P6300 Series Driver & Utility Installation Guide
About This Guide Book This guide book is designed to assist users in using the ASUS P6300 Series Notebook PC and guiding the installation of device drivers and utilities. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy. However, no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, utilities, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.
Table of Contents THE PREPARATION-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 To Flash the BIOS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 To Create a Partition for Suspend-to-Disk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 To Create DOS or Non-DOS Partitions ----------------------------------
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C This guide book describes the step-by-step instructions of installing device drivers and utilities necessary for the P6300 Series Notebook PC to work with different operating systems. THE PREPARATION To Flash the BIOS Newer version of BIOS includes feature and bug fix of all the previous version. Unless specified in description, you just need to download latest BIOS image file from ASUS web site at http:\\www.asus.com.tw and upgrade to the latest version.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C The P6300 Series Notebook PC is normally shipped out with Windows 95B OEM Service Release 2.1 operating system installed. If you need to install or reinstall other operating systems, you may have to refer to the following items to have your hard disk prepared for installation. To Create a Partition for Suspend-to-Disk • • Note : Insert a DOS boot system diskette with "PHDISK" utility inside to drive A:. Type "PHDISK/CREATE 150000" then press [Enter].
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Format the Hard Disk • • • • • Insert a DOS boot system diskette with "FORMAT" program inside into the floppy drive. Type "A:", then press [Enter]. Type "FORMAT C: /S/U", then press [Enter]. Type "Y", then press [Enter] to confirm format. Enter a Volume label, or just press [Enter] to leave. To Turn on the Image Expansion at DOS Mode *This section is optional EXPANDV utility turns on or off the image expansion at DOS mode.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ Note : 4 ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C The two utilities are not suitable to use in Windows mode. If you encounter problems with any applications in Windows mode, please remove the utilities from AUTOEXEC.BAT file or disable them.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 ENVIRONMENT It is easy to set up Windows. Please refer to your Microsoft Windows 95 Installation Guide to install Windows 95 Operation System. Note : Regarding CD-ROM driver in Windows 95, you should use Windows 95's CD-ROM driver instead of the DOS real-mode CD-ROM driver. A DOS driver has worse performance and wastes memory, also may cause problems.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install Display Driver Figure 1: Windows 95 Display Driver Installation Screen Follow these instructions and refer to Figure 1 to install Windows 95 Display driver: • Insert the Notebook P6300 Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc. • Double-click on "My Computer", double-click on "Control Panel", and double-click on "Display". • Select "Settings" Tab. • Select "Advanced Properties". • Click on "Change", then click on "Have Disk".
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ • • • • ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C Select "High Color (16 bit)" on Color palette, select "1024 by 768 pixels" on Desktop area, then click on "Close". Click on "Yes" to specify a monitor. Select "Standard monitor types" on Manufacturers, select "Laptop Display Panel (1024X768)" on Models, then click on "OK". Click on "Yes" to restart your computer. To Install Audio Driver Follow these instructions to install Windows 95 audio driver: • Insert the Notebook P6300 Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ Note : ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C There is a gorgeous YAMAHA YSTATION32 software consists of CD, MIDI, WAVE and MIX players on your P6300 CD-ROM disc. The application supports the following languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese. Please run D:\AUDIO\APPLI\SETUP to install the player onto your P6300 if you like.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install PIIX4 Patch Utility * If you want to use USB devices on Windows 95, please install USB Supplement first, then install PIIX4 Patch. If you have already install PIIX4 Patch before you install USB Supplement, please uninstall PIIX4 Patch (refer to the next section), and then install USB Supplement and PIIX4 Patch sequentially.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ • • • • • • • • ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C Click on "Restart Now" button to restart you system. Click on "Next" to complete the installation of PCI standard host CPU bridge, then click on "Finish". Click on "Next" to complete the installation of PCI standard ISA bridge, then click on "Finish". Click on "Next" to complete the installation of PCI bridge, then click on "Finish". Click on "Next" to complete the installation of Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller, then click on "Finish".
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ • ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C Click on the "Install" button to upgrade PCMCIA driver and reboot your computer. To Install ASUS PC Probe Utility The ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer system's vital information, such as fan rotation status, voltages, and temperatures. Please view the complete user's manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF format located in the C:\Program Files\Probe directory after you installed ASUS PC Probe.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install PC-cillin anti-virus software Follow these instructions to install PC-cillin: • Insert the Notebook P6300 Series Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc. The ASUS P6300 Series Notebook PC CD will appear. If it does not appear, run D:\SETUP.EXE. • Click on "PC-cillin". • Click on "Next" on the welcome screen. • Fill in your name and company name, then click on "Next" • Click on "Next" twice. • If you want to create a Bootable Emergency Clean Disk, click on "Start".
