Eluktronics PRO17SE, User Manual

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Page 3: ...publication This publication and any accompanying software may not in whole or in part be reproduced translated trans mitted or reduced to any machine readable form without prior consent from the vendor manufacturer or creators of this publication except for copies kept by the user for backup purposes Brand and product names mentioned in this publication may or may not be copyrights and or registe...

Page 4: ...um Liechtenstein Denmark Lux embourg Finland Netherlands France Norway Germany Portugal Greece Spain Iceland Sweden Ireland United Kingdom Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Malta Slovakia Poland Slov enia ErP Off Mode Power Consumption Statement The figures below note the power consumption of this computer in compliance with European Commission EC regulations on power consumpt...

Page 5: ...owed to sell his product in the European market This product conforms to the essential requirements of the R TTE directive 1999 5 EC in order to attain CE Marking A notified body has determined that this device has properly demonstrated that the requirements of the directive have been met and has issued a favorable certificate of expert opinion As such the device will bear the notified body number...

Page 6: ...o communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Incre...

Page 7: ...t forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body Warning Use only shielded cables to connect I O devices to this equipment You are cautioned that changes or modifications not ex pressly approved by the manufacturer for compliance with the above standards could void your authority to ...

Page 8: ...the leak 4 Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual Do not dispose of batteries in a fire They may explode Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions 5 This product is intended to be supplied by a Listed Power Unit For Model A Design II and Model B Designs I II Computers Full Range AC DC Adapter AