Notebook PC
E-Manual
Revised Edition V2
November 2014
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Notebook PC E-Manual
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Table of Contents
About this manual .....................................................................................................7
Conventions used in this manual .............................................................................9
Icons ....................................................................................................................................9
Typography .......................................................................................................................9
Safety precautions .....................................................................................................10
Using your Notebook PC ..............................................................................................10
Caring for your Notebook PC .....................................................................................11
Proper disposal ................................................................................................................12
Chapter 1: Hardware Setup
Getting to know your Notebook PC ...................................................................14
Top view .............................................................................................................................14
Bottom view .....................................................................................................................18
Right side view ................................................................................................................20
Left side view ...................................................................................................................22
Front view ..........................................................................................................................24
Rear View ...........................................................................................................................27
Chapter 2: Using your Notebook PC
Getting started ...........................................................................................................30
Charge your Notebook PC. ..........................................................................................30
Lift to open the display panel. ...................................................................................32
Press the power button. ...............................................................................................32
Using touchpad gestures.............................................................................................33
Using the keyboard ...................................................................................................40
Function keys ...................................................................................................................40
Windows® 8.1 keys .........................................................................................................41
Using the numeric keypad ..........................................................................................42
Using the optical drive .............................................................................................43
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Chapter 3: Working with Windows® 8.1
Starting for the first time .........................................................................................48
Windows
®
UI .................................................................................................................49
Start screen .......................................................................................................................49
Hotspots .............................................................................................................................50
Start button ......................................................................................................................53
Customizing your Start screen ...................................................................................55
Working with Windows
®
apps ...............................................................................56
Launching apps ...............................................................................................................56
Customizing apps ...........................................................................................................56
Accessing the Apps screen ..........................................................................................58
Charms bar ........................................................................................................................60
Snap feature .....................................................................................................................63
Other keyboard shortcuts ......................................................................................65
Connecting to wireless networks ........................................................................67
Wi-Fi .....................................................................................................................................67
Bluetooth ..........................................................................................................................68
Airplane mode .................................................................................................................69
Connecting to wired networks .............................................................................70
Configuring a dynamic IP/PPPoE network connection ....................................70
Configuring a static IP network connection .........................................................71
Turning your Notebook PC off ..............................................................................72
Putting your Notebook PC to sleep .........................................................................72
Windows
®
8.1 lock screen ........................................................................................73
To proceed from the lock screen ...............................................................................73
Customizing your lock screen ....................................................................................74
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Chapter 4: Power-On Self-Test (POST)
The Power-On Self-Test (POST) .............................................................................78
Using POST to access BIOS and Troubleshoot......................................................78
BIOS ................................................................................................................................78
Accessing BIOS ................................................................................................................78
BIOS Settings ....................................................................................................................79
Recovering your system ..........................................................................................89
Enabling a recovery option ........................................................................................91
Chapter 5: Upgrading your Notebook PC
Installing the Hard Disk Drive ................................................................................94
Installing a Random-access Memory module .................................................102
Tips and FAQs
Useful tips for your Notebook PC ........................................................................108
Hardware FAQs ...........................................................................................................109
Software FAQs .............................................................................................................112
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Appendices
DVD-ROM Drive Information (on selected models) ...........................................116
Blu-ray ROM Drive Information (on selected models).......................................118
Internal Modem Compliancy .....................................................................................118
Overview ............................................................................................................................119
Network Compatibility Declaration .........................................................................119
Non-Voice Equipment ..................................................................................................119
Federal Communications Commission Interference Statement ...................121
FCC Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Caution Statement .................................122
Declaration of Conformity (R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC) ..................................123
CE Marking ........................................................................................................................123
IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada ......................................................124
Déclaration d’Industrie Canada relative à l’exposition aux ondes radio ...125
Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains ...........................................126
France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands .......................................................126
UL Safety Notices ............................................................................................................128
Power Safety Requirement ..........................................................................................129
TV Notices .........................................................................................................................129
REACH .................................................................................................................................129
Macrovision Corporation Product Notice ..............................................................129
Prevention of Hearing Loss .........................................................................................129
Nordic Lithium Cautions (for lithium-ion batteries) ...........................................130
Optical Drive Safety Information ..............................................................................131
CTR 21 Approval (for Notebook PC with built-in Modem) ..............................132
ENERGY STAR complied product ..............................................................................134
European Union Eco-label ...........................................................................................134
Global Environmental Regulation Compliance and Declaration ..................135
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ..........................................................................135
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Service in North America.............................135
Regional notice for California .....................................................................................136
Regional notice for Singapore ...................................................................................136
Regional notice for India ..............................................................................................136
Notices for removeable batteries..............................................................................136
Avis concernant les batteries remplaçables..........................................................136
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