Asus N61JQ-A1 manual

Notebook PC U ser Manual November 2009 E5185[...]

2 Notebook PC User Manual Table of Contents T able of Cont ents ............................................................................................... 2 Chapter 1: Introducing the Notebook PC About This User ’ s Manual ................................................................................ 6 Notes for This Manual ...............[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 3 Status Indicators ............................................................................................. 43 Chapter 4: Using the Notebook PC P ointing Device ................................................................................................. 46 Using the T ouchpad ......................................[...]

4 Notebook PC User Manual[...]

1 Chapter 1: Introducing the Notebook PC[...]

6 Notebook PC User Manual About This User’s Manual Y ou are r eading the Notebook PC User ’ s Manual. This User’ s Manual provides inf ormation regarding the various components in the Notebook PC and how to use them. T he following are major sections of this User ’ s Manual: 1. Introducing the Notebook PC Introduc es you to the Notebook PC [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 7 Safety Precautions The follo wing safety precautions will increase the life of the Notebook PC. F ollow all precautions and instructions. Ex cept as described in this manual, refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Battery safety warning: DO NO T throw the battery in fire. DO NO T short circu it the c ontacts. DO NO [...]

8 Notebook PC User Manual SAFE TEMP: This Notebook PC should only be used in envir onments with ambient temperatur es between 10°C (50°F) and 35°C (95°F). DO NO T carr y or cov er a Notebook PC that is powered ON with any mat erials that will reduce air circulation such as a carr ying bag . DO NO T throw the Notebook PC in municipal waste . Thi[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 9 Preparing your Notebook PC These are quick instructions for using y our Notebook PC. Installing the Battery Pack Connecting the P ower A dapter 1 2 1 3 2 OFF ON EXPRESS HDMI 1 2 3 110v-220v[...]

10 Notebook PC User Manual Opening the L CD display panel 1. Carefully lift up the display panel with y our thumb. 2. Slowly tilt the display panel f or ward or backward to a comfortable viewing angle. T urning on the Pow er 1. Push and release the po wer button located beneath the L CD display panel. 2. Use [Fn]+[F5] or [Fn]+[F6] to adjust the L C[...]

2 Chapter 2: Knowing the parts[...]

12 Notebook PC User Manual Top Side The keyboard differs f or each territor y . 3 4 7 6 5 8 1 2 9[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 13 Camera The built-in camera allo ws picture tak ing or video recording . Can be used with video conferencing and other interactive applications . Microphone (Built-in) The built-in mono microphone can be used f or video confer encing, voice narrations , or simple audio recordings. Display P anel The displa y panel function[...]

14 Notebook PC User Manual Keyboard The keyboard pro vides full-sized keys with comfortable trav el (depth at which the keys can be depressed) and palm rest for both hands . T wo Windows function k eys are provided to help ease na vigation in the W indows oper ating system. T ouchpad and Buttons The touchpad with its butt ons is a pointing device t[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 15 Bottom Side The bottom side may v ar y in appearance depending on model. The battery pack size varies depending on model. W ARNING! The bottom of the Notebook PC can get very hot. B e careful when handling the Notebook PC while it is in operation or recently been in operation. High temperatur es are normal during charging[...]

16 Notebook PC User Manual B att er y Lock - Spring The spring battery lock is used to keep the battery pack secured . When the ba tter y pack is inserted, it will automatically lock. T o remove the battery pack, this spr ing lock must be held in the unlocked position. Battery Pack The batt er y pack is automatically charged when the Notebook PC is[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 17 Hard Disk Driv e Compartments The hard disk driv e is secured in a compartment. Visit an authorized service center or retailer for inf ormation on hard disk drive upgrades f or your Notebook PC. Only purchase hard disk drives from authorized r etailers of this Notebook PC to ensure maximum compatibility and reliability . [...]

