Chapter 6

Using the utilities

The Support DVD and Recovery DVD may not be included in the package. You may use the Recovery Partition feature to create the Support DVD and Recovery DVD. For details, refer to Recovering your system in this chapter.

ASUS AI Manager

ASUS AI Manager is a utility which gives you quick and easy access to frequently-used applications.

Installing AI Manager

To install AI Manager:

1.Place the support DVD in the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled, the Drivers installation wizard appears.

If Autorun is disabled, double-click the setup.exe file from the ASUS AI Manager folder in the support DVD.

2.Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS AI Manager.

3.Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Launching AI Manager

To launch the AI Manager from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Manager > AI Manager 1.xx.xx. The AI Manager quick bar appears on the desktop.

After launching the application, the AI Manager icon appears in the Windows® taskbar.

Right-click this icon to switch between the quick bar and the main window, and to launch the AI Manager either from the quick bar or taskbar.

AI Manager quick bar

The AI Manager quick bar saves the desktop space and allows you to launch the ASUS utilities or display system information easily. Click any of the Main, My Favorites, Support or Information tab to display the menu’s contents.

Exit button

Switch to main Window

Add to ToolBar

MainSupport

My Favorites

Information

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