Asus VivoBook S550CM manuel d'utilisation

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    Not ebook PC E-Manual[...]

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    2 Notebook PC E-Manual COP Y RIGHT INFORMA TION No part of this manual, including the products and soft ware described in it, may be reproduced , transmitted, transcribed , stored in a retrieval syst em, or translated into an y language in any form or by an y means, ex cept documentation kept by the pur chaser for backup pu rposes, without the expr[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 3 Table of Contents About this manual ............................................................................................. 6 Conv entions used in this manual ............................................................... 7 Icons ..........................................................................................[...]

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    4 Notebook PC E-Manual Windows ® UI ....................................................................................................... 41 Start screen ....................................................................................................... 41 Window s® Apps ......................................................................[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 5 Chapter 6: U pgrading y our Notebook PC Installing a Random Access Memor y (RAM) module .......................... 88 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) ....................................................... 91 Installing a new battery pack ....................................................................... 95 Appendice[...]

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    6 Notebook PC E-Manual About this manual This manual pro vides information about the hardw are and software featur es of your Notebook PC, or ganized through the f ollowing chapters: Chapter 1: Hardw are Setup This chapter details the har dware components of y our Notebook PC. Chapter 2: Using y our Notebook PC This chapter show s you how t o use t[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 7 C on ven tions used in this manual T o highlight key information in this manual, some text are presen ted as follow s: IMPORT ANT! T his message contains vital inf ormation that must be follow ed to complete a task. NO TE: This message con tains additional information and tip s that can help complete tasks. W ARNING! This mes[...]

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    8 Notebook PC E-Manual Safety precautions Using y our Notebook PC Do not place your Notebook PC on unev en or unstable work sur faces. Do not leave y our Notebook PC on your lap or near an y par t of your body to pr event disc omfort or injur y from heat exposure . This Notebook PC should only be used in en vironments with ambient temperatur es bet[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 9 Caring f or your N otebook PC Do not expose your Notebook PC to dusty en vironments . Do not use your Notebook PC near gas leaks . Do not place objects on top of your Notebook PC. Do not expose your Notebook PC to str ong magnetic or electrical elds. Do not use or expose your Notebook PC near liquids , rain, or moisture. D[...]

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    10 Notebook PC E-Manual Proper disposal Do not throw y our Notebook PC in municipal waste . This product has been designed to enable pr oper reuse of par ts and recycling. T he symbol of the cr ossed out wheeled bin indicates that the pr oduct (elec trical, electronic equipment and mercury- containing button cell battery) should not be placed in mu[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 11 Chapter 1: Hardw are S etup[...]

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    12 Notebook PC E-Manual Getting to know your Notebook PC T op V ie w NO TE: The keyboard's la yout may vary per region or country . T he top view may also vary in appearance depending on the Notebook PC model.[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 13 Microphone The built-in microphone can be used f or video conf erencing , voice narrations , or simple audio recor ding. Camera indica tor The camera indicator ligh ts up when the built-in camera is in use. Camera The built-in camera allo ws you to take pictures or r ecord videos using your Notebook PC. Display panel This hi[...]

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    14 Notebook PC E-Manual Numeric keypad (on selected models) The numeric keypad toggles between these two functions: for numeric input and as pointer direction keys. NO TE: F or more details, r efer t o the Numeric keypad section in this manual. Ke yboard The keyboard pr ovides full-sized QWERTY keys with a comfortable travel depth f or typing. It a[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 15 T w o-color battery charge indicator The two- color LED pro vides a visual indication of the battery ’ s char ge status . Refer to the f ollowing table f or details. Color Status Solid Green The Notebook PC is plugged to a power sour ce, char ging its battery , and the battery power is between 95% and 100%. Solid Orange Th[...]

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    16 Notebook PC E-Manual Drive activity indicator This indicator lights up when y our Notebook PC is accessing the internal st orage drives. Bluetooth / W ir eless indicator This indicator lights up when y our Notebook PC’ s wireless function (Bluetooth or W i-F i) is enabled. Number lock indicator This indica tor lights up when the number lock f [...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 17 Bottom NO TE: The bottom sid e may va r y in appear ance depe nding on model . W ARNING! The bottom of the Notebook PC can get warm to hot while in use or while charging the battery pack. W hen working on your Notebook PC, do not place it on surfaces that can block the vents. IMPORT ANT! Batt er y time varies by usage and by[...]

