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    English EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 User Manual X[...]

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    English Cop yright © 2012 ASUST eK C OMPUTER INC. A ll Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced , transmitted, transcribed , stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in an y form or by an y means, except documentation kept b y the purchaser for backup purpo[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 3 English Contents Cont ents ....................................................................................................... 3 Notices .......................................................................................................... 4 Safety information ........................................................[...]

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    4 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English Notices F ederal C ommunications C ommission S tatement This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two c onditions: • Thisdevicema ynotcauseharmfulinter ferenc e, and • Thisdevicemustacceptan yinterferencerec eivedin[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 5 English Declaration of C onf ormity (R&T TE directive 1999/5/EC) The follo wing items were c ompleted and are consider ed relevant and sufficient: • Essentialrequirementsasin[Article3] • Pr otectionrequirementsforhealthandsaf etyasin[Ar ticle3.1a] • T estingfo[...]

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    6 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English CE Marking CE marking for devices without wir eless LAN/Bluetooth The shipp ed version of t his devi ce complies w ith the requ irement s of the EE C d ire c ti ves 2 00 4/ 10 8/E C “E le ct ro mag ne ti c co mp ati bi li ty ” and 2006/95/EC “Low v oltage directive ” . CE marking for devices with wir eless L[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 7 English F ranc e Restricted Wir eless F requency Bands Some areas of F rance ha ve a restricted frequency band. The worst case maximum authorized power indoors are: • 10mWfortheentire2.4GHzband(2400MHz–2483.5MHz) • 100mWforfrequenciesbetween2446.5MHzand2483.5[...]

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    8 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English Canadian Department of Communications S tatement This digital apparatus does not ex ceed the Class B limits f or radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Inter ference Regulations of the C anadian Depar tment of Communications . Thi s cla ss B d ig ita l a pp ara tus c omp lie s w it h C ana[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 9 English Saf ety infor mation Y our PC is designed and tested to meet the la test standards of safety for inf ormation technology equipment. H owev er , to ensure your safety , it is impor tant that you read the f ollowing safety instructions. Setting up your syst em • Readandfollowallinstructionsinthe[...]

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    10 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English product, unplug the power cor d and contact a qualified ser vice technician or your retailer .  • Thepowerc ordorplugisdamaged .  • Liquidhasbeenspilledintothesystem.  • Thesystemdoesnotfunctionproperlyevenify oufollow the op[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 11 English G l o b a l E n v i r o n m e n t a l R e g u l a t i o n Co m p l i a n c e a n d Declaration ASUS follo ws the green design concept to design and manufacture our products, and makes sur e tha t each stage of the product life cycle of ASUS produc t is in line with global envir onmental regulations. In addition, AS[...]

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    12 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English 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 complete a task. T[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 13 English W elcome Congra tulations on your purchase of EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033. The following illustr ations display the package contents of y our new PC. If any of the below items is damaged or missing , contact your retailer . P ackage contents X 1 2 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 Stand (optional) VE SA m ou n t an d Sc r ew p a c[...]

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    14 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English Kno wing y our PC F ront view Refer to the diagram belo w to identify the components on this side of the system. 1 Memory c ard slot The built-in memory card reader reads MMC/SD/SDHC/ SDX C cards used in devices like digital cameras , MP3 play ers, mobile phones, and PDAs. X 3 2 1 5 4[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 15 English 2 Pow er switch The power swit ch allows pow ering ON and OFF the system. USB por t The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is compatible with USB devices such as keyboards , mouse devices, cameras, and hard disk drives. USB allows many devices t o run simultaneously on a single computer , with some peripheral acting a[...]

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    16 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English R ear view Refer to the diagram belo w to identify the components on this side of the system. 1 Antenna jack The jack is used to connect the supplied wireless antenna t o enhance wireless signal rec eption. The antenna is installable/ remo vable accor ding to need. F asten the an tenna onto the PC for bett er signa[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 17 English 3 4 5 6 USB p ort (3.0) (EB1031/EB1033) The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is compatible with USB devices such as keyboards , mouse devices, cameras, and hard disk drives. USB allows many devices t o run simultaneously on a single computer , with some peripheral acting as additional plug-in sites or hubs. Serial P[...]

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    18 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English X P ositioning y our PC Installing the stand (optional) Erect your EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 with the optional stand . T o do so: 1. Locate the scr ew hole on the bottom of the PC. 2. Align the stand screw to the PC screw hole , and then secure the stand to the PC with a screw driver . Stand screw[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 19 English Installing y our PC to a monitor (optional) Y ou can also install your EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 to the back of a monitor . T o do so: 1.  Securetheoptional VESAmounttoy ourmonitorwiththefour screwspro videdbythe VESAmountkit. T ofastenthe VESAmount, ?[...]

