Asus L4R, Hardware User Manual

Page 1: ...fringe SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFOR MATIONALUSEONLY ANDARESUBJECTTOCHANGEATANYTIMEWITHOUTNOTICE ANDSHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LI ABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAYAPPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Righ...

Page 2: ...1 Product Name Notebook PC Hardware Manual Revision 3 E1510 Release Date December 2003 Notebook PC Hardware User s Manual ...

Page 3: ...ment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations 47 part 15 193 1993 Washington DC Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration U S Government Printing Office Power Safety Requirement Products with electrical current ...

Page 4: ...ngaben des Herstellers German ADVARSELI Lithiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren Danish VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instr...

Page 5: ...ven or unstable work surfaces Seek servicing if the casing has been damaged DO NOT place or drop objects on top and do not shove any foreign objects into the Notebook PC DO NOT press or touch the display panel Do not place together with small itemsthatmayscratchorentertheNote book PC DO NOT leave the Notebook PC on your lap or any part of the body while the Notebook PC is turned ON or is charging ...

Page 6: ...ches Safety Statements Charge Your Batteries If you intend to use battery power be sure to fully charge your battery pack and any optional battery packs before going on long trips Remember that the power adapter charges the battery pack as long as it is plugged into the computer and an AC power source Be aware that it takes much longer to charge the battery pack when the Notebook PC is in use Airp...

Page 7: ...6 Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Italian Portuguese Spanish Swedish CTR 21 Approval for Notebook PC with built in Modem Safety Statements ...

Page 8: ...shock from lightning Do not use the Notebook PC in the vicinity of a gas leak Required for UL 1642 covering primary nonrechargeable and secondary rechargeable lithium bat teries for use as power sources in products These batteries contain metallic lithium or a lithium alloy or a lithium ion and may consist of a single electrochemical cell or two or more cells connected in series parallel or both t...

Page 9: ...26 Battery Care 27 Operating Systems 27 Support Software 27 Power Connection 28 Powering ON The Notebook PC 29 The Power On Self Test POST 29 Power Management Stand By Hibernate 30 Power Management Stand By Hibernate 30 Restarting or Rebooting 31 Powering OFF the Notebook PC 31 Restarting or Rebooting 31 Powering OFF the Notebook PC 32 Status Indicators 33 Instant Status Indicators and Launch Keys...

Page 10: ... PCMCIA 47 Modem and Network Connections 49 Modem Connection 49 Network Connection 49 IR Wireless Communication 50 Guidelines for using IR communication 50 Enabling Infrared 50 AC Power System 51 Battery Power System 51 Charging the Battery Pack 51 Using Battery Power 52 Thermal Power Control 54 Power Savings 54 Power State Summary 54 Notebook PC Upgrades 55 System Memory Expansion 55 Hard Disk Dr...

Page 11: ...mmunication Cable 59 USB Floppy Disk Drive 60 PS 2 or USB Keyboard and Mouse 60 Optional Connections 61 Monitor Out Connection 61 External Audio Connections 61 USB Printer Connection 62 IEEE1394 Connection 62 Securing Your Notebook PC 62 Internal Modem Compliancy 63 Glossary 65 Notebook PC Information 70 Contents ...

Page 12: ...11 1 Introducing the Notebook PC About This User s Manual Notes For This Manual ...

Page 13: ...This Manual This User s Manual was created using Macintosh versions of Adobe PageMaker 6 52 Adobe Photoshop 5 5 Adobe Illustrator 8 0 and Macromedia Freehand 8 0 1 The body text type used in this manual is Times MAC or Times New Roman Windows and headings are Helvetica MAC or Arial Windows A few notes and warnings in bold are used throughout this guide that you should be aware of in order to compl...

Page 14: ...the Notebook PC and lock the battery and drive lock 2 2 Connect the AC Power Adapter 1 Connect this end of the power cord to the AC DC converter 2 Plug the AC Power Cord into an electrical out let 110V 240V 3 Insert the DC Power Plug 3 Open the Display Panel Press the power button and release In Windows XP this button can also be used to safely turn OFF the Notebook PC 1 Slide the display release ...

Page 15: ...14 1 Introducing the Notebook PC ...

Page 16: ...15 2 Knowing the Parts Top Side Bottom Side Left Side Right Side Rear Side Front Side ...

