Samsung NP-R538E User Manual (FreeDos) manual

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3 Co nten ts Chapter 1. Getting Star ted Cautions Regarding OS Support 6 Before Y ou Start 7 Safety Precautions 9 Proper Posture During Computer Use 2 1 Important Safety Information 2 4 Replacement Parts and Accessories 2 6 Regulatory Compliance Statements 2 8 WEEE SYMBOL INFORMA TION 4 2 Basic Items 4 3 Overview 4 4 Front View 44 Status Indicators[...]

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5 Cha pter 1. Getting Star ted Contents 3 Cautions Regarding OS Support 6 Before Y ou Start 7 Safety Precautions 9 Proper Posture During Computer Use 21 Important Safety Information 24 Replacement Parts and Accessories 26 Regulatory Compliance Statements 28 WEEE SYMBOL INFORMA TION 42 Basic Items 43 Overview 44 Front View 44 Status Indicators 45 Ri[...]

6 C autio ns R egard in g OS S uppor t z Win dow s is ne ith er ins ta lle d no r supp lie d wi th t his c o mput er . x The refo re, cu stom er s sh oul d purc has e a Wi ndo ws X P or W ind ows 7 / V is ta s of t ware li c ens e and in st all t he sof t war e. Do n ot inst a ll an ill eg al c opy or a c o py that h as alr ead y bee n inst al led [...]

7 Bef ore Y ou S tar t Befo re re adin g th e User G ui de, r st c hec k t he fo llow in g info r mat io n. Safet y P rec aut ion Not at ions Ic o n No t at i on De sc r ip t i on War n in g Failing to fo ll ow inst r uc t ion s mar ked w it h thi s symb ol, may c ause p er so nal i njur y and or f at ali t y . Cau t i on Failing to fo ll ow ins[...]

8 Abou t th e Product Cap acit y Represent at ion St and ard Ab o ut H D D Ca pa ci t y Rep re s en t at i on The c a pac it y of t he st ora ge devi c e (H DD, SS D) of the manu fac tu rer i s c alc ulate d as sum ing t hat 1 K B=1 ,0 0 0 By t es. However , t he o per ati ng syste m ( W ind ows ) c alcul ates t he st ora ge devi c e c apa ci t y a[...]

9 Inst allat ion Rela ted Do n ot i ns t al l t he p r od uc t i n pl ac e s ex po se d t o hu mi d it y suc h a s a ba t hr oo m s . The re is a d ang er of ele ct r ic s hoc k. U se t he pro duc t w it hin th e op erat in g c ondi ti ons s pe ci e d in t he Man ufa ct ure rs U ser G ui de. Kee p t he p l as t ic b a gs o u t of th e r ea c h o[...]

1 0 P ower Relate d The p ower p lug a nd wall o ut let  gure s may dif fer de pe ndin g on t he c ount r y spec i c at io ns and t he pr odu c t mo del. Do n ot t ou c h th e m a in p lu g or p ow er c o rd w i t h we t ha nd s . The re is a d ang er of el ec tr i c sho ck . Do n ot exc e ed t h e st a n da r d ca p ac i t y (vol t a g e/c u[...]

1 1 I f wa te r o r an ot h e r sub s t an c e en te r s t h e pow e r in pu t j ac k , AC ad a pt e r or t h e c o mp u te r , di sc on n ec t t h e p owe r c or d an d co n ta c t t h e se r vi ce ce n te r . Dama ge to t he devi c e wi thi n the c o mpu ter may c aus e ele ct r ic s hoc k or  re ha z ar d. Kee p t he p ow er c o rd o r ou t l[...]

1 2 Do n ot p l ac e h eav y ob je c t s or s t ep o nt o t he p ow e r co rd o r AC ad ap t e r to avoi d da m ag in g t h e po we r co r d or AC ad a pt e r . If th e c or d is dam age d, the re is a d ang er of el ec tr i c sho ck o r r e. Con n ec t t h e p owe r c or d t o th e AC ad a pt e r r mly. Ot he r wis e, there is a dang er of ?[...]