18 Notebook PC User Manual Right Side 1 2 3 E-SAT A 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 Headphone Output Jack The ster eo headphone jack (1/8 inch) is used to connect the Notebook PC’ s audio out signal to amplified speakers or headphones. Using this jack automatically disables the built-in speakers. Microphone Input Jack The mono microphone jack (1/8 inch) can be [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 19 4 5 E-SA TA E-SA T A Port External SA T A or eSA T A allows external c onnection of Serial- A T A devices origi nally designed f or use inside the compute r . It is up to six times faster than existing USB 2.0, & 1394 for external storage solutions and is also hot pluggable using shielded cables and connectors up to t[...]

20 Notebook PC User Manual Left Side 1 2 3 OFF ON EXPRESS HDMI 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 9 8 1 0 4 P ower Indicator Kensingt on® Lock Ports The Kensington® lock ports allow the Notebook PC to be secured using Kensington® compatible Not ebook PC security products. These securit y products usually include a metal cable and lock that preven t the Notebook PC t[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 21 5 6 7 Display (Monit or) Output The 15-pin D-sub monitor port suppor ts a standard VGA- compatible device such as a monit or or projector to allow viewing on a larger external display . LAN P or t The RJ-45 LAN port with eight pins is larger than the RJ-11 modem por t and supports a standard Ethernet cable for connection [...]

22 Notebook PC User Manual Front Side 1 1 Flash Memory Slot Normally an external memor y card reader must be purchased separately in or der to use memor y cards from devices such as digital cameras , MP3 players, mobile phones, and PDAs. This Notebook PC has a built-in high- speed memor y card reader tha t can conv eniently read from and write to m[...]

3 Chapter 3: Getting Started[...]

24 Notebook PC User Manual Power System Using A C Po wer The Notebook PC pow er is comprised of two par ts , the power adapter and the battery power system. T he power adapter con verts AC pow er from a wall outlet to the DC pow er required by the Notebook PC. Y our Notebook PC comes with a universal A C-DC adapter . That means that you ma y connec[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 25 IMPORT ANT! Damage may occur if you use a different adapt er to power the Not ebook PC or use the Notebook PC ’ s adapter to power other electrical devices. If there is smoke, burning scent, or extreme heat coming from the A C-DC adapter , seek ser vicing. Seek ser vicing if you suspect a faulty AC-DC adapter . Y ou may[...]

26 Notebook PC User Manual IMPORT ANT! Never attempt to remov e the battery pack while the Notebook PC is turned ON, as this may result in the loss of working data. T o install the battery pack: Using Ba tter y P ower The Noteboo k PC is designed to w ork with a remov able battery pack. The battery pack consists of a set of battery cells housed tog[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 27 IMPORT ANT! Only use batter y packs and power adapters supplied with this Notebook PC or specifically approv ed by the manufacturer or retailer for use with this model or else damage may occur to the Notebook PC. T o remo ve the batt er y pack: W ARNING! For saf ety reasons, DO NOT throw the ba tter y in fire , DO NO T [...]

28 Notebook PC User Manual IMPORT ANT! T o protect the hard disk drive, always wait at least 5 seconds after turning OFF your Notebook PC befor e turning it back ON. W ARNING! DO NOT carry or cover a Notebook PC that is powered ON with an y materials that will reduce air circula tion such as a carr ying bag . Before bootup , the display panel flas[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 29 IMPORT ANT! I f warnings are still giv en during bootup af ter running a software disk checking utilit y , you should take your Notebook PC in for servicing. Continued use may r esult in data loss. Self Monitoring and Repor ting T echnology The S.M.A.R.T . (Self Monitoring and Repor ting T echnology) checks the hard disk [...]

30 Notebook PC User Manual Y ou will be warned when batter y power is lo w. I f you con tinue to ignore the low batt er y warnings, the Notebook PC eventually enters suspend mode ( Windows default uses STR). Screen captures shown here ar e examples only and may not reflect what you see in your syst em. Checking Battery Po wer The battery system im[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 31 W ARNING! DO NOT lea ve the battery pack discharged. The battery pack will discharge over time . If not using a batter y pack, it must continued to be charged ev er y three months t o extend recov er y capacity or else it may fail to charge in the futur e. The battery stops charging if the temperatur e is too high or the [...]

