Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ROG GR6 Asus
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GR6 User Guide REPUBLIC OF GAMERS.
COP YRIGHT INFORMA TION No part of this manual, including the products and soft ware described in it, may be reproduced , transmitted, transcribed, stor ed in a retrieval system, or translated into an.
GR6 3 Contents About this manual ............................................................................................. 5 Con ventions used in this manual ............................................................... 5 T ypography ...........
4 GR6 Contents Upgrading y our GR6 Upgrading memory modules ...................................................................... 30 Installing a 2.5-inch storage drive .............................................................. 35 Appendix Safety information .
GR6 5 About this manual This manual pro vides information about the hardwar e and sof tware featur es of your PC, organized thr ough the following chapters: Chapter 1: Getting to know your GR6 This chapter details the har dware components of your GR6.
6 GR6 Package contents NO TE: * Actual product specications and pack age contents ma y vary depending on your countr y or region. IMPORT ANT! Bring the warranty card to the ASUS Ser vice Cent er fo.
1 Getting to know y our GR6.
8 GR6 Features F ront panel.
GR6 9 P ower button The power butt on allows you to turn the GR6 on or o . Steam Big Picture Launcher The Steam Big P icture Launcher allows you to acc ess Steam Big Picture mode from po wer o , sleep, hibernate , or Window s® operating system.
10 GR6 Bottom view Air ven ts The air vents allo w cool air to enter your GR6 chassis and expel hot air out. IMPORT ANT! For optimum heat dissipa tion and air ventilation, ensur e that the air vents are fr ee from obstructions.
GR6 11 Rear panel HDD/Drive LED indicator This indicator lights up when y our GR6 is accessing the internal storage drives . Audio Input Jack This 1/8-inch stereo input jack can be used t o connect a stereo audio sour ce to the GR6. This featur e is used mainly to add audio to multimedia applications .
12 GR6 Microphone jack The microphone jack allow s you to connect an external microphone for video c onferencing , voice narrations, or simple audio recor dings.
GR6 13 P ower input (DC 19V) The supplied power adapt er converts AC pow er to DC power f or use with this jack. Power supplied thr ough this jack supplies power to the PC. T o prev ent damage to the PC, always use the bundled pow er adapter . W ARNING! The po wer adapter may become warm t o hot when in use.
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2 Using your GR6.
16 GR6 Getting started P ositioning your GR6 The GR6 can be positioned standing up or lying down. When positioning your GR6, ensure tha t the rubber studs or the rubber feet ar e in contact with the at and stable sur face of your table or desk.
GR6 17 C onnec ting the A C power adapt er T o connect the AC power adapt er to your GR6: A. Connect the AC pow er cord to the A C/DC adapter . B. Plug the AC po wer cord int o a 100V~240V power sourc e. C. Connect the DC power connector int o your GR6’ s power (DC) input por t.
18 GR6 IMPORT ANT! • W estronglyrecommendtha tyouuseonlytheACpow er adapter and cable that came with your GR6. • Useagr oundedwallsocketwhileusingyourGR6. • Thesocketoutletmustbeeasilyaccessibleandneary our GR6.
GR6 19 C onnec ting a display panel Y ou can connect a display panel or projector to your GR6 tha t has the following c onnec tors: • HDMIconnector • DisplayP or tconnector T o connect a display panel to your GR6: Connect a display cable either to the HDMI or DisplayP ort por t.
20 GR6 C onnec ting the keyboar d or mouse Y ou can connect generally any USB keyboard and mouse t o your GR6. Y ou can also connect a USB dongle for a wir eless keyboard and mouse set. T o connect a keyboard and mouse to your GR6: Connect the USB cable from your keyboar d and mouse to any of the USB 2.
GR6 21 T urning on your GR6 Pr ess the power button to turn on y our GR6..
22 GR6 Using the Steam Big Picture Launcher The GR6 allows y ou to access Steam Big P icture mode from pow er o , sleep, hibernat e, or Windo ws® operating system.
GR6 23 Recovering your system IMPORT ANT! This section only applies for models with the bundled operating system installed in y our GR6. Resetting your PC The Reset your PC option r estores your GR6 t o its factor y default settings. IMPORT ANT! Back up all your data befor e using this option.
24 GR6 Creating a USB r ecov er y drive Y ou can create a USB r ecovery drive and use this to reco ver your PC’ s settings. W ARNING! All les on y our USB storage device will be permanently deleted during the process . Before you pr oceed, ensure that y ou back up all your important data.
GR6 25 Removing ev erything and reinstalling W indow s® IMPORT ANT! This section only applies for models with the bundled operating system installed in y our GR6. Restoring your GR6 to its original factory settings can be done using the Remov e everything and reinstall option in PC Settings.
26 GR6 Turning off your GR6 Click Shutdown in W indows® operating syst em or press the P ower button to shut down y our GR6. If your GR6 is unresponsive , press and hold the power butt on for at least four seconds un til your GR6 turns o . Putting your GR6 to sleep Click sleep in Windo ws® operating system to let y our GR6 enter sleep state.
GR6 27 Quickly enter the BIOS • T ur noyourGR6,pressthepo werbuttontoturnyourGR6back on, and then press <F2> or <Del> during POST . • Wheny ourGR6iso,pr essthepowerbuttont oturnonyour GR6.
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3 Upgrading y our GR6.