Page 17: ...tify the components on the top side of the Notebook PC Details are given starting from the top and going clockwise Display Panel Touchpad Buttons Keyboard Power Switch Instant Keys Status Indicators see front side Microphone Touchpad Scroll Button Display Panel Latch ...

Page 18: ...st for both hands Two Windows function keys are provided to help ease naviga tion in the Windows operating system Touchpad and Buttons The touchpad with its buttons is a pointing device that provides the same functions as a desktop mouse A software controlled scrolling function is available after setting up the included touchpad utility to allow easy Windows or web navigation WARNING When opening ...

Page 19: ...C can get very hot Be careful when han dling the Notebook PC while it is in operation or recently been in operation High temperatures are normal during charging or operation DO NOT PUT THE NOTEBOOK PC ON THE LAP OR OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY TO AVOID INJURY FROM THE HEAT Hard Drive Compartment Mini PCI Wireless LAN Module Shutdown Button Battery Compartment DDR Memory Compartment Name Card Holder CPU...

Page 20: ...n the future The CPU compartment contains a socket for mounting a central processing unit CPU installation upgrades must be done by an authorized retailer or else warranty will be void Battery Pack The battery pack supplies power to the Notebook PC when AC power is not connected Usage informa tion and more details given later in this manual Air Vents The air vents allow cool air to enter and warm ...

Page 21: ...hare a printer between several closely placed Notebook PCs and even send files to each other without a network IEEE1394 Port IEEE1394 is a high speed serial bus like SCSI but has simple connections and hot plugging capabilities like USB The interface IEEE1394 has a bandwidth of 100 400 Mbits sec and can handle up to 63 units on the same bus IEEE1394 is also used in high end digital equipment and s...

Page 22: ...ni tors acting as additional plug in sites or hubs USB supports hot swapping of devices so that peripher als can be connected or disconnected without restarting the computer Optical Drive The Notebook PC comes in two models DVD ROM or DVD ROM CD RW combo Electronic Eject Emergency Eject Activity LED The optical drive eject is an electronic eject button for opening the tray You can also eject the o...

Page 23: ...em Port The RJ 11 telephone port supports an RJ 11 telephone cable The internal modem supports up to 56K V 90 transfers The built in connector allows convenient use without a dongle IMPORTANT The built in modem does not support the voltage used in digital phone systems Do not connect the modem port to a digital phone system or else damage will occur to the Notebook PC Modem Port LAN Port Parallel ...

Page 24: ...t The 15 pin D sub monitor port supports a standard VGA compatible device such as a monitor or pro jector to allow viewing on a larger external display Parallel Port The 25 pin D sub parallel printer port supports native parallel devices such as laser inkjet printers or parallel adapted device such as external hard drives removable drives or scanners Air Vents The air vents allow cool air to enter...

Page 25: ...dio devices Using this jack automatically disables the built in microphone Use this feature for video conferencing voice narrations or simple audio recordings Headphone Output Jack Head Out The stereo headphone jack 1 8 inch is used to connect the Notebook PC s audio out signal to ampli fied speakers or headphones Using this jack automatically disables the built in speakers Audio Speakers Left Rig...

Page 26: ...e Battery Pack Operating Systems Power Connection Powering ON The Notebook PC Power Management Stand By and Hibernate Restarting or Rebooting Powering OFF The Notebook PC Using the Keyboard Instant Launch Keys and Status Indicators ...

Page 27: ...with the connector first 3 Snap the battery pack into the Notebook PC and lock the battery and drive lock 2 To remove the battery pack 1 First unlock the battery and drive lock 1 and Slide the battery release latch 2 to wards the rear of the Notebook PC arrow 1 2 Use your fingers to lift up the battery pack ar row 2 3 2 Charging the Battery Pack Before you use your Notebook PC on the road you will...

Page 28: ...vels 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 applications to enable hardware features extend functionality help manage your Notebook PC or add functionality not pro vided by the native ...

Page 29: ...nect theAC power cord to anAC outlet preferably with surge protection and then connect the DC plug to the Notebook PC Connecting the AC DC adapter to the AC outlet first allows you to test the AC outlet s power and the AC DC converter itself for compatibility problems before connecting the DC power to the Notebook PC The green power LED on the adapter lights up if the power is within accepted rang...

