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Notebook PC U ser Manual March 2012 E7169[...]

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

Notebook PC User Manual 3 Chapter 4: Using the Notebook PC T ouchpad ............................................................................................................ 5 5 Using the touchpad ....................................................................................... 56 T ouchpad usage illustr ations ...........................[...]

4 Notebook PC User Manual Wireless Operation Channel f or Different Domains ...................... A-32 F rance Restricted Wireless F requency Bands .................................. A-32 UL Safety Notices ....................................................................................... A-34 Po wer Safety Requirement ........................[...]

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

6 Notebook PC User Manual About This User’s Manual Y ou are reading the Notebook PC User’ s Manual . This User’ s Manual provides inf ormation regarding the various componen ts in the Notebook PC and how to use them. T he following ar e major sec tions of this User ’ s Manual: 1. Introducing the Notebook PC I n troduces you to the Not ebook[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 7 Safety Precautions The follo wing safety precautions will increase the lif e of the Notebook PC. F ollow all precautions and instructions. Ex cept as described in this manual, ref er all ser vicing to qualied personnel . Battery safety warning: DO NO T throw the battery in re. DO NO T short ci rcuit the conta cts. DO[...]

8 Notebook PC User Manual SAFE TEMP: T his Notebook PC should only be used in envir onments with ambient temperatur es between 5°C (41°F) and 35°C (95°F). DO NO T carr y or cov er a Notebook PC that is power ed ON with any mat erials that will reduce air cir culation such as a carr ying bag . DO NO T throw the Notebook PC in municipal waste . T[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 9 T r anspor ta tion Precautions T o prepare the Notebook PC for transport, you should turn it OFF and disconnect all external peripherals to pre vent damage to the connectors . The hard disk driv e’ s head retracts when the power is turned OFF to preven t scratching of the hard disk surface during transport. Therefor e, y[...]

10 Notebook PC User Manual Co ver Y our Notebook PC Pur chase a carr ying bag to prot ect the Notebook PC from dir t, w ater , shock, and scratches. Charge Y our Batteries If you intend to use batt er y pow er , be sure t o fully charge your battery pack and any optional battery packs before going on long trips. Remember that the pow er adapter cha[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 11 Preparing your Notebook PC These are only quick instructions for using y our Notebook PC. Installing the Battery Pack Connecting the P ower A dapter C A B C A B A C B[...]

12 Notebook PC User Manual Open the display panel A. Hold the base of your Notebook PC then lift up the display panel with your thumb. B. Slowly tilt the disp lay p anel f orward or bac kward t o a co mfortable viewing angle. T urn the pow er on Press the power button.[...]

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

14 Notebook PC User Manual Top Side The keyboard lay out diers for each t erritor y . X301 Intel X401 Intel and AMD 0 1 2 3 - e 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 15 X501 Intel and AMD 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]

16 Notebook PC User Manual Microphone (Built-in) The built-in mono microphone can be used for video confer encing, voic e narrations, or simple audio recor dings. C amer a The built-in camera allows picture taking or video recor ding. Can be used with video conf erencing and other interactive applications .. D isplay P anel The display panel functi[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 17 5 Keyboard The keyboard provides full-siz ed keys with comfortable trav el (depth at which the keys can be depressed) and palm rest f or both hands. T wo W indows function keys are provided t o help ease navigation in the Windo ws operating system. T ouchpad The touchpad is a pointing device that pro vides the same functi[...]

18 Notebook PC User Manual X301Intel 1 3 2 4 5 Bottom Side The bottom si de may vary in appearance depending on mo del. The bat ter y pack size varies depending on model . W ARNING! T he bottom of the Notebook PC can get very hot. Be careful when ha ndling the Notebook PC while it is in operation or recently been in opera tion. High temperatures ar[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 19 X401Intel X401AMD 1 3 2 4 5 1 3 2 4 5[...]