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    18 Notebook PC E-Manual Spring battery lock The spring battery lock automatically locks the battery pack in place once it is inserted into the battery slot. IMPORT ANT! This lock should be held in an unlocked position when removing the batt er y pack. Battery pack The batt er y pack is automa tically charged when your Noteboo k PC is connected to a[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 19 Right Side Headphone output/microphone input combo jack port This port allows y ou to connect yo ur Notebook PC t o amplied speakers or headphones. Y ou can also use this port to connect your Notebook PC to an e xternal microphone. USB 2.0 por t The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 dev[...]

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    20 Notebook PC E-Manual Left Side P ower (DC) input port Inser t the bundled power adapter int o this por t to charge the battery pack and supply power to your Not ebook PC. W ARNING! The adapter may bec ome warm to hot while in use. Ensure not to co ver the adapter and keep it aw ay from y our body while it is connected to a power sour ce. IMPORTA[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 21 HDMI por t This port is for a High-Denition Multimedia I nter face (HDMI) connector and is HDCP compliant for HD DVD , Blu-r ay , and other protected cont ent playback. LAN por t Insert the network cable into this port to connect to a local area network (LAN). USB 3.0 por t This Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 3.0) port pro[...]

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    22 Notebook PC E-Manual[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 23 Chapter 2: Using your Not ebook PC[...]

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    24 Notebook PC E-Manual Getting started NO TE: If your Notebook PC does not have its ba ttery pack installed, use the following pr ocedures f or installation. Install the battery pack. A. Move the manual battery lock to the unlocked position. B. Align and insert the batter y pack into the Notebook PC’ s ba tt er y slot. C. M ov e the manual batte[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 25 Charge y our Notebook PC. A. Connect the AC pow er cord t o the AC/DC adapter . B. Plug the AC po wer adapter int o a 100V~240V power sour ce. C. C onnect the DC pow er connector into your Not ebook PC’ s power (DC) input. Charge the Notebook PC f or 3 hours befor e using it in battery mode for the rst time. IMPORT ANT![...]

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    26 Notebook PC E-Manual Lift to open the display panel. Press the power button.[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 27 Left edge swipe Right edge swipe Swipe from the left edge of the screen to shue y our running apps. Swipe from the right edge of the screen to launch the Charms bar . Gestures for the touch screen and touchpad Gestures allow you t o launch progr ams and access the settings of your Notebook PC. Ref er to the follo wing ill[...]

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    28 Notebook PC E-Manual T op edge swipe Finger slide • In the Start screen, swipe from the top edge of the screen to view the All A pps bar . • In a running app , swipe from the top edge of the screen to view its menu. Slide your nger to scr oll up and down and sli de your nger to pan the screen left or right. T ap and hold T ap/Double ta[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 29 Moving the pointer Y ou can tap or click anywhere on the touchpad to activate its pointer , then slide y our nger on the t ouchpad to mov e the pointer onscreen. Slide horizontally Slide vertically Slide diagonally Using the touchpad[...]

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    30 Notebook PC E-Manual One -nger gestures T ap/Double tap • In the Start screen, tap an app to launch it. • In Desktop mode, double-tap an application to launch it. Left-click Right-click • In the Start screen, click an app to launch it. • In Desktop mode, double- click an application to launch it. • In the Start screen, click an app [...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 31 Drag and drop Double -tap an item, then slide the same nger without lifting it o the touchpad. T o drop the it em to its new location, lift your nger from the touchpad . T op edge swipe • In the Start screen, swipe from the top edge to launch the All Apps bar . • In a running app , swipe from the top edge t o vi[...]

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    32 Notebook PC E-Manual T w o-nger gestures T ap Rotate T ap t wo ngers on the touchpad to simulate the right-click function. T o rotate an image, place two ngers on the touchpad then turn one nger clockwise or counter clockwise while the other stays still . T w o-nger scroll (up/down) T w o-nger scroll (left/right) Slide two n[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 33 Drag and drop Select an item then press and hold the left button. Using your other nger , slide do wn the touchpad to dr ag and drop the item to a new location. Three-nger gestures Swipe up Swipe down Swipe three ngers up ward to show all running applications. Swipe three ngers do wnwar d to show the Desktop mode[...]