32 Notebook PC User Manual IMPORT ANT! T o protect the hard drive, wait at least 5 seconds after turning OFF your Notebook PC before turning it back ON. P ow er Options The power swit ch turns ON and OFF the Notebook PC or putting the Notebook PC into sleep or hibernation modes. Actual behavior of the pow er switch can be customized in Windows Cont[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 33 Emergency Shutdown In case your operating syst em cannot properly turn OFF or restar t, there is an additional way t o shutdown your Notebook PC: • Hold the power button over 4 seconds. IMPORT ANT! DO NOT use emergency shutdown while data is being written; doing so can result in loss or destruction of your data.[...]

34 Notebook PC User Manual Sleep and Hibernate P ower management settings can be found in the Windo ws > Con trol Panel > Hardw are and Sound > Po wer Options . In P ower Options , you can define “Sleep/Hibernate ” or “Shut Down ” for closing the displa y panel or pressing the power butt on. “Sleep ” and “Hibernate ” saves[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 35 Thermal P ower C ontrol There are thr ee power control methods f or controlling the Notebook PC’ s thermal state. These power control cannot be configur ed by the user and should be known in case the Notebook PC should enter these states . The following temper atures represent the chassis temperature (not CPU). • The[...]

36 Notebook PC User Manual ASUS Graphix Boost T echnology_S witchable Graphics T echnology (on selec ted models) ASUS Graphix Boost T echnology allows you to select from the integrat ed and the discrete graphics processing unit (GPU) mode to optimize the syst em for graphics processing or lo wer power consumption. T o select a GPU mo de 1. Right-cl[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 37 The Hot Key locations on the function keys may vary depending on model but the functions should remain the same. Follow the icons instead of the function keys. “Z Z ” Icon (F1): Places the Notebook PC in suspend mode (either Save-t o-RAM or Save-to-Disk depending on sleep button setting in power managemen t setup). Ra[...]

38 Notebook PC User Manual Crossed-out T ouchpad (F9) : T oggles the built-in touchpad L OCKED (disabled) and UNL OCKED (enabled). Locking the touchpad will preven t you from accidentally moving the pointer while typing and is best used with an external pointing device such as a mouse. NO TE: S elected models hav e an indicator between the touchpad[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 39 There are tw o special Windows keys on the keyboard as described below . The key with the Windows L ogo ac tiv ates the Star t menu located at the bottom left of the Windows desktop. The other key , that looks like a Windows menu with a small pointer , activates the properties menu and is equivalent t o pressing the right[...]

40 Notebook PC User Manual Multimedia C ontrol K ey s (on selec ted models) The multimedia contr ol keys allows for con venient contr olling of the multimedia application. The follo wing defines the meaning of each multimedia control key on the Notebook PC. Use the [Fn] key in combination with the arrow keys f or CD control functions. Some control[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 41 S witches Switches and Status Indicators Express Gate K ey / Po wer4Gear Ke y (on selec ted models) P ressing this key will launch Express Gate. Refer to the Expr ess Gate User’ s Manual for details. Under the Windows OS, this k ey functions as the Po wer4Gear Hybrid key . The key toggles power sa vings between various [...]

42 Notebook PC User Manual P ower S witch The power swit ch turns ON and O FF the Notebook PC or putting the Notebook PC into sleep or hibernation modes. Actual behavior of the pow er switch can be customized in Windows Contr ol Panel “P ower Options.” Mute Ke y Pr ess this key to turn off the audio volume. V olume Down Ke y Pr ess this key to [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 43 F ront Status Indicat ors Battery Charge Indicator (dual-c olor) The dual-color ba tter y charge indicat or shows the status of the battery ’ s power as follows: Green ON: Battery power is between 95% and 100% (with AC power). Orange ON: Battery power is less than 95% (with AC pow er). Orange Blinking: Batter y power is[...]