20 Notebook PC User Manual X501Intel X501AMD 1 3 2 4 5 1 3 2 4 5[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 21 1 2 Battery Lock - Spring The spring batter y lock is used t o keep the batter y pack secured. W hen the batter y pack is inserted, it will automatically lock. T o remove the battery pack , this spring lock must be held in the unlocked position. Battery Pack The batter y pack is aut omatically charged when the Notebook PC[...]

22 Notebook PC User Manual Memory (R AM) C ompartment The memor y compartment provides expansion capabilities for additional memory . Additional memory will increase application per f ormance by decreasing har d disk access. The BIOS automatically det ec ts the amoun t of memor y in the system and congur es CMOS accordingly during the POST (P ow[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 23 Right Side 2 3 1 4 5 6 X301 Intel X401/X501 Intel and AMD 1 Headphone Output Jack T he s tere o h eadph one ja ck (1/ 8 i nch) i s us ed to c onnec t the No tebook PC’s audio out sig nal to amp lied speakers or h eadphones. Using this jack automat ically disa bles the built-in speakers. Microphone Input Jack The m on[...]

24 Notebook PC User Manual 2 USB Port 3.0 The USB (Universal Serial Bus) por t is compatible with USB 3.0, 2.0, or USB 1.1 devices such as keyboards , pointing devices, cameras , hard disk drives , printers, and scanners connected in a series up to 4.8Gbits/sec (USB 3.0), 480Mbits/sec (USB 2.0), and 12Mbits/sec (USB 1.1). USB allows man y devices t[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 25 LAN Port The RJ-45 LAN port with eight pins is larger than the RJ-11 mo dem po rt a nd s uppo rts a s tan dar d Et her net ca ble fo r c o n n e c t i o n t o a l o c a l n e t w o r k . T h e b u i l t - i n c o n n e c t o r allows convenient use without additional adapters. Flash Memory Slot Normally an ex ternal memor[...]

26 Notebook PC User Manual Left Side X301Intel X401/X501 Intel and AMD 4 2 3 1 1 2 K ensington® Lock P or t The Kensington® lock por t allo ws the Notebook PC to be secured using Kensington® compa tible Notebook PC security products. These security products usually include a metal cable and lock that prev ent the Notebook PC to be remov ed from [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 27 4 3 USB Port 2.0 The USB (Universal Serial Bus) por t is compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 devices such as keyboards , pointing devices, cameras , hard disk drives , printers, and scanners connected in a series up to 12Mbits/sec (USB 1.1) and 480Mbits/sec (USB 2.0). USB allows man y devices to run simultaneously on a sin[...]

28 Notebook PC User Manual Rear Side Battery Pack The batter y pack is aut omatically charged when the Notebook PC is connected to an A C power sourc e and maintains power t o the Notebook PC when AC pow er is not connected. This allo ws use when moving temporarily between locations. Batt er y time varies by usage and b y the specications for th[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 29 Front Side 1 1 Status Indicators Status indicators represent various hardware/software conditions. See indicator details in Chapter 3. 1 X301 Intel X401 Intel and AMD X501 Intel and AMD[...]

30 Notebook PC User Manual[...]

3 Chapter 3: Getting Started[...]

32 Notebook PC User Manual Power System Using A C P ow er The Notebook PC pow er is comprised of two par ts , the power adapter and the battery power system. T he power adapter c onverts AC pow er from a wall outlet to the DC po wer required b y the Notebook PC. Y our Notebook PC comes with a universal A C-DC adapter . T hat means that you ma y con[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 33 IMPORT ANT! Damage ma y occur if you use a dier ent adapter 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 servicing. Seek ser vicing if y ou suspect a fault y A C-DC adapter . Y ou[...]

34 Notebook PC User Manual IMPORT ANT! Nev er attempt to remo ve 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 o wer The Not ebook PC is desi gned to w ork with a re movable ba tter y pack. The battery pack consists of a set of battery cells house[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 35 IMPORT ANT! Only use ba tter y packs and po wer adapters supplied with this Notebook PC or specically approv ed by the manufacturer or retailer for use with this model or else damage may occur to the Not ebook PC. T o remo ve the battery pack: C A B C A B[...]