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    34 Notebook PC E-Manual F unction key s The function keys on your Notebook PC’ s keyboar d can tr igger the following c ommands: Using the keyboard Puts the Notebook PC in to Sleep mode T urns Airplane mode on or o NO TE: When enabled, the Airplane mode disables all wireless connectivity . Decreases display brightness Increases display brightn[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 35 F unction key s f or ASUS Apps Y our Notebook PC also comes with a special set of function keys that can be used to launch ASUS apps. W indow s®8 k ey s There ar e two special W indows® keys on y our Notebook PC’ s keyboard used as below: T oggles the ASUS Splendid V ideo Enhanc ement T echnology app to switch between th[...]

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    36 Notebook PC E-Manual Multimedia contr ol k ey s The multimedia contr ol keys allow y ou to contr ol multimedia les, such as audios and videos, when play ed in your Notebook PC. Pr ess in combination with the arro w keys on your Notebook PC, illustrated as below . Stop Play or pause Skip to previous track or rewind Skip to next track or fast f[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 37 Using ASUS V ivo ke y (on selected models) This Notebook PC comes with an ASUS V iv o key that pro vides a one - tap access to some of the ASUS apps included with y our Notebook PC. To launch the ASUS VivoBook home page: or T ap on the Start screen. Pr ess .[...]

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    38 Notebook PC E-Manual[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 39 Chapter 3: W orking with W indow s® 8[...]

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    40 Notebook PC E-Manual Starting for the rst time When you start your computer f or the rst time, a series of screens appear to guide you in conif guring the basic settings of your Windo ws® 8 operating syst em. T o star t your Notebook PC for the rst time: 1. Pr ess the power butt on on your Notebook PC. W ait f or a f ew minutes until t[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 41 W indow s® A pps These are apps pinned on the Start screen and display ed on tiled- format f or easy access . NO TE: Some apps require signing in t o your Microsoft account befor e they are fully launched. Windows ® UI Windo ws® 8 comes with a tile-based user inter face (UI) which allows you to or ganize and easily access[...]

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    42 Notebook PC E-Manual Hotspots Onscreen hotspots allow y ou to launch prog rams and access the settings of your Notebook PC. T he functions in these hotspots can be activated using the touchpad. Hotspots on a running app Hotspots on the Start screen[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 43 Hotspot Action upper left corner Hover y our mouse pointer on the upper left corner then tap on the recent app ’ s thumbnail to rev er t back to that running app . If you launched mor e than one app , slide down to show all running apps . low er left corner F r om a running app scr een: Hover y our mouse pointer on the low[...]

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    44 Notebook PC E-Manual Working with Windows ® apps Use your Notebook PC’ s touch screen, touchpad, or keyboar d to launch, customize , and close apps. Launching apps T ap an app t o launch it. P osition your mouse pointer o ver the app then left-click or tap once to launch it. Pr ess twice then use the arrow keys to br owse through the apps. P [...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 45 Resizing apps 1. Swipe down the app tile to select and launch the settings bar . 2. T ap to reduce or to enlarge the app tile. Right-click on the app to ac tivate its settings bar then tap or . 1. Swipe down the app tile to select and launch the settings bar . 2. T ap to unpin an app . Right-click on the app to ac tivate the[...]

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    46 Notebook PC E-Manual Closing apps T ap and hold the t op side of the running app then dr ag it down to the bottom of the scr een to close it. 1. Move your mouse poin ter on the top side of the launched app then wait for the point er to change to a hand icon. 2. Drag then drop the app to the bott om of the screen to close it. F rom the running ap[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 47 Ac cessing the A pps screen Aside from the apps alr eady pinned on your Start screen, you can also open other applications through the Apps scr een. Horizontal scroll bar Launching the Apps screen Launch the Apps screen using y our Notebook PC's touch screen, touchpad, or keyboar d. 1. Swipe from the t op or bottom edge[...]

