User manual ASUS PUNDIT-AE3

[. . . ] Pundit-AE3 Barebone System E2250 Revised edition V2 September 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows® desktop, click S t a r t > A l l Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II The PC Probe II main window appears. After launching the application, the PC Probe II icon appears in the Windows® taskbar. Click this icon to close or restore the application. Using PC Probe II Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you to view the current status of your system and change the utility configuration. By default, the main window displays the P r e f e r e n c e section. You can close or restore the P r e f e r e n c e section by clicking on the triangle on the main window right handle. Click to close the Preference panel Button Function Opens the C o n f i g u r a t i o n window Opens the R e p o r t window Opens the D e s k t o p M a n a g e m e n t I n t e r f a c e window Opens the P e r i p h e r a l C o m p o n e n t I n t e r c o n n e c t window Opens the W i n d o w s M a n a g e m e n t I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the P r e f e r e n c e section Minimizes the application Closes the application ASUS Pundit-AE3 3-13 Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right handle turns red. When displayed, the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red. Refer to the M o n i t o r p a n e l s section for details. Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference section in the main window. Click the box before each preference to activate or deactivate. 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. 3-14 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-AE3 3-15 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. This browser displays various Windows® management information. Click an item from the left panel to display on the right panel. Click the plus sign (+) before W M I I n f o r m a t i o n to display the available information. You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner of the browser. 3-16 Chapter 3: Getting started DMI browser Click to display the DMI (Desktop Management Interface) browser. [. . . ] Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] N o A c c e s s prevents user access to the Setup utility. V i e w O n l y allows access but does not allow change to any field. L i m i t e d allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time. F u l l A c c e s s allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility. Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. [. . . ]