Operating System; Support Software - Asus Notebook PC Hardware User Manual

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Using the Notebook PC

Operating System

This Notebook PC may offer (depending on territory) its customers the choice of a pre-installed operat-
ing system such as Microsoft Windows XP. The choices and languages will depend on the territory.
The levels of hardware and software support may vary depending on the installed operating system. The
stability and compatibility of other operating systems cannot be guaranteed.

Support Software

This Notebook PC comes with a support CD that provides BIOS, drivers and ap-
plications to enable hardware features, extend functionality, help manage your
Notebook PC, or add functionality not provided by the native operating system. If
updates or replacement of the support CD is necessary, contact your dealer for web
sites to download individual software drivers and utilities.
The support CD contains all drivers, utilities and software for all popular operating
systems including those that have been pre-installed. The support CD does not include the operating
system itself. The support CD is necessary even if your Notebook PC came pre-configured in order to
provide additional software not included as part of the factory pre-install.
A recovery CD is optional and includes an image of the original operating system installed on the hard
drive at the factory. The recovery CD provides a comprehensive recovery solution that quickly restores
the Notebook PC's operating system to its original working state provided that your hard disk drive is
in good working order. Contact your retailer if you require such a solution.
Note: Some of the Notebook PC's components and features may not work until the
device drivers and utilities are installed.
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