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    48 Notebook PC E-Manual Pinning more apps on the S tar t screen Y ou can pin more apps on the Star t screen using your t ouch screen or touchpad. 1. I n the Apps screen, swipe do wn the app to select and launch the settings bar . 2. T ap t o pin the selected app on the Star t screen. 1. Position the mouse pointer o ver the app you w ant to pin on t[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 49 Charms bar The Charms bar is a toolbar that can be triggered on the right side of your screen. It consists of sever al tools that allow y ou to share applications and pr ovide qui ck access f or custom izing the settings of your Notebook PC. Launching the Charms bar NO TE: When called out, the Charms bar initially appears as[...]

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    50 Notebook PC E-Manual Search This tool allow s you to look f or les, applications , or programs in y our Notebook PC. Share This tool allow s you to shar e applications via social networking sites or email. Start This tool r everts the display back to the Star t screen. F rom the Start screen, you can also use this to r evert back to a recen t[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 51 Snap fea ture The Snap fea ture displays tw o apps side -by-side, allo wing you to work or switch between apps . IMPORT ANT! Ensur e that your Notebook PC’ s scr een r esolution is set to 1366 x 768 pixels or higher bef ore using the Snap f eature . Using Snap Use your Notebook PC’ s touch screen, touchpad, or keyboar d [...]

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    52 Notebook PC E-Manual 1. Launch the app you wish to snap . 2. Pr ess . 3. Launch another app . 4. T o switch bet ween apps , press . 1. Launch the app you wish to snap . 2. Hover the mouse point on the t op side of your screen. 3. Once the pointer changes to a hand ic on, drag then drop the app to the left or right side of the display panel. 4. L[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 53 Other keyboard shortcuts Using the keyboard , you can also use the f ollowing shortcuts to help you launch applications and naviga te W indows®8. Switches between the Start screen and the last running app Launches the desktop Launches the Comput er window on Desktop mode Opens the File sear ch pane Opens the Share pane Op[...]

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    54 Notebook PC E-Manual Opens the Second screen pane Opens the Apps search pane Opens the Run window Opens Ease of Ac cess C enter Opens the Settings search pane Opens a menu box of W indow s® tools Launches the magnier icon and zooms in y our screen Zooms out your scr een Opens the Narrat or Settings Enables the print screen function[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 55 Connecting to wireless networks W i-F i Acc ess emails, surf the I nternet, and share applications via social networking sites using your Notebook PC’ s W i-F i c onnection. IMPORT ANT! Ensur e the Airplane mode is turned o to enable the Wi-F i function of your Notebook PC. F or mor e details, ref er to the Airplane mod[...]

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    56 Notebook PC E-Manual 4. T ap C onnect to star t the network connection . NO TE: Y ou ma y be pr ompted to en ter a security key to activate the Wi-F i connection. 5. If you want to enable sharing between your Not ebook PC and other wireless-enabled systems, tap Y es , turn on sharing and connect to devices . T ap No , don 't turn on sharing[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 57 Bluetooth Use Bluetooth to facilitat e wireless data transf ers with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. IMPORTANT! Ensure the Airplane mode is turned o to enable the Bluetooth function of your Notebook PC. For more details, refer to the Airplane mode section in this manual. Pairing with other Bluet ooth-enabled devices Y ou[...]

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    58 Notebook PC E-Manual 4. Select a device from the list. Compare the passc ode on your Notebook PC with the passcode sent to y our chosen device . If they are the same, tap Y es to successfully pair your Notebook PC with the device. NO TE: F or some bluetooth-enabled devices, you ma y be prompted to key in the passcode of your Not ebook PC.[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 59 T urning A irplane mode o or 1. Launch the Charms bar . 2. T ap and tap . 3. Move the slider to the left to turn the Airplane mode o . Pr ess . or 1. Launch the Charms bar . 2. T ap and tap . 3. Move the slider to the right t o turn the Airplane mode on. Pr ess . Airplane mode The Airplane mode disables wireless c ommu[...]

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    60 Notebook PC E-Manual Connecting to wired networks Y ou can also connec t to wired networks , such as local area networks and broadband Internet connection, using your Notebook PC’ s LAN por t. NOTE: Contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for details or your network administrator for assistance in setting up your Internet connection. T o [...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 61 5. T ap Internet P rotoc ol V ersion 4(T CP/IPv4) then tap Properties . NO TE: Pr oceed to the next steps if you ar e using PPPoE c onnection. 6. Tap Obtain an IP address automatically then tap OK .[...]