44 Notebook PC User Manual Bluetooth / W ireless Indicator This is only applicable on models with int ernal Bluetooth (BT ) and built-in wireless LAN. This indicator will light t o show that the Notebook PC’ s built-in Bluetooth (BT ) func tion is activated . When the built-in wireless LAN is enabled , this indicator will also light. ( Windows so[...]

4 Chapter 4: Using the Notebook PC[...]

46 Notebook PC User Manual IMPORT ANT! DO NOT use any objects in place of your finger to operate the t ouchpad or else damage may occur to the touchpad’ s sur face. Pointing Device The Notebook PC’ s integrated touchpad pointing devic e is fully compatible with all two/three-butt on and scrolling knob PS/2 mice. The touchpad is pressur e sensi[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 47 Using the T ouchpad The touchpad allows y ou to use your fingers to mo ve the pointer around or select onscreen items instead of using a standard mouse. T o use the touchpad, lightly press or tap your finger on the touchpad . Moving The P ointer Place your finger in the center of the touchpad and slide in a direction t[...]

48 Notebook PC User Manual Pr ess the lef t pointer butt on and release. Lightly but rapidly strike the touchpad . T ouchpad Usage Illustra tions Clicking /T apping - With the point er ove r an item, press the left button or use your fingertip to touch the touchpad lightly , keeping your finger on th e touc hpa d unti l the it em is se lect ed . [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 49 Dragging - Dragging refers to moving an item to another location. Move your finger ov er an item, while simultaneously pressing the left button, move the item to your desired location, then release the lef t button. Y ou can also double-tap and hold the item while dragging it with your finger . The follo wing illustrati[...]

50 Notebook PC User Manual T wo-finger pinching - Moving two fingertips apar t or together on the touchpad to zoom in or z oom out. Zoom in Zoom out Three-finger tapping - U se three fingers to tap the touchpad . This action mimics the right-click function of a mouse. Three-finger flipping - U se three fingers to mov e horizontally on the to[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 51 The touch pad respo nds to mov emen t not to forc e. Ther e is no need to tap the sur face too hard. T apping too hard does not increase the r esponsiveness of the touchpad . The touchpad responds best to light pressure . Aut omatic T ouchpad Disabling Windows can automatically disable the Notebook PC’ s touchpad when a[...]

52 Notebook PC User Manual 2. Click ELAN on the top and click Disable when external USB mouse plug in check box. 3. Click OK to finish the configura tion.[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 53 W ARNING! T o prevent data loss , use “Safely Remove Har dware and Eject Media” in the Windows notification area befor e removing the flash memory card. IMPORT ANT! Flash memor y card compatibility v aries depending on Notebook PC model and flash memory card specifications. Flash memory card specifications consta[...]

54 Notebook PC User Manual Expansion Car d One 26pin Express card slot is a vailable to support one ExpressCard/ 34mm expansion card . This new inter face is faster b y using a serial bus suppor ting USB 2.0 and PCI Express instead of the slo wer parallel bus used in the PC card slot. (Not compatible with previous PCMCIA cards.) Inser ting an Expan[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 55 Removing an Expansion C ard The ExpressCar d slot does not have an eject button. Press the ExpressCard inw ards and release to eject the ExpressCard . Carefully pull the ejected ExpressCard out of the socket.[...]

56 Notebook PC User Manual Optical Drive Inser ting an optical disc 1. While the Notebook PC’ s power is ON, press the drive’ s eject button and the tra y will ejec t out partially . 2. Gently pull on the drive ’ s front panel and slide the tra y completely out. Be careful not to touch the CD drive lens and other mechanisms. Make sure there a[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 57 3. Hold the disc by the edge and face the disc’ s printed side up. Push down on both sides of the disc’ s center until the disc snaps onto the hub . The hub should be higher than the disc when correctly mounted . 4. Slowly push the drive ’ s tray back in. The drive will begin reading the table of contents ( TOC) on [...]