1 3 Bat t er y Usage Relat ed Kee p t he b a t t er y o ut o f th e r ea c h of in f an t s a nd pe t s , as t h ey c ou ld p u t t h e ba t t e r y int o t h ei r mo u t hs . The re is a d ang er of el ec tr i c sho ck o r ch ok ing. Use a n a ut h or i z e d ba t t e r y an d AC ada p t er o nl y . Plea se us e an aut ho ri zed bat te r y and ada[...]

1 4 Di sc on n ec t a ll c a bl e s co nn e c t ed t o t h e co m pu t e r b ef or e cl e an in g it . If yo u ar e cl e a nin g a no te b oo k c o mp u te r , re m ove th e b at ter y. The re is a d ang er of ele ct r ic s hoc k or d amag e to the p ro duc t. Do n ot c on n ec t a p h on e lin e c on n ec t e d t o a di gi t a l ph on e t o t he m[...]

1 5 Av oi d di r ec t su nl ig ht w h en th e c o mp u t er i s in a n ai r- t i gh t l oc a t io n suc h a s in si d e a vehi c le . The re is a d ang er of a r e ha zar d. Th e c omp uter m ay overh eat an d als o pre se nt opp or tuni t y to t hieves. Do n ot u se yo ur n ot e b oo k PC fo r l on g p er i o ds o f t im e wh il e a p ar t of y[...]

1 6 Wh e n c ar r yi ng t h e no te b oo k c om p u te r w it h ot h er i t e m s, su ch a s t h e ad a pt e r , m ou s e, b oo ks et c, t a ke c a re n ot t o p re s s any thi ng a g ai ns t t h e no te b oo k c om p u te r . If a heav y obje ct i s pre s sed agai nst t he note bo ok c omp uter , a w hit e spot o r st ain may app ea r on th e LCD.[...]

1 7 Caution Failing to fo ll ow inst r uc t ion s mar ked w ith t his sy mb ol may c au se sli ght inj ur y or dama ge to t he pr odu c t. Bat t er y Usage Relat ed Di sp o se o f wor n - o ut ba t t e r ie s p ro p er l y .  The re is a d ang er of r e or expl os ion.  The b at ter y dis po sal meth od m ay dif fer dep endi ng on yo ur c [...]

1 8 Usage Relat ed Do n ot p l ac e a c a nd le , li gh t ci g ar , et c . over o r on t h e pr od u c t . The re is a d ang er of r e. Use a w al l ou t l et o r m ul t i - pl ug w i t h a gr ou nd in g p ar t . Failing to d o so may c aus e ele ct r ic s hoc k ha z ard. Ma ke su re t o h ave th e pr od u c t te s t ed by a s af e t y se r vic [...]

1 9 Upgra de Rela ted T ake c ar e w he n t ou ch in g th e p ro d uc t o r p ar t s. The d evic e may be dama ged o r you may b e injur ed. T ake c ar e n ot t o t hr ow or dr op a c o mp u t er p a r t or dev ic e . Thi s may c ause i njur y or dama ge to t he pr odu ct . Ma ke su re t o c lo se t h e co m pu t e r cove r b ef or e co nn e c t in[...]

2 0 Cautio ns on Pre venting Dat a Loss (Hard Disk M anag eme nt) T ake c ar e n ot t o da m ag e t h e d at a o n a h ar d di sk d r i ve.  A hard d isk dr i ve is so s ens iti ve to ex ter nal i mpac t that a n exte r nal im pac t may c aus e lo ss of d ata o n th e sur fac e of t he dis k.  T ak e ex tr a c are, be c aus e movi ng th e c o[...]

2 1 P roper P osture D uring C omputer Us e Mai nta inin g a pr ope r po stur e dur in g c omp uter u se is ver y imp or ta nt to prevent p hysic al har m. The f oll owi ng in str uc t io ns are a bo ut mai nta inin g a pro pe r po stur e dur ing c ompute r use develop ed t hr oug h human e ngi nee ri ng. Pl eas e rea d and fo ll ow th em c aref ul[...]