36 Notebook PC User Manual W ARNING! F or safety reasons , DO NOT thr ow the battery in re, DO NOT short circuit the contacts, and DO NO T disassemble the battery. If there is an y abnormal operation or damage to the battery pack caused by impact, turn OFF the Notebook PC and contact an authorized ser vic e center . Battery Care The Notebook PC?[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 37 IMPORT ANT! T o protect the hard disk drive , always wait at least 5 seconds after turning OFF your Notebook PC bef ore turning it back ON. W ARNING! DO NO T carr y or c over a Notebook PC that is power ed ON with any materials that will reduc e air circulation such as a carr ying bag . Before bootup , the display panel ?[...]

38 Notebook PC User Manual IMPORT ANT! If warnings ar e still given during bootup after running a software disk checking utilit y , y ou should take your Notebook PC in for servicing. Continued use ma y result in data loss. Self Monitoring and Repor ting T echnology The S.M.A.R.T . (S elf Monitoring and Repor ting T echnology) checks the hard disk [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 39 Y ou will be w arned when battery power is low . If you continue to ignore the lo w batter y w arnings, the Notebook PC eventually enters suspend mode ( W indows default uses STR). Screen captures shown her e are examples only and may not reect what you see in your sy stem. Checking Battery Po wer The battery system im[...]

40 Notebook PC User Manual W ARNING! DO NO T leave the ba tter y pack dischar ged. The battery pack will discharge over time. If not using a battery pack, it must continued to be charged ev er y thr ee months to extend recov er y capacity or else it may fail to char ge in the future. The battery stops charging if the tempera ture is too high or the[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 41 IMPORT ANT! T o protect the hard drive , wait at least 5 seconds after turning OFF your Notebook PC befor e turning it back ON. P ow er Options The pow er switch turns ON and OFF the Notebook PC or putting the Notebook PC into sleep or hibernation modes. A c tual behavior of the pow er switch can be customized in W indows[...]

42 Notebook PC User Manual Emergency Shutdown In case your operating system cannot pr operly turn OFF or restar t, there is an additional way t o shutdown your Notebook PC: Hold the power butt on over 4 seconds. IMPORT ANT! DO NO T use emergency shutdown while data is being written; doing so can result in loss or destruction of your data.[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 43 Sleep and Hibernate P ower management settings can be found in the W indow s > Con trol Panel > Har dware and Sound > Po wer Options . In P ower Options , you can dene Sleep/Hibernate or Shut Do wn for closing the display panel or pressing the pow er button. Sleep and Hibernate sav es power when your Notebook [...]

44 Notebook PC User Manual Sleep is the same as Suspend-to- RAM (STR). This function stores your current da ta and status in RAM while many components are turned OFF . Because RAM is volatile , it requires pow er to keep (refresh) the da ta. Click the W indows button and the arrowhead next to the lock icon to see this option. Y ou can also use the [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 45 Thermal P ow er C ontrol There ar e three power c ontrol methods for con trolling the Notebook PC’ s thermal stat e. These pow er control cannot be congur ed by the user and should be known in case the Notebook PC should enter these states . The follo wing temperatures r epresent the chassis temperatur e (not CPU). ?[...]

46 Notebook PC User Manual Special Keyboard Functions Hot K eys The Hot Key locations on the function keys may vary depending on model but the functions should remain the same. F ollow the icons instead of the function keys. “Z Z ” I con (f1): Places the Not ebook PC in suspend mode (either Save-to-R AM or Sa ve -t o -Disk depending on sleep bu[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 47 L CD/Monitor Icons (f8): T oggles between the Notebook PC’ s L CD displa y and an external monitor in this series: L CD Only -> CRT Only (External Monitor) -> LCD + CRT Clone -> L CD + CRT Extend. ( This function does not work in 256 Colors , select H igh C olor in Display Pr oper ty Settings.) NO TE: Must conn[...]

