User manual ASUS L7300 PROBE

[. . . ] E334 PC Probe Setup PC Probe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer system's vital components. NOTE: In order for PC Probe to run, Intel's LDCM and other hardware monitoring programs cannot be installed. Installation Procedure 1. [. . . ] Hide will place "PC Probe" in the background while monitoring your system. You can select whether you want the splash screen to show in the future by selecting or clearing the "Show this next time" box. A yellow "doctor" will appear on the far right of the task bar indicating that PC Probe is running. Left clicking the yellow "doctor" will allow you to see your PC status. 2 Notebook PC User's Manual Using PC Probe Notebook PC CPU Temperature Status CPU's upper temperature warning threshold adjustment (drag arrow) Analog view of CPU's temperature (red thermometer) Digital view of CPU's temperature (yellow digits) Digital view of CPU's upper temperature warning threshold in C°/F° (red digits) Click here for CPU Temperature Status (as shown here) The red arrow points to the temperature warning threshold. Adjust the warning threshold by dragging the arrow so it is above the thermometer's red mark and in between the green area. PC Probe will sound an alarm if the thermometer reaches the dark red range. Notebook PC Voltage Status Upper voltage warning threshold adjustment (dark red bar) Analog view of PC's voltages (bright green bar) Lower voltage warning threshold adjustment (dark red bar) Digital view of PC's voltages (yellow digits) Digital view of PC's voltage warning upper & lower thresholds (red digits) Click here for PC Voltage Status (as shown here) For voltage warnings, it is bad to be above or below the required voltages. There are two dark red adjustment bars to raise and lower the upper and lower warning ranges. A bright green bar on the green bars will indicate the current voltage. The PC Probe will sound an alarm if the bright green bar is within either of the two dark red regions. If adjustment is necessary, use the "voltage warning threshold adjustments" to open a green region above and below the bright green indicator. Notebook PC User's Manual 3 Using PC Probe (Cont') PC Probe System Info. Get information on your Notebook PC and BIOS from this screen. The system information is very useful to understand your Notebook PC's CPU, memory, and BIOS. Since the CPU and memory is the most vital part of any computer, be sure you know what you are getting before purchasing. In order to support future peripherals, BIOS updates are available from the internet or from your dealer. [. . . ] NOTE: PC Probe will start again if "Run When Windows Starts" is checked. When there is a problem, the "doctor's" light flashes red, the PC speaker sounds, NOTE: When set to "Off", you cannot and the PC Probe monitor will be disdisplay the PC Probe by left clicking played. on the icon. The "doctor" appears gray when off. 4 Notebook PC User's Manual [. . . ]