Installing the primary hard disk drive | Asus G74SXDH733D guide

Installing the primary hard disk drive

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Asus G74SXDH733D user manual Installing the primary hard disk drive

Contents

E6366 April Table of Contents Chapter Using the Notebook PC Appendix CTR 21 Approvalfor Notebook PC with built-in Modem Introducing About This User’s Manual Safety Precautions Page Transportation Precautions Sound Pressure warningDC Fan warning Adapter Information Cover Your Notebook PC Airplane PrecautionsCharge Your Batteries These are only quick instructions for using your Notebook PC Preparing your Notebook PC Opening the LCD display panel Chapter Top Side Keyboard differs for each territory Camera Indicator Power Switch3D Vision IR port on selected models Microphone Built-in Status Indicators front Instant KeyKeyboard Touchpad and Buttons Bottom Side Battery Lock Spring Battery PackMemory RAM Compartment Hard Disk Drive Compartment Flash Memory Slot Right SideUSB Port 3.0 on selected models USB Port USB Universal Serial Bus port is compatible with USBDisplay Monitor Output Hdmi Hdmi Port Power DC Input Kensington Lock Port Left SideOptical Drive Microphone Input Jack ModelHeadphone Output Jack Power Indicator Rear SideFront Side Air Vents Getting Started Power System Using AC PowerPage Installing and Removing the Battery Pack Using Battery PowerTo install the battery pack Battery Care To remove the battery pack Powering on the Notebook PC Power-On Self Test Post Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology Checking Battery Power Charging the Battery Pack Power Options Restarting or Rebooting Hold the power button over 4 seconds Emergency Shutdown Power Management Modes Sleep and Hibernate Page Thermal Power Control Special Keyboard Functions Colored Hot Keys Decreases the speaker volume only in Windows OS Increases the speaker volume only in Windows OSSpeaker Down Icon F11 Speaker Up Icon F12 Microsoft Windows Keys Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad Extended Keyboard on selected models During CD play Stops CD play Multimedia Control Keys on selected modelsDuring CD play, skips to the next audio track/movie chapter Switches and Status Indicators Switches3D Mode Switch Key on 3D models Splendid Key on non-3D models Status Indicators Battery Charge Indicator dual-color Drive Activity Indicator Bluetooth / Wireless IndicatorPage Using the Notebook PC Pointing Device Using the Touchpad Moving The Pointer Touchpad Usage Illustrations Hold left button and slide finger on touchpad Clockwise or counterclockwise rotation based on your needs Caring for the Touchpad Automatic Touchpad DisablingPage Optical Drive on selected models Storage DevicesInserting an optical disc Page Removing an optical disc Emergency eject Using the Optical Drive Listening to Audio CD Flash Memory Card Reader Hard Disk Drive Removing the primary hard disk drive Installing the primary hard disk drive Installing the secondary hard disk drive Page Removing the secondary hard disk drive Memory RAM Installing a Memory Card Removing a Memory Card Connections Network Connection Twisted-Pair Cable Wireless LAN Connection on selected models Ad-hoc mode Infrastructure modeOptional 802.11 wireless LAN adapters Windows Wireless Network Connection Connecting to a networkPage Bluetooth Wireless Connection on selected models Turning on and Launching Bluetooth Utility Select View Bluetooth Network Devices Click Add a device to look for New devicesPage AppendixA Optional Accessories Optional Connections Operating System and Software Support Software System Bios Settings Boot DeviceOn the Boot screen, select Boot Option #1 Press Enter and select a device as the Boot Option #1 Security Setting To set the password Interface Security To lock the I/O interfaceOn the Security screen, select I/O Interface Security Select an interface you would like to lock and click Lock USB Interface Security To lock the USB interface HDD Password Not Installed Save Changes P1 HL-DT-STBDDVDRW CA21N Common Problems and Solutions Hardware Problem Optical DiscHardware Problem Keyboard / Hotkey Unknown Reason System Unstable Hardware Problem Built-in Camera Hardware Problem BatteryHardware Problem Power ON/OFF Error Battery maintenance Hardware Problem Wireless Card Mechanical Problem FAN / ThermalSymptom & Solutions Why is the cooling fan always on and the temperature high? Blue screen with white text appears after system bootup Software Problem Asus bundled softwareUnknown Reason Blue screen with white text Page Software Problem Bios Start Easy Flash Using Recovery Partition Recovering Your Notebook PCAbout the Recovery Partition Recover Windows to entire HD with two partitions Using Recovery DVD on selected modelsLock the secondary hard disk drive Creating the Recovery DVD Press F10 to save the configuration and exitSelect Sata 2nd HDD Interface and set it to Lock Using the Recovery DVD DVD-ROM Drive Information Regional Playback Information Region Definitions RegionCanada, US, US Territories CIS, India, Pakistan, Rest of Africa, Russia, North Korea Region B Region aRegion C Overview Internal Modem CompliancyNetwork Compatibility Declaration Non-Voice Equipment Country Applied Page Declarations and Safety Statements Federal Communications Commission Statement FCC Radio Frequency RF Exposure Caution Statement Declaration of Conformity R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC CE marking for devices without wireless LAN/Bluetooth CE marking for devices with wireless LAN/ BluetoothCE Marking IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands Oise Orne Puy du Dôme Bas Rhin UL Safety Notices Do not use the Notebook PC in the vicinity of a gas leak Power Safety Requirement TV Tuner Notices Nordic Lithium Cautions for lithium-ion batteries Japanese Optical Drive Safety Information Laser Safety Information Service warning label Cdrh Regulations Macrovision Corporation Product Notice Sound Pressure warningDC Fan warning Adapter Information CTR 21 Approval For Notebook PC with built-in Modem Spanish Swedish European Union Eco-label Energy Star complied product Asus Recycling/Takeback Services Global Environmental Regulation Compliance and DeclarationJapan JIS-C-0950 Material Declarations Korea RoHS Swiss Energy Laws Copyright Information Limitation of Liability Service and SupportVisit our multi-language web site at http//support.asus.com