48 Notebook PC User Manual Fn+C: T oggles “Splendid Video Intelligent T echnology ” function ON and OFF . This allows switching betw een dier ent display color enhancement modes in or der to impro ve contrast, brightness , sk in t one, and color saturation f or red, gr een, and blue independently . Y ou can see the current mode through the o[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 49 Extended Keyboard An extended keyboard is available on selected models. T he extended keyboard has a dedicated numeric keypad for easy number entry. U se [Num Lk / Scr Lk] to toggle between using the extended keypad as numbers or as pointer directions. T he pointer direction keys ar e for naviga tion between elds or ce[...]

50 Notebook PC User Manual Multimedia C ontrol K eys The multimedia contr ol keys allows f or convenient c ontrolling of the multimedia application. The f ollowing denes the meaning of each multimedia control key on the Not ebook PC. Use the [F n] key in combination with the arrow keys f or CD control functions. Some control key functions may de[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 51 Swit ches Switches and Status Indicators P ower S witch The powe r switch turns ON and OFF the Not ebook PC or putt ing the Notebook PC into sleep or hibernation modes . Actual behavior of the pow er switch can be customized in W indows Contr ol Panel “P ower Options. ”[...]

52 Notebook PC User Manual Status Indicat ors Po wer Indicator The power indicator lights when the Not ebook PC is turned ON and blinks slowly when the Notebook PC is in the Suspend-to- RAM (Sleep) mode. T his indicator is OFF when the Notebook PC is turned OFF or in the Suspend-to-Disk (H ibernation) mode . Battery Charge Indicator (dual-color) Th[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 53 Driv e Activity Indic a tor I n dicates tha t the Notebook PC is access ing one or mor e storage device(s) such as the hard disk. The light ashes pr opor tional to the access time . Bluet ooth / Wir eless Indicator This is only applicable on models with internal Bluetooth (BT ) and built-in wireless LAN. T his indicato[...]

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

Notebook PC User Manual 55 Touchpad The touchpad is an interactive device that interprets the gestures and position o f your  ngers t o simulate t he func tions of a regular mouse. It is also an alternative to mouse to position cursor onscreen. The following illustration shows the features of the touchpad: Left-click button (area inside the dott[...]

56 Notebook PC User Manual Using the touchpad The touchpad allows you to use one-nger and multi-nger gestures to m ove the pointer so you can s elect a nd cli ck items, rotate and zoom images, scroll lists, as well as swipe and switch between windows. Moving the pointer Y ou ca n t ap or c l ic k a n yw h e re o n t h e to u c hp a d to ac t [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 57 T a p once to select an i tem. Click once to select an item, then double -click to open. Click once to select an item and view its menu options. Left click Right click Drag Select an item by tapping twice, then slide the same nger without lifting it o the touchpad. Release your nger from the touchpad to drop the [...]

58 Notebook PC User Manual T o rotate an image, place two ngers on the touchpad then turn one nger clockwise or counterclockwise while the other stays still . T o enable continuous scrolling, hold your ngers on the edge of the touchpad when moving fr om up to down or left to right and vice versa. T he mouse pointer changes to a double-head[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 59 The t ouch pad r espo nds to m ove ment n ot t o forc e. T he re i s no n eed to tap the surface too hard. Tapping too hard does not increase the responsiveness of the touchpad. The touchpad responds best to light pressure. Caring for the touchpad The touchpad is pressure sensitive. If not properly cared for, it can be ea[...]

60 Notebook PC User Manual Disabling the touchpad automatically You can automatically disable the touchpad when an external USB mouse is attached. To disable the touchpad: 1. Go to Control Panel . Change view settings to Large Icons then select Mouse. 2. Select the ELAN tab. 3. Tick the box with the Tick the box with the Disable when external point[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 61 Flash Memory Card Reader Normally a memor y car d reader must be purchased separat ely in order to use memory cards from devices such as dig ital cameras, MP3 players , mobile phones, and PDA s. This Notebook PC has a single built-in memory card reader that can support SD/MMC as shown in the example below . T he built-in [...]

