Asus A55A User Manual

A-16 Notebook PC User Manual
Recovering Your Notebook PC
Using Recovery Partition
The Recovery Partition quickly restores your Notebook PC’s software
to its original working state. Before using the Recovery Partition, copy
your data files (such as Outlook PST files) to USB storage devices or
to a network drive and make note of any customized configuration
settings (such as network settings).
About the Recovery Partition
The Recovery Partition is a reserved space on your hard disk drive used
to restore the operating system, drivers, and utilities installed on your
Notebook PC at the factory.
IMPORTANT! DO NOT delete the partition named RECOVERY. The
Recovery Partition is created at the factory and cannot be restored if
deleted. Take your Notebook
PC to an authorized ASUS
service center if you have
problems with the recovery
process.
Using the Recovery Partition:
1. Press [F9] during bootup.
2. Press [Enter] to select Windows Setup [EMS Enabled].
3. Read the ASUS Preload Wizard messages and click Next.
4. Select a partition option and click Next. Partition options:
Recover Windows to first partition only.
This option deletes only the first partition and allows you to keep other
partitions, and to create a new system partition as drive “C”.
Recover Windows to entire HD.
This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk drive and creates a
new system partition as drive “C”.

Asus A55A Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black, Bronze
Bus type	DMI
Stepping	E1
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	6 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	i7-3630QM
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor series	Intel Core i7-3600 Mobile series
Processor socket	PGA988
Processor threads	8
Processor codename	Ivy Bridge
Processor frequency	2.4 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.4 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	24
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Motherboard chipset	Intel HM76
Numeric keypad	Yes
Keyboard layout	-
Pointing device	Touchpad
Operating system installed	Windows 8
Processor code	SR0UX
Processor ARK ID	71459
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA988B) mm
CPU configuration (max)	1
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 4 GB
HDD size	2.5 \
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Total storage capacity	750 GB
Compatible memory cards	MMC, SD
Display surface	Gloss
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0x166
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1150 MHz
Battery capacity	4700 mAh
Number of battery cells	6
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
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Password protection type	BIOS, HDD, User
Audio system	SonicFocus
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	378 mm
Width	251 mm
Weight	2520 g
Height (rear)	31.9 mm
Height (front)	25.5 mm