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install Synaptics TouchPad Pointing Device Driver *This section is optional. The system BIOS fully supports keyboard and PS/2 mouse devices either built-in or connected to the Notebook PC externally. The Notebook PC's integrated Touchpad pointing device is fully compatible with the two-button PS/2 mouse. A device driver may still be required for working with some application software.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install IR Port Driver *This section is optional. Figure 3: Windows 95 IR Wireless Communication Driver Installation Follow Step 1, Step 2, and refer to Figure 3 to install IrDA 3.0 for Windows 95, Fast IR stack and additional software to support network. Step 1. Install the IrDA 3.0 for Windows 95: • Insert the Notebook P6300 Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc. • From the \irda directory, run "Setup", then press "Yes" to proceed Infrared driver installation.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ • • • • • • • • • ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C Click on "Browse" to locate the Infrared driver from the Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc, the path is "D:\irda\nsc", then click on "OK". Click on "OK" to confirm "Install From Disk". Select "OEM Laptop Fast Infrared Port", then click on "OK". Specify your Windows 95 CD-ROM disc path, then click on "OK". Select "Change Settings", then click on "Next".
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98 ENVIRONMENT It is easy to set up Windows. Please refer to your Microsoft Windows 98 Installation Guide to install Windows 98 Operation System. Note : Regarding CD-ROM driver in Windows 98, you should use Windows 98's CD-ROM driver instead of the DOS real-mode CD-ROM driver. A DOS driver has worse performance and wastes memory, also may cause problems. You can remove the DOS real-mode CD-ROM driver by doing the following: 1.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install Display Driver Figure 4: Windows 98 Display Driver Installation Screen Follow these instructions and refer to Figure 4 to install Windows 98 Display driver: • Insert the Notebook P6300 Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc. • Double-click on "My Computer", double-click on "Control Panel", and double-click on "Display". • Select "Settings" Tab. • Click on "Advanced". • Select "Adapter" tab, then click on "Change". • Click on "Next" twice.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ • • • • • • • • • 18 ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C Put a checkmark on "Specify a location", and specify the path "D:\VGA\WIN98", then click on "Next" twice. Click on "Finish", then click on "Yes" to restart your computer. On "Settings" tab screen, select "High Color (16 bit)" on Colors, select "1024 by 768 pixels" on Screen area. Click on "Advanced", then select "Monitor" tab. Click on "Change", select "Laptop Display Panel(1024x768)".
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install Audio Driver Figure 5: Windows 98 Audio Driver Installation Screen Follow these instructions and refer to Figure 5 to install Windows 98 audio driver: • Insert the Notebook P6300 Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc. • Double-click on "My Computer", double-click on "Control Panel", and double-click on "System". • Click on "Device Manager" Tab. • Remove "Gameport Joystick" under "Sound, Video and Game controllers", then click on "OK".
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ • • • • Note : ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C Select "Driver" tab, then click on "Updated Driver". Click on "Next" twice Put a checkmark on "Specify a location", and specify the path "D:\AUDIO\WIN98", then click on "Next" twice. Click on "Finish". There is a gorgeous YAMAHA YSTATION32 software consists of CD, MIDI, WAVE and MIX players on your P6300 CD-ROM disc.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install ASUS PC Probe Utility The ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer system's vital information, such as fan rotation status, voltages, and temperatures. Please view the complete user's manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF format located in the C:\Program Files\Probe directory after you installed ASUS PC Probe.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install PC-cillin anti-virus software Follow these instructions to install PC-cillin: • Insert the Notebook P6300 Series Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc. The ASUS P6300 Series Notebook PC CD will appear. If it does not appear, run D:\SETUP.EXE. • Click on "PC-cillin". • Click on "Next" on the welcome screen. • Fill in your name and company name, then click on "Next" • Click on "Next" twice. • If you want to create a Bootable Emergency Clean Disk, click on "Start".
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ • • • ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C Click on "Next" to choose destination location. Click on "Next" to start copying files. Click on "Finish" to reboot your Notebook PC. MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT 4.0 ENVIRONMENT It is easy to set up Windows. Please refer your Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Installation Guide to install your Windows NT 4.0 Operation System. To Install Display Driver Figure 7: NT 4.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ • • • • • • • • • • • 24 ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C Double-click on "My Computer", double-click on "Control Panel", double-click on "Display". Select "Settings", then click on "Display Type". Click on "Change", then click on "Have Disk". Click on "Browse" to locate the display driver from the Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc, the path is: \Vga\Nt40, then click on "OK". Click on "OK" to confirm "Install From Disk". Click on "OK" to confirm "Change Display".
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install Audio Driver Figure 8: NT 4.0 Audio driver Installation Follow these instructions and refer to Figure 8 to install audio driver : • Insert the Notebook P6300 Driver & Utility CD-ROM disc. • Double-click on "My Computer", double-click on "Control Panel", double-click on "Multimedia". • Click on "Devices" menu, click on "Audio Devices", then click on "Add". • Highlight "Unlisted or Updated Driver", then click on "OK".
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C To Install ASUS PC Probe Utility The ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer system's vital information, such as fan rotation status, voltages, and temperatures. Please view the complete user's manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF format located in the C:\Program Files\Probe directory after you installed ASUS PC Probe. Figure 9: Windows NT4.
¿ » ù ~! © |¥ © ¼ w̧ • ¼ q ¦ Ë ¡ C Click on "Continue" button, then click on "OK". To Install Synaptics TouchPad Pointing Device Driver *This section is optional. The system BIOS fully supports keyboard and PS/2 mouse devices either built-in or connected to the Notebook PC externally. The Notebook PC's integrated Touchpad pointing device is fully compatible with the two-button PS/2 mouse. A device driver may still be required for working with some application software.
