User manual ASUS ESSENTIO DESKTOP PC CM1630

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Safety information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Click Finish to complete the activation. Getting Windows® Help and Support Windows® Help and Support provides you with guides and answers in using the applications in Windows® 7 platform. To launch Windows® Help and Support, click > Help and Support. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet to obtain the latest Windows® online help. ASUS CM1630 2-15 Chapter 3 Connecting devices to your computer Connecting a USB storage device This desktop PC provides USB 2. 0/1. 1 ports on both the front and rear panels. The USB ports allow you to connect USB devices such as storage devices. To connect a USB storage device: • Insert the USB storage device to your computer. Front panel Rear panel To remove a USB storage device: 1. Click from the Windows notification area on your computer, then click Eject USB2. 0 FlashDisk. 2. When the Safe to Remove Hardware message pops up, remove the USB storage device from your computer. DO NOT remove a USB storage device when data transfer is in progress. Doing so may cause data loss or damage the USB storage device. ASUS CM1630 3-1 Connecting microphone and speakers This desktop PC comes with microphone ports and speaker ports on both the front and rear panels. The audio I/O ports located on the rear panel allow you to connect 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel stereo speakers. Connecting Headphone and Mic Connecting 2-channel Speakers 3-2 Chapter 3: Connecting devices to your computer Connecting 4-channel Speakers Connecting 6-channel Speakers ASUS CM1630 3-3 Connecting 8-channel Speakers 3-4 Chapter 3: Connecting devices to your computer Connecting multiple external displays Your desktop PC may come with VGA, HDMI, or DVI ports and allows you to connect multiple external displays. When a graphics card is installed in your computer, connect the monitors on the output ports of the graphics card. Setting up multiple displays When using multiple monitors, you are allowed to set display modes. You can use the additional monitor as a duplicate of your main display, or as an extension to enlarge your Windows desktop. To set up multiple displays: 1. 2. Turn off your computer. Connect the two monitors to your computer and connect the power cords to the monitors. Refer to Setting up your computer section in Chapter 1 for details on how to connect a monitor to your computer. For some graphic cards, only the monitor that is set to be the primary display has display during POST. The dual display function works only under Windows. ASUS CM1630 3-5 3. 4. 5. Turn on your computer. Place only one memory card in a slot at one time. 2. Select a program from the AutoPlay window to access your files. • If AutoPlay is NOT enabled in your computer, click Windows® 7 Start button on the taskbar, click Computer, and then double-click the memory card icon to access the data on it. • Each card slot has its own drive icon which is displayed on the Computer screen. • The memory card reader LED lights up and blinks when data is being read from or written to the memory card. 3. When finished, right-click the memory card drive icon on the Computer screen, click Eject, and then remove the card. Never remove cards while or immediately after reading, copying, formatting, or deleting data on the card or else data loss may occur. To prevent data loss, use “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media” in the Windows notification area before removing the memory card. 4-2 Chapter 4: Using your computer Using the optical drive 1 2 3 Inserting an optical disc To insert an optical disc: 1. 2. 3. 4. While your system is on, press the eject button below the drive bay cover to open the tray. Place the disc to the optical drive with the label side facing up. Select a program from the AutoPlay window to access your files. If AutoPlay is NOT enabled in your computer, click Windows® 7 Start button on the taskbar, click Computer, and then double-click the CD/DVD drive icon to access the data on it. Removing an optical disc To remove an optical disc: 1. While the system is on, do either of the following to eject the tray: • • 2. Press the eject button below the drive bay cover. Right-click the CD/DVD drive icon on the Computer screen, and then click Eject. Remove the disc from the disc tray. ASUS CM1630 4-3 Using the multimedia keyboard (on selected models only) The keyboard varies with models. The illustrations on this section are for reference only. ASUS SK-2045 keyboard 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 2 3 4 5 18 ` 19 20 21 22 Keys 1. 11. Description Launches Windows® gadgets. Keys 12. 22. Description Press <Fn + F7> to launch Microsoft® MSN or, if not installed, connects to the MSN download page. Press <Fn + F8> to launch Windows® Search screen. [. . . ] If your computer comes with a discrete graphics card, ensure that you connect your monitor to a video output port on the discrete graphics card. Check if any of the pins on the monitor video connector is bent. If you discover bent pins, replace the monitor video connector cable. Check if your monitor is plugged to a power source properly. [. . . ]