58 Notebook PC User Manual Actual location will vary by model. Emergency ejec t The emergency eject is located in a hole on the optical drive and is used to eject the optical drive tray in case the electronic eject does not work. Do not use the emergency ejec t in place of the electronic eject. Ensure not to stab the activity indicator located in t[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 59 1 2 Hard Disk Driv e Hard disk drives ha ve higher capacities and operate at much fast er speeds than floppy disk drives and optical drives . T he Notebook PC comes with a replaceable har d disk drive. Current hard driv es suppor t S.M.A.R.T . (Self Monitoring and Repor ting T echnology) to detect hard disk errors or fai[...]

60 Notebook PC User Manual Removing the hard disk dr ives Installing the hard disk driv es 1 2 1 2[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 61 1 2 Installing a Memory Card: Removing a Memory Card: 3 ( This is only an example.) 3 ( This is only an example.) Memor y (RAM) Additional memory will increase application per formance b y decreasing hard disk access . Visit an authorized service center or retailer for inf ormation on memor y upgrades for y our Notebook P[...]

62 Notebook PC User Manual The built-in network cannot be installed later as an upgrade . After purchase , network can be installed as an expansion card. Connections Network C onnec tion Connect a network cable, with RJ-45 connectors on each end , to the modem/network por t on the Notebook PC and the other end to a hub or switch. F or 100 BASE-T X [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 63 OFF ON EXPRESS HDMI T wisted-Pair C able The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host (gener ally a Hub or Switch) is called a straigh t-through T wisted Pair Ethernet ( TPE). The end connectors are called RJ-45 connectors, which are not compatible with RJ-11 telephone connectors . I f connecting two computers to[...]

64 Notebook PC User Manual Wir eless LAN Connection (on selec ted models) The optional built-in wireless LAN is a compact easy-to-use wireless Ethernet adapter . Implementing the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LAN ( WLAN), the optional built-in wireless LAN is capable of fast data transmission rat es using Direct S equence Spr ead Spec trum (DSS[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 65 Ad-hoc mode The Ad-hoc mode allo ws the Notebook PC to connect to another wireless device . No access point (AP) is required in this wireless envir onment. (All devices must install optional 802.11 wireless LAN adapters.) Desktop PC PDA Notebook PC Infrastructure mode The Infrastructure mode allows the Not ebook PC and ot[...]

66 Notebook PC User Manual Windo ws Wireless Netw ork Connection C onnec ting to a networ k 1. Switch ON the Wireless function if necessar y for y our model (see switches in Chapter 3). 2. Pr ess [FN+F2] repeatedly until wireless LAN icon and Bluetooth icon are sho wn. Or double click the Wireless Console icon in Windows notification area and sele[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 67 5. When connecting, you may hav e to enter a password . 6. After a connection has been established, the connection is shown on the list. 7. Y ou can see the wireless network icon in the Notification area. The crossed wireless network ic on appears when you press <Fn> + <F2> to disable the WLAN function.[...]

68 Notebook PC User Manual Bluetooth Wireless C onnec tion (on selected models) Notebook PCs with Bluetooth technology eliminat es the need for cables for connecting Bluetooth-enabled devices . Examples of Bluetooth-enabled devices ma y be Notebook PCs, Desktop PCs, mobile phones, and PDAs. If your Notebook PC did not come with built-in Bluetooth, [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 69 Or double click the Wireless Console icon in the Windows notification area and select the Bluetooth icon. 3. F rom Con trol Panel, go to Network and In ternet > Network and Sharing Cen ter and then click Change adapter settings in the left blue pane. 4. Right-click Bluetooth Network C onnection and select View Bluetoo[...]