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    62 Notebook PC E-Manual 7. Return to the Network and Sharing C ent er window then tap Set up a new connection or network . 8. Select Connect to the Internet then tap Next .[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 63 10. T ype y our User name, P assw ord, and C onnection name then tap Connect . 11. T ap Close to nish the c onguration. 12. T ap on the taskbar then tap the connection you just created . 13. T ype y our user name and password then tap C onnect to start connec ting to the Internet. 9. T ap Broadband (PPP oE) .[...]

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    64 Notebook PC E-Manual C onguring a static IP networ k connection or 1. Repeat steps 1 to 5 under Conguring a dynamic IP/PPPoE network c onnection . 2 T ap Use the f ollowing IP address . 3. T ype the IP addr ess, Subnet mask and Default gateway fr om your service provider . 4. If needed, you can also type the pref erred DNS ser ver address [...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 65 Turning your Notebook PC off Y ou can turn o your Notebook PC by doing either of the following procedur es: Putting y our Notebook PC to sleep T o put your Notebook PC on Sleep mode, press the po wer button once. or • T ap from the Charms bar then tap > Shut down to do a normal shutdo wn. • F r om the log-in screen[...]

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    66 Notebook PC E-Manual[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 67 Chapter 4: ASUS apps[...]

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    68 Notebook PC E-Manual LifeF r ame Enhance your w ebcam functions through the LifeF rame app . Cr eate snapshots, edit photos , recor d videos, r ecord audio les , use your webcam as a security monitoring device, and pla y games using this app . T o launch LifeF rame Featured ASUS Apps The archive t oolbar d isplays a f un c t io n' s s a [...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 69 LifeF rame functions Camera Use this function to take pictures using your webcam. Camcor der Use this function to take videos through your w ebcam. Monitor This function lets you use your w ebcam as a security video monitor as it automatically detects mov ement then captures it on photo . V oic e Recorder Use this function t[...]

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    70 Notebook PC E-Manual Power4Gear Hybrid Optimize the per formance of y our Notebook PC using the pow er saving modes in P ow er4Gear . NO TE: Unplugging the Notebook PC from its po wer adapter automatically switches P ow er4Gear Hybrid to Batter y Saving mode. T o launch Po wer4Gear Hybrid Select from these power saving modes. Use t hese option s[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 71 Instant On Save batt er y power while y our Notebook PC is on deep sleep mode (Deep S3) using Instant On. NO TE: Deep S3 is a technology that lets you sav e more batt er y power while your ASUS Notebook PC is on sleep mode . IMPORT ANT! The standb y time varies according t o your Notebook PC's remaining battery capacity[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 73 Chapter 5: P ow er-on S elf T est (POST )[...]

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    74 Notebook PC E-Manual The Power-on Self Test (POST) The P ow er-on Self T est (POST ) is a series of soft ware- controlled diagnostic tests that run when y ou turn on or restart your Notebook PC. The software that c ontrols the POST is installed as a permanent par t of the Notebook PC’ s ar chit ecture. Using POST t o acc ess BIOS and T roubles[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 75 BIOS Settings NO TE: The BIOS screens in this section are f or refer ence only . T he actual screens may dier by model and t erritory. Boot This menu allows y ou to set your boot option priorities . Y ou may ref er to the follo wing procedur es when setting your boot priority . 1. On the Boot screen, select Boot O ption #[...]

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    76 Notebook PC E-Manual Security This menu allows y ou to set up the administrat or and user password of your Notebook PC. It also allows y ou to contr ol the access to y our Notebook PC’ s har d disk driv e, input/output (I/O) int er face, and USB interface. T o set the password: 1. On the Security screen, select Administrat or Passw ord or User[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 77 I/O Interface Security In the Securit y menu, you can acc ess I/O Inter face Security to lock or unlock some interface func tions of your Notebook PC. T o lock an inter face: 1. On the Securit y screen, select I/O Interface Security . 2. Selec t an inter face you w ould like to lock then press . 3. Selec t Lock . I/O Interfa[...]

