Asus Z61A - Manual (Page 2)

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Contents
1. Introducing the Notebook PC ..................................................................5
About This User’s Manual .......................................................................................... 6
Notes For This Manual .......................................................................................... 6
Preparing your Notebook PC ..................................................................................... 9
2. Knowing the Parts ................................................................................... 11
Top Side ................................................................................................................... 12
Bottom Side ............................................................................................................. 14
Left Side ................................................................................................................... 16
Right Side ................................................................................................................ 17
Rear Side ................................................................................................................. 18
3. Getting Started ....................................................................................... 19
Power System .......................................................................................................... 20
Using AC Power .................................................................................................. 20
Using Battery Power ............................................................................................ 20
Charging the Battery Pack .................................................................................. 20
Powering ON the Notebook PC .......................................................................... 22
The Power-On Self Test (POST) ......................................................................... 22
Battery Care ........................................................................................................ 22
Checking Battery Power ...................................................................................... 23
Restarting or Rebooting ...................................................................................... 24
Powering OFF ..................................................................................................... 24
Special Keyboard Functions .................................................................................... 25
Colored Hot Keys ................................................................................................ 25
Keyboard as Cursors ........................................................................................... 26
Microsoft Windows™ Keys ................................................................................. 26
Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad ......................................................................... 27
Instant Launch Keys and Status Indicators ............................................................. 27
Instant Launch Keys ............................................................................................ 27
Status Indicators (left) ......................................................................................... 28
Status Indicators (right) ....................................................................................... 29