Page 30: ...program 1 right click any hard disk drive icon in My Computer 2 choose Properties 3 click the Tools tab 4 click Check Now 5 select a hard disk drive 6 select Thorough to also check for physical damages and 7 click Start Third party disk utilities such as Symantec s Norton Disk Doctor can also perform the same functions but with greater ease and more features Powering ON The Notebook PC The Noteboo...

Page 31: ...pplications and ask if you want to save your work if any are not saved Stand by is the same as Suspend to RAM STR This function stores your current data and status in RAM while many components are turned OFF Because RAM is vola tile it requires power to keep refresh the data To operate select Start Shut down and Stand by Hibernate is the same as Suspend to Disk STD and stores your current data and...

Page 32: ...ill provide a dialog box to allow restart To restart the system manually Click the Start button and select Shut Down and choose Restart In case the operating system hangs stops freezes crashes try a warm boot by pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys simultaneously You may try a few times if there is no response The screens are different depending on your security settings ...

Page 33: ...sed to 1 second to power ON after closing applications and exiting operating systems Holding the power switch for 2 seconds is necessary in order to prevent accidental power OFFs The screens are different depending on your security settings TIP Use a straightened paper clip to shutdown Emergency Shutdown In case your operating system cannot properly turn OFF or restart there are two additional way...

Page 34: ... Drive Activity Indicator Indicates that the Notebook PC is accessing one or more storage device s such as the hard disk The light flashes proportional to the access time Capital Lock Indicates that capital lock Caps Lock is activated when lighted Capital lock allows some of the keyboard letters to type using capitalized letters e g A B C When the capital lock light is OFF the typed letters will b...

Page 35: ...ion while Windows is running Programmable Launch Key Pressing this button will launch your programmed software application while Windows is running This key is configured through the Hotkey utility provided on the support CD Power4 Gear Key The Power4 Gear button toggles power savings between various power saving modes The power saving modes control many aspects of the Notebook PC to maximize perf...

Page 36: ...cons AC AC DC AC DC DC DC DC DC DC Power Segment Power4 Gear Modes When you are using an AC power adapter Power4 Gear will switch between three modes in the AC power mode segment When you remove the AC adapter Power4 Gear will switch between seven modes in the battery DC mode segment When you remove or apply theAC adapter Power4 Gear will automatically shift you up or down into the proper mode seg...

Page 37: ...on F6 Increases the display brightness LCD Icon F7 Toggles the display panel ON and OFF This also stretches your screen area to fill the entire display when using low resolution modes LCD Monitor TV Icons F8 Toggles between the Notebook PC s LCD display and an exter nal monitor in this series Notebook PC LCD External Monitor TV Both This function does not work in 256 Colors select High Color in Di...

Page 38: ...d enables disables the NumLock on both keyboards simultaneously To disable the numeric keypad while keeping the keypad on an external keyboard activated press the keys on the Notebook PC NOTE The large bold characters and symbols are printed here for your reference They are not labeled on the keyboard as shown here Microsoft Windows Keys There are two special Windows keys on the keyboard as descri...

Page 39: ...th Number Lock OFF press and one of the cursor keys shown below For example Fn 8 for up Fn K for down Fn U for left and Fn O for right With Number Lock ON use Shift and one of the cursor keys shown below For example Shift 8 for up Shift K for down Shift U for left and Shift O for right NOTE The large bold characters and symbols are printed here for your reference They are not labeled on the keyboa...

Page 40: ...ng the Notebook PC Pointing Device Optical Drive PC Card PCMCIA Socket Modem and Network Connections IR Wireless Communication AC Power System Battery Power System Power Management Modes Notebook PC Upgrades ...

Page 41: ...d to operate the touchpad Because the touchpad is electrostatic sensitive objects cannot be used in place of your fingers The touchpad s primary function is to move the cursor around or select items displayed on the screen with the use of your fingertip The following illustrations demonstrate proper use of the touchpad Moving the cursor Place your finger in the center of the touchpad and do the fo...

Page 42: ... You can set the double click speed using the Windows Control Panel Mouse The following 2 examples produce the same results Clicking Tapping With the cursor over an item press the left button or use your fingertip to touch the touchpad lightly keeping your finger on the touchpad until the item is selected The selected item will change color The following 2 examples produce the same results Clickin...