62 Notebook PC User Manual Hard Disk Drive Hard disk drives ha ve higher capacities and operate at much fast er speeds than oppy disk drives and optical drives . The Notebook PC comes with a replaceable har d disk drive. C urrent hard drives suppor t S.M.A.R.T . (Self M onit oring and Repor ting T echnology) to detect hard disk errors or failur [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 63 Memor y (RAM) Additional memory will increase application per f ormance by decreasing hard disk ac cess. V isit an authorized ser vice c enter or retailer f or information on memor y upg rades for your Not ebook PC. Only purchase expansion modules fr om authorized retailers of this Notebook PC to ensure maximum c ompatibi[...]

64 Notebook PC User Manual The built-in network cannot be installed later as an upg rade. After purchase, network can be installed as an expansion car d. Connections Network C onnection Connect a network cable, with RJ-45 connectors on each end, to the modem/network por t on the Not ebook PC and the other end to a hub or switch. F or 100 BASE- TX /[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 65 T wist ed-Pair Cable 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 P air Ethernet ( TPE). The end connectors are called RJ-45 c onnec t ors, which are not compatible with RJ-11 telephone connectors . If connec ting two computers together without a[...]

66 Notebook PC User Manual W ireless LAN C onnec tion (on selected models) The optional built-in wireless LAN is a c ompact easy-to -use wir eless Ethernet adapter . Implementing the IEEE 802.11 standar d for wireless LAN ( WLAN), the optional built-in wireless LAN is capable of fast data transmission rat es using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (D[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 67 Ad-hoc mode The Ad-hoc mode allo ws the Notebook PC to connect to another wireless device . No access point (AP) is r equired 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 Notebook PC and ot[...]

68 Notebook PC User Manual W indow s W ireless Netw ork C onnec tion Connecting to a networ k 1. Switch ON the W ireless function if necessar y f or your model (see switches in Section 3). 2. Pr ess [FN+F2] repeatedly until wireless LAN icon and Bluetooth icon are sho wn. Or double click the W ireless Console icon in W indows notication area and[...]

Notebook PC User Manual 69 5. When connecting, y ou may have to en ter 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 Notica tion area. The crossed wir eless network icon appears when you press <F n> + <F2> to disable the WLAN function.[...]

70 Notebook PC User Manual Bluetooth W ir eless Connection (on selected models) Notebook PCs with Bluetooth technology eliminat es the need for cables for connecting Bluetooth-enabled devices. Examples of Bluetooth-enabled devices may be Notebook PCs, Desktop PCs , mobile phones, and PD As. If your Notebook PC did not come with built-in Bluetooth, [...]

Notebook PC User Manual 71 Or double click the W ireless Console icon in the W indows notication 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 Blue[...]

72 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 r elationship is successfully built. Click Close to nish the setting.[...]

A Appendix[...]

A-2 Notebook PC User Manual Optional Accessories These items , if desired, come as optional items t o complement your 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 ash memor y di[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-3 Operating System and Software This Notebook PC may o er (depending on territory) its customers the choice of a pre-installed Microsof t W indow s operating syst em. The choices and languages will depend on the territory . The levels of hardwar e and soft war e suppor t may v ar y depending on the installed operating s[...]

A-4 Notebook PC User Manual Sy stem BIOS Settings Boot Device 1. On the Boot screen, select Boot O ption #1 . : S e le c t S c r ee n : Se l e ct I te m E nt e r : S e le c t + /— : C h an g e O p t . F 1: Ge n e ra l He l p F 9: Op t i mi z e d D e fa u l ts F 10 : Sa v e ES C : E x it V er s i on 2 .1 4 . 12 1 9 . C o py r i gh t (C ) 20 1 1 A [...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-5 2. Pr ess [Enter] and select a device as the Boot Option #1 . : S e le c t S c r ee n : Se l e ct I te m E nt e r : S e le c t + /— : C h an g e O p t . F 1: Ge n e ra l He l p F 9: Op t i mi z e d D e fa u l ts F 10 : Sa v e ES C : E x it V er s i on 2 .1 4 . 12 1 9 . C o py r i gh t (C ) 20 1 1 A m e ri c a n M e ga [...]