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    78 Notebook PC E-Manual USB Interface Security Through the I/O Interface Securit y menu, you can also ac cess USB Inter face Security to lock or unlock por ts and devices. Version 2.15.1226. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. USB Interface Security USB Interface [UnLock] External Ports [UnLock] CMOS Camera [UnLock] Card Reader [UnLock] If[...]

  • Page 79

    Notebook PC E-Manual 79 Set Master Passw ord In the Securit y menu, you can use Set Master P asswor d to set up a password-enabled access to y our hard disk drive . T o set the HDD password: 1. On the Securit y screen, select Set Master Passw ord . 2. T ype in a passwor d then press . 3. Re -t ype to conrm the passwor d then press . 4. Selec t S[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Notebook PC E-Manual Save & Exit T o keep your conguration settings, select Save C hanges and Exit befor e exiting the BIOS. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advance Boot Security Save & Exit →← : Select Screen ↑↓ : Select Item Enter: Select +/— : Change Opt. F1 : General Help F9 : Opti[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 81 6. Locat e your downloaded BIOS le in the ash disk drive then press . 7. After the BIOS update proc ess, select Exit > Restore Defaults to restor e the system to its default settings . ASUSTek Easy Flash Utility FSO FS1 FS2 FS3 FS4 0 EFI <DIR> [ ←→]: Switch [ ↑↓]: Choose [q]: Exit [Enter]: Enter/Execut[...]

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    82 Notebook PC E-Manual Troubleshoot By pressing dur ing POST , y ou can ac cess W indow s® 8 troubleshoot options which includes the f ollowing: • Refresh your PC • Reset your PC • Advanced options 1. Restar t your Notebook PC then pr ess dur ing POST . or 2. W ait for W indo ws® to load the Choose an option screen then tap T r oubleshoot [...]

  • Page 83

    Notebook PC E-Manual 83 Reset your PC IMPORT ANT! Back up all y our data befor e per forming this option. Use Reset your PC t o restor e your Notebook PC t o its default settings. T o access this during POST: 1. Restar t your Notebook PC then pr ess dur ing POST . or 2. W ait for W indo ws® to load the Choose an option screen then tap T r oublesho[...]

  • Page 84

    84 Notebook PC E-Manual Using S yst em Image Recov ery Under Advanc ed options , you can use S yst em Image Recov ery to reco ver your sy stem using your Notebook PC’ s or iginal image le. T o access this during POST: 1. Restar t your Notebook PC then pr ess dur ing POST . or 2. W ait for W indo ws® to load the Choose an option screen then ta[...]

  • Page 85

    Notebook PC E-Manual 85 4. In the Advanced options screen, select S ystem Image Recov ery . 5. Choose an account y ou would like to r ecov er using a system image le . 6. T ype y our account passw ord then tap C ontinue . 7. Select Use the latest av ailable system image (recommended), then tap Ne xt. Y ou can also choose Selec t a syst em image [...]

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    86 Notebook PC E-Manual[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 87 Chapter 6: Upgrading y our Notebook PC[...]

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    88 Notebook PC E-Manual Refer to the f ollowing steps when installing a new RAM module int o your Notebook PC. A. R emove the scr ews on the compartment cover . B. Pull out the co ver to r emove it c ompletely . Installing a Random Access Memory (RAM) module W ARNING! Disconnect all the connected peripherals, any telephone or telecommunication line[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 89 RAM module C. A lign and insert the RAM module into the RAM module slot. D . Push do wn the RAM module until it clicks in place E. Slide the compar tment cover back in place . F . Reattach and tighten the screws tha t you remo ved earlier .[...]

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    90 Notebook PC E-Manual If you need to remo ve the installed RAM module from its slot, r efer to the illustration below . A. Push out the lock on both sides to eject the RAM module. B. Pull out the RAM module . RAM module[...]

  • Page 91

    Notebook PC E-Manual 91 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) W ARNING! Disconnect all the connected peripherals, any telephone or telecommunication lines and pow er connector (such as external power supply , ba ttery pack , etc.) bef ore remo ving the compartment cover . IMPORT ANT! Visit an authorized service center or retailer for information on H[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Notebook PC E-Manual C. R emov e the screws securing the HDD bay t o the compartment. D . Pull the HDD ba y to the left to disconnect the current HDD from the Notebook PC, then r emove the HDD ba y from the compartment. E. T urn the HDD bay upside down, as shown in the illustra tion below , then r emove the scr ews . F . Remove the HDD fr om the[...]

