Asus G71V- User Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 2 – Contents; Introducing the Notebook PC
• Page 3 – Using the Notebook PC
• Page 5 – About This User’s Manual; show what is actually used in the product itself.
• Page 6 – following are major sections of this User’s Manuals:; Introducing the Notebook PC; Introduces you to the Notebook PC and this User’s Manual.; Knowing the Parts; Gives you information on the Notebook PC’s components.; Using the Notebook PC; Gives you information on using the Notebook PC’s components.; Notes For This Manual; NOTE: Tips and information for special situations.
• Page 7 – Safety Precautions; and remove any extra moisture with a dry cloth.; throw the battery in fire.
• Page 8 – the battery pack when the Notebook PC is in use.; Airplane Precautions; during takeoffs and landings.; Transportation Precautions; To prepare the Notebook PC for transport, you should turn it OFF and; disconnect all external pe-; . The hard disk drive’s head retracts when the power; careful not to rub or scrape the Notebook PC surfaces.; Cover Your Notebook PC
• Page 9 – Preparing your Notebook PC; mation on using your Notebook PC.; Install the battery pack; force the display panel down to the table; Open the Display Panel; The power switch turns ON and OFF the Note-; tings
• Page 11 – Basic sides of the Notebook PC
• Page 12 – Knowing the Parts; Top Side; The keyboard differs for each territory.
• Page 13 – to clean the display panel.; Direct Messenger; features are software controlled.; Power Switch; Windows Control Panel “Power Options.”
• Page 14 – touchpad utility to allow easy Windows or web navigation.; Keyboard; to help ease navigation in the Windows operating system.
• Page 15 – Bottom Side; PC ON YOUR LAP OR OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY TO AVOID INJURY FROM THE
• Page 16 – Secondary Hard Disk Drive Compartment (Optional); contain an optional hard disk drive depending on your purchase.; Primary Hard Disk Drive Compartment
• Page 18 – without restarting the computer.; Left Side; Note: Use the provided adapter for use; Flash Memory Slot
• Page 19 – ing specifications for details on each model.; Optical Drive Electronic Eject; and selecting; Eject
• Page 20 – Right Side; entertainment system.
• Page 21 – Rear Side; CAUTION: MAY BECOME WARM TO HOT WHEN IN USE. BE SURE; Air Vents; enhancements or requirements.
• Page 22 – connectors up to two meters.; LAN Port; lows convenient use without additional adapters.; Kensington; The Kensington
• Page 23 – Front Side; WARNING! When opening, do not force the display panel down to the; Display Panel Button; Press the display panel button to open the display panel.
• Page 26 – Getting Started; WARNING! THE POWER ADAPTER MAY BECOME WARM TO HOT WHEN IN USE.; Power System; Using AC Power; from a wall outlet to the DC power required by; sumption when the Notebook PC is not in use.
• Page 27 – turned ON, as this may result in the loss of working data.; To install the battery pack:; WARNING! For safety reasons, DO NOT throw the battery in fire, DO NOT; Battery Care; Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
• Page 28 – may result in data loss.; Powering ON the Notebook PC; and ready for the installation of a new operating system.; Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology; Window’s disk checking program: click
• Page 29 – may not reflect what you; Checking Battery Power; and the size of the display panel.; Charging the Battery Pack; battery pack is charged.
• Page 30 – your Notebook PC before turning it back ON.; Emergency Shutdown; shutdown your Notebook PC:; Power Options; click the arrowhead next to the lock icon.; Restarting or Rebooting; After making changes to your operating system, you may be prompted; Restart; on the bottom�
• Page 31 – Thermal Power Control; Hibernate” or “Shut Down” for closing the display panel or pressing; Power Management Modes
• Page 32 – Special Keyboard Functions; Colored Hot Keys; Decreases the display brightness; NOTE: Must connect an external monitor “before” booting up.
• Page 33 – Decreases the speaker volume (only in Windows OS); Microsoft Windows Keys
• Page 34 – Switches; Switches and Status Indicators; Power4Gear eXtreme Key; The Power4Gear eXtreme key toggles power savings between; Touchpad Lock Key
• Page 35 – Status Indicators; Front; The Notebook PC’s battery is charging when AC power is connected.; Power Indicator
• Page 36 – disk. The light flashes proportional to the access time.
• Page 37 – Direct Messenger Display; the notification area or from; Windows | Start Programs | ASUS Utility | ASUS Direct Console; Refer to section 4 for details.; Direct Console; Notebook LEDs
• Page 38 – Push once to skip to the; Audio Volume Controls; Toggles the audio volume ON and OFF; Multimedia Control Keys (on selected models); Hold down to
• Page 40 – Using the Notebook PC; IMPORTANT! DO NOT use any objects; Pointing Device; Using the Touchpad; Moving The Pointer
• Page 41 – Touchpad Usage Illustrations; Hold left button and slide finger
• Page 42 – pad. The touchpad responds best to light pressure.; Caring for the Touchpad; • Do not touch the touchpad if your fingers are dirty or wet.; Control; Find; Mouse; properties in the “Control Panel”�
• Page 43 – Gaming Optical Mouse (on selected models)
• Page 46 – the desired configuration. The Windows; Using the gaming mouse
• Page 48 – Storage Devices; • Expansion Card; Expansion Card; Inserting an Expansion Card; Insert the ExpressCard with the connector side; Removing an Expansion Card
• Page 49 – Optical Drive; Inserting an optical disc; Gently pull on the drive’s front panel and slide; The hub should be higher than the
• Page 50 – work. Do not use the emergency eject in place; Note: Make sure not to; Emergency eject; tray slowly to prevent damage.; Using the Optical Drive
• Page 51 – Flash Memory Card Reader; WARNING! To prevent data loss, use “Windows Safely Remove; Flash Memory Card Examples; matting, or deleting data on the card or else data loss may occur.
