User manual ASUS S82

[. . . ] NOTEBOOK PC USER'S MANUAL Product Name: Notebook PC Manual Revision: 1. 02 E640 Release Date: October 2000 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, and · This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] It is also great for the power user who wishes to work while watching a DVD movie. Eject Button Upper Socket Upper Socket Supports: Type I, Type II, CardBus, Zoomed Video Lower Socket Supports: Type I, Type II, Type III Lower Socket Eject Button NOTE: Use the upper socket first. Using the lower socket requires that you remove the PC card bay door when using a PC card with external cabling or extensions protruding out of the Notebook PC. 32-bit CardBus & Zoomed Video Port CardBus support allows PC Cards and their hosts to use 32-bit bus mastering and operate at speeds of up to 33MHz, transferring data in burst modes comparable with PCI's 132MB/sec. By comparison, the standard 16-bit PC Card bus can handle only 20MB/sec. Since the Notebook PC is equipped with CardBus broader and faster data pathway, it can handle bandwidth-hungry operations, such as 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, Fast SCSI peripherals, and ISDN-based video conference. The CardBus peripherals support plug and play. 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. Using the Notebook PC Inserting a PC Card (PCMCIA) 1. 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. Carefully connect any cables or adapters needed by the PC card. Usually connectors can only be inserted in one orientation. 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. Press in the toggle eject button and release. The recessed spring loaded toggle button will extend when pushed in and released. Press the extended button again to eject the PC Card. [. . . ] Peripheral devices allow your computer to perform an almost limitless variety of specialized tasks. POST (Power On Self Test) When you turn on the computer, it will first run through the POST, a series of software-controlled diagnostic tests. The POST checks system memory, the motherboard circuitry, the display, the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other I/O devices. PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture. This type of architecture transfers data through a 16-bit or 32-bit bus. A PS/2 mouse and/or keyboard may be used on ATX motherboards. RAM (Random Access Memory) There are several different types of RAM such as DRAM (Dynamic RAM), EDO DRAM (Extended Data Output DRAM), SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM). ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. [. . . ]