Asus A8Jm Manuals

Table of Contents

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    Table of Contents

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  1 Introducing the Notebook PC

  • 6

    About This User's Manual
    • 6

      Notes for This Manual
      • 7

        Safety Precautions
      • 8

        Transportation Precautions
      • 8

        Airplane Precautions
  • 9

    Preparing Your Notebook PC

• 11

  2 Knowing the Parts

  • 12

    Top Side
    • 13

      Display Panel
    • 13

      Power Switch
    • 13

      Instant Keys
    • 13

      Touchpad and Buttons
  • 14

    Bottom Side
    • 15

      Battery Pack
    • 15

      Cooling Fan
  • 16

    Left Side
  • 17

    Expresscard Slot
  • 18

    Right Side
  • 19

    Front Side
  • 20

    Rear Side
    • 21

      Lan Port
    • 21

      Modem Port

• 23

  3 Getting Started

  • 24

    Power System
    • 24

      Using AC Power
    • 24

      Using Battery Power
    • 24

      Charging the Battery Pack
    • 26

      Powering ON the Notebook PC
    • 26

      The Power-On Self Test (POST)
    • 27

      Checking Battery Power
    • 27

      Battery Care
    • 28

      Restarting or Rebooting
    • 28

      Powering OFF
  • 29

    Special Keyboard Functions
    • 29

      Colored Hot Keys
    • 30

      Microsoft Windows Keys
    • 30

      Keyboard As a Numeric Keypad
    • 30

      Keyboard As Cursors
  • 31

    Switches and Status Indicators
    • 31

      Switches
    • 32

      Status Indicators
      • 33

        Power Indicator
      • 33

        Battery Charge Indicator

• 35

  4 Using the Notebook PC

  • 36

    Operating System
    • 36

      Support Software
    • 36

      Models with Sonoma Chipset
  • 37

    Pointing Device
    • 37

      Using the Touchpad
    • 38

      Touchpad Usage Illustrations
    • 39

      Caring for the Touchpad
  • 40

    Storage Devices
    • 40

      Expresscard
    • 41

      Optical Drive
    • 42

      Listening to Audio CD
    • 43

      Flash Memory Card Reader
    • 43

      Hard Disk Drive
  • 44

    Connections
    • 44

      Modem Connection
    • 45

      Network Connection
    • 46

      Wireless LAN Connection (On Selected Models)
    • 47

      Bluetooth Wireless Connection (On Selected Models)
  • 48

    Power Management Modes
    • 48

      Full Power Mode & Maximum Performance
    • 48

      Suspend Mode
    • 48

      Power Savings
    • 49

      Power State Summary
    • 49

      Thermal Power Control
    • 50

      Stand By and Hibernate

• 51

  Appendix

  • 52

    Optional Accessories
    • 53

      Wireless Lan Card
    • 53

      Usb Floppy Disk Drive
    • 53

      Usb Keyboard and Mouse
    • 54

      Printer Connection
  • 55

    Glossary
  • 59

    Declarations and Safety Statements
    • 60

      Internal Modem Compliancy
    • 62

      Federal Communications Commission Statement
    • 62

      Ce Mark Warning
    • 63

      Fcc Radio Frequency Interference Requirements
    • 63

      Fcc Radio Frequency Exposure Caution Statement
    • 64

      Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains
    • 64

      France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands
    • 65

      Ul Safety Notices
    • 65

      Power Safety Requirement
    • 67

      Optical Drive Safety Information
    • 67

      Laser Safety Information
    • 67

      Service Warning Label
    • 67

      Cdrh Regulations
    • 67

      Macrovision Corporation Product Notice
  • 70

    Notebook PC Information
    • 71

      Copyright Information
    • 71

      Limitation of Liability
    • 71

      Service and Support