70 Notebook PC User Manual 6. Select a Bluetooth-enabled device from the list and click Next . 7. Enter the Bluetooth security code into y our device and star t pairing . 8. The paired rela tionship is successfully built. Click Close to finish the setting .[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 71 Antenna C onnec tions (on selected models) This page shows multimedia connections for T V T uner M odels. T V and radio featur es require built-in modules only on selected models. Cable c onnec tion Connect the coaxial cable from a paid television service, roof- mounted aerial antenna, or indoor “rabbit ears” to the c[...]

72 Notebook PC User Manual DT V antenna c onnec tion Connect the provided digital T V antenna to the Notebook PC using the cable adapter . The digital T V antenna can only receiv e digital T V signals broadcasted in selected regions. Digital television reception is a vailable on selected models only and will vary by location depending on distance f[...]

A Appendix[...]

A-2 Notebook PC User Manual Optional Accessories These items , if desired, come as optional items to complement y our Notebook PC. USB Hub ( Optional) Attaching an optional USB hub will increase y our USB por ts and allow you t o quick ly connect or disconnect many USB peripherals through a single cable. USB Flash Memory Disk A USB flash memor y d[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-3 Operating System and Software This Notebook PC ma y offer (depending on territory) its customers the choice of a pre-installed Microsoft Window s operating system. The choices and languages will depend on the territory . The levels of hardware and software support may vary depending on the installed operating system. T h[...]

A-4 Notebook PC User Manual Sy stem BIOS Settings Boot Device 1. On the Boot screen, selec t Boot Option #1. : Select Screen : Select Item Enter: Select +/—: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F9: Optimized Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit Version 1.28.1119. Copyright (C) 2008 American Megatrends, Inc. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-5 Security Setting T o set the password: 1. On the Security screen, selec t Setup Administra tor Passw ord or User P assword . 2. T ype in a password and press [Enter]. 3. Re-type to confirm the password and press [Ent er]. 4. P assword is then set. T o clear the password: 1. On the Security screen, selec t Setup Administ[...]

A-6 Notebook PC User Manual Sav e Changes If you want to keep your c onfiguration settings, you must sa ve changes before exiting the BIOS setup utility . If you want to r estore default settings, choose Restore Defaults . Y ou must then sav e changes to keep the manufac ture default settings . : Select Screen : Select Item Enter: Select +/—: Ch[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-7 C ommon Problems and Solutions Hardware P roblem - Optical Disc The optical disc drive is not able to r ead or write discs. 1. Update the BIOS to the lat est version and try again. 2. If updating the BIOS does not help, tr y better quality discs and tr y again. 3. If the problem still exist, contact your local ser vice c[...]

A-8 Notebook PC User Manual Hardware P roblem - Built-in Camer a The built-in camera does not work corr ec tly . 1. Check “Device Manager ” to see if there ar e any problems. 2. T r y reinstalling the webcam driver to solv e the problem. 3. If the problem is not solved , update the BIOS to the latest version and try again. 4. If the problem sti[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-9 Symptom & Solutions: A. Pr oblem might be in the MB, HDD , or NB; visit a local ser vice cen ter for assistance . B. P r ob le m ca us ed b y th e ope ra tin g sy ste m, try r est ori ng y our s ys tem us - in g th e re co v ery p arti tio n or d is c . IMPORT ANT! Y ou must backup all your data to another location b[...]

A-10 Notebook PC User Manual IMPORT ANT! Y ou must backup all your data to another location before rec overing . CAUTION! DO NO T connect to the Internet before you ha ve installed an anti-virus software and Internet firewall to pr otect yourself from viruses . Soft war e Problem - ASUS bundled software When I power ON the Not ebook PC, there will[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-11 5. If problem still cannot be solved , use the recovery process to reinstall your entir e system. IMPORT ANT! Y ou must backup all your data to another location before rec overing . CAUTION! DO NO T connect to the Internet before you ha ve installed an anti-virus software and Internet firewall to pr otect yourself from[...]