Page 43: ...the surface too hard Tapping too hard does not increase the responsiveness of the touch pad The touchpad responds best to light pressure Dragging Dragging means to pick up an item and place it anywhere on the screen you wish You can move the cursor over the item you select and while keeping the left button depressed moving the cursor to the desired location then release the button Or you can simpl...

Page 44: ...disc snaps onto the hub The hub should be higher than the disc when correctly mounted 4 Slowly push the drive s tray back in The drive will begin reading the table of contents TOC on the disc When the drive stops the disc is ready to be used NOTE It is normal to hear as well as feel the CD spinning with great intensity in the CD drive while data is read 1 2 3 4 Laser Safety This system is classifi...

Page 45: ...eration of optical disc storage technology The DVD specification supports discs with capacities from 4 7GB to 17GB and access rates up to 22 16MBytes s The Notebook PC s DVD ROM drive is only single sided double sided DVD 8 5GB and higher requires manually reversing the disc in order to access the reverse side DVD is essentially a bigger faster CD that can hold video as well as audio and computer ...

Page 46: ...ted by the motion picture industry to satisfy a need to protect against unlawful content duplication Although the design rules imposed on CSS licensors are many one rule that is most relevant is play back restrictions on regionalized content In order to facilitate geographically staggered movie re leases DVD video titles are released for specific geographic regions as defined in Region Defini tion...

Page 47: ...nt thicknesses Type I cards are 3 3mm Type II cards are 5mm and Type III cards are 10 5mm thick Type I and Type II cards can be used in a single socket and Type III cards take up two sockets Type III cards are only supported on Notebook PC s with two PC card sockets 32 bit CardBus Support CardBus support allows PC Cards and their hosts to use 32 bit bus mastering and operate at speeds of up to 33M...

Page 48: ...ds will be flush with the Notebook PC when fully inserted IMPORTANT Do not force Be sure the PC card is level when inserting Press in the toggle eject button and release The recessed spring loaded toggle button will extend when pushed in and released Press the extended button again to eject the PC Card Carefully pull the ejected PC card out of the socket Removing a PC Card PCMCIA To remove the PC ...

Page 49: ...one wir ing designed for dedicated phone systems that may not be compatible RJ 45 network cables are found connecting network computers to network hubs or switches usually found in business environments Internal Modem Compliance The Notebook PC with internal modem complies with JATE Japan FCC US Canada Korea Taiwan and others and CTR21 see related pages for supported countries for almost worldwide...

Page 50: ...e used in digital phone systems Do not connect the RJ 11 to digital phone systems found in many commercial buildings or else damage will occur This is an example of the Notebook PC connected to a telephone jack for use with the built in modem Modem Connection The telephone wire used to connect the Notebook PC s internal modem should have either two or four wires only two wires telephone line 1 is ...

Page 51: ...on this Notebook PC but requires connection to a switch with duplex enabled The software default is to use the fastest setting so no user intervention is required Twisted Pair Cable The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host generally a Hub or Switch is called a straight through Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE The end connectors are called RJ 45 connectors which are not compatible with RJ 11 ...

Page 52: ...th an infrared port Guidelines for using IR communication Follow the guidelines listed below when using the Infrared IR Communication The angle between two Infrared communication ports should not exceed 15 The distance between the Notebook PC s IR and target device IR should not exceed 20 inches 50 cm Do not move either the Notebook PC or the other device during transmission of data An error may o...

Page 53: ...y to accurately report the amount of charge percentage left in the battery Additional battery packs are optional and can be purchased separately through a Notebook PC retailer Before using the Notebook PC on battery power for the first time check the battery icon in the Windows task bar to make sure that the battery is fully charged Charging the battery takes a few hours when the Notebook PC is po...

Page 54: ...tually the Notebook PC enters sus pend mode Windows default uses STR Move your mouse over the battery icon for remaining power information Right click the battery icon for sub menus Left click the battery icon for power management settings When the AC power is connected charging status will be shown IMPORTANT Suspend to RAM STR does not last long when the battery power is depleted Suspend to Disk ...

