Asus S82A, User Manual

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1. INTRODUCING THE NOTEBOOK PC 9
About This User’s Manual ...................................................................................... 10
Notes For This Manual ...................................................................................... 10
Caring Information ................................................................................................. 11
Transportation Precautions .................................................................................... 12
2. KNOWING THE PARTS 13
Top Side ................................................................................................................. 14
Front Side .............................................................................................................. 16
Left Side ................................................................................................................. 17
Right Side .............................................................................................................. 18
Rear Side ............................................................................................................... 19
3. GETTING STARTED 21
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack ............................................................. 22
Using the Battery Pack .......................................................................................... 24
Before using your Notebook PC on the road .................................................... 24
Battery Care ...................................................................................................... 24
Operating Systems ................................................................................................ 24
Support Software .............................................................................................. 24
Power Connection ................................................................................................. 25
Powering ON The Notebook PC ............................................................................ 26
The Power-On Self Test (POST) ...................................................................... 26
Save-to-Disk Partition ............................................................................................ 27
Restarting or Rebooting ......................................................................................... 27
Powering OFF the Notebook PC ........................................................................... 27
LED Status Indicators ............................................................................................ 28
Using the Keyboard ............................................................................................... 30
Colored Hot Keys .............................................................................................. 30
Microsoft Windows™ Keys ............................................................................... 31
Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad ....................................................................... 31
Keyboard as Cursors ........................................................................................ 32
4. USING THE NOTEBOOK PC 33
Pointing Device ...................................................................................................... 34
Using the Touchpad .......................................................................................... 34
Caring for the Touchpad ................................................................................... 37
Mouse or Keyboard Connection (Optional) ........................................................... 37
AiBox Portable Module Bay (Included) .................................................................. 38
Laser Safety ...................................................................................................... 38
CDRH Regulations ........................................................................................... 38
Using the CD-ROM Drive ................................................................................. 39
DVD-ROM Drive Information ............................................................................ 40
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