Express Gate (EG) - Specialized Utility from ASUS. It is built into motherboards created by this organization. The program is a certain analogue of the operating system, which has access to only network functions. With it, you can enter the Internet or run the chat client before downloading the "main" OS.

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The full name of the system is "ASUS Express Gate Cloud". What is this program? How does it function? Does she need? Will it hurt when working with a PC? We will try to answer all these questions.

The specified application is directly in the internal memory of the motherboard. It will function, even if you have problems with the main operating system. He does not need flash drives, SD cards or any pre-installed software. The Express Gate utility is completely self-sufficient. With this application you will always have access to the World Wide Web. If you have memory cards, discs or drives, the program will be able to interact with them.

The system is activated very quickly. It will appear immediately after turning on the computer. You will not have to wait for the full boot of the OS to check the mail, find out the latest news or view the weather summary.

With EG, you can connect to the Internet without launching your OS.

ASUS Express Gate is based on the Linux operating system and, in fact, is its distribution. But it works on computers with any Operations. The program can reserve some kind of memory on the hard disk for its needs. She has a graphical interface. It is easy to figure it out - all functions are displayed visually in the form of widgets. Here is a list of what is in EG:

• Observer (Web). Based on Mozilla Firefox0 or Google Chrome (depends on the version). There is support for Adobe Flash Player. But the JavaScript is not available.
• Various messengers: Skype, MSN, QQ.
• Video and audio player: MPlayer and EG Music Player.
• Own chat client working on an IM protocol.
• Voice call support.
• Online Games.
• You can view photos, make albums from them and create a slideshow.

This utility will not replace the "full-fledged" OS. But it will be useful if you need to quickly go online. It is also often exploited when the main system is not launched. It does not affect the work of the electronic computing machine, but takes place on the hard disk.

At the same time, the advantage and disadvantage of Express Gate is that it cannot be changed (equivalent to the read-only attribute). Thanks to this, viruses or other malware will not harm it. But also modify the program to do not work.

How to enable or turn off?

In laptops, in which the specified application was initially installed, there are two buttons: one to start the "main" operating system, the other for EG. Express Gate has a logo in the form of a running person. This is designated on the button.

The utility is not in all ASUS motherboards. But it can be downloaded from the official website of this company or find the installer in the search engine. To do this, write in it the name of the program together with the word "download".

Some models do not support it. On the motherboard it should be written that it is compatible with EG. When the utility from third-party resources is loaded, it can be installed on a hard disk or flash drive.

If you do not have a suitable button to start the EG, but when you turn on the computer, the inscription "Loading Asus Express Gate" appears, what does this mean? How to remove it?

In most cases, this program does not interfere with the "standard" work with PC. It is very easy to get out - just press the shutdown button on the menu panel. But sometimes the utility issues errors or not at all. In this case, it is better to turn off. You can activate or deactivate it via BIOS is an internal motherboard system in which devices and controllers are configured. Here's how to work with EG through the specified program:

1. In the Express Gate itself, click on the BIOS SETUP button.
2. You can also start the BIOS immediately after turning on the computer. You need to press a definite key. It depends on the model of the smart machine. For ASUS boards, this is "delete". Which button to call the BIOS is usually written on the initial screen loading screen. At the bottom there should be a line like "Press Del to Enter Setup" ("Press DEL to go to the settings").
3. The interface will be in English. It is necessary to move across sections and items using the shooter on the keyboard. And to enter the menu or select the parameter to press Enter.
4. Go to the "Tools" tab.
5. Find the string "Express Gate".
6. There you can customize the timer - the time that is given to the choice of OS.
7. To enable the program, set the "Enabled" parameter to disable - "disabled".
8. To apply changes, press the "F" key or go to the "EXIT" tab. Before entering the utility will ask whether to save the settings. To confirm, select "Save".

How to use?

In Express Gate Cloud all options are displayed. They are a "cloud" from the widgets. In essence, this is a set of buttons with inscriptions and images. If you click on the "chat", the chat client will open if you click on the player, respectively, the player will turn on.

The appearance of the interface may vary, depending on the version of the program and model of the motherboard. In some utilities, all objects are static, in some - it is necessary to scroll through them like pages or desktops on sensory displays. In the configuration settings, you can change the date and time, select the application language, connection type (Wi-Fi, LAN or DSL).

Express Gate is a quick-loading (5-7 seconds) operating system with a minimum set of functions, mainly network. It is designed to work in the World Wide Web. The program is built into many modern devices from ASUS. This utility does not affect the "main" transaction.

Recovery Express Gate on laptops / ASUS netbooks

First of all, I will tell about this wonderful utility, as ASUS calls it. Which is actually a small Linux distribution, a distinctive feature of which is a small loading time of 5-8 seconds (Windows 7 ~ 0.5-1 minute). With all this there is a multimedia player, browser, Skype and many other goodies.

Express Gate speed proof:

Many, buying a laptop / netbook, format the Winchester, which did both, having lost the hidden partition on the screw with the Express Gate installed on it. Later it became interesting what kind of miracle it is.

And so, proceed! We need:

• Laptop / Netbook with Asusovskaya motherboard
• Section on the hard drive size ~ 23Mb
• Acronis True Image Home 11.x
• The image of the hidden section Express Gate
• Directly distribute himself

Who did not prepare the section on the Winchester size ~ 23MB, take into hand any software that works with a hard drive (Partition Magic, Acronic Disk Director), and saw hard to sections.

Next, install Acronis True Image Home 11.x (of course, after purchasing a license), you need it precisely 11, since the previous ones do not digest the image file of the hidden section. Run and specify the path to the image. By the way, here he is. We restore the hidden section on the disk prepared by us.