Page 55: ...ode the Power LED remains ON If you are conscious of both system performance and power consumption select Maximum Performance instead of disabling all power management features ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI was developed by Intel Microsoft andToshiba especially for Windows and later to control power management and Plug and Play features ACPI is the new standard in power man...

Page 56: ...ng the LCD backlight in their lower active state The Notebook PC enters Stand by mode low priority when the system remains idle for a specified amount of time The timeout can be set through BIOS setup lower priority and Windows power management higher priority To resume system operation press any key Power State Summary STATE ENTRY EVENT EXIT EVENT Stand by Stand by through Windows Start button An...

Page 57: ...storage industry The high speed transfer modes supported are UltraATA 100 up to 100MB sec and PIO mode 4 up to 16 6MB sec The Notebook PC comes with a removable 2 5 6 35cm wide and 374 95cm high UltraATA 100 66 IDE hard disk drive with current capacities up to 80GB Current IDE hard drives support S M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology to detect hard disk errors or failures before they ...

Page 58: ...57 Appendix Optional Accessories Optional Connections Internal Modem Compliancy Glossary Notebook PC Information ...

Page 59: ... an optional USB hub will increase your USB ports and allow you to quickly connect or disconnect many USB peripherals through a single cable USB Flash Memory A USB flash memory device can replace the slow 1 44MB floppy disk by with up to 128MB in high speed durable storage that is compatible with all computers using the USB port ...

Page 60: ...otebook PC s PCMCIA Type II slot with Cardbus support The USB version is single band IEEE 802 11b but supports any computer Notebook or Desktop with a USB port Wireless LAN Cardbus Card Wireless LAN USB USB Communication Cable Attaching optional USB communication cables be tween computers through the USB ports will al low basic file transfer capabilities between the com puters whether they be Note...

Page 61: ...ccepts a standard 1 44MB or 720KB 3 5 inch floppy diskette The eject button is on the top edge of the floppy disk drive for easy access unlike desktop PCs with the eject button on the bottom of the floppy disk drive Floppy access activity can be monitored through the LED on the front of the floppy disk drive USB Keyboard and Mouse Attaching an external USB keyboard will allow data entry to be more...

Page 62: ...l while simultaneously allowing others to view the external monitor For large audiences try you can connect a video projector to this port Optional Connections These items if desired may be purchased from third parties External Audio Connections The Notebook PC provides easy access for con necting a stereo headphone or multi channel am plifier mono microphone and a stereo audio source just like on...

Page 63: ...uld be marked DV for Digital Video port Securing Your Notebook PC For system and hard disk drive security see BIOS setup Security Athird party lock such as the ones by Kensington can be used to secure your Note book PC physically to an unmovable object The cable wraps around an object and the T shaped end inserts into the Kensington lock port as shown in this illustration and a key or combination ...

Page 64: ...g if provided is by means of dual tone multifrequency signalling Network Compatibility Declaration Statement to be made by the manufacturer to the Notified Body and the vendor This declaration will indicate the networks with which the equipment is designed to work and any notified networks with which the equipment may have inter working difficulties Network Compatibility Declaration Statement to b...

Page 65: ...o Poland No Not Applicable Portugal No Not Applicable Spain No Not Applicable Sweden Yes No Switzerland Yes No United Kingdom Yes No This information was copied from CETECOM and is supplied without liability For updates to this table you may visit http www cetecom de technologies ctr_21 html 1 National requirements will apply only if the equipment may use pulse dialling manufacturers may state in ...

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Page 67: ...pting the CPU Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode Byte Binary Term One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits Abyte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character punctuation mark or other symbol Clock Throttling Chipset function which allows the processor s clock to be stopped and started at a known duty cycle Clock throttl...

Page 68: ...share a printer between several closely placed Notebook PCs and even send files to each other without a network Kensington Locks Kensington locks or compatible allow the Notebook PC to be secured usually using a metal cable and lock that prevent the Notebook PC to be removed from a fixed object Some security products may also include a motion detector to sound an alarm when moved LPT Port Line Pri...

Page 69: ...sing the function keys The timeout setting of both Hard Disk and Video can be set by the BIOS Setup The Power LED blinks when the Notebook PC is in STR mode In STD mode the Notebook PC will appear to be powered OFF System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the operating system Twisted Pair Cable The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a h...

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