitor Display Arrangement Display Settings Windows ME and 2000 59 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 60
VGA Driver Dual Display Settings When you enter the Display Properties Settings, two Windows desktop onto this monitor" at any time to disable the second display on the Notebook PC. Click on either 1 (the Notebook PC's LCD display) or 2 (externally connected monitor through the 15-pin VGA port). - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 61
VGA Driver Display Settings Displays This is where you can graphically see all display devices and set its ON/OFF preferences. The preferences can be saved as a - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 62
VGA Driver Display Settings Options (Windows ME) This is where you see version information and enable/disable ATI taskbar icons. Options (Windows 2000) This is where you - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 63
TouchPad 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 Windows ME and 2000 63 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 64
TouchPad Overview of 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 L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 65
that you can assign to the buttons and tap 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 software. • Jump to the Start Button. This action causes - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 66
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 L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 67
. If the Synaptics TouchPad 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 PC. The following pages will - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 68
description. You can adjust the size of each zone by dragging one of the black resize handles on the TouchPad map. If you are having trouble activating the Virtual Scrolling feature, you might want to try making the scroll zones wider. If you find that scrolling sometimes gets activated when you - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 69
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 L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 70
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, - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 71
TouchPad 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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 72
TouchPad 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 Taps section of the Touch Properties Page for the tapping capabilities that you prefer: • Tap to Click • Tap and Drag • Locking - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 73
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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 74
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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 75
TouchPad 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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 76
76 TouchPad - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 77
SpeedStep SpeedStep (On selected models only) Topics Covered: Intel® SpeedStep™ Overview How it Works IT Friendly Summary SpeedStep Properties and Settings SpeedStep Software Notes Windows ME and 2000 77 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 78
automatically speeds back up to peak frequency and voltage. Users can also manually adjust the Intel SpeedStep technology mode. For example, if a user needs or she can use the Intel SpeedStep technology applet to put the mobile PC into maximum performance mode. The applet is accessed via an icon in - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 79
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. Summary When the notebook is plugged in, mobile Pentium III processors run at peak clock frequency-600MHz and technology allow OEMs to build mobile PCs that closely match the performance and capabilities of advanced desktop systems. 79 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 80
Properties and Settings NOTE: If your processor does not support SpeedStep, the blue flag will have an "x" over automatically changing performance" if you tend to plug and unplug the power while the Notebook PC is running applications. This will ensure that running applications do not stop due to - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 81
restart your computer in order to activate certain settings. Clicking "Advanced" gives you the choice to: Disable SpeedStep - Your Notebook PC will the noise is a problem, you can disable it here. Right-clicking the blue flag will give you a menu in order to manually change the processor speed - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 82
driver ONLY on a Licensed PC that has System Management Mode (SMM) BIOS support installed. This driver may permanently damage any system that does not meet these requirements. A Licensed PC is a computer any other attribute that changes the efficiency (instructions/unit time-power) at which the - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 83
PC-cillin 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 Windows ME and 2000 83 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 84
• Scan any file from Windows Explorer or My Computer by right-clicking the file icon • Scan floppy downloaded from the POP3 email server. • Manually scan message attachments in your local Outlook 97 types you want to scan for viruses, the action PC-cillin will take upon finding a virus (Clean the - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 85
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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 86
PC-cillin What is a Computer Virus? Simply put, a computer virus is a program that replicates. To do so, it will 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, - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 87
PC-cillin How Viruses Spread There are many ways for a virus to enter your system: 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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 88
PC-cillin Scan Macro scans Microsoft Word, Excel, and template files on local disks (includes floppy disk driver). You cannot select all local disk scanning. You can setup actions on virus found in the Manual Scan Configure window. If you select one of the Clean, Delete, Rename, - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 89
Hotkey Utility Topics Covered: ASUS Hotkey Buttons Hotkey Actions Add "Run Program" Procedure Windows ME and 2000 89 HotKey - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 90
ASUS Hotkey Buttons Add a Hotkey Delete a Hotkey Edit Hotkey Enable all combination in the Hotkey box (the 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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 91
ASUS Hotkey (Cont') Enable all Hotkeys Enables all Hotkeys by placing check marks in front of the Hotkeys in the current category. Disable all Hotkeys Disables - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 92
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: - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 93
. Logs the current user OFF from the current Windows session and any connected networks. Exits from Windows and turns OFF the Notebook PC. Restarts the Notebook PC HotKey Run Explorer: Runs Windows Explorer Run Browser: Runs the Internet Browser Run Program: Runs a user defined program 93 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 94
ASUS Hotkey (Cont') Adding a Program to Run To add a Hotkey to run a program follow the steps below. Add a Hotkey (1) Click Add a Hotkey button. (3) Choose Run Program - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 95
Windows Flash Utility (WINFLASH) Topics Covered: Updating Your BIOS Resetting Your BIOS Windows ME and 2000 95 Flash Utility - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 96
are information added to the DMI. If you don't know, leave it unselected. Click Exit when done. You need to restart your Notebook PC and "reset your BIOS". See instructions below. Resetting Your BIOS If you ever hear "reset your BIOS", it entails pressing [F2] on bootup to enter BIOS setup and - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 97
PC Probe ASUS PC Probe Topics Covered: Starting ASUS PC Probe Using PC Probe Monitoring ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Windows ME and 2000 97 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 98
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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 99
Probe Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC's temperature. Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC's temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 100
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 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 101
Appendix Appendix Topics Covered: Communication Regulations Declaration Of Conformity 101 - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 102
be notified in advance so you can make the changes needed to maintain uninterrupted service. If you experience trouble with this equipment, please contact the manufacturer at the address given in this manual. The telephone company may ask that you disconnect this equipment from the network until - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 103
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is cases, the company's inside wiring associated with a single line individual service may be extended by means of a telephone extension cord. Compliance with - Asus L84L | L8400 F/L Software Installation Guide (English) - Page 104
104 Appendix
Notebook PC
Driver/Utility Setup & Reference
Product Name:
Notebook PC Support CD
Manual Revision:
1.00 E697
Release Date:
Oct 2001