A-12 Notebook PC User Manual Soft war e Problem - BIOS Updating the BIOS. 1. Please verify the Notebook PC’ s exac t model and download the latest BIOS file for y our model from the ASUS website and sa ve it in your flash disk drive . 2. Connect your flash disk drive t o the Notebook PC and power on the Notebook PC. 3. Use the “Star t Easy F[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-13 Recovering Your Notebook PC Using Rec ov ery Par tition The Recov er y P ar tition quickly restores your Not ebook PC ’ s soft ware to its original w ork ing state. Before using the Rec overy P artition, copy your data files (such as Outlook PST files) to USB st orage devices or to a network drive and make note of a[...]

A-14 Notebook PC User Manual Reco ver Windows to en tire HD with two partitions. T hi s op tio n d el et es a ll pa r t it io ns fr om y our ha rd d ri v e an d cr ea te s t w o ne w p arti ti ons “ C” (6 0% ) an d “ D” (4 0%) . 6. F ollow the onscreen instructions to complete the rec overy process. Visit the ASUS website at www .asus.com f[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-15 Using the Rec overy DVD: 1. Inser t the Recov er y DVD into the optical drive . Y our Notebook PC needs to be power ed ON. 2. Restar t the Notebook PC and press [Esc] on bootup and select the optical drive (may be labeled as “CD/DVD”) and press [Enter] to boot from the Recov er y DVD . 3. Select OK to star t to rest[...]

A-16 Notebook PC User Manual DVD-R OM Drive Infor mation The Notebook PC comes with an optional DVD-ROM drive or a CD-ROM drive. In order to view DVD titles, you must install your own DVD viewer software. Optional D VD viewer software ma y be purchased with this Notebook PC. The DVD-ROM dr iv e allows the use of both CD and DVD discs. Regional Pla [...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-17 Region Definitions Region 1 Canada, US, US T err itories Region 2 Czech, Egypt, Finland , Franc e, Germany , Gulf States , Hungar y , Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland , Italy , Japan, Netherlands, Nor way , Poland , Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland , Syria, T ur key , UK, Greece, F[...]

A-18 Notebook PC User Manual Internal Modem C ompliancy The Notebook PC with internal modem model complies with JA TE ( Japan), FCC (US, Canada, Korea, T aiwan), and CTR21. The internal modem has been approv ed in accordance with C ouncil Decision 98/482/EC for pan-European single t erminal connection to the public switched telephone netw ork (PSTN[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-19 Network C ompatibility Declaration Statement t o be made by the manufacturer to the user: “ This declaration will indicate the netw orks with which the equipment is designed to work and an y notified networks with which the equipment may ha ve inter-working difficulties. The manufac turer shall also associate a stat[...]

A-20 Notebook PC User Manual This table sho ws the countries curr ently under the CTR21 standard . Coun tr y Applied More T esting Austria 1 Y es No Belgium Y es No Czech Republic No Not Applicable Denmark 1 Y es Y es F inland Y es No F rance Y es No Germany Y es No Greece Y es No Hungar y No Not Applicable Iceland Y es No Ireland Y es No Italy Sti[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-21 This information w as copied from CETEC OM and is supplied without liability . For upda tes to this table, you may visit http://www .cetecom. de/technologies/ctr_21.html 1 National requirements will apply only if the equipmen t may use pulse dialling (manufacturers may state in the user guide that the equipment is only [...]

A-22 Notebook PC User Manual Declarations and Safety Statements F ederal C ommunications C ommission Statemen t This device complies with FC C Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: • This device ma y not cause harmful inter ferenc e. • This device must accept an y interference receiv ed, including interference th[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-23 (Re pri nte d fro m t he Cod e o f Fed era l R egu la tio ns #47 , p ar t 1 5.1 93, 19 93. Wa shi ngt on DC : O ffic e o f t he Fe der al Reg is ter , N ati ona l Arc hiv es and Re cor ds Ad min ist rat ion , U .S . G ove rnm ent P rin tin g O ffic e. ) FC C R adio F requency (RF) Exposure Caution Stat ement Any chang[...]