After everything is ready and the computer will reboot (and it must restart), run the EXPRESS GATE installer (download from the Asusov repository). By the way, here he is. The installer will understand where it is installed, it will be installed and reboots the computer.

After that we go to BIOS and O, Miracle! There appeared on / off the Express Gate in the Tools tab.
That's it. Now Express Gate can be run by a special button, near which the running man is drawn. Pleasant use!

Tags: ASUS, Express Gate, Linux

Recovery Express Gate on laptops / ASUS netbooks

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First of all, I will tell about this wonderful utility, as ASUS calls it. Which is actually a small Linux distribution, a distinctive feature of which is a small loading time of 5-8 seconds (Windows 7 ~ 0.5-1 minute). With all this there is a multimedia player, browser, Skype and many other goodies.

Express Gate speed proof:

Many, buying a laptop / netbook, format the Winchester, which did both, having lost the hidden partition on the screw with the Express Gate installed on it. Later it became interesting what kind of miracle it is.

And so, proceed! We need:

• Laptop / Netbook with Asusovskaya motherboard
• Section on the hard drive size ~ 23Mb
• Acronis True Image Home 11.x
• The image of the hidden section Express Gate
• Directly distribute himself

Who did not prepare the section on the Winchester size ~ 23MB, take into hand any software that works with a hard drive (Partition Magic, Acronic Disk Director), and saw hard to sections.

Next, install Acronis True Image Home 11.x (of course, after purchasing a license), you need it precisely 11, since the previous ones do not digest the image file of the hidden section. Run and specify the path to the image. By the way, here he is. We restore the hidden section on the disk prepared by us.

After everything is ready and the computer will reboot (and it must restart), run the EXPRESS GATE installer (download from the Asusov repository). By the way, here he is. The installer will understand where it is installed, it will be installed and reboots the computer.

After that we go to BIOS and O, Miracle! There appeared on / off the Express Gate in the Tools tab.
That's it. Now Express Gate can be run by a special button, near which the running man is drawn. Pleasant use!

Tags: ASUS, Express Gate, Linux

Brought me today to work a laptop ASUS UL30A.So that I install the software there. In this laptop (or rather, such a "chip" from the laptop) is implemented ASUS as Asus Express Gate.. Once he read about her, now it was possible to look at it in real conditions.

Two words about what is Asus Express Gate.. In essence, this is a mini-operating system based on kernel Linuxwhich is sewn into the motherboard. Capabilities Asus Express Gate. allow you to view photos, go online, listen to music, communicate on Skype. Loading Express Gate. Indeed for 8 seconds, as promised itself ASUS. Two power buttons are displayed on the keyboard panel: one for the standard laptop turn on, and the second, respectively, to download Express Gate..

After loading connected to our WiFi point to enter the Internet. The connection was established without problems. Browser visually similar to Firefox.. By the way, the history of visits is preserved. I went to YouTube, watched videos, with this, too, everything is in order.

IN Express Gate. You can run several applications at the same time, the "Tab" switch between them works, although there is no taskbar where all applications were visible.

Network settings, broken into three tabs: WiFi., Lan., DSL. Checked only WiFi.. I think with the rest of the types of connections, there should be no problems.

This is a little about Express Gate.that managed to look at the laptop ASUS UL30A.. I want to once again note that this "chip" is embedded in motherboards and is available in models of ordinary desktop motherboards (not only for laptops). As far as this feature is in demand in real work I do not know, it would be interesting to hear the opinion of the owners of motherboards with Express Gate.. Of the practical application, probably, the option is most interesting when I want to "climb" on "all different" sites. Then you can upload Express Gate. And not afraid of viruses :)

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Comments: 23.

1. Andrew:

   Good evening, Igorka. Became the happy owner of UL20A. Stalled Wi-Fi through Express Gate-Bang. If you connect the cable to my router, I go into an Internet without problems. However, configuring the wireless I see an access point, it has assigned the correct IP, but there is no output in the Internet. What a stall can not. Began to look for a search and stumbled upon this page. I will be grateful for the tip

2. Sinus:

   Today I tried an Express Gate with WiFi, first could not connect either, then prescribed manually DNS in the LAN section, and everything worked.

3. Vitaly:

   And I didn't try to launch EG, I didn't work out, I do everything, I do everything according to the instructions, even from the caliper, the last version was downloaded, as it was not loaded, and the EG is not loaded. I have a M4A89GTD Pro / USB3 Motherboard Winchester SATA 2. Maybe when loading something needs to be press?

4. Dmitriy:

   Hello, friends. Such a problem arose. Now I sit in principle through EG on ASUS 1015PE. Everything works, as it were, it seems, but ...
   When starting, everything passes normally, but the WiFi points of EG for some reason does not see absolutely. Through the router clings immediately.
   What is the problem of mind not to do. Maybe you will tell me what.

5. Cybercop:

   Good day good. I just tried this pribrud - ASUS Express Gate Cloud on a netbook ASUS EEEPC 1011PX. First of all set up the Russian interface language. Then there was a grid. Vitua couple with DHCP in the form of a router ASUS RT-N10 at that end, the netbook saw instantly. It was necessary to configure the WORANCE on the same router: asked the search for networks, chose his own, specified the name (the utility requested, probably not to be confused in SSID and call the network of understandable names), entered the password (I will work WI-FI using WPA-Personal method encryption tkip). The netbook has stuck seconds 20-30 and also connected without problems. For the weather set the location, the rest earned and so. The only thing - Windows Installation Assistant did not find a flash drive from the installation. I am thinking if there are nuances - I will unsubscribe.