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    20 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English 2.  PlaceyourPCon tothe VESAmountnotingthec orrect alignment, andthensecurethePCtothe VESAmountfrom below with the stand screw . 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 Make sure that the ASUS trademark on the rotation wheel of the VESAmountissettoit[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 21 English 3.  The VESAmountisdesignedf oryoutor otatethePCsotouse the front and rear I/O ports at conv enient angles. T o turn the PC securedinthe VESAmount , presstheleverswitcha tthebottom ofthe VESAmounttounlockthewhee[...]

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    22 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English Setting up y our PC Y ou need to connect peripherals before using y our EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033. Connecting to a display Connectoneendofthe VGAcabletoanL CDmonitor( 1 ) and the other end to the Displa y (Monitor) Output por t on the system rear panel ( 2 ). 1 2 Connecting to USB de v[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 23 English Connecting to a netw or k device Network cable with RJ-45 connectors Network hub or switch C onnecting to LAN Connect one end of a network cable to the LAN por t on the system rear panel and the other end to a hub or switch. C onnecting to Wi-F i via wireless an tenna The wireless ant enna is provided f or enhancin[...]

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    24 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English T ur ning on the system Connect the supplied AC adapter t o the DC IN jack on the system rear panel, and then press the pow er switch on the front panel to turn on the system. X X 2 4 1 3 • WhenyourPCisnotinuse , unplugthepoweradapterorswit ch off the AC outlet to sa ve o[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 25 English Using y our PC All screenshots in this section are for ref erence only . Actual screen imagesmayv ar ywithoperatingsystems .  VisittheASUSwebsiteat www .asus.com f or the latest inf ormation. Conguring wireless connection T o connect to a wireless network, follow the instructions[...]

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    26 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English Conguring wired connection T o establish a wired network, follow the instructions below: Using a dynamic IP / PPP oE network c onnection: 1. Click the network icon with a yellow warning triangle in the Windows® Notification area and select Open Network and Sharing Cen ter . 2. Click Change adapter settings in [...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 27 English 4. Click Internet P rotocol V ersion 4( TCP/IPv4) and click Properties . 5. Click Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK . 6. Return to the Network and Sharing C enter and then click Set up a new connection or network . (Continue the following steps if using PPP oE)[...]

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    28 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English 7. Select Connect to the Internet and click Ne xt . 8. Select Broadband (PPPoE) and click Next. 9. Enter your U ser name and , P assword , and Connection name. Click Connect . 10. C lick Close to finish the configuration. 11. C lick the network icon in the taskbar and click the connection you just created . 12. E[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 29 English Using a static IP : 1.  Repeatsteps1–4inUsinga dynamic IP to start the static IP network configuration. 2 Click Use the f ollowing IP address . 3. Enter the IP address , Subnet mask and Gateway fr om your ser vice pro vider . 4. If needed, enter the preferred DNS Ser ver address and alternat[...]

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    30 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English ASUS Easy Update ASUS Easy Update is a software tool that automa tically detects and downloads the latest BIOS, drivers, and applications for y our PC. 2. Select Schedule to set how often you want to updat e your system. 3. Select Update to activate the update. 1. F rom the Windows® notifica tion area, right-clic[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 31 English R eco v ering your system Using the r eco ver y par tition The Recov ery Partition includes an image of the operating system, drivers, and utilities installed on your system at the factory . T he recov ery par tition provides a comprehensive r ecov er y solution that quickly restores your system ’ s sof tware to [...]

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    32 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English Backing up the F actor y Default Environmen t Data to a USB Drive (F9 Backup) 1.  Repeatsteps1–3intheprevioussection. 2. Select Backup the Factory Environment t o a USB Drive and click Next. 3. Connect a USB storage device t o your PC to start the F actory Default Environment backup . The req[...]

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    EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 33 English Using the USB stor age device (USB R estore) When the Recov er y P artition in your system is crashed , use the USB storage device t o restore the syst em to the factor y default partition or the factor y environmen t data to the entire har d disk. 1. Connect the USB storage device tha t you back up the factor y en[...]

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    34 EB1030/ EB1031/ EB1033 English ASUS contact infor mation ASUST eK C OMPUTER INC. Address 15 Li-T e Road, P eitou, T aipei, T aiwan 11259 T elephone +886-2-2894-3447 F ax +886-2-2890-7798 E-mail info@asus.com.tw W eb site www.asus.com.tw T echnical Suppor t T elephone +86-21-38429911 Online support support.asus.com ASUS C OMPUTER INTERNA TIONAL ([...]