Asus A8H manual

Notebook PC

Hardware User’s Manual

E2521 / Jun 2006

Contents

Hardware User’s Manual Contents 1. Introducing the Notebook PC Contents Page 1. Introducing the Notebook PC About This User’s Manual Safety Precautions Transportation Precautions Preparing your Notebook PC Page 2. Knowing the Parts Top Side Knowing the Parts 1Camera (on selected models) 2Display Panel 3Power Switch 4Instant Keys Bottom Side 1Memory (RAM) Compartment Hard Disk Drive Compartment 3Battery Lock - Spring 4Battery Pack 5Central Processor Unit (CPU) Left Side 6 IEEE1394 Port Microphone Input Jack (Mic In) SPDIF Output Jack Headphone Output Jack 9ExpressCard Slot Right Side Front Side Rear Side 6LAN Port 7Modem Port 8 Kensington® Lock Port Page 3. Getting Started Power System Getting Started Using Battery Power Installing and Removing the Battery Pack To install the battery pack: To remove the battery pack: Powering ON the Notebook PC The Power-OnSelf Test (POST) Checking Battery Power Charging the Battery Pack Restarting or Rebooting Powering OFF Emergency Shutdown Special Keyboard Functions Microsoft Windows Keys Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad Keyboard as Cursors Switches and Status Indicators Status Indicators Top of keyboard Drive Activity Indicator Capital Lock Indicator Instant Fun PLUS Indicator Front edge Power Indicator Battery Charge Indicator Bluetooth Indicator Wireless Indicator Page 4. Using the Notebook PC OS Operating System Pointing Device Scroll Up Scroll Down ClickingTapping Double-ClickingDouble-Tapping Dragging-ClickingDragging-Tapping Storage Devices •ExpressCard •Optical drive •Flash memory reader •Hard disk drive Optical Drive Inserting an optical disc Optical Drive (Cont’) Removing an optical disc Using the Optical Drive Emergency eject Listening to Audio CD Flash Memory Card Reader Supported Memory Types SD / MMC MS / MS Pro Hard Disk Drive Connections Network Connection Twisted-PairCable Wireless LAN Connection (on selected models) Ad-hocmode Infrastructure mode Bluetooth Wireless Connection (on selected models) Pairing with Bluetooth-enableddevices Power Management Modes Power State Summary STATE ENTRY EVENT EXIT EVENT Thermal Power Control Stand by and Hibernate Appendix Optional Accessories Optional Accessories (Cont.) Optional Connections (Cont.) Glossary Byte (Binary Term) Clock Throttling CPU (Central Processing Unit) Device Driver DVD Kensington® Locks Laser Classifications PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus) PC Cards (PCMCIA) POST (Power On Self Test) RAM (Random Access Memory) ROM (Read Only Memory) Suspend Mode System Disk Declarations and Safety Statements Internal Modem Compliancy Overview Network Compatibility Declaration Non-VoiceEquipment Internal Modem Compliancy (Cont.) Federal Communications Commission Statement CE Mark Warning FCC Radio Frequency Interference Requirements FCC RF Exposure Guidelines (Wireless Clients) FCC Radio Frequency Exposure Caution Statement Declaration of Conformity (R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC) Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands UL Safety Notices Power Safety Requirement Nordic Cautions (for Notebook PC with Lithium-IonBattery) Optical Drive Safety Information Laser Safety Information Service warning label CDRH Regulations Macrovision Corporation Product Notice CTR 21 Approval (for Notebook PC with built-inModem) Page Notebook PC Information Software Security Network Copyright Information Limitation of Liability Service and Support