30 GR6 Upgrading memory modules Y our GR6 comes with two SO-DIMM memor y slots that allow you to install up to two 8 GB DDR3L 204-pin SO-DIMMs for a maximum of 16 GB memor y . IMPORT ANT! Y ou can only install DDR3L (1.35V Low V oltage) 204-pin SO-DIMM to the GR6’ s DIMM slots.
GR6 31 5. Slide the side cov er towards the r ear to detach it from the chassis and then gently lift to remov e it from the chassis. 6. Pry open the SO -DIMM slot cov er .
32 GR6 7. Remove the memory modules. T o remove a memory module: A. Pr ess the retaining clips on each side to release the memory module. B. Carefully r emove the memory module. C. Repeat steps A and B to remo ve the other memory module. NO TES: • Usethesamemodelandspeedwhenreplacingmemory modules.
GR6 33 8. Get the replacement memory modules. 9. Install the new memor y modules into the slot. IMPORT ANT! Always install on the low er slot rst when installing one or two modules. T o install a new memor y module: Align and insert the memor y module into the slot (A ) and then press it down (B) until it is secur ely seated in place.
34 GR6 11. Replace the side cov er and then slide it towards the fr ont of GR6 to re-attach. 12. Pr ess the latch upwar d to securely fasten the side co ver to the chassis.
GR6 35 Installing a 2.5-inch storage drive The GR6 supports one 2.5-inch HDD or one 2.5-inch SSD for additional storage capacity . T o install a 2.5-inch HDD or SSD: 1. T urn o your GR6. 2. Disconnect all cables and peripherals. 3. Place the GR6 on its side on a stable and at surface.
36 GR6 6. Remove the f our screws that secure the 2.5-inch HDD/SSD extension bay . 7. Using the ap , pull the extension bay to remov e it from the chassis. ap 5. Slide the side cov er towards the r ear to detach it from the chassis and then gently lift to remov e it from the chassis.
GR6 37 8. Pr epare the 2.5-inch HDD/SSD and the bundled set of four screws . 9. T urn the extension bay upside down and place the 2.5-inch HDD/SSD into the extension bay as shown. Ensur e that screw holes on the 2.5-inch HDD/SSD match the screw holes on the extension bay .
38 GR6 12. Secure the 2.5-inch extension bay with f our screws. 2.5-inch HDD/SSD and extension bay assembly Drive bay SA T A connector HDD/SSD SA T A connector 11. Carefully plac e the 2.5-inch HDD/SSD and ex tension bay assembly into the drive ba y and then slide it towards the SA T A connector .
GR6 39 13. Replace the side cov er and then slide it towards the fr ont of GR6 to re-attach. 14. Move the lat ch upward to secur ely fasten the side cover t o the chassis.
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App endix.
42 GR6 Safety information Y our GR6 is designed and tested t o meet the latest standards of safety for inf ormation technology equipment. How ever , to ensur e your saf ety, it is important that you read the f ollowing safety instructions.
GR6 43 NO DISASSEMBL Y The warr anty does not apply to the products that hav e been disassembled by users Lithium-Ion Battery W arning CA UTION: Danger of explosion if batter y is incorrectly replaced . Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended b y the manufac turer .
44 GR6 Regulatory notices REA CH Complying with the REA CH (Registration, Evaluation, A uthorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulator y framework, we publish the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH w ebsite at http://csr .asus.com/english/REA CH.
GR6 45 radio or television rec eption, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or mor e of the following measures: • Reorientorrelocat ethereceivingantenna.
46 GR6 Fr ance Restricted W ireless F requency Bands Some areas of F rance have a r estricted frequenc y band. The worst case maximum authorized power indoors ar e: • 10mWfortheen tire2.4GHzband(2400MHz–2483.5MH z) • 100mWforfr equenciesbetween2446.
GR6 47 This requir ement is likely to change over time , allowing you to use your wireless LAN car d in more areas within F rance . Please check with ART for the latest inf ormation (ww w .ar t-telecom.fr) NO TE: Y our WLAN C ard transmits less than 100mW , but more than 10mW .
48 GR6 CE Mark W arning CE marking for devices without wir eless LAN/Bluetooth The shipped version of this devic e complies with the requirements of the EEC directives 2004/108/EC “Electromagnetic c ompatibility ” and 2006/95/EC “Lo w voltage directive ” .
GR6 49 ENERGY ST AR c omplied produc t ENERGY ST AR is a joint program of the U .S. Envir onmental Protection Agency and the U .S. Depar tment of Energy helping us all sav e money and protect the envir onment through energy ecient products and practices.
50 GR6 Manufacturer ASUST eK Computer Inc. T el: +886-2-2894-3447 Address: No. 150, LI- TE RD., PEIT OU , T AIPEI 112, T AIW AN Authorised representa tive in Europe ASUST eK Computer GmbH Address: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RA TINGEN, GERMANY ASUS contact information ASUST eK C OMPUTER INC.
GR6 51 EC D ec laration of Confor mi ty We , the undersigned, Ma nu facturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER I NC . A dd r ess : 4 F, No. 150 , LI-TE Rd ., PEITOU , TAIPE I 112 , TAI W AN Aut ho rize d repre se ntative in Eur op e: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH A dd r ess , City: HARKORT STR .
52 GR6 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per F CC Part 2 S ec tion 2. 1077 (a ) Responsible Party Nam e: Asus Computer International Add re ss: 800 Corpora te Way, F re m ont , CA 945 39 .
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