Asus E8708 User Manual

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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. Using the proper software, a CD-
RW drive or DVD+CD-RW drive can allow CD-RW discs to be used 
like a hard drive with writing, deleting, and editing capabilities. 
Vibration is normal for all high-speed optical drives due to 
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Flash Memory Card Reader
Normally a memory card reader must be purchased separately in 
order to use memory cards from devices such as digital cameras, 
MP3 players, mobile phones, and PDAs. This Notebook PC has a 
single built-in memory card reader that can use many flash memory 
cards as shown in the example below. The built-in memory card 
reader is not only convenient, but also faster than most other 
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Hard Disk Drive
Hard disk drives have higher capacities and operate at much faster 
speeds than floppy disk drives and optical drives. The Notebook 
PC comes with a replaceable hard disk drive. Current hard drives 
support S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) 
to detect hard disk errors or failures before they happen. When 
replacing or upgrading the hard drive, always visit an authorized 
service center or retailer for this Notebook PC. 
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Removing the hard disk drives
Locating the hard disk drives
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Memory (RAM)
Additional memory will increase application performance by 
decreasing hard disk access. Visit an authorized service center or 
retailer for information on memory upgrades for your Notebook PC. 
Only purchase expansion modules from authorized retailers of this 
Notebook PC to ensure maximum compatibility and reliability. 
The BIOS automatically detects the amount of memory in the 
system and configures CMOS accordingly during the POST (Power-
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The built-in network cannot be installed later as an upgrade. 
After purchase, network can be installed as an expansion card.
Connections
Network Connection
Connect a network cable, with RJ-45 connectors on each end, to the 
modem/network port on the Notebook PC and the other end to a 
hub or switch. For 100 BASE-TX / 1000 BASE-T speeds, your network 
cable must be category 5 or better (not category 3) with twisted-pair 
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Twisted-Pair Cable
The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host (generally 
a Hub or Switch) is called a straight-through Twisted Pair Ethernet 
( TPE). The end connectors are called RJ-45 connectors, which are 
not compatible with RJ-11 telephone connectors. If connecting two 
computers together without a hub in between, a crossover LAN 
cable is required (Fast-Ethernet model). (Gigabit models support 
auto-crossover so a crossover LAN cable is optional.)
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Wireless LAN Connection (on selected models)
The optional built-in wireless LAN is a compact easy-to-use wireless 
Ethernet adapter. Implementing the IEEE 802.11 standard for 
wireless LAN ( WLAN), the optional built-in wireless LAN is capable of 
fast data transmission rates using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 
(DSSS) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) 
technologies on 2.4GHz/5GHz frequencies. The optional built-in 
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Ad-hoc mode
The Ad-hoc mode allows the Notebook PC to connect to another 
wireless device. No access point (AP) is required in this wireless 
environment.
(All devices must install 
optional 802.11 wireless 
LAN adapters.)
Desktop PC
PDA
Notebook PC
Infrastructure mode
The Infrastructure mode allows the Notebook PC and other wireless 
devices to join a wireless network created by an Access Point (AP) 
(sold separately) that provides a central link for wireless clients to...