  • Page 93

    Notebook PC E-Manual 93 G. Place the new HDD in the HDD ba y as illustrated belo w . Ensure that the port connec tors of your HDD ar e not obstructed by any part of the HDD bay . H. Reattach and tight en the screws that y ou remov ed earlier . HDD HDD bay[...]

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    94 Notebook PC E-Manual I. Place the HDD ba y back in the compartment then push it to the right to connect the new HDD to your Notebook PC. J. Reattach and tighten the screw s that you r emoved earlier . K. Slide the compartment cover back in place . L. Reattach and tighten the screw s that you r emoved earlier . HDD bay[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 95 Installing a new battery pack WARNING! Turn o your Notebook PC and disconnect all connected peripherals, any telephone or telecommunication lines and power connector, before removing the battery pack. IMPORTANT! Purchase battery packs from authorized retailers of this Notebook PC to ensure maximum compatibility and reliab[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Notebook PC E-Manual D . Move the manual batt er y lock to the unlocked position. E. Align and inser t the new batter y pack into the Notebook PC’ s battery slot. F . Move the manual battery lock back to the locked position after inser ting the battery pack .[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 97 App endices[...]

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    98 Notebook PC E-Manual DVD-ROM Drive Informa tion (on selected models) The DVD-ROM drive allows you t o view and create y our own CDs and DVDs. Y ou can pur chase an optional DVD viewer software to view DVD titles. Regional Playback Informa tion Playback of DVD movie titles in volv es decoding MPEG2 video , digital AC3 audi o and decryption of CSS[...]

  • Page 99

    Notebook PC E-Manual 99 Region Denitions Region 1 Canada, US, US T erritories Region 2 Czech, Egypt, F inland, F r ance, German y , Gulf Stat es, Hungary , Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland , Italy, Japan, Netherlands , Norway , P oland, P or tugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland , South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, S yria, T ur key , UK, Greece , F o[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Notebook PC E-Manual The Blu-ray ROM Drive allows you to view high denition (HD) videos and other disc le formats such as DVDs and CDs. Region Denitions Region A Nor th, Centr al and South American countries, and their territories; T aiw an, Hong Kong , Macao , Japan, Korea (South and North), S outh East Asian countries and their terri[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 101 Internal Modem C ompliancy The Notebook PC with int ernal modem model complies with JA TE (Japan), FCC (US, Canada, Korea, T aiwan), and CTR21. The internal modem has been approv ed in accor dance with Council Decision 98/482/E C fo r pan-E urope an singl e termin al con nection to the publi c switched telephone network (PS[...]

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    102 Notebook PC E-Manual Network C ompa tibility Declaration Statement t o be made by the manufacturer to the user: “ This declaration will indicate the networks with which the equipment is designed to work and an y notied networks with which the equipment may hav e inter- working diculties. The manufacturer shall also associate a statemen [...]

  • Page 103

    Notebook PC E-Manual 103 This table sho ws the c ountries curren tly under the CTR21 standard. Coun try Applied More T esting Austria 1 Y es No Belgium Y es No Czech Republic No Not Applicable Denmark 1 Y es Y es Finland Y es No France Y es No Germany Y es No Greece Y es No Hungary No Not Applicable Iceland Y es No Ireland Y es No Italy Still P end[...]

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    104 Notebook PC E-Manual This information w as copied from CETECOM and is supplied without liability . F or updates t o this table, you ma y visit http://www .cetecom. de/technologies/ctr_21.html 1 National requir ements will apply only if the equipment may use pulse dialling (manufacturers may state in the user guide that the equipment is only int[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 105 • Reorient or reloca te the receiving an tenna. • Increase the separa tion between the equipment and receiv er . • C onnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit di erent from that to which the rec eiver is connected. • C onsult the dealer or an experienced radio/T V technician for help . W ARNING! The use of[...]

  • Page 106

    106 Notebook PC E-Manual FC C Radio F requency (RF) Exposure Caution Stat ement W ARNING! Any changes or modications not expr essly approv ed by the part y responsible for c ompliance could void the user’ s author ity to operate this equipment . “ The manufacture declares that this device is limited to Channels 1 thr ough 11 in the 2.4GHz fr[...]

