notebook basic maintenance knowledge a laptop in basic maintenance of the screen (LCDPanel)

* for a long time without using a computer maintenance

LCD, temporarily through the function keys on the keyboard only The LCD screen power is turned off, which saves the life of the screen in addition to saving power. Do not force the cover

* LCD screen or screen cover any foreign object placed between the keyboard and display screen, to avoid the cover glass due to internal damage caused by the weight.

* Do not avoid scratching with fingernails and sharp articles (hard object) to touch screen surface. Display screen surface

* LCD due to electrostatic attraction of dust, the proposed purchase of LCD screen special cloth to clean your screen, do not shoot except with your fingers to avoid leaving fingerprints, and gently wipe.

* Do not use chemical cleaners to wipe the screen.

battery (Battery)

* When no external power supply situation, if the working conditions being less than PCMCIA card slot, it is recommended to remove the card first to extend battery usage time.

* at room temperature (20-30 degrees) to the most appropriate working temperature battery, the temperature is too high or too low operating environment will reduce battery life.

* When using a laptop in the environment can provide a stable power supply, remove the battery for extended battery life is not correct. As far as ASUS notebooks are concerned, when the battery power is fully charged, the charging circuit in the battery is automatically turned off, so that overcharging does not occur.

* recommended three-month average battery power correction action. International reference voltage

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keyboard (Keyboard)

* the accumulated dust can be used when the AC adapter small brush (ACAdapter) used to clean the cracks, or use in general the high-pressure jet cleaning tank, the camera lens, the dust blowing, or using a handheld vacuum cleaner to remove dust and debris on the keyboard.

* cleaning surface, may be stained with a little detergent on a soft cloth, in the case of gently wipe off the keyboard surface.

hard disk (HardDisk)

* try to use at steady conditions, at a location easy to prevent operation of the computer shaking.

* The process of switching the machine is the most fragile time of the hard disk. At this time, the speed of the hard disk bearing has not been stabilized yet. If vibration occurs, it will easily cause bad track. Therefore, it is recommended to wait about 10 seconds after turning off the computer and then move the notebook.
< BR> * average monthly perform a disk scan and restructuring, to enhance the efficiency of disk access.

floppy drive (floppy)

* avoid using appearance Of poor or moldy diskette.

* later floppy cleaning sheet, read-write heads regular cleaning.

drive (CD-ROM)

* disc cleaning sheet, periodically clean the laser reading head.

* your hands and land will be CD into the CD-ROM drive, the CD tray with one hand hold the other hand the film is indeed fixed CD, CD tray to avoid distortion.

touchpad (touchpad)

* Make sure you keep your hands clean when using the touchpad, so as not to run around the cursor phenomenon.

* accidentally soiled surface , the corner may be wet, dry cloth gently wipe the surface of the touch panel can, cloth, etc. do not use a rough wiping the surface.

* an inductive touch pad precision electronic components, do not use sharp writing article on the touch panel, the weight also can not be used to avoid damage.

heat (ThermalDissipation)

* in general, notebook computer manufacturers through the fan, heat pipe (HeatPipe), large heat sink, heat sink And other ways to reduce the use of high temperatures generated.

* In order to save electricity and avoid the noise, the laptop fan is not always running, but reaches a certain temperature, the fan will start the CPU.

* laptop on a soft items, such as: a bed, sofa, there may block ventilation openings and affect the cooling effect thereby reducing operational efficiency, or even crash

other components maintenance (. Others) before

cleaning and maintenance, be sure to take care of your laptops and related peripherals, follow these steps:

* step one: Turn off the power and remove the external power cord, and then the battery inside demolition All external device cables.

* Step 2: The head is connected to a small vacuum cleaner, dust and other parts of the suction slit keyboard.

* Step three: slightly moistened with a dry cloth and then gently wipe the surface of the enclosure, intended to enclose the Never any cleaning agent dropped inside the machine, to avoid a short circuit burned.

* Step Four: Wait laptop completely dry before turning on the power.

two important messages -

data backup data backup purposes

laptop because of its easy maneuverability, is the best partner users portable, but your Laptops may be lost due to the following conditions, resulting in work pauses, such as: accidental deletion or coverage, hard drive damage, computer virus damage, natural disasters (floods, fires), machine theft, data loss, etc. It may cause your data to be invisibly injured.

However, the importance of the data is priceless, to remind you: to develop good and regular data backup habits, in order to reduce losses to a minimum, but also make you more in the use of notebook Free, convenient and safe. 1.

make good use of software tools in an appropriate ratio will be a problem cutting



hard disk data area can be divided into two main conditions:

first A kind of failure of the hard disk itself, the prevention of such problems, in addition to avoid shaking the computer during the process of switching, the usual habit of backing up data is the most important.

second - for the operating system or damage caused by poisoning can not boot. In this case, if we have cut the hard disk at an appropriate ratio before installing the operating system, and the important data has been backed up in a partition different from the storage operating system, then we can pass through the system. And don't have to worry about the damage to the hard-built data in the hard drive. In general, it is recommended to divide the hard disk in a 6:4 ratio to store the operating system and partitions that store other data. (60% of the operating system, the data area 40%)

if the operating system has been installed in the entire hard drives, hard disk is only one partition, this time again if you want to use to join a partition It can be done through hard disk cutting software that supports Windows, such as PartitonMagic.

