Chapter 2. Installation
The following instructions provide installation procedures for Power Manager.
.Net Framework dependency
Power Manager requires the Microsoft
before installing Power Manager. You can download a compatible version of the .NET Framework from the
following Microsoft Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/default.aspx
Installing Power Manager without user's interaction
To install Power Manager without user's interaction, do the following:
1. Start the Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista
with administrative privileges.
2. Extract the Power Manager software package to the hard disk drive, for example:
C:\Drivers\Vista\PWRMGRV
3. Depending on the operating system, do one of the following:
• For Windows XP operating systems
Click Start ➙ Run, and then type cmd in the Open box to open the Command Prompt window.
• For Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems
Click Start, type cmd in the Start Search box, and then select run as administrator to open the
Command Prompt window.
4. Use the following command lines to install Power Manager.
a. To install interactively, type:
<path>\setup.exe
b. To install silently with a default path for the installation log, type:
<path>\setup.exe -S –SMS
Note: Power Manager has two different versions. One is for Windows XP operating systems and the other is
for Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. When you install Power Manager on your computer,
match the Power Manager version with your operating system. Power Manager designed specifically for
Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems might not function correctly on Windows XP operating
systems, and vice versa.
Considerations for installing Power Manager
Various functions in Power Manager have dependency on hardware and drivers. When a function is not
supported on a client computer, the function is hidden in Power Manager. Installing the latest version of the
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video driver (Intel
/AMD
Note: To use the monitor configuration functions of Power Manager for desktop computers, the monitor
needs to support the Display Data Channel/Command Interface (DDC/CI).
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.NET Framework 3.0 or later. You need to install the .NET Framework
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/NVIDIA) is strongly recommended to support the brightness control functions.
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, or Windows 7 operating system, and then log in
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