A-6 Notebook PC User Manual Security Setting : S e le c t S c r ee n : Se l e ct I te m E nt e r : S e le c t + /— : C h an g e O p t . F 1: Ge n e ra l He l p F 2: Pr e v io u s V a l ue s F 9: Op t i mi z e d D e fa u l ts F 10 : Sa v e ES C : E x it V er s i on 2 .1 4 . 12 1 9 . C o py r i gh t (C ) 20 1 1 A m e ri c a n M e ga t r en d s , I [...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-7 T o set the password: 1. On the Security screen, select Set M ast er Passw ord or Set User P assword . 2. T ype in a passwor d and press [Enter]. 3. Re -type to conrm the passwor d and press [Enter]. 4. P assword is then set. T o clear the password: 1. On the Security screen, select Set M ast er Passw ord or Set User [...]

A-8 Notebook PC User Manual I/O Interface Security T o lock the I/O inter face: 1. On the Security screen, select I/O Inter fac e Securit y . 2. Select an inter face you w ould like to lock and click L OCKED . The I/O Interface Security settings can only be altered when you log in with Administr ator privilege. : S e le c t S c r ee n : Se l e ct I[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-9 USB Interface Security T o lock the USB inter face: 1. On the Security screen, select I/O Inter fac e Securit y > USB Interface Security . 2. Select an inter face you w ould like to lock and click Lock . The USB Interface Security settings can only be altered when you log in with Administr ator privilege. If you set U[...]

A-10 Notebook PC User Manual HDD Passw ord : S e le c t S c r ee n : Se l e ct I te m E nt e r : S e le c t + /— : C h an g e O p t . F 1: Ge n e ra l He l p F 2: Pr e v io u s V a l ue s F 9: Op t i mi z e d D e fa u l ts F 10 : Sa v e ES C : E x it V er s i on 2 .1 4 . 12 1 9 . C o py r i gh t (C ) 20 1 1 A m e ri c a n M e ga t r en d s , I n [...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-11 T o set the HDD password: 1. On the Security screen, click Set Master Passw ord , type in a password and pr ess [Enter]. 2. Re -type to conrm the passwor d and press [Enter]. 3. Click Set User P assword and repea t the previous steps to set up the user password . 4. P assword is then set. • T he HDD P assword can o[...]

A-12 Notebook PC User Manual Save C hanges If you want to keep y our conguration settings, y ou must save changes befor e exiting the BIOS setup utility. : S e le c t S c r ee n : Se l e ct I te m E nt e r : S e le c t + /— : C h an g e O p t . F 1: Ge n e ra l He l p F 9: Op t i mi z e d D e fa u l ts F 10 : Sa v e ES C : E x it V er s i on 2[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-13 C ommon Problems and Solutions Hardwar e Problem - 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 tr y again. 2. I f upda ting the BIOS does not help, try better quality discs and tr y again. 3. If the problem still exist, contact your local service[...]

A-14 Notebook PC User Manual Hardwar e Problem - Built-in Camer a The built-in camera does not w ork correctly . 1. Check “Device Manager ” to see if there are an y problems. 2. T ry reinstalling the webcam driver to solv e the problem. 3. If the problem is not solved, upda te the BIOS to the latest version and try again. 4. If the problem stil[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-15 Symptom & Solutions: A. P roblem might be in the MB, HDD , or NB; visit a local service center for assistance . B. P r o bl em c au se d b y th e op er at in g sy s te m, t ry re st o ri ng y ou r sy s te m us - in g th e r ec o ve ry pa rti ti on o r di sc . IMPORT ANT! Y ou must backup all your data to another loc[...]