2 2 Ey e Position Kee p t he m o ni to r o r LCD away f r om yo ur eyes by a t l ea st 5 0 c m . 50cm  Adju st th e hei ght of th e mo nito r and t he LCD scr een s o th at it s top he ight i s equ al to or l ower t han your eyes.  Avoid set t ing t he m onit or an d LCD ex c es si vely br i ght.  Keep th e mo nito r and LCD sc re en c le [...]

2 3 V olum e Control (He adpho nes a nd Spea kers ) Che c k you r volu m e r s t to l i st e n to m us ic . Che c k you r vol um e!!  Chec k if t he vo lume i s too l ou d befo re usin g hea dpho ne s.  It is n ot rec o mm end ed us ing he adp hon es for l ong p er i ods o f tim e.  A ny deviati on f ro m th e equa lizer d efaul t set t[...]

2 4 Impor t ant S afet y Information Safet y Instr uct ions Y our system is de si gne d and te ste d to me et the l ates t st anda rds f or s afet y of in for m ati on tec hno lo gy e quipm ent . Ho wever , to ensu re safe u se of t his p ro duc t, i t is imp or t ant th at the s afet y i nst r uc ti ons m ar ked on t he pr odu c t and in t he do c[...]

2 5 Care Dur ing Use  Do n ot walk o n the p ower c o rd o r all ow any th ing to r est o n it .  Do n ot spi ll any t hing o n th e system. T he bes t way to avoid sp ills i s to not e at or dr ink ne ar your sys tem.  Som e pr odu c ts have a rep lac e abl e CM O S bat te r y o n th e system b oar d. The re is a d ang er of expl osi on i[...]

2 6 Batt er y Disposal Do n ot pu t rec ha rg eab le b at te r ie s or pr o duc t s pow ere d by no n - rem ovabl e re ch ar gea bl e bat t er ie s in th e gar b ag e. Cont ac t the Sams ung Help line for infor m ation on how t o disp os e of bat t er ie s that yo u c annot u se o r rec har ge any lo ng er . Follow a ll lo c al r egul ati ons w he [...]

2 7 Connect and Disconnect the A C adapter The s oc ket- o utl et shal l be in sta lle d ne ar the equip me nt and sh all b e easi ly ac c e ss ibl e. Do n ot u np lu g t h e po we r co r d ou t by p ull in g th e c a bl e o nl y . P ower Cord R equirements The p ower c o rd s et (wall plu g, c abl e and AC adapter p lug ) you re c eive d wi th you[...]

2 8 R egu lator y Com plia nce Statements Wireless Guidance (If t ted wi th 2 .4G b and o r 5G ba nd) Low po wer , Ra dio L A N t yp e devi c es (radio f req uenc y (R F) wi rel es s c om muni c ati on dev ic es ), ope rat ing i n the 2 .4 G Hz / 5G Hz Ban d, may be pr es ent ( emb ed ded) in your n oteb oo k system. The f oll owi ng se c ti on [...]

2 9  Radio frequency wireless communication can interfere with equipment on commercial aircraft. Current aviation regulations require wireless devices to be turned off while traveling in an airplane. 802.1 1ABGN (also known as wireless Ethernet or Wi-Fi) and Bluetooth communication devices are examples of devices that provide wireless communicat[...]

3 0 United States of Am erica USA and Canada Safe t y Requirem ent s and Not ic es Do n ot touc h or m ove antenn a whi le th e unit is tr ans mit ting o r rec e ivi ng. Do n ot ho ld any c om pon ent c ont ai ning the r adi o suc h tha t the a ntenna i s ver y cl os e or to uch ing any exp ose d par t s of the bo dy , es pe ci ally t he f ac e or [...]

3 1 Unintent ional E mit t er p er FC C Par t 1 5 (If t ted wi th 2 .4G b and o r 5G ba nd) Thi s devic e c o mpl ie s wit h Par t 1 5 o f the FCC Rule s. Op er ati on is su bje ct t o the f oll owi ng t wo c o ndit io ns:( 1 ) thi s devi c e may not c aus e har mf ul inte r fere nc e, and (2 ) t his d evic e mu st ac c ept any inter fer enc e r[...]

