Asus K53EXR4 user manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1:	Introducing the Notebook PC
About This User’s Manual		6
Notes for This Manual		6
Safety Precautions		7
Preparing your Notebook PC		11
Chapter 2:	Knowing the parts
Top Side		14
Bottom Side		18
Right Side		22
Left Side		24
Rear Side		28
Front Side		29
Chapter 3:	Getting Started
Power System		32
Using AC Power		32
Using Battery Power		34
Battery Care		35
Powering ON the Notebook PC		36
The Power-On Self Test (POST)		36
Checking Battery Power		38
Charging the Battery Pack		39
Power Options		40
Power Management Modes		42
Sleep and Hibernate		42
Thermal Power Control		43
Special Keyboard Functions		44
Colored Hot Keys		44
Microsoft Windows Keys		46
Extended Keyboard (on selected models)		46
Multimedia Control Keys (on selected models)		48
Switches and Status Indicators		49
Switches		49

Notebook PC User Manual

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Contents E6459 February Table of Contents Chapter Using the Notebook PC AppendixReach A-29 Introducing About This User’s Manual Safety Precautions Sound Pressure Adapter Transportation PrecautionsBottom Temperature DC fanCharge Your Batteries Airplane PrecautionsCover Your Notebook PC These are quick instructions for using your Notebook PC Preparing your Notebook PCOpening the LCD display panel Chapter Top Side ModelEsc Tab Caps lock Shift Ctrl Alt F10 F11 F12 Power Indicator Camera IndicatorPower Switch Microphone Built-inKeyboard Status Indicators frontAudio Speaker System Touchpad and ButtonsBottom Side Model Battery Pack Battery Lock ManualBattery Lock Spring Hard Disk Drive CompartmentMemory RAM Compartment Microphone Input Jack Right SideHeadphone Output Jack USB Port Optical DriveKensington Lock Port LAN Port Power DC InputLeft Side Display Monitor Output Air VentsHdmi Hdmi Port USB PortLeft Side Hdmi Hdmi Port Rear Side Front Side Flash Memory SlotPage Getting Started Power System Using AC PowerPage To install the battery pack Using Battery PowerInstalling and Removing the Battery Pack Battery Care To remove the battery packPowering on the Notebook PC Power-On Self Test PostSelf Monitoring and Reporting Technology Checking Battery Power Charging the Battery Pack Power Options Restarting or RebootingEmergency Shutdown Power Management Modes Sleep and Hibernate Thermal Power Control Special Keyboard Functions Colored Hot KeysSpeaker Down Icon F11 Decreases the speaker volume only in Windows OSIncreases the speaker volume only in Windows OS Speaker Up Icon F12Microsoft Windows Keys Extended Keyboard on selected modelsKeyboard as a Numeric Keypad Stops media file playback Multimedia Control Keys on selected modelsBegins or pauses media file playback Switches and Status Indicators SwitchesStatus Indicators FrontBattery Charge Indicator dual-color Number Lock IndicatorCapital Lock Indicator Drive Activity Indicator Bluetooth / Wireless IndicatorUsing the Notebook PC Pointing Device Using the Touchpad Moving The PointerTouchpad Usage Illustrations Dragging-Clicking Page Caring for the Touchpad Automatic Touchpad DisablingPage Storage Devices Flash Memory Card ReaderHard Disk Drive Removing the hard disk drive Installing the hard disk drive Installing a Memory Card Removing a Memory Card Memory RAMConnections Network ConnectionTwisted-Pair Cable Wireless LAN Connection on selected models Optional 802.11 wireless Ad-hoc modeInfrastructure mode LAN adaptersWindows Wireless Network Connection Connecting to a networkPage Bluetooth Wireless Connection on selected models Turning on and Launching Bluetooth UtilityClick Add a device to look for New devices Right-click BluetoothNetwork Devices Page Page AppendixA Optional Accessories Optional ConnectionsOperating System and Software Support SoftwareOn the Boot screen, select Boot Option #1 System Bios SettingsBoot Device Press Enter and select a device as the Boot Option #1Security Setting To set the passwordSave Changes Hardware Problem Keyboard / Hotkey Common Problems and SolutionsHardware Problem Optical Disc Unknown Reason System UnstableHardware Problem Power ON/OFF Error Hardware Problem Built-in CameraHardware Problem Battery Battery maintenanceSymptom & Solutions Hardware Problem Wireless CardMechanical Problem FAN / Thermal Why is the cooling fan always on and the temperature high?Unknown Reason Blue screen with white text Software Problem Asus bundled softwareBlue screen with white text appears after system bootup Page Software Problem Bios Press Enter to run the utility to select and update BiosAbout the Recovery Partition Recovering Your Notebook PCUsing Recovery Partition Creating the Recovery DVD Using Recovery DVD on selected modelsRecover Windows to entire HD with two partitions Using the Recovery DVD DVD-ROM Drive Information Regional Playback InformationCanada, US, US Territories Region DefinitionsRegion CIS, India, Pakistan, Rest of Africa, Russia, North KoreaRegion B Blu-ray ROM Drive Information on selected modelsRegion a Region CNetwork Compatibility Declaration Internal Modem CompliancyOverview Non-Voice Equipment Country Applied Page Declarations and Safety Statements Federal Communications Commission StatementFCC Radio Frequency RF Exposure Caution Statement Declaration of Conformity R&TTE directive 1999/5/ECCE Mark Warning CE marking for devices without wireless LAN/BluetoothCE marking for devices with wireless LAN/ Bluetooth IC Radiation Exposure Statement for CanadaWireless Operation Channel for Different Domains France Restricted Wireless Frequency BandsOise Orne Puy du Dôme Bas RhinUL Safety Notices Do not use the Notebook PC in the vicinity of a gas leakPower Safety Requirement TV Tuner NoticesNordic Lithium Cautions for lithium-ion batteries JapaneseOptical Drive Safety Information Laser Safety Information Service warning label Cdrh RegulationsMacrovision Corporation Product Notice CTR 21 Approval For Notebook PC with built-in Modem Spanish Swedish European Union Eco-label Energy Star complied productJapan JIS-C-0950 Material Declarations Takeback ServicesGlobal Environmental Regulation Compliance and Declaration Korea RoHS Swiss Energy LawsCopyright Information Visit our multi-language web site at http//support.asus.com Service and SupportLimitation of Liability