A-16 Notebook PC User Manual CAUTION! DO NO T connect to the Internet befor e you have installed an anti-virus software and Internet rewall to pr otect yourself from viruses . Sof tw are Problem - ASUS bundled software When I power ON the Not ebook PC, there will be an “Open policy le error ” message. A. Reinstall the latest v ersion “P[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-17 5. If problem still cannot be solved, use the r ecovery process to reinstall your en tire system. IMPORT ANT! Y ou must backup all your data to another loca tion before r ecovering . CAUTION! DO NO T connect to the Internet befor e you have installed an anti-virus software and Internet rewall to pr otect yourself fro[...]

A-18 Notebook PC User Manual Sof tw are Problem - BIOS Updating the BIOS. 1. Please verify the Notebook PC’ s e xact model and download the latest BIOS le f or your model from the ASUS websit e and save it in your ash disk drive . 2. Connect your ash disk drive to the Not ebook PC and power on the Notebook PC. 3. Use the Start Easy Flash[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-19 Recovering Your Notebook PC Using Rec ov er y P ar tition The Recov er y P artition quick ly restor es your Notebook PC’ s softwar e to its original working state. Bef ore using the Recovery Partition, copy y our data les (such as Outlook PST les) to USB storage devices or to a network drive and make note of an [...]

A-20 Notebook PC User Manual Recov er W indows to en tire HD with two partitions. T hi s op t io n de le t es a l l pa rti ti o ns f r om y o ur h ar d d ri v e a nd c r ea t es t wo ne w p art it io ns “C” ( 40 % ) an d “D ” (6 0% ). 6. F ollow the onscreen instructions to complete the r ecovery process . Visit the ASUS w ebsite at ww w .a[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-21 Using the Reco very DVD: DVD: : 1. I nsert the Recovery DVD into the optical drive. Y our Notebook PC needs to be pow ered 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 [En ter] to boot from the Reco ver y DVD . 3. Select OK to star t to[...]

A-22 Notebook PC User Manual DVD-ROM Drive Information The Notebook PC comes with an optional DVD-ROM drive or a CD-ROM drive. In order to view DVD titles, y ou must install your own DVD viewer software . Optional DVD viewer software may be purchased with this Notebook PC. T he DVD-R OM driv e allows the use of both CD and DVD discs. Regional Playb[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-23 Region Denitions Region 1 Canada, US, US T erritories Region 2 Czech, Egypt, F inland, F rance , Germany , Gulf States, Hungary , Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland , I taly , Japan, Netherlands , Nor wa y , Poland , P or tugal, Saudi Ar abia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, S yria, T urkey , UK, Greece[...]

A-24 Notebook PC User Manual Blu-ray ROM Drive Information (on selected models) Region Denitions Region A Nor th, Central and So uth Ame rican countr ies, and the ir terr itories; T aiw an, Hong Kong, Macao , Japan, Korea (South and Nor th), South East Asian countries and their territories . Region B Eur opean, A frican, and So uth W est As ian [...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-25 Internal Modem Compliancy The Notebook PC with int ernal modem model complies with JA TE ( Japan), FC C (US, Canada, Korea, T aiwan), and C TR21. T he internal modem has been appro ved in accordanc e with Council Decision 98/482/EC for pan-Eur opean single terminal connection to the public switched telephone network (PS[...]

A-26 Notebook PC User Manual Network C ompatibility Declara tion 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-w ork ing diculties . The manufacturer shall also associate a sta[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-27 This table sho ws the coun tries currently 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 S ti[...]

A-28 Notebook PC User Manual This information w as copied from CETECOM and is supplied without liability . F or updates to this table, y ou may visit http://www.c etecom. 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 [...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-29 Declarations and Safety Statements F ederal C ommunications C ommission Statemen t This device complies with FC C Rules P ar t 15. Opera tion is subjec t t o the following two c onditions: • T his device may not cause harmful interference . • T his device must accept an y inter f erence r eceived, including interfer[...]

