FIC A360 - Manual (Page 40)

Installation and Upgrade
FIC A360 Service Manual 2-1
Chapter
2
2.1 Overview
This chapter provides guidelines on installing the device drivers for the built-in features of the
A360. Most of the driver installation procedures mentioned here are only for Windows 98 /
Me and Windows 2000. This chapter also includes procedures on how to upgrade major
internal system components like CPU, memory, hard disk, and feature card modules.
2.2 Notebook Drivers and Utilities
The notebook requires several device drivers that you need to install and setup before you can
fully operate the notebook. These are:
• Phoenix PHDISK Suspend-to-Disk Utility – DOS
• S3 Savage4 (Integrated in Twister) VGA Driver – Windows 98 / Me / 2000
• VIA PCI audio (Integrated in VT82C686B) Driver – Windows 98 / Me / 2000
• Synaptics Touch Pad Driver – Windows 98 / Me / 2000
• O2Micro OZ6933 PCMCIA Driver – Windows 98
• VIA Twister chipset Driver – Windows 98 / Me / 2000
• Easy Button Driver – Windows 98 / Me / 2000
• Easy Mail Driver – Windows 98 / Me / 2000
The notebook also comes with other option devices that requires driver installation:
• Askey 1456VQL19R-4 Data Fax Modem – Windows 98 / Me / 2000
• Ambit Intel 82562EH LAN – Windows 98 / Me / 2000
• Askey Combo Modem / LAN – Windows 98 / Me / 2000
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Visit FIC Support website ftp://pcg.fic.com.tw/NBTECH/ for the latest driver
updates.
2.2.1 Running the PHDISK STD Utility
The PHDISK utility (version: 4 .32) of the notebook allows you to create a suspend-to-disk
(STD) file or partition that is used to save the opened files when you activate STD mode and
power off the computer. If you want to make use of the STD feature under Windows 98, you
need first to run the PHDISK utility.
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Since Windows Me, Windows 2000, or above version would be enabled
Hibernate Mode in place of suspend-to-disk (STD) Mode, it’s not necessarily to
run the PHDISK utility.
Running the PHDISK STD Utility
Load the notebook driver CD, look for the PHDISK program file, and run PHDISK under
Safe mode command prompt only in windows system. When you execute “PHDisk.exe”
first time, the program will ask you to choose one action from (1,2,3,4). Action 1 is “Create
partition”. Action 2 is “Create File”. Action 3 is “Reboot”. Action 4 is “Exit”. You can use
either of the following two options for executing PHDISK utility: