Notebook PC
E-Manual
July 2013
E8558
Revised Version 2
Notebook PC E-Manual
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Table of Contents
About this manual ............................................................................................. 7
Conventions used in this manual ............................................................... 8
Icons
............................................................................................................... 8
Typography ......................................................................................................... 8
Safety precautions ............................................................................................. 9
Using your Notebook PC................................................................................ 9
Caring for your Notebook PC .....................................................................10
Proper disposal ................................................................................................11
Chapter 1: Hardware Setup
Getting to know your Notebook PC ..........................................................14
Top View .............................................................................................................14
Bottom .............................................................................................................18
Right Side ..........................................................................................................20
Left Side .............................................................................................................22
Rear View ...........................................................................................................24
Chapter 2: Using your Notebook PC
Getting started ..................................................................................................6
Install the battery pack (on selected models). .....................................26
Charge your Notebook PC. ..........................................................................27
Lift to open the display panel. ...................................................................29
Press the power button. ...............................................................................29
Gestures for the touchpad ............................................................................0
Moving the pointer ........................................................................................30
One-finger gestures .......................................................................................31
Two-finger gestures .......................................................................................33
Three-finger gestures ....................................................................................34
Using the keyboard .........................................................................................5
Function keys ...................................................................................................35
Function keys for ASUS Apps .....................................................................36
Windows®8 keys ..............................................................................................36
Multimedia control keys .............................................................................37
Using the optical drive ...................................................................................8
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Chapter 3: Working with Windows® 8
Starting for the first time ...............................................................................4
Windows
®
8 lock screen ..................................................................................4
Windows
®
UI .......................................................................................................4
Start screen .......................................................................................................43
Windows® apps ...............................................................................................43
Hotspots.............................................................................................................44
Working with Windows
®
apps ......................................................................46
Launching apps ...............................................................................................46
Customizing apps ...........................................................................................46
Closing apps .....................................................................................................47
Accessing the Apps screen ..........................................................................48
Charms bar ........................................................................................................50
Snap feature .....................................................................................................52
Other keyboard shortcuts .............................................................................54
Connecting to wireless networks ...............................................................56
Wi-Fi
.............................................................................................................56
Bluetooth ..........................................................................................................58
Airplane mode .................................................................................................60
Connecting to wired networks....................................................................61
Configuring a dynamic IP/PPPoE network connection ....................61
Configuring a static IP network connection .........................................65
Turning your Notebook PC off .....................................................................66
Putting your Notebook PC to sleep .........................................................66
Chapter 4: Power-on Self-test (POST)
The Power-on Self-test (POST) ....................................................................68
Using POST to access BIOS and Troubleshoot .....................................68
BIOS ...................................................................................................................68
Accessing BIOS ................................................................................................68
BIOS Settings ....................................................................................................69
Troubleshoot......................................................................................................77
Refresh your PC ...............................................................................................77
Reset your PC ...................................................................................................78
Advanced options ..........................................................................................79
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Chapter 5: Upgrading your Notebook PC
Installing a Random Access Memory (RAM) module ..........................8
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) .......................................................86
Installing a new battery pack .......................................................................9
Tips and FAQs
Useful tips for your Notebook PC ...............................................................96
Hardware FAQs ..................................................................................................97
Software FAQs ................................................................................................ 100
Appendices
DVD-ROM Drive Information (on selected models) ........................ 104
Blu-ray ROM Drive Information (on selected models) ................... 106
Internal Modem Compliancy .................................................................. 107
Overview......................................................................................................... 107
Network Compatibility Declaration ...................................................... 107
Network Compatibility Declaration ..................................................... 108
Non-Voice Equipment ............................................................................... 108
Federal Communications Commission Statement .......................... 110
FCC Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Caution Statement .............. 112
Declaration of Conformity (R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC) ............... 112
CE Marking ..................................................................................................... 113
IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada ................................... 114
Déclaration d’Industrie Canada relative
à l’exposition aux ondes radio ............................................................... 115
Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains ........................ 116
France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands .................................... 116
UL Safety Notices ......................................................................................... 118
Power Safety Requirement....................................................................... 119
TV Tuner Notices .......................................................................................... 119
REACH .......................................................................................................... 119
Nordic Lithium Cautions (for lithium-ion batteries) ........................ 119
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Optical Drive Safety Information ........................................................... 121
Macrovision Corporation Product Notice ........................................... 121
CTR 21 Approval (for Notebook PC with built-in Modem) ........... 122
ENERGY STAR complied product ........................................................... 123
European Union Eco-label ........................................................................ 124
Prevention of Hearing Loss ...................................................................... 124
Coating Notice .............................................................................................. 124
Global Environmental Regulation Compliance and Declaration 125
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ....................................................... 125
Regional notice for Singapore ................................................................ 125
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