User manual ASUS N61JV

[. . . ] This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · · · · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. [. . . ] In order to facilitate geographically staggered movie releases, DVD video titles are released for specific geographic regions as defined in "Region Definitions" below. Copyright laws require that all DVD movies be limited to a particular region (usually coded to the region at which it is sold). While DVD movie content may be released for multiple regions, CSS design rules require that any system capable of playing CSS encrypted content must only be capable of playing one region. The region setting may be changed up to five times using the viewer software, then it can only play DVD movies for the last region setting. Changing the region code after that will require factory resetting which is not covered by warranty. If resetting is desired, shipping and resetting costs will be at the expense of the user. Region Definitions Region 1 Canada, US, US Territories Region 2 Czech, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Gulf States, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, UK, Greece, Former Yugoslav Republics, Slovakia Region 3 Burma, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Region 4 Australia, Caribbean (Except US Territories), Central America, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, South America Region 5 CIS, India, Pakistan, Rest of Africa, Russia, North Korea Region 6 China 41 4. Using the Notebook PC Using a CD A CD drive letter should be present regardless of the presence of a CD disc in the drive. After the CD is properly inserted, data can be accessed just like with hard disk drives; except that nothing can be written to or changed on the CD. Vibration is normal for all high-speed CD-ROM drives due to unbalanced CDs or CD print. To decrease vibration, use the Notebook PC on an even surface and do not place labels on the CD. Removing a CD Remove the CD by slowly lifting the CD off the tray by holding the edge of the CD. Do not touch the bottom-side of the CD where data is read from. Listening to Audio CD Both the CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drive can play audio CDs, but only the DVD-ROM drive can play DVD audio. The CardBus socket is backward-compatible with 16-bit PC Cards serving at 5 volts operation while CardBus operates at 3. 3 volts to reduce power consumption. As part of the Notebook PC's advanced architecture, the Zoomed Video specification provides for full frame-rate video display channel for applications like MPEG decoders for movies and games, TV tuners, live video input, video capturing, and video conferencing. The Zoomed Video (ZV) Port allows video data on a PC Card to be transferred directly into the VGA frame buffer, bypassing the CPU and PCI system bus. It can promise a high quality real-time full-motion video playback without holding back the CPU and system bus performance. 44 4. Insert the PC card with the connector side first. Be sure the PC card is level when inserting. 3. When the PC card is fully inserted, the PC card bay door can close normally without striking the PC card. 4. Look for a sticker, icon, or marking on one side of the connector representing the top side. Removing the PC card bay door. If you need to use the lower PC card socket for PCMCIA devices with connectors or cables, you need to remove the door covering the PC card bay. Pinch the sides to unlatch the door as indicated by the arrows. 45 4. Using the Notebook PC Removing a PC Card (PCMCIA) When PC cards are inserted and running, they draw power from the Notebook PC even when they are not in use. You must stop the PC card service to turn the PC card OFF. CAUTION!Stopping the PC card service is also necessary before removing a PC card. To remove the PC card, first remove all cables or adapters attached to the PC card, then double-click the PC card icon on the taskbar and stop the PC card you want to remove. [. . . ] The BIOS instructions are built into the computer's read-only memory. BIOS parameters can be configured by the user through the BIOS Setup program. The BIOS can be updated using the provided utility to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM. Bit (Binary Digit) Represents the smallest unit of data used by the computer. A bit can have one of two values: 0 or 1. Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory. [. . . ]