  • Page 107

    Notebook PC E-Manual 107 CE Marking CE marking for devices without wir eless LAN/Bluetooth The shipped version of this devic e complies with the requir ements of the EEC directives 2004/108/EC “Electromagnetic compatibility ” and 2006/95/EC “Low voltage dir ective ” . CE marking for devices with wir eless LAN/ Bluetooth This equipment compl[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Notebook PC E-Manual W ireless Oper ation Channel f or Dieren t Domains N. America 2.412-2.462 GHz Ch01 thr ough CH11 Japan 2.412-2.484 GH z Ch01 through Ch14 Europe ETSI 2.412-2.472 GH z Ch01 through Ch13 F ranc e Restricted W ir eless F requency Bands Some areas of F rance ha ve a restricted frequency band. T he worst case maximum authoriz[...]

  • Page 109

    Notebook PC E-Manual 109 This requir ement is likely to change ov er time, allowing y ou to use your wireless LAN car d in more ar eas within F rance. P lease check with ART for the latest inf ormation (www.ar cep .fr) NO TE: Y our WLAN Card transmits less than 100mW , but mor e than 10mW . 01 Ain 02 Aisne 03 Allier 05 Hautes Alpes 08 Ardennes 09 A[...]

  • Page 110

    110 Notebook PC E-Manual UL Safety Notices Required for UL 1459 c overing telec ommunications (telephone) equipment intended to be electrically connected to a telecommunication network that has an opera ting voltage to ground that does not e xceed 200V peak, 300V peak-to-peak, and 105V rms, and installed or used in accor dance with the National Ele[...]

  • Page 111

    Notebook PC E-Manual 111 P ow er Safety Requiremen t Pr oducts with elec trical current ratings up to 6A and w eighing more than 3Kg must use approv ed pow er cords gr eater than or equal to: H05VV-F , 3G, 0.75mm 2 or H05VV-F , 2G, 0.75mm 2 . REA CH Complying with the REA CH (Registration, Evalua tion, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) r[...]

  • Page 112

    112 Notebook PC E-Manual VORSICHT! Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemäßen Austausch der Batterie. Ersatz nur dur ch denselben oder einem vom Hersteller empfohlenem ähnlichen T yp . En tsor gung gebrauchter Batt erien nach Angaben des Herstellers. ( German) ADV A RS ELI! Lith iumbatt eri - E ksplosion sfare ved fejl agtig hån dtering . Udskiftning m[...]

  • Page 113

    Notebook PC E-Manual 113 Ser vice warning label W ARNING! INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT ST ARE INT O BEAM OR VIEW DIREC TL Y WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS. CDRH Regulations The Cent er for Devices and Radiological Health ( CDRH) of the U .S. F ood and Drug Administr ation implemented regula tions for laser pr oducts on August 2, 1976. The[...]

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    114 Notebook PC E-Manual CTR 21 Approval (f or Notebook PC with built-in Modem) Danish Dutch English Finnish Fr ench German Greek Italian P ortuguese[...]

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    Notebook PC E-Manual 115 Spanish Sw edish ENERGY ST AR complied pr oduct ENERGY ST AR is a joint program of the U .S. Envir onmental Pr otection Agency and the U.S. Depar tment of Energy helping us all sav e money and protect the envir onment through energy ecient products and practices. All ASUS products with the ENERGY ST AR logo comply with t[...]

  • Page 116

    116 Notebook PC E-Manual Eur opean Union Eco-label This Notebook PC has been aw arded the EU F lower label , which means that this product has the following char acteristics: 1. Decreased energy consumption during use and stand-b y modes. 2. Limited use of to xic heavy metals. 3. Limited use of substances harmful to the en vironment and health. 4. [...]

  • Page 117

    Notebook PC E-Manual 117 Global Envir onmental Regula tion Complianc e and Declara tion ASUS follow s the green design c oncept to design and manufacture our products, and makes sure that each stage of the pr oduct life cycle of ASUS product is in line with global envir onmental regulations . In addition, ASUS disclose the relevant information base[...]

  • Page 118

    118 Notebook PC E-Manual EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address, City: 4F, No. 150, LI-TE Rd., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN A uthorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following appa[...]