A-30 Notebook PC User Manual (Re p ri nt ed f r om t he Co de o f F ed er al Re gu la ti o ns # 47 , p ar t 15 . 19 3, 1 99 3 . Wa s hi ng to n D C: O c e o f th e F ed er al Re gi st er , N at io na l A rc hi v es a nd Re c or ds A dm i ni st ra t io n, U .S . G ov er n me nt P ri n ti ng O c e .) FC C Radio Fr equenc y (RF) Exposur e Cautio[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-31 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 “Electromagnetic compatibility ” and 2006/95/EC “Low voltage dir ective” . CE marking for devices with wir eless LAN/ Bluetooth This equipment com[...]

A-32 Notebook PC User Manual W ireless Opera tion Channel for Dier ent 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 GH z Ch01 through Ch13 F rance Restricted W ir eless Fr equenc y Bands Some areas of F rance hav e a restricted frequency band. The worst case maximum authoriz[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-33 60 Oise 61 Orne 63 Puy du Dôme 64 P yr é n é e s A t l a n ti q u e 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 it oire de Belfort 94 V al de Marne This requir ement is likely to change over time , allowi[...]

A-34 Notebook PC User Manual UL Safety Notices Required for UL 1459 c overing telecommunications (t elephone) 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[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-35 P ow er Safety Requirement Pr oducts with elec trical current ra tings up to 6A and weighing more than 3Kg must use approv ed power cor ds greater than or equal t o: H05VV-F , 3G, 0.75mm 2 or H05VV-F , 2G, 0.75mm 2 . REA CH Complying with the REA CH (Registration, Evaluation, A uthorization, and Restriction of Chemicals[...]

A-36 Notebook PC User Manual Nordic Lithium C autions (for lithium-ion batteries) CA UTION! Danger of explosion if batter y is inc orrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used ba tteries according to the manufacturer ’ s instructions. (English) A T TE N Z I O NE ! Rischio di es[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-37 Optical Drive Safety Information Laser Safety Information Internal or external optical drives sold with this Notebook PC contains a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT . W ARNING! Making adjustments or per f orming procedures other than those specied in the user ’ s manual may result in hazardous laser exposure . Do not attempt [...]

A-38 Notebook PC User Manual Macrovision C orpora tion Product Notice This product incorporates c opyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U .S.A. patents and other intellectual propert y rights o wned by Macrovision Corpora tion and other rights owners. U se of this copyright protection technology must be author[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-39 CTR 21 Approval (for Not ebook PC with built-in M odem) Danish Dutch English Finnish Fr ench German Greek Italian Portuguese[...]

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Notebook PC User Manual A-41 Eur opean Union Eco-label This Not ebook P C h as b een a war ded t he E U F low er l abel, whic h me ans 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 a[...]

A-42 Notebook PC User Manual Global Envir onmental Regulation C ompliance and Declara tion ASUS follow s the green design conc ept 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 b[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-43 Copyright Information No par t of this manual , including the products and soft war e described in it, may be repr oduced, transmitted , transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or tr anslated into an y language in any form or by any means , except documen tation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the [...]

A-44 Notebook PC User Manual Limitation of Liability Circumstances ma y arise where because of a default on ASUS’ part or other liability , you are entitled t o recover damages fr om ASUS. In each such instance, regar dless of the basis on which you are entitled to claim damages from ASUS, ASUS is liable f or no more than damages for bodily injur[...]

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A-46 Notebook PC User Manual EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. Address, City: No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 11 2, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following appa[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-47 EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. Address, City: No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 11 2, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following appa[...]

A-48 Notebook PC User Manual EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. Address, City: No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 11 2, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following appa[...]

Notebook PC User Manual A-49 EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. Address, City: No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 11 2, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following appa[...]

A-50 Notebook PC User Manual EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. Address, City: No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 11 2, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following appa[...]