3 2 Inte ntio nal emi t t er pe r F CC Par t 1 5 Low po wer , Ra dio L A N t yp e devi c es (radio fr eque ncy ( RF) w ir ele ss c o mmu nic at io n devic e s ), op erat in g in th e 2. 4G Hz /5G Hz Ban d, may be pr ese nt ( e mb edd ed) in your noteb o ok syste m. Thi s sec t io n is onl y appl ic ab le i f the se dev ic es a re pr es ent. Ref er [...]

3 3 F CC Par t 68 (If t ted wi th a m ode m device. ) Thi s equi pme nt c omp ile s wi th pa r t of the FCC ru le s. On t he ba ck of t his e quip ment is a lab el t hat c ont ai ns, am on g othe r info r mat ion, t he FCC re gi str ati on num be r and r in ger e quiva lenc e n umb er (R EN) for thi s equi pme nt. If r equ este d, th is inf or m[...]

3 4 Unintent ional E mit t er p er ICES - 0 03 Thi s digi t al app arat us do es n ot excee d the Clas s B lim it s for r adi o no ise e mis si ons fr om di git al a ppar atu s as set ou t in th e rad io inter fer enc e re gul ati ons o f Indu str y Can ada. Le pré se nt appa reil n umér i que n’ émet p as de br ui ts r adi oél ec tr i que s [...]

3 5 T el ecom munications p er DOC notice (for produc t s t t ed wi t h an IC- comp liant m ode m ) The I ndus tr y Cana da lab el i dent i e s c er ti e d equip me nt. T his c er ti  c ati on m eans t hat t he equip ment me ets c er tai n telec o mmuni c atio ns net wo r k pr otec ti ve, ope rat ion, a nd sa fet y requ irem ent s. Th e[...]

3 6 European Union CE M ar king and Compli ance N otic es Pro duc t s intend ed f or sa le w it hin th e Europ ean U nio n are m ar ked wi th t he Co nfo r mité Eur op éen e (CE) Mar k ing, w hic h indi c ates c o mpl ianc e w it h th e app lic ab le Dir ec ti ves an d Europ ea n st anda rds a nd amendments identi ed bel ow . This equipment al[...]

3 7 European Rad io App rov al Infor ma tio n (for produc t s t t ed wi t h EU- a pproved radio device s ) Thi s Pro duc t is a N oteb o ok c om pute r; low p ower , R adi o L A N t ype dev ic es (radio fr eque ncy ( RF) w ir ele ss c o mmu nic at io n devic e s ), op erat in g in th e 2. 4G Hz /5G Hz band, m ay be pre se nt ( e mbe dde d) in yo[...]

3 8 EU R&TTE Compliance Statements Česky [Czech] Samsung tímto prohlašuje, že tento Notebook PC je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES. Dansk [Danish] Undertegnede Samsung erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr Notebook PC overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav [...]

3 9 Malti [Maltese] Hawnhekk, Samsung, jiddikjara li dan Notebook PC jikkonforma mal- ħtiāijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm  d- Dirrettiva 1999/5/EC. Magyar [Hungarian] Alulírott, Samsung nyilatkozom, hogy a Notebook PC megfelel a vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/EC irányelv egyéb elõírása[...]

4 0 European Economic Area Restrictions Lo c al Re s t r ic t i on o f 80 2 . 1 1b/8 02 . 1 1g Rad io Usa g e [N ote to inte gr ator : T he fo llo win g st atem ents on lo c al r est r ic ti ons m ust b e publ ish ed in a ll end - u ser d oc ument at io n prov ide d wi th t he system o r pro duc t in c or p or atin g th e wir ele ss pro duc t . ] D[...]

4 1 European T el eco mmunic at ion Infor ma tio n (for produc t s t t ed wi t h EU- a pproved mode ms ) Mar k in g by the sym bo l indi c ates c omp lian c e of thi s equi pme nt to th e Radi o and T e lec om T er mi nal Equip ment D ire c ti ve 1 9 9 9 /5 /EC. Su ch m ar ki ng is in dic at ive that t his e quip ment m eet s or exce eds t he fo[...]