• Page 52 – Hard Disk Drive; or retailer for this Notebook PC.; Removing the hard disk drive:
• Page 53 – process. There is no hardware or software (including; nected peripherals, any telephone
• Page 54 – work can be installed as an expansion card.; Connections; Network Connection; crossover so a crossover LAN cable is optional.); Example of the Notebook PC connected to a
• Page 55 – Wireless LAN Connection (on selected models); Infrastructure mode; For security concerns, DO NOT connect
• Page 56 – Wireless LAN; Windows Wireless Network Connection; Connecting to a network; Connect to a network
• Page 57 – Bluetooth Wireless Connection (on selected models); USB or ExpressCard Bluetooth module in order to use Bluetooth.; dem to connect to the Internet. You may also use it for SMS messaging.; Bluetooth-enabled computers or PDAs; Turning ON and Launching Bluetooth Utility; Bluetooth ON
• Page 58 – Digital television reception is available; Antenna placement; Can be safely placed on flat surfaces; Cable connection; to change the coaxial plug to fit the slim Notebook
• Page 59 – Media Center Remote Controller (on selected models); • Media Center Start button enables quick launch of Media Center; This remote controller can be
• Page 60 – Click the gear button in the; Performance; area to adjust the system performance.; without attaching the power adapter.
• Page 61 – LED Light; area to customize the LED lights.; Preset Modes; Click; to use the preset LED configurations.; Advance; Click; vated event and customize the Lighting behavior respectively.
• Page 62 – Message; area to customize the messages displayed in the Direct Mes; Fixed message; areas to; Note; check box and type the mes-; Notes for Windows Live Messenger; Direct Console 2.0 connects to Windows Live Messenger through the
• Page 63 – � Click your account name box and click; Turn on; � You will see; Direct Console; under your account
• Page 65 – Appendix; what is actually used in the product itself.
• Page 66 – Optional Accessories; USB Flash Memory Disk; WARNING! To prevent system failures, use Windows “Safely
• Page 67 – Optional Connections
• Page 68 – Add a Bluetooth Device
• Page 69 – Next
• Page 70 – drivers and utilities are installed.; Operating System and Software; soft Windows; compatibility of other operating systems cannot be guaranteed.
• Page 71 – System BIOS Settings; Boot Device
• Page 73 – a RAID set from the built-in hard disk drives.; backup before creating a RAID set.
• Page 74 – Common Problems and Solutions; Hardware Problem - Optical Disc; The optical disc drive is not able to read or write discs.; Update the BIOS to the latest version and try again.; Unknown Reason - System Unstable; Cannot wake up from the hibernation.; If not the case, try MS System Restore to an earlier date.; The built-in camera does not work correctly.; Check “Device Manager” to see if there are any problems.; Hardware Problem - Battery
• Page 75 – I cannot power ON the Notebook PC.; air flow from the main air vent.; How to check whether a Notebook PC is equipped with a wireless card?; . You will see whether the Notebook PC has a WLAN
• Page 76 – A blue screen with white text appears after system bootup.
• Page 77 – Utility CD that came with your Notebook PC.
• Page 78 – updating the virus definition file.
• Page 79 – and then
• Page 80 – Windows Vista Software Recovery; Using Hard Disk Partition; About the Recovery Partition; Read the “ASUS Preload Wizard” screen and click; Recover Windows to first partition only.
• Page 81 – Using the Recovery DVD:; Select a partition option and click
• Page 82 – Glossary; ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface); Modern standard for reducing power usage in computers.; Boot; will reboot your computer.; Clock Throttling
• Page 84 – in most grocery stores or lasers used in optical drives.; PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus); pansion card manufacturers.
• Page 85 – in STR mode. In STD mode, the Notebook PC will appear to be powered OFF.; System Disk; rising edge and falling edge.
• Page 86 – Declarations and Safety Statements; Region Definitions; America; DVD-ROM Drive Information; Regional Playback Information
• Page 87 – Internal Modem Compliancy; Overview; tone multifrequency signalling.; which the equipment may have inter-working difficulties”; Network Compatibility Declaration
• Page 88 – Country Applied More Testing; Denmark
• Page 89 – Federal Communications Commission Statement; • This device may not cause harmful interference, and; void your authority to operate the equipment.; FCC Radio Frequency Interference Requirements; conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
• Page 90 – • Essential requirements as in [Article 3]; FCC Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Caution Statement; ranges and is restricted to indoor environments only.; GHz frequency by specified firmware controlled in the USA.”; FCC RF Exposure Guidelines (Wireless Clients); CE Mark Warning; case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
• Page 91 – France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands; Indre et Loire 41 Loir et Cher; Your WLAN Card transmits less than 100mW, but more than 10mW.; Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains
• Page 92 – UL Safety Notices; or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.; Do not use; shock from lightning.; Do not use; the Notebook PC in the vicinity of a gas leak.; Do not; manufacturer or authorized retailers.; Power Safety Requirement
• Page 93 – teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. (English); Hg
• Page 94 – Service warning label; authorized service provider.; CDRH Regulations; is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only
• Page 96 – Notebook PC Information
• Page 97 – pliers, and your reseller are collectively responsible.; Service and Support; Visit our multi-language web site at