Asus K501LX User Manual

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Notebook PC E-Manual
Chapter 3: Working with Windows® 8.1
Starting for the rst time .........................................................................................38
Windows
®
UI ................................................................................................................. 39
Start screen ....................................................................................................................... 39
Hotspots ............................................................................................................................. 40
Start button ...................................................................................................................... 43
Customizing your Start screen ................................................................................... 45
Working with Windows
®
apps ...............................................................................46
Launching apps ............................................................................................................... 46
Customizing apps ...........................................................................................................46
Accessing the Apps screen .......................................................................................... 48
Charms bar ........................................................................................................................ 50
Snap feature ..................................................................................................................... 52
Other keyboard shortcuts ......................................................................................54
Connecting to wireless networks ........................................................................56
Wi-Fi ..................................................................................................................................... 56
Bluetooth .......................................................................................................................... 57
Airplane mode ................................................................................................................. 58
Connecting to wired networks .............................................................................59
Conguring a dynamic IP/PPPoE network connection .................................... 59
Conguring a static IP network connection ......................................................... 60
Turning your Notebook PC o ..............................................................................61
Putting your Notebook PC to sleep ......................................................................... 61
Windows
®
8.1 lock screen ........................................................................................62
To proceed from the lock screen ............................................................................... 62
Customizing your lock screen .................................................................................... 63

Asus K501LX Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Blue, Stainless steel
Numeric keypad	Yes
Pointing device	Touchpad
Memory slots	1x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory form factor	On-board + SO-DIMM
Internal memory type	-
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Operating system installed	Windows 8.1
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	No
Total storage capacity	1000 GB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0x1616
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950M
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 5500
Discrete graphics card memory	4 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR3
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	11.2
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	950 MHz
Battery capacity	48 Wh
Number of battery cells	3
AC adapter power	90 W
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output current	4.74 A
AC adapter output voltage	19 V
Password protection type	BIOS, HDD, User
Wi-Fi standards	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 1000, 100 Mbit/s
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
Bus type	DMI2
Stepping	F0
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	4 MB
Processor model	i7-5500U
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor series	Intel Core i7-5500 Mobile Series
Processor socket	BGA 1168
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Broadwell
Processor frequency	2.4 GHz
Processor cache type	L3
Configurable TDP-down	7.5 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	3 GHz
Processor operating modes	32-bit, 64-bit
PCI Express configurations	4x1, 2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Configurable TDP-down frequency	0.6 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	12
Processor code	SR23W
Processor ARK ID	85214
Processor package size	40 x 24 x 1.3 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	255 mm
Width	382 mm
Height	21.7 mm
Weight	2000 g