4 2 WEEE S YMBOL IN F ORMA TION Correct disposal of this produ ct ( Waste Elect rical & Elec tronic Equ ipment) (Ap p li c ab l e in t h e Eu ro p ea n Un io n an d o t he r Eu ro p ea n co un t r i es w i t h se p ar a te co ll e c t io n sys te m s.) Thi s mar k ing o n the p ro duc t, a c c es so r ies o r lite rat ure in dic ate s th at the[...]

4 3 Bas ic I tems The i tems i nc lude d in t he pac ka ge may var y depe ndin g on you r sel ec ti on of t he opt io nal item s. So me it ems m ay be rep lac e d wi th si mila r pro duc t s and t he c o lo r of som e ite ms may dif fer f rom t hat in t his d oc ume nt. Powe r Ca b le Char ge t he b at te r y f ul ly w hen u sin g th e c om pute r [...]

4 4 F r on t Vie w Ov er vie w Before Y ou Start!  Opt io na l item s may b e ch ang ed o r may not b e pr ovi de d dep en din g on t he c om pu ter mo de l.  The a c tua l c ol or an d ap pea ra nc e of t he c o mpu ter m ay dif fer f ro m th e pic t ure s us ed in th is gu ide. 1 Camera Lens (Optional) Using this lens, you can take still pi[...]

4 5 Status I ndi cators 1 Caps Lock This turns on when the Caps Lock key is pressed allowing capital letters to be typed without holding the Shift button down. 2 HDD/ODD This turns on when the hard disk is or ODD being accessed. 3 Wireless LAN This turns on when the wireless LAN is operating. 4 Charge Status This shows the power source and the batt[...]

4 6 Rig ht Vi ew 1 CD Drive(ODD) (Optional) Plays CD or DVD titles. Since an ODD(Optical Disk Drive) is optional, the installed drive depends on the computer model. 2 USB Port Y ou can connect USB devices to the USB port such as a keyboard/mouse, digital camera, etc. 1 2[...]

4 7 Lef t View Eit her t ype A o r B is pr ovi de d dep en din g on t he mo de l. ► T ype A Model 1 Security Lock Port Y ou can connect a Kensington lock to the Security Lock Port to prevent the computer from being stolen. 2 DC Jack A jack to connect the AC adapter that supplies power to the computer . 3 Monitor Port A port used to connect a moni[...]

4 8 Lef t View 1 Security Lock Port Y ou can connect a Kensington lock to the Security Lock Port to prevent the computer from being stolen. 2 DC Jack A jack to connect the AC adapter that supplies power to the computer . 3 Monitor Port A port used to connect a monitor , TV or projector supporting a 15pin D-SUB interface. 4 Wired LAN Port Connect th[...]

4 9 Back Vie w Bot tom Vi ew 1 Battery Latches The latch used to remove or install the battery . 2 Memory Compartment Cover The main memory is installed inside the cover . 3 Hard Disk Drive Compartment Cover The hard disk drive is installed inside the cover . 1 Battery This is a Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery that supplies power to the computer .[...]

5 0 T urn on the computer Attachi ng the Ba t ter y 1 Bat te r y prepa rat io n. 2 At t ac hin g the B at ter y . Con nec t the A C ada pter 1 Conne c t t he AC adapte r . 2 Co nne ct t he p ower c a ble.  Char ge t he b at te r y f ul ly w hen u sin g th e c om pute r fo r th e r st t im e.  Wh en us ing t he p owe r c ab le, ins er t th [...]

5 1 T ur n on the com puter Char ge t he b at te r y f ul ly w hen u sin g th e c om pute r fo r th e r st t im e. 1 Lif t up the LCD pa nel. 2 Press the Power button to turn the computer on. Power button LED is lit while the computer is turned on. Pre ss t he Fn + ( ) key to incr ea se t he LCD br i ght ne ss. Y ou c an only u se t his f un ct [...]