A-24 Notebook PC User Manual CE Marking CE marking for devices without wir eless LAN/Bluetooth The shipped version of this devic e complies with the requirements of the EEC directives 2004/108/EC “Elec tromagnetic compa tibility ” and 2006/95/EC “Low voltage dir ec tive ” . CE marking for devices with wir eless LAN/ Bluetooth This equipment[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-25 Wir eless Operation Channel f or Different Domains N. America 2.412-2.462 GHz Ch01 through CH11 Japan 2.412-2.484 GHz Ch01 through Ch14 Europe ETSI 2.412-2.472 GHz Ch01 through Ch13 F rance Restr ic ted Wireless F requency B ands Some areas of F rance hav e a restricted frequenc y band . The worst case maximum authorize[...]

A-26 Notebook PC User Manual 60 Oise 61 Orne 63 Puy du Dôme 64 P yr én ée s At la nt iq ue 66 Pyrénées Orientales 67 Bas Rhin 68 Haut Rhin 70 Haute Saône 71 Saône et Loire 75 Paris 82 T ar n et Garonne 84 V aucluse 88 V osges 89 Y onne 90 T err itoire de Belf or t 94 V al de Marne This requiremen t is likely to change over time , allowing yo[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-27 UL Safety Notices Required for UL 1459 co vering telecommunications (telephone) equipment intended to be electrically connected to a telecommunication network that has an oper ating voltage to ground that does not ex ceed 200V peak, 300V peak-to-peak, and 105V rms, and installed or used in accordance with the National E[...]

A-28 Notebook PC User Manual P ow er S afety Requiremen t Pr oduc ts with electrical current ratings up to 6A and weighing mor e than 3Kg must use approv ed power 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, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-29 Nordic Lithium C autions (for lithium-ion batteries) CA UTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrec tly replaced . Replace only with the same or equivalent type rec ommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer ’ s instruc tions. (English) A T TE NZ IO NE ! R ischio di es[...]

A-30 Notebook PC User Manual Optical Drive Safety Informa tion Laser Safety Information Internal or external optical drives sold with this Notebook PC contains a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT . Laser classifications can be found in the glossary at the end of this user ’ s manual. W ARNING! Mak ing adjustments or performing procedures other than those sp[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-31 Macrovision C orporation Pr oduc t Notice This product incorporates cop yright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.A. patents and other intellectual propert y rights owned by Macro vision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright pr otection technology must be authori[...]

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A-34 Notebook PC User Manual European Union E co-label This Notebook PC has been aw arded the EU Flow er label, which means that this product has the following characteristics: 1. Decreased energy consumption during use and stand-by modes. 2. Limited use of to xic heavy metals. 3. Limited use of substances harmful to the en vironment and health. 4.[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-35 This pr oduc t is protected by one or more of the following U.S. Pat ents: 7,416,423; 7,415,588; 7,413,402; 7,411,791; 7,408,855; 7,403,378; 7,400,721; 7,399,011; 7,394,533; 7,392,968; 7,388,754; 7,388,752; 7,388,743; 7,382,605; 7,382,314; 7,375,952; 7,374,433; 7,373,493; 7,369,402; 7,369,064; 7,362,568; 7,362,521; 7,36[...]

A-36 Notebook PC User Manual Copyright Information No par t 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 any language in an y form or by any means , except documentation kept by the pur chaser for backup purposes, without the ex[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-37 Limitation of Liability Circumstances ma y arise where because of a default on ASUS’ part or other liability , you are entitled to r ecover damages from ASUS. In each such instance , regardless of the basis on which you ar e entitled to claim damages from ASUS, ASUS is liable for no more than damages for bodily injury[...]

A-38 Notebook PC User Manual Manufacturer ASUST ek COMPUTER INC. Address, City No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, T AIPEI 1 12, T AIWAN R.O.C Country T AIWAN Authorized Representative in Europe ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RA TINGEN Country GERMANY[...]