Asus N53SMDS71 manual

E5462

Notebook PC User Manual

April 2010

Contents

Page Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introducing the Notebook PC Chapter 2: Knowing the parts Chapter 4: Using the Notebook PC Appendix Page Chapter 1: Introducing the Notebook PC About This User’s Manual Notes for This Manual Safety Precautions Page Preparing your Notebook PC Page Chapter 2: Knowing the parts Top Side 3Microphone (Built-in) 4Camera 5Display Panel 6Audio Speaker System 7 Express Gate Key 9Power Switch 10 Status Indicators (top) Keyboard Touchpad and Buttons 13Status Indicators (front) Bottom Side 1Battery Lock - Spring 2Battery Pack 3Battery Lock - Manual 4Hard Disk Drive Compartment Memory (RAM) Compartment Maintenance Compartment Right Side Optical Drive Optical Drive Activity Indicator (location varies by model) Optical Drive Electronic Eject Computer Eject Left Side 5Flash Memory Slot 6 E-SATA E-SATAPort & USB Combo Port 7USB Port (3.0) (on selected models) Rear Side 4Kensington® Lock Port Page Chapter 3: Getting Started Power System Using AC Power Page Using Battery Power Installing and Removing the Battery Pack To install the battery pack: To remove the battery pack: Battery Care Powering ON the Notebook PC The Power-OnSelf Test (POST) Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology Checking Battery Power Charging the Battery Pack Power Options Restarting or Rebooting Emergency Shutdown Power Management Modes Sleep and Hibernate Fn F1 Hibernate Windows Thermal Power Control Special Keyboard Functions Colored Hot Keys Crossed-out Touchpad (F9) Crossed Speaker Icons (F10): Speaker Down Icon (F11): Microsoft Windows Keys Extended Keyboard (on selected models) Multimedia Control Keys (on selected models) Multimedia Shortcut Keys Switches and Status Indicators Switches Status Indicators Top Front Battery Charge Indicator (dual-color) Green ON Orange ON Orange Blinking Drive Activity Indicator Chapter 4: Pointing Device Using the Touchpad Moving The Pointer Touchpad Usage Illustrations Dragging Two-finger scrolling Page Caring for the Touchpad Automatic Touchpad Disabling ELAN Disable when external USB mouse plug in Storage Devices Flash Memory Card Reader Optical Drive Inserting an optical disc The hub should be higher than the disc when correctly mounted Removing an optical disc Emergency eject Using the Optical Drive Listening to Audio CD Hard Disk Drive Removing the hard disk drives Installing the hard disk drives Memory (RAM) Installing a Memory Card: Removing a Memory Card: Connections Network Connection Twisted-PairCable Wireless LAN Connection (on selected models) Ad-hocmode Infrastructure mode Antenna Connections (on selected models) Cable connection DTV antenna connection Windows Wireless Network Connection Connecting to a network Page Turning ON and Launching Bluetooth Utility Bluetooth Network Devices Add a device Close Page AppendixA Optional Accessories Optional Connections Operating System and Software Support Software System BIOS Settings Boot Device Security Setting Save Changes Common Problems and Solutions Hardware Problem - Optical Disc Unknown Reason - System Unstable Hardware Problem - Keyboard / Hotkey Hardware Problem - Built-inCamera Hardware Problem - Battery Hardware Problem - Power ON/OFF Error Hardware Problem - Wireless Card Mechanical Problem - FAN / Thermal Software Problem - ASUS bundled software Unknown Reason - Blue screen with white text Page Software Problem - BIOS Recovering Your Notebook PC Using Recovery Partition About the Recovery Partition Using Recovery DVD (on selected models) Using the Recovery DVD:�� DVD-ROMDrive Information Regional Playback Information Region Definitions Internal Modem Compliancy Overview Network Compatibility Declaration Non-VoiceEquipment This table shows the countries currently under the CTR21 standard Page Declarations and Safety Statements Federal Communications Commission Statement FCC Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Caution Statement CE Marking IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands Page UL Safety Notices Power Safety Requirement TV Tuner Notices REACH 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) Spanish Swedish European Union Eco-label Global Environmental Regulation Compliance and Declaration Takeback Services This product is protected by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: Copyright Information Limitation of Liability Service and Support