5 2 Us ing S l eep Mode Wi ndow s X P , W ind ows V is ta o r Wi ndo ws 7 . Sle ep m ode e nab les s wi tchi ng th e c om puter t o St and by mod e in or der to m inim ize po wer c onsu mpti on an d ena ble s use r s to use t he c o mpute r inst ant ly by pr es sin g any ke y on t he mou se or keyb oar d. Using Sleep M od e in Wind ows 7 / Vi sta C[...]

5 3 Cha pter 2. Using the computer Keyboard 54 T ouchpad 57 CD Drive (ODD, Optional) 58 Inserting and Ejecting a CD 58 Multi Card Slot (Optional) 59 ExpressCard Slot (Optional) 61 Adjusting the V olume 62[...]

5 4 K e ybo ard Sho r tcut key func ti on s and pr oc e dur es ar e disc us se d in t he fo llow in g sec t ion s.  The keyb oa rd im ag e may di f f er f ro m th e ac tua l keybo ard.  Y ou c an only u se t he ho t keys and th e pr e - deter mi ne d sho r tcut keys ( W in do ws key , app lic a ti on key , volu me key , etc. ) af t er in st a[...]

5 5 Fn+ Na m e Func t io n Mu t e Y ou c an tur n th e so und o n or of f af ter ins ta lli ng W in dow s XP or W in dow s 7 / V is ta . Sa m su ng Su pp o r t Ce nt e r Sys tem di agn os is, r ec ove r y a nd In ter net c o ns ult at io n pro gr am , Sam sun g Sup po r t Cente r , w ill b e lau nc he d. (Opti ona l) Y ou c an only u se t his f un [...]

5 6 Scre en Bri ght nes s Cont rol T o adj ust t he LCD br ig htne ss p re ss t he F n + ( ) ke y c om binat io n or t he F n + ( ) ke y c omb inat io n. The c han ge d sc ree n br ig htne s s is dis played at t he c ent er of th e sc re en fo r a mom ent . Y ou c an use t he sc r een b r ig htn es s c ont ro l keys af ter inst a llin g W ind ows a[...]

5 7 T ouch pad The to uc hpa d prov ide s th e sam e fu nc ti on as a m ous e and t he lef t and r i ght but tons of th e touc hpa d plays t he r ole of t he l ef t an d r ight b ut to ns of a m ous e. Before Y ou Start!  Use t he T ou ch pad w it h you r n ger s. U sin g a sha r p ob jec t m ay dama ge t he T o uc hpa d.  If you t ouc h t[...]

5 8 C D Driv e ( O DD , Opt ional ) A n opti c al di sk dr ive i s opti ona l and m ay dif fer dep end ing on yo ur c om pute r mo del. For det aile d sp ec i c at ion s, refe r to the c atal og ue.  Do n ot in ser t a cr ac ked o r sc ratc he d C D. O the r wis e, th e CD m ay bre ak an d dam age t he o pti c al di sk dr i ve wh en t he C D [...]

5 9 Mu lti Car d Slo t ( Opt ional ) Usin g the m ult i c ard s lot , you c an r ead an d wr i te dat a to a S DH C, M M C and S D c ar d. Y ou c an u se a c ar d as a re movabl e dis k and c o nvenient ly exchang e dat a wi th di git al devic e s suc h as a di git al c a mer a, di git al c a mc or der , M P3 , etc. Y ou c an only u se i t af ter i[...]

6 0 Usi n g a M em o r y St ic k D u o, Mi ni SD a nd R S - MM C Sin c e th e above c a rds a re to o sma ll, you c annot in se r t the c ar ds into t he sl ot di rec t ly . Ins er t the c a rd i nto th e de dic at ed adap ter (a vail abl e f ro m mo st ele c tr oni c ret ai le rs ) and t he n ins er t the a dapt er int o the m ult i c ar d sl ot. [...]

