[. . . ] DO NOT expose to strong magnetic or electrical fields. DO NOT expose to or use near liquids, rain, or moisture. DO NOT disassemble the battery. Notebook PC User Manual 3 SAFE TEMP: This Notebook PC should only be used in environments with ambient temperatures between 10°C (50°F) and 35°C (95°F). DO NOT carry or cover a Notebook PC that is powered ON with any materials that will reduce air circulation such as a carrying bag. DO NOT use damaged power cords, accessories, or other peripherals. INPUT RATING: Refer to the rating label on the bottom of the Notebook PC and be sure that your power adapter complies with the rating. [. . . ] Battery time varies by usage and by the specifications for this Notebook PC. The battery pack cannot be disassembled and must be purchased as a single unit. 3 Battery Lock - Spring The spring battery lock is used to keep the battery pack secured. Before using the Recovery Partition, copy your data files (such as Outlook PST files) to USB storage devices or to a network drive and make note of any customized configuration settings (such as network settings). About the Recovery Partition The Recovery Partition is a reserved space on your hard disk drive used to restore the operating system, drivers, and utilities installed on your Notebook PC at the factory. IMPORTANT!The Recovery Partition is created at the factory and cannot be restored if deleted. Take your Notebook PC to an authorized ASUS service center if you have problems with the recovery process. Remove the optional secondary hard disk drive before performing system recovery on your Notebook PC. According to Microsoft, you may lose important data because of setting up Windows on the wrong disk drive or formatting the incorrect drive partition. This option deletes only the first partition and allows you to keep other partitions, and to create a new system partition as drive "C" . Notebook PC User Manual 18 . Recover Windows to entire HD. This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk drive and creates a new system partition as drive "C" . This option deletes all partitions from your hard drive and creates two new partitions "C" (0%) and "D" (40%). Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the recovery process. Visit the ASUS website at www. asus. com for updated drivers and utilities. Using Recovery DVD (on selected models) Creating the Recovery DVD: 1. Insert a blank writable DVD into the optical drive and click Start to start creating the Recovery DVD. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete creating the recovery DVD. Prepare enough blank writable DVDs as instructed to create the Recovery DVD. Remove the external hard disk drive before performing system recovery on your Notebook PC. According to Microsoft, you may lose important data because of setting up Windows on the wrong disk drive or formatting the incorrect drive partition. Notebook PC User Manual 19 Using the Recovery DVD: : 1. Restart the Notebook PC and press [Esc] on bootup and select the optical drive (may be labeled as "CD/DVD") and press [Enter] to boot from the Recovery DVD. Select OK to confirm the system recovery. Restoring will overwrite your hard drive. Ensure to back up all your important data before the system recovery. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the recovery process. WARNING: DO NOT remove the Recovery disc, unless instructed to do so, during the recovery process or else your partitions will be unusable. Ensure to connect the power adapter to your Notebbook PC when performing system recovery. Visit the ASUS website at www. asus. com for updated drivers and utilities. 20 Notebook PC User Manual Declarations and Safety Statements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: · · This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. [. . . ] Il y a danger d'explosion s'il y a remplacement incorrect de la batterie. Remplacer uniquement avec une batterie du mêre type ou d'un type équivalent recommandé par le constructeur. Mettre au rebut les batteries usagées conformément aux instructions du fabricant. Benytt samme batteritype eller en tilsvarende type anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten. [. . . ]