Asus K53EXR4 user manual Using Battery Power, Installing and Removing the Battery Pack

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Using Battery Power

The Notebook PC is designed to work with a removable battery pack. The battery pack consists of a set of battery cells housed together.

A fully charged pack will provide several hours of battery life, which can be further extended by using power management features through the BIOS setup. Additional battery packs are optional and can be purchased separately through a Notebook PC retailer.

Installing and Removing the Battery Pack

Your Notebook PC may or may not have its battery pack installed. If your Notebook PC does not have its battery pack installed, use the following procedures to install the battery pack.

IMPORTANT! Never attempt to remove the battery pack while the Notebook PC is turned ON, as this may result in the loss of working data.

To install the battery pack:

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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 fanCover Your Notebook PC Airplane PrecautionsCharge Your Batteries 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 Left Side Power DC InputLAN Port 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 Installing and Removing the Battery Pack Using Battery PowerTo install 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 Begins or pauses media file playback Multimedia Control Keys on selected modelsStops media file playback Switches and Status Indicators SwitchesStatus Indicators FrontCapital Lock Indicator Number Lock IndicatorBattery Charge Indicator dual-color 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 UtilityNetwork Devices Right-click BluetoothClick Add a device to look for New 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?Blue screen with white text appears after system bootup Software Problem Asus bundled softwareUnknown Reason Blue screen with white text Page Software Problem Bios Press Enter to run the utility to select and update BiosUsing Recovery Partition Recovering Your Notebook PCAbout the Recovery Partition Recover Windows to entire HD with two partitions Using Recovery DVD on selected modelsCreating the Recovery DVD 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 COverview Internal Modem CompliancyNetwork Compatibility Declaration 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 Limitation of Liability Service and SupportVisit our multi-language web site at http//support.asus.com