6 1 Express C ard S lot ( Opt ional ) Y ou c an u se E x pre ss c ards usi ng t his sl ot. The E x pr es sC ard s lot c an b e re gar ded a s th e nex t gen erat io n PC M CI A c ard s pe ci  c ati on and sup po r ts L AN , T V T un er an d Sou nd c ar ds. T his c o mpute r ’s slot supp or ts t he E x pre s s Car d /3 4 spec i c at ion. Y o[...]

6 2 A djusti ng the V olume Y ou c an a djus t the vo lume u sin g the keybo ar d and t he volu me c ont ro l pr og ram. Adjusting t he V o lume u sing th e Ke yb oard Pres s t he F n + ( ) k ey c om bina ti on or F n + ( ) k ey c om bina ti on to ad just t he volum e. Pres s t he F n + ( ) k ey c o mbin ati on to tur n th e volum e on o r of f . Y[...]

Cha pter 3. Settings and Upg r ade LCD Brightness Control 64 BIOS Setup 65 Entering the BIOS Setup 65 The BIOS Setup Screen 66 Setting a Boot Password 68 Changing the Boot Priority 70 Upgrading Memory 71 Battery 73 Installing/Removing the Battery 73 Charging the Battery 74 Measuring the Remaining Battery Charge 75 Extending the Battery Usage T ime [...]

6 4 L CD B rightness C ontr ol Y ou c an a djus t the LCD br i ght nes s in 8 l evels. Before Y ou Start! The LCD b r ig htn es s is t he b ri ght est ( Level 8) when t he c o mp ute r is r unn ing o n AC powe r , a nd it b ec o me s dim me r wh en r unn ing o n bat ter y power . Controllin g th e Bri ghtn ess Using t he Keyboard Y ou c an u se t h[...]

6 5 BIOS Se tup The B IO S Setu p enab le s you to c o n gure yo ur c omp uter h ard war e ac c or ding to yo ur nee ds. Before Y ou Start!  Use t he B IO S set up to de n e a bo ot pa ss wor d, ch ang e th e bo ot ing p r io r it y , or ad d a new dev ic e. Sin c e inc o r re c t set t in gs may c a use yo ur sys tem to m al fun c ti on o[...]

6 6 The B IOS Setup Screen Eit her t ype A o r B is pr ovi de d dep en din g on t he mo de l. M en u De sc r i p ti o n Sy sI n fo / Ma i n Use d to c han ge t he ba si c syste m and e nvir onm ent s et t in gs. Ad van c e d Use d to c o n gur e ad vanc e d fu nc ti on s on yo ur c om put er fo r devi c es a nd c hip set s. Se c ur i t y Use d t[...]

6 7 System S etup Key s In th e Setup, you have to use t he keybo ard. F1 Press to view the Setup Help. Up & Down Keys Press to move up and down. F5/F6 Press to change the item value. F9 Press to load the default Setup settings. ESC Press to return to a higher level menu or to move to the Exit menu. Left & Right Keys Press to move to anothe[...]

6 8 Set t ing a Supe r visor Password A Supe r vis or Pas swor d is re quir ed to t ur n the c o mpu ter on o r to st ar t the S yste m Setup. Wh en set ting a Su per vi sor Pa sswo rd, us er s othe r tha n a supe r viso r c ann ot use t he c omp uter . 1 Sel ec t t he Se cu r i t y menu in th e BI OS Se tup. 2 In the Se t Su p er vi so r Pa ssw or[...]

6 9 Befo re c o n gur in g a user p as swor d, a supe r viso r pas swo rd mu st have bee n c on gur ed. D eac t ivat ing t he sup er vis or pas swor d als o de act ivate s th e use r pas swor d. In th e Se t Us er Pa s swo rd item, p re ss < En te r > and c o mpl ete the p ro c edu res f r om Step 3 of S et t ing a S upe r viso r Pass w[...]

7 0 C hang ing the B oot P r iorit y The d efaul t bo ot pr io r it y o f your c o mpute r is t he CD - ROM r st , th en a re movabl e devic e and t hen t he har d dis k dr ive in t his o rde r . By defau lt, t he hi ghe st b oot p ri or i t y devi c e is set to t he C D - RO M / DVD dr i ve. As an example, t he pr oc e dure s to c han ge th e h[...]

