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Knowing the Parts 2

Air Vents

The air vents allow cool air to enter and warm air to exit the Notebook PC.

IMPORTANT! Make sure that paper, books, clothing, cables, or other objects do not block any of the air vents or else overheating of the Notebook PC may occur.

Bottom Cover Screws

This notebook PC contains easy to install/upgrade components under the bottom cover. Several screws must be removed to open the bottom cover.

IMPORTANT! For electrical safety reasons, you must remove the phone (modem) cable before removing the bottom cover.

Contents

Page Federal Communications Commission Statement Power Safety Requirement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Nordic Cautions (for Notebook PC with Lithium-IonBattery) Macrovision Corporation Product Notice CDRH Regulations Safety Statements Transportation Precautions CTR 21 Approval (for Notebook PC with built-inModem) UL Safety Notices Notebook PC Optical Drive Laser Safety Information Page Page Page 1. Introducing the Notebook PC About This User’s Manual Notes For This Manual Preparing your Notebook PC Page 2. Knowing the Parts Top Side Page Bottom Side Page Left Side Right Side Rear Side Front Side Page 3. Getting Started Using the Battery Pack Installing and Removing the Battery Pack Charging the Battery Pack Battery Care Operating Systems Support Software Power Connection Powering ON The Notebook PC The Power-OnSelf Test (POST) Power Management Restarting or Rebooting Powering OFF the Notebook PC Using the Keyboard Colored Hot Keys Microsoft Windows™ Keys Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad Keyboard as Cursors Instant Launch Keys and Status Indicators Instant Launch Keys Status Indicators (Front) Status Indicators (Inside) CD Player Control Buttons and Indicator Page 4. Using the Notebook PC Pointing Device Using the Touchpad Touchpad Usage Illustrations Caring for the Touchpad Optical Drive Optical Drive (Cont’) PC Card (PCMCIA) Socket 32-bitCardBus Support Inserting a PC Card (PCMCIA) Removing a PC Card (PCMCIA) Flash Memory Card Reader Internal Modem Internal 10/100 Network (Gigabit on selected models) AC Power System Battery Power System Using Battery Power Power Management Modes Full Power Mode & Maximum Performance ACPI Suspend Mode Power Savings Power State Summary Notebook PC Upgrades Hard Disk Drive Upgrades System Memory Expansion System Fans and Processor Thermal Power Control Processor Upgrades Page Appendix Optional Accessories USB Hub (Optional) USB 2.0 Slim Combo Drive (Optional) Optional Accessories (Cont.) Wireless LAN Cardbus Card or USB USB Flash Memory Disk USB Communication Cable USB Floppy Disk Drive USB Keyboard and Mouse Optional Connections Monitor Out Connection External Audio Connections Optional Connections (Cont.) IEEE1394 Connection Printer Connection Securing Your Notebook PC DVD-ROMDrive Information Internal Modem Compliancy Page Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Notebook PC Information Software Security Network Copyright Information Limitation of Liability Contact Information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany & Austria)