Asus E2915 manual

Notebook PC

Hardware User’s Manual

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E2915 / Oct 2006

Contents

Hardware User’s Manual Contents Table of Contents 1. Introducing the Notebook PC 2. Knowing the Parts 3. Getting Started 4. Using the Notebook PC Appendix 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 Knowing the Parts 1Camera Indicator 2Multi-PositionCamera (on selected models) Microphone (Built-in) Display Panel Bottom Side Name Card Holder Memory (RAM) Compartment 3Central Processor Unit (CPU) Compartment Wireless LAN (WLAN) Compartment Shutdown Button (Emergency) Left Side LAN Port Modem Port (on selected models) USB Port (2.0/1.1) 4 Wireless Switch 5ExpressCard Slot Microphone Input Jack Headphone Output Jack Right Side Optical Drive Optical Drive Electronic Eject Optical Drive Emergency Eject (location varies by model) Rear Side 1Kensington® Lock Port Power (DC) Input 3Air Vents 42.0 USB Port (2.0/1.1) Front Side Audio Speaker System Flash Memory Slot Display Panel Button 3. Getting Started 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 Colored Hot Keys Colored Hot Keys (Cont.) Microsoft Windows Keys Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad Keyboard as Cursors Switches Switches (Cont.) Status Indicators Multimedia Control Keys (on selected models) Page 4. Using the Notebook PC Support Software Automatic Touchpad Disabling (on selected models) Using the Touchpad Touchpad Usage Illustrations Caring for the Touchpad Expansion Card Optical Drive Optical Drive (Cont.) Hard Disk Drive Modem Connection (on selected models) Network Connection Wireless LAN Connection (on selected models) Bluetooth Wireless Connection (on selected models) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (on selected models) 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 Keyboard and Mouse USB Flash Memory Disk USB Floppy Disk Drive Printer Connection Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) APM (Advanced Power Management) AWG (American Wire Gauge) BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) CPU (Central Processing Unit) Device Driver DVD ExpressCard Hardware 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 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 CE Mark Warning FCC Radio Frequency Interference Requirements FCC Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Caution Statement R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC) Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands UL Safety Notices Power Safety Requirement Nordic Lithium Cautions (for lithium-ionbatteries) Laser Safety Information Service warning label CDRH Regulations Macrovision Corporation Product Notice CTR 21 Approval (for Notebook PC with built-inModem) Notebook PC Information Software Security Network Copyright Information Limitation of Liability Service and Support