User manual ASUS VE228S

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Table of contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Refer to the table below. Preference When checked Always on top Enable Monitoring Panel the utility main window always appear on top of all opened windows the utility displays large (hexagonal) or small (rectangular) monitor panels for system sensors. See the next section for details the utility plays a sound everytime you click a button on the interface the utility launches automatically everytime the computer starts Enable Sound Effect Run in Boot up Session Refer to the online help file for detailed information on the application preferences and configuration. 3-12 Chapter 3: Getting started Hardware monitor panels The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation, CPU temperature, and voltages. The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes: hexagonal (large) and rectangular (small). When you check the E n a b l e M o n i t o r i n g P a n e l option from the P r e f e r e n c e section, the monitor panels appear on your computer's desktop. Small display Large display Changing the monitor panels position To change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop, click the arrow down button of the S c h e m e options, then select another position from the list box. Click O K when finished. Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect. If you want to detach a monitor panel from the group, click the horseshoe magnet icon. You can now move or reposition the panel independently. Adjusting the sensor threshold value You can adjust the sensor threshold value in the monitor panel by clicking the or buttons. You can also adjust the threshold values using the C o n f i g window. You cannot adjust the sensor threshold values in a small monitoring panel. Click to increase value Click to decrease value ASUS Pundit P2-AE2 3-13 Monitoring sensor alert The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value. Refer to the illustrations below. Small display Large display WMI browser Click to display the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) browser. From the Windows® 2000/XP operating system, click the s, S t a r t button. Select S e t t i n g s then C o n t r o l P a n e ll. Make sure the Control Panel is set to Classic View. Double-click the D i s p l a y icon in the Control Panel then select the S c r e e n S a v e r tab. From the P o w e r s c h e m e s combo list box, select M i n i m a l t. Power Management Click O K to effect settings. 2. 5. 6. 3-18 Chapter 3: Getting started Launching the Cool `n' Quiet!TM application The motherboard support CD includes the Cool `n' Quiet!TM software application that enables you to view your system's real-time CPU frequency and core voltage. Make sure to install the Cool `n' Quiet!TM software from the motherboard support CD. Refer to section "3. 2. 3 Utilities menu", for details. To launch the Cool `n' Quiet!TM application: Windows® 2000 OS 1. Select P r o g r a m s > A S U S > C o o l & Q u i e t > C o o l & Q u i e t . Windows® XP OS 1. Select A l l P r o g r a m s > A S U S > C o o l & Q u i e t > C o o l & Quiet. The Cool `n' Quiet!TM application window appears and displays the current CPU frequency and core voltage. Click ( X ) to close the window or ( ­ ) to minimize. ASUS Pundit P2-AE2 3-19 3-20 Chapter 3: Getting started Chapter 4 ASUS Pundit P2-AE2 Motherboard info This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the system. [. . . ] Confirm the password when prompted. 5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup The message "Password Installed" appears after you successfully set your password. To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press <Enter>. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. If you forget your BIOS password, you clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. [. . . ]