Asus CG5270-BP003 manual

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC CG5270 User Manual[...]

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ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 3 Contents Notices ....................................................................................................4 Safety information ..............................................................................7 Notes for this manual ........................................................................8 W elcome [...]

4 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC Notices ASUS REA CH Complying with the REA CH (Registration, Ev aluation, Authorisa- tion, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulator y framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH w ebsite at http://green.asus .com/english/REACH.h tm F ederal C ommunications C ommission S tatement This devic[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 5 Canadian Department of Communications Statemen t This digital apparatus does not ex ceed the Class B limits f or radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications . Thi s cla ss B d ig ita l a pp ara tus c omp lie s w it h C ana di an IC[...]

6 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC Lithium-Ion Battery W arning CAUTION: Danger of explosion if batter y is incorrectly replaced . Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended b y the manufactur- er . Dispose of used batteries according t o the manufacturer ’ s instruc tions. VORSICHT : Explosionsgetahr bei unsachgemäßen Austausch der Batt[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 7 Saf ety infor mation Y our ASUS Desktop PC is designed and tested to meet the la test standards of safety for inf ormation technology equipment. Howev er , to ensure your safety , it is impor tant that you read the following saf ety instructions. Setting up your syst em • Read and follow all instructions in the document[...]

8 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC Notes f or this manual T o make sure that you per form certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used thr oughout this manual. W ARNING: Vital information that you MUST f ollow to pr event injury to yourself . IMPORT ANT: Instructions that you MUST f ollow to complet e a task. TIP: Tips and useful inf or[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 9 W elcome Congra tulations on your purchase of the ASUS Desktop PC. The package contents of your new Desktop PC are list ed below but may v ar y with models. ASUS reser ves the right to replac e components or accessories to pr ovide optimum serviceabilit y . Contact your retailer if an y item is damaged or missing . P acka[...]

10 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC Kno wing y our Desktop PC F ront / R ear panel f eatures Fr ont (Close) Fr ont (Open) Rear No . Button/P ort Description 1. Optical drive reject button. 2. Optical drive bay c over . 3. Open Open the front panel co ver . 4. F ront panel co ver . 5. P ower button 6. USB 2.0 por ts Connect to USB devices such as a mouse, k[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 11 No . Slot/P ort Description 6. Memor yStick®/ Memor y Stick Pr o™ card slot Inser t a Memor yStick®/ Memor y Stick Pr o™ card into this slot. Secure Digital™/Mul- timedia card slot Inser t a Secure Digital™/ Multimedia card into this slot. 7. DVI por t Connects to a DVI monitor or other DVI-compatible devices. [...]

12 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 10. LAN (RJ-45) por t Plug a network cable into this por t. PS/2 keyboard por t Connects to a PS/2 keyboard . 2.0 USB 2.0 por ts Connect to USB devices such as a mouse, keyboard, or camera. DVI por t Connects to a DVI monitor or other DVI-compatible devices. VGA port Connects to a VGA monit or or other VGA-compa tible de[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 13 Setting up y our Desktop PC Connecting de vices Illustrations are for refer ence only . Actual produc t specifications may vary . • Use this product in ambient temperature below 35˚C. • Do not block or cover these vents . DVI HDMI DVI SPDIF OUT[...]

14 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC Pressing the power button to tur n on the system Connecting the po wer Connect the power cor d to the power c onnector and plug it into the wall socket. A B HDMI DVI SPDIF OUT DVI[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 15 Using y our system Using the optical driv e Inser ting a disc 1. Place the disc to the optical driv e with the label side facing up . 2. Slide the disc into the drive . Ejecting a disc 1. While the system pow er is on, press the ejec t button. 2. Remove the disc fr om the disc tray . Using the car d r eader Digital camer[...]

16 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC C onnecting to speakers Refer to the table below f or the audio jacks on the rear panel and their functions. Audio jack Description Line In (light blue) connects to an analog audio source like a CD/DVD player . Line Out (lime) connects to a headset or front speakers. Microphone (pink) connects to a microphone. Cen ter/Su[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 17 4. Relaunch your media play er , such as Windows® Media Play er or P ower DVD , and the device you set will serve as the de- fault audio output device. • Y ou must relaunch your media play er for the audio output device settings. • If you want to set up a rec ording device , select Recording Devices in Step 1 and do[...]

18 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC Intr oducing the utilities ASUS AI Mana ger ASUS AI Manager is a utility which gives you quick and easy ac- cess to frequently-used applica tions. Installing AI Manager T o install AI Manager on your computer: 1. Place the support DVD in the optical dr ive . I f Autorun is en- abled , the Drivers installation wizard appe[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 19 AI Manager quick bar The AI Manager quick bar sav es the desktop space and allows you to launch the ASUS utilities or displa y system information easily . Click any of the Main, My F av orites, Suppor t or Information tab to display the menu ’ s contents. Click the Maximize/restore butt on to switch between full window[...]

20 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC AI Security AI Security enables you to set a password to secure y our devices, such as USB flash disks and CD/DVD disks, from unauthorized access. T o lock a device: 1. When using AI Security for the first time, you are asked to set a password . Enter a password with at most 20 alpha- numeric characters. 2. Confirm th[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 21 AI Probe AI Probe aut omatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures , CPU fan speed, and the voltage output. Y ou can adjust the values as you need . Click the T emp eratur e , V oltage , or Fan Speed tab , then selec t an item to enable and change the value by dr agging the bar . My F avorit es My[...]

22 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC R eco v ering y our system Using the r eco ver y D VD The reco very DVD includes an image of the operating system installed on your system a t the factor y . The rec overy DVD , working with the suppor t DVD , provides a comprehensiv e recov ery solution that quick ly restores your sy stem to its original working state, [...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 23 6. After the system rec overy is completed , you will be asked to eject the suppor t DVD from the optical drive. Click OK and the system reboots. 7. After the system reboots , Window s® Vista™ will begin system configura tions. Follo w the on-screen instructions to complete the proc ess, and then restar t the compute[...]

24 ASUS Essentio Desktop PC T r oubleshooting Read the following Q&As f or troubleshooting guide . If these do not give you answ ers, you may con tact us direc tly at the contact information pro vided in the suppor t DVD . What can I do if my Desktop PC c annot be powered on? Check if the power LED on the fr ont panel lights up . I t does not l[...]

ASUS Essentio Desktop PC 25 Why is it that a CD/D VD cannot be read from or written to? • Make sure that you use a disc compatible with the optical drive. • Check if you insert the disc properly or if there is any scrat ch on the disc. • F ind out if the disc is with write protection.[...]