Asus K53EXR4 user manual Operating System and Software, Support Software

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Operating System and Software

This Notebook PC may offer (depending on territory) its customers the choice of a pre-installed Microsoft Windows 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.The stability and compatibility of other operating systems cannot be guaranteed.

Support Software

This Notebook PC comes with a support disc that provides BIOS, drivers and applications to enable hardware features, extend functionality, help manage your Notebook PC, or add functionality not provided by the native operating system. If updates or replacement of the support disc is necessary, contact your dealer for web sites to download individual software drivers and utilities.

The support disc contains all drivers, utilities and software for all popular operating systems including those that have been pre- installed.The support disc does not include the operating system itself.The support disc is necessary even if your Notebook PC came pre-configured in order to provide additional software not included as part of the factory pre-install.

A recovery disc is optional and includes an image of the original operating system installed on the hard drive at the factory.The recovery disc provides a comprehensive recovery solution that quickly restores the Notebook PC’s operating system to its original working state provided that your hard disk drive is in good working order. Contact your retailer if you require such a solution.

Some of the Notebook PC’s components and features may not work until the device drivers and utilities are installed.

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Contents E6459 February Table of Contents Appendix Chapter Using the Notebook PCReach A-29 Introducing About This User’s Manual Safety Precautions Sound Pressure Bottom Temperature Transportation PrecautionsAdapter DC fanCharge Your Batteries Airplane PrecautionsCover Your Notebook PC Preparing your Notebook PC These are quick instructions for using your Notebook PCOpening the LCD display panel Chapter Model Top SideEsc Tab Caps lock Shift Ctrl Alt F10 F11 F12 Power Switch Camera IndicatorPower Indicator Microphone Built-inAudio Speaker System Status Indicators frontKeyboard Touchpad and ButtonsBottom Side Model Battery Lock Spring Battery Lock ManualBattery Pack Hard Disk Drive CompartmentMemory RAM Compartment Headphone Output Jack Right SideMicrophone Input Jack USB Port Optical DriveKensington Lock Port LAN Port Power DC InputLeft Side Hdmi Hdmi Port Air VentsDisplay Monitor Output USB PortLeft Side Hdmi Hdmi Port Rear Side Flash Memory Slot Front SidePage Getting Started Using AC Power Power SystemPage To install the battery pack Using Battery PowerInstalling and Removing the Battery Pack To remove the battery pack Battery CarePower-On Self Test Post Powering on the Notebook PCSelf Monitoring and Reporting Technology Checking Battery Power Charging the Battery Pack Restarting or Rebooting Power OptionsEmergency Shutdown Power Management Modes Sleep and Hibernate Thermal Power Control Colored Hot Keys Special Keyboard FunctionsIncreases the speaker volume only in Windows OS Decreases the speaker volume only in Windows OSSpeaker Down Icon F11 Speaker Up Icon F12Extended Keyboard on selected models Microsoft Windows KeysKeyboard as a Numeric Keypad Stops media file playback Multimedia Control Keys on selected modelsBegins or pauses media file playback Switches Switches and Status IndicatorsFront Status IndicatorsBattery Charge Indicator dual-color Number Lock IndicatorCapital Lock Indicator Bluetooth / Wireless Indicator Drive Activity IndicatorUsing the Notebook PC Pointing Device Moving The Pointer Using the TouchpadTouchpad Usage Illustrations Dragging-Clicking Page Automatic Touchpad Disabling Caring for the TouchpadPage Flash Memory Card Reader Storage DevicesHard Disk Drive Removing the hard disk drive Installing the hard disk drive Memory RAM Installing a Memory Card Removing a Memory CardNetwork Connection ConnectionsTwisted-Pair Cable Wireless LAN Connection on selected models Infrastructure mode Ad-hoc modeOptional 802.11 wireless LAN adaptersConnecting to a network Windows Wireless Network ConnectionPage Turning on and Launching Bluetooth Utility Bluetooth Wireless Connection on selected modelsClick Add a device to look for New devices Right-click BluetoothNetwork Devices Page Page AppendixA Optional Connections Optional AccessoriesSupport Software Operating System and SoftwareBoot Device System Bios SettingsOn the Boot screen, select Boot Option #1 Press Enter and select a device as the Boot Option #1To set the password Security SettingSave Changes Hardware Problem Optical Disc Common Problems and SolutionsHardware Problem Keyboard / Hotkey Unknown Reason System UnstableHardware Problem Battery Hardware Problem Built-in CameraHardware Problem Power ON/OFF Error Battery maintenanceMechanical Problem FAN / Thermal Hardware Problem Wireless CardSymptom & Solutions 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 Press Enter to run the utility to select and update Bios Software Problem 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 Regional Playback Information DVD-ROM Drive InformationRegion Region DefinitionsCanada, US, US Territories CIS, India, Pakistan, Rest of Africa, Russia, North KoreaRegion a Blu-ray ROM Drive Information on selected modelsRegion B Region CNetwork Compatibility Declaration Internal Modem CompliancyOverview Non-Voice Equipment Country Applied Page Federal Communications Commission Statement Declarations and Safety StatementsDeclaration of Conformity R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC FCC Radio Frequency RF Exposure Caution StatementCE marking for devices with wireless LAN/ Bluetooth CE marking for devices without wireless LAN/BluetoothCE Mark Warning IC Radiation Exposure Statement for CanadaFrance Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands Wireless Operation Channel for Different DomainsBas Rhin Oise Orne Puy du DômeDo not use the Notebook PC in the vicinity of a gas leak UL Safety NoticesTV Tuner Notices Power Safety RequirementJapanese Nordic Lithium Cautions for lithium-ion batteriesService warning label Cdrh Regulations Optical Drive Safety Information Laser Safety InformationMacrovision Corporation Product Notice CTR 21 Approval For Notebook PC with built-in Modem Spanish Swedish Energy Star complied product European Union Eco-labelGlobal Environmental Regulation Compliance and Declaration Takeback ServicesJapan JIS-C-0950 Material Declarations Korea RoHS Swiss Energy LawsCopyright Information Visit our multi-language web site at http//support.asus.com Service and SupportLimitation of Liability