Asus E2160 4. Using the Notebook PC

4. Using the Notebook PC

Operating System

Pointing Device

Storage Devices

PC Card (PCMCIA) Socket

Optical Drive

Hard Disk Drive

Modem Connection

Network Connection

Power System

AC Power System

Battery Power System

Power Management Modes

Contents

Hardware User’s Manual Contents 1. Introducing the Notebook PC 3. Getting Started Contents Page 1. Introducing the Notebook PC About This User’s Manual Notes For This Manual Safety Precautions Transportation Precautions Preparing your Notebook PC Page 2. Knowing the Parts Top Side Knowing the Parts 3Display Panel 4Keyboard Stereo Speakers Touchpad and Buttons Bottom Side 1Memory (RAM) Compartment 2 Mini-PCICompartment 3Name Card Holder Hard Disk Drive Compartment 5Battery Pack Left Side Microphone Input Jack SPDIF Output Jack Headphone Output Jack 7Infrared Port (IrDA) PC Card Slot Rear Side 6Parallel Port 7 LAN Port 8Modem Port Right Side Front Side Page 3. Getting Started Power System 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 Special Keyboard Functions 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 (top–left) Status Indicators (front) CD Player Control Buttons and Indicator (on selected models) 4. Using the Notebook PC OS Operating System Support Software Models with Sonoma chipset Pointing Device Using the Touchpad Touchpad Usage Illustrations Caring for the Touchpad Storage Devices 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 Power Management Modes Full Power Mode & Maximum Performance ACPI Suspend Mode Power Savings Power State Summary Thermal Power Control Stand by and Hibernate Multimedia Connections Multimedia Remote Controller (in selected models) Multimedia Card-SizedRemote Controller (in selected models) Appendix Optional Accessories USB Hub (Optional) USB 2.0 Slim Combo Drive (Optional) USB Flash Memory Disk USB Communication Cable Optional Accessories (Cont.) Wireless LAN Card Wireless LAN USB Adapter USB Floppy Disk Drive USB Keyboard and Mouse Optional Connections (Cont.) Printer Connection 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 DVD-ROMDrive Information Internal Modem Compliancy Internal Modem Compliancy (Cont.) Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications 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 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 Contact Information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany & Austria)