Asus E8708 User Manual

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Software Problem - BIOS
Updating the BIOS.
1.  Please verify the Notebook PC’s exact model and download the 
latest BIOS file for your model from the ASUS website and save 
it in your flash disk drive.
2.   Connect your flash disk drive to the Notebook PC and power on 
the Notebook PC.
3.   Use the 
Start Easy Flash function on the Advanced page of the 
BIOS Setup Utility. Follow the instructions shown.
4.   Locate the latest BIOS file and start updating (flashing) the BIOS....

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Recovering Your Notebook PC
Using Recovery Partition 
The Recovery Partition quickly restores your Notebook PC’s software 
to its original working state. 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...

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Recover Windows to entire HD with two partitions.
 This option deletes all partitions from your hard drive and creates two 
new partitions “C” (40%) and “D” (60%).
6.  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.   Double-click the AI Recovery Burner icon on the Window 
desktop.
2.   Insert a blank 
writable...

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Using the Recovery DVD:
1.  Insert the Recovery DVD into the optical drive. Your Notebook 
PC needs to be powered ON.
2.   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.
3.   Select 
OK to start to restore the image.
4.   Select 
OK to confirm the system recovery.
Restoring will overwrite your hard drive. Ensure to back up all 
your important data before the system...

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DVD-ROM Drive Information
The Notebook PC comes with an optional DVD-ROM drive or a 
CD-ROM drive. In order to view DVD titles, you must install your 
own DVD viewer software. Optional DVD viewer software may be 
purchased with this Notebook PC. The DVD-ROM drive allows the 
use of both CD and DVD discs.
Regional Playback Information
Playback of DVD movie titles involves decoding MPEG2 video, digital 
AC3 audio and decryption of CSS protected content. CSS (sometimes 
called...

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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...

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Blu-ray ROM Drive Information 
(on selected models)
Region Definitions
Region A
North,  Central  and  South  American  countries,  and  their  territories; 
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, Korea (South and North), South East 
Asian countries and their territories.
Region B
European, African, and South West Asian countries and their territories; 
Australia and New Zealand.
Region C
Central, South Asian, Eastern European countries and their territories; 
China and Mongolia....

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Internal Modem Compliancy
The Notebook PC with internal modem model complies with 
JATE (Japan), FCC (US, Canada, Korea, Taiwan), and CTR21. The 
internal modem has been approved in accordance with Council 
Decision 98/482/EC for pan-European single terminal connection 
to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). However due 
to differences between the individual PSTNs provided in different 
countries, the approval does not, of itself, give an unconditional 
assurance...

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Network Compatibility Declaration 
Statement to be made by the manufacturer to the user: “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. The manufacturer 
shall also associate a statement to make it clear where network 
compatibility is dependent on physical and software switch settings. 
It will also advise the user to contact the vendor if it...

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This table shows the countries currently under the CTR21 
standard.
Country   Applied More Testing
Austria1    Yes    No   
Belgium     Yes    No   
Czech Republic     No    Not Applicable   
Denmark1    Yes     Yes   
Finland      Yes    No   
France       Yes    No   
Germany     Yes    No
Greece       Yes    No  
Hungary     No    Not Applicable   
Iceland      Yes    No   
Ireland       Yes    No   
Italy       Still Pending Still Pending  
Israel       No    No...