2. systematic classification of the data stored in the hard disk

to back up data more efficient, usually recommended when storing data, it should be properly classified. In general, the data to be backed up can be divided into the following types:

A. class file data, such as: Office files, file, MP3 ... .. and so on.

B. backup data message class, such as: Sent Mail, Address Book ............ like.

C. browser with Sitelinks data, such as my favorite, Netscape in the Bookmarks Explorer.

as the above three types of data stored in a particular data slot in the cartridge D, The advantage of this approach is that when a job to be backed up, as long as the fixed data is copied to other storage media cassette In the case, it is less prone to omissions and simplifies the complexity of backing up data.

choose

backup device backup apparatus 1. External hardware:

2. Data transmission cable

the USB data cable with plug comprising Ready-to-use convenience features make it easy to back up your laptop data to your desktop or second laptop.

3. Other external storage mode

4. external and internal contact type hard disk data transfer rate

* Comparative Table hard disk data transfer between a machine and two dish Asus is the speed of 133MB /sec, the most rapid and convenient way to back up important data backup

concept: remote backup

most secure backup, the data is placed in different storage media, and Place the storage medium in a different building. This is the recently popular concept of remote support, the same can be applied to individuals. Although ASUS's intimate design is one machine and two discs, one machine and multiple discs. But regular backup habits are still the best way to preserve data.

three other recommendations as



privacy function setting mode:.

1. Confidentiality hard disk: Users can set their own hard drive password, Set in the Security menu of the BiOS setup program, you will be asked for your hard disk password first during system boot. In this way, when your hard drive is used by others, if you don't have the password you provided, you can't use the hard drive, you can't boot it, and you can ensure that the data is not stolen by others.

2. System secrecy: the user can also set a password in the Security menu to set the BIOS setup program will ask the system administrator password at every boot or enter BiOS setup. This way, you can prevent unauthorized users from operating your computer.

If you set two or password, the system at boot time, hard drive password will first ask, then ask your system password (two passwords can be set to different numbers). Remind you that after setting the password, please keep the password data safely. If you forget, you must contact the original factory support.

Soaking treatment

* must not rashly power on, or make the laptop more serious damage

* Immediately remove the laptop's power cord and batteries, such as There are external or removable module parts (such as optical drive, floppy disk drive, expanded memory) and removed.

* laptop body of water as much as possible down the light, looking for a soft damp paper towel or soft cloth to gently wipe the sludge and to avoid the wear surface.

* then the fan will dry the body and parts, and sent to the service station in the first time to deal with by a trained professional engineers, in order to reduce the damage to a minimum program.

out using

* Step one: Make sure all backup battery power are fully charged, you can display the operating system to view battery power.

* Step two: laptop power switch off.

* Step 3: LCD screen cover and close the cover reliably determined jammed positioned.

* Step Four: unplug the AC power cord.

* Step Five: Remove all cables.

* Step Six: the computer in a specific backpack to prevent dust contamination and collision happens, taking care not to place too many items in a backpack for notebook computers, liquid crystal display glass in order to avoid crushing .

maintain a good energy saving habits

through the battery electric power to execute the job, if able to maintain a good energy saving habits, one can not only reduce energy consumption, but on the other hand Extend battery life. Therefore, even if you have switched the built-in power saving function of the notebook to the on state, it is important to cultivate the following energy conservation habits, so please keep in mind.

* as much as possible using the power adapter

save battery power the most obvious way is: when AC power is available every use, to avoid the use of rechargeable batteries. Because the transformer is small in size and light in weight, it is very convenient to carry around, so use the power adapter as often as possible. When you really need to use the battery, you will have a fully charged battery at hand.

* pause using the pause hotkey

laptop hotkeys are the most useful. For temporary leave, just press this button, you can make the computer system into the most power-saving mode. When you return, pressing any button (standby mode), or the power switch (sleep mode), will return the system to where it was originally performing the job. *



screen brightness, the brighter the liquid crystal display screen, the more power consumed. Therefore, in order to have a longer battery life, please avoid setting the screen brightness higher than necessary. In addition, when you don't use your laptop for a while and don't want to turn it off, you can turn off the LCD screen light source, which will save you the most power.

* Floppy and CD

floppy disk drives and optical drives these two peripherals consume considerable battery power. Therefore, when your computer is running on battery power, use as few floppy drives and optical drives as possible.