Asus E2542 manual

Notebook PC

Hardware User’s Manual

E2542 / Apr 2006

Contents

Hardware User’s Manual Contents Page 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 Camera (on selected models) Microphone (Built-in) Display Panel Status Indicators (top) Bottom Side Battery Lock - Spring Battery Pack Battery Lock - Manual Name Card Holder Hard Disk Drive Compartment Front Side Left Side Right Side Display (Monitor) Output Modem Port LAN Port Rear Side 3. Getting Started Power System Using AC Power Using Battery Power Battery Care Powering ON the Notebook PC The Power-OnSelf Test (POST) Checking Battery Power Charging the Battery Pack Restarting or Rebooting Powering OFF Special Keyboard Functions Colored Hot Keys Colored Hot Keys (Cont.) Microsoft Windows Keys Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad Keyboard as Cursors Switches and Status Indicators Switches Switches (Cont.) Status Indicators CD Player Control Buttons & Indicator (on selected models) Page 4. Using the Notebook PC OS Operating System Support Software Automatic Touchpad Disabling (on selected models) Pointing Device Using the Touchpad Touchpad Usage Illustrations Caring for the Touchpad Storage Devices ExpressCard Optical Drive Optical Drive (Cont.) Flash Memory Card Reader Hard Disk Drive Connections Modem Connection Network Connection Wireless LAN Connection (on selected models) Bluetooth Wireless Connection (on selected models) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (on selected models) Power Management Modes Full Power Mode & Maximum Performance ACPI Suspend Mode Power Savings Power State Summary Thermal Power Control Stand by and Hibernate Page Appendix Optional Accessories USB Hub (Optional) USB Keyboard and Mouse USB Flash Memory Disk USB Floppy Disk Drive Optional Connections Printer Connection Bluetooth mouse (optional) Troubleshooting Glossary Clock Throttling CPU (Central Processing Unit) Device Driver DVD ExpressCard Kensington® Locks Laser Classifications PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus) POST (Power On Self Test) RAM (Random Access Memory) Suspend Mode System Disk TPM (Trusted Platform Module) (on selected models) UltraDMA/66 or Declarations and Safety Statements DVD-ROMDrive Information Internal Modem Compliancy Internal Modem Compliancy (Cont.) Federal Communications Commission Statement FCC Radio Frequency Interference Requirements FCC Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Caution Statement Declaration of Conformity (R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC) CE Mark Warning IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands UL Safety Notices Power Safety Requirement Nordic Lithium Cautions (for lithium-ionbatteries) 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