7 1 Upgr adi ng Memor y One o r mo re m emo r y modu les a re ins ta lle d on t he c om pute r . The re ar e 2 mem or y slot s an d user s c a n rep lac e t he ins ta lle d mem or y or ad d new mem or y . Before Y ou Start!  Repl ac e ne w mem or y on ly af ter shu t t ing t he c o mp uter d ow n c om ple tely. Do n ot re pla c e me mo r y when [...]

7 2 3 Push th e mem or y m odule d own so t hat it is co mple tel y xed. If the mem or y doe s not  t ea sily , pu sh th e mem or y module d own while pulling the m emo r y module lat ch es o ut war d. 4 Clos e the m emo r y c ompar tment c over and fas t en th e sc rew. Re mov in g a m e mo r y mo d ul e Pull t he m em or y mo dul e latc he [...]

7 3 Batt er y Plea se ref er to th e fo llow ing i nst r uc ti ons w hen r u nnin g the c o mpu ter on b at ter y po wer wit ho ut c on nec t ing t he AC power . A Lit hium - Ion sm ar t bat ter y is su ppli ed w it h thi s c omp uter . Before Y ou Start!  Car ef ull y rea d and f ol low t he p rec auti ons p r inte d on t he b at te r y b efo r[...]

7 4 3 T o ins t all the b at ter y a gain, slide the bat ter y int o the s ys te m. The b at t er y latche s move inwards and x th e bat ter y au tomat ic ally . Che ck i f th e bat ter y l atc h has b ee n moved i nwar ds. Cha r gi ng the Batter y 1 Att a ch t he bat ter y and conn ec t the AC adapte r to th e DC-in jack of t he comp ute r . Th[...]

7 5 Measu rin g the R ema in i ng Batter y C ha r ge Y ou c an v iew t he bat ter y c har ge s tat us by c omp let ing t he fo llow in g pro c ed ure s. T o u se th e shor tcut key to view Y ou c an o nly u se th is f unc ti on af ter ins ta llin g Wi ndow s X P or W ind ows 7 / V is ta a nd inst al ling t he Ea sy Di sp l ay M an ag e r pro gr am [...]

7 6 Using the Ba t te r y Calibrat ion F unc tion Wh en c harg ing /disc har gin g the b at te r y rep eate dly f or a sh or t tim e only , the ba t ter y usa ge ti me m ay be red uc ed by th e dif fere nc e bet we en t he ac tua l bat t er y char ge an d the rem ainin g ch arg e disp lay . In th is c as e, the ac tu al bat ter y c har ge an d the [...]

7 7 Us ing the Sec urit y Lock P or t Y ou c an c o nne ct a Ken sing ton l oc k to t he Se cur i t y Lo ck p or t to pr event your c om pute r fr om b eing s tol en wh en you have to us e th e c omp uter in a p ubli c pla c e. T o us e thi s feat ure, you have to pur ch ase t he Kensi ngt on lo ck a ddi tio nal ly . T o us e the Kens ing ton l oc [...]

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8 0 P rod uct Specications The sys tem sp ec i c at ion s may dif fer de pen ding o n th e der i ved mo de ls. For det aile d syste m spe ci  c ati ons, r efer to t he pr od uc t c at alo gu e. NP- R53 8/ R5 8 8 CPU (Optional) Intel Celeron/Pentium Dual Core/i3, i5, i7(Core) Processor Main Memory (Optional) Memory T ype : DDR3 SODIMM Main [...]

8 1 Registered T rademarks Sam sung i s a re giste re d tr adem ar k of Sa msun g Co., Ltd. Intel, Pent ium /C el er on are r eg iste red t ra dem ar ks of th e Intel C o r por at ion. Mic r os of t , MS - D O S, and W in dow s are re gi stere d t rad emar ks of t he M ic ro sof t Co r po rat io n. A ll oth er pr odu c t or c om pany nam es m enti [...]

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