Asus E2050 1. Introducing the Notebook PC

1. Introducing the Notebook PC

About This User’s Manual

Notes For This Manual

Safety Precautions

Preparing your Notebook PC

Contents

Hardware User’s Manual Contents 1. Introducing the Notebook PC 3. Getting Started Contents Page 1. Introducing the Notebook PC Notes For This Manual Introducing the Notebook PC Safety Precautions Transportation Precautions Cover Your Notebook PC Charge Your Batteries Airplane Precautions Preparing your Notebook PC 1. Install the battery pack 2. Connect the AC Power Adapter 3. Open the Display Panel 4. Turn ON the Notebook PC Page 2. Knowing the Parts 2 Knowing the Parts Top Side Display Panel Latch Knowing the Parts Camera Built-inMicrophone Display Panel Power Switch Bottom Side Air Vents Central Processor (CPU) Hard Disk Drive Compartment Memory (RAM) Compartment Mini-PCICompartment Emergency Shutdown Button Left Side LAN Port Modem Port 2.0 USB Port (2.0/1.1) Audio Input Jack (Audio In) Microphone Input Jack (Mic In) Headphone Output Jack (Phone Out) 1394 Port Flash Memory Slot PC Card Slot Right Side Optical Drive Electronic Eject, Emergency Eject (Optical Drive) Rear Side Kensington® Lock Port Power (DC) Input TV-OutPort Display (Monitor) Output Front Side 3. Getting Started Using AC Power Using Battery Power Charging the Battery Pack Powering ON the Notebook PC The Power-OnSelf Test (POST) Checking Battery Power Battery Care Restarting or Rebooting Powering OFF Colored Hot Keys Microsoft Windows™ Keys Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad Keyboard as Cursors Instant Launch Keys Status Indicators (top–left) Status Indicators (front) CD Player Control Buttons and Indicator 4. Using the Notebook PC Support Software Models with Sonoma chipset Using the Touchpad Touchpad Usage Illustrations Caring for the Touchpad PC Card (PCMCIA) Socket Inserting a PC Card (PCMCIA) Removing a PC Card (PCMCIA) Optical Drive Optical Drive (Cont’) Flash Memory Card Reader Hard Disk Drive Modem Connection Fast-EthernetConnection Full Power Mode & Maximum Performance ACPI Suspend Mode Power Savings Power State Summary Thermal Power Control Stand by and Hibernate Page Appendix USB Hub (Optional) USB 2.0 Slim Combo Drive (Optional) Wireless LAN Card or USB Adapter USB Flash Memory Disk USB Communication Cable USB Floppy Disk Drive USB Keyboard and Mouse Monitor Out Connection External Audio Connections IEEE1394 Connection Printer Connection Securing Your Notebook PC Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) APM (Advanced Power Management) AWG (American Wire Gauge) BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) Bit (Binary Digit) Boot Bus Master IDE Byte (Binary Term) Hardware IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) IEEE1394 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) System Disk UltraDMA/66 or USB (Universal Serial Bus) DVD-ROMDrive Information Internal Modem Compliancy Internal Modem Compliancy (Cont.) This table shows the countries currently under the CTR21 standard Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement UL Safety Notices Power Safety Requirement Optical Drive Safety Information Laser Safety Information CDRH Regulations Macrovision Corporation Product Notice Nordic Cautions (for Notebook PC with Lithium-IonBattery) CTR 21 Approval (for Notebook PC with built-inModem) Notebook PC Information Software Security Network Copyright Information Limitation of Liability ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany & Austria)