Asus Eee PC 2G Series Manuale utente

Windows®XP

Installation Guide

E3484

November 2007

15G06Q009000

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Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows®XP

Preparing to install Windows®XP ............................................................. 1-2

Installing Windows®XP................................................................................. 1-2

Adjusting the Display Resolution............................................................. 1-5

Optimizing Windows®XP............................................................................. 1-6

Changing Virtual Memory......................................................................... 1-6

Turning off System Restore....................................................................... 1-7

Compressing Disk Drive............................................................................. 1-8

Relocating Files................................................................................................18

Deleting unnecessary Windows Components.................................1-10

Clearing System Backup Data................................................................1-10

Deleting unnecessary document ﬁles ................................................1-11

Chapter 2: Support CD & System Recovery

Support CD information.............................................................................. 2-2

Running the support CD............................................................................ 2-2

Drivers menu.................................................................................................. 2-3

Utilities menu................................................................................................. 2-5

Manual ........................................................................................................... 2-6

Contact ........................................................................................................... 2-6

Other information ........................................................................................ 2-7

System Recovery ............................................................................................ 2-7

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP

1-1

Preparing to Install Windows® XP

Installing Windows® XP

Adjusting the Display Resolution

Optimizing Windows® XP

Installing & Optimizing

Windows®XP

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ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide

Preparing to install Windows

Before installing Windows® XP operating system to your Eee PC, you

need the following items.

• A USB 2.0 CD/DVD-ROM

• The ofﬁcial Windows® XP Service Pack 2 disc from Microsoft®

• A USB ﬂash disk (size larger than 1GB) or external hard disk drive

• ASUS Eee PC support CD from the package

The older version of Windows® OS does not support USB

CD/DVD-ROM. Ensure the disc you have is Windows® XP Service

Pack 2.

Installing

Windows

Follow the instructions below to install Windows® XP service pack 2:

1. Connect the power cord to your Eee PC.

2. Insert the Windows XP Service Pack 2 disc to the USB CD/DVD-

ROM and connect the USB optical drive to your Eee PC.

3. Press <ESC> during the bootup screen.

Press F2 to run Setup, Press TAB to display BIOS POST Message

Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP

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Please select boot device:

↑ and ↓ to move selection

ENTER to select boot device

HDD:SM-SILICONMOTION SM223AC

USB:Slimtype DVD

6. The Please select boot device screen appears. Select USB:

XXXXXX (may be labled as the ODD brand name) to boot from

the optical drive.

7. After the Windows® XP installation screen appears. Press <D> to

delete the existing partitions.

You will lose all your data after deleting all existing disk

partitions. Ensure to back up your important data before

installing Windows® XP to your Eee PC.

Windows XP Professional Setup

The following list shows the existing partitions and

unpartitioned space on this computer.

Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list.

• To set up Windows XP on the selected item, Press ENTER.

• To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C.

• To delete the selected partition , press D.

Enter=Install D=Delete Partition F3=Quit

1907 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atai [MBR]

F: Partition1 [Unknown] 1490 MB ( 1490 MB free)

G: Partition2 [Unknown] 400 MB ( 400 MB free)

C: Partition3 (BIOS) [FAT] 8 MB ( 8 MB free)

H: Partition4 [Unknown] 8 MB ( 8 MB free)

Unknown Disk

(There is no disk in this drive.)

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ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide

9. Press <Enter> and select Format the partition using the NTFS

ﬁle system to start the Windows® XP OS setup.

10. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation

process.

11. After the Windows® XP OS installation is completed. Restart the

system.

12. After entering Windows, insert the Support CD to the USB

CD/DVD-ROM and click InstAll - Drivers Installation Wizard to

install all drivers.

It may take some time to install Windows XP operating system

and reinstall all the drivers.If the screensaver starts, press any key

to bring back the installation screen.

8. After all the existing partitions are deleted, the unpartitioned

space appears.

Windows XP Professional Setup

The following list shows the existing partitions and

unpartitioned space on this computer.

Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list.

• To set up Windows XP on the selected item, Press ENTER.

• To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C.

• To delete the selected partition , press D.

Enter=Install C=Create Partition F3=Quit

1907 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atai [MBR]

Unpartitioned space 1906 MB

Unknown Disk

(There is no disk in this drive.)

Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP

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Adjusting the Display Resolution

If you need to adjust the display resolution of your Eee PC in Windows

XP environment, you can easily change it with ASUS Eee PC Utility that

comes within the Support CD.

To adjust the display resolution:

1. Ensure that you've installed the ASUS ACPI driver and utility.

Refer to the next chapter for details.

2. Right-click the ASUS Eee PC Utility icon on the OS taskbar to

adjust the display resolution. Select LCD 800 x 480 or LCD 800

x 600 based on your needs.

3. When you select LCD 800 x 600, move the cursor to scroll up

and down the screen.

Scroll up to see the

top of the screen.

Scroll down to see the

bottom of the screen.

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ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide

Optimizing

Windows

For the best performance of your Eee PC with Windows XP operating

system, follow some quick steps below to make your Eee PC run

faster.

Refer to Mircrosoft website (http://www.microsoft.com) for more

information.

Changing Virtual Memory

Change the virtual memory based on your needs.

1. Go to Control Panel > System.

2. Click the Advanced tab on

the top and click the Settings

button in Performance area.

3. Click Advanced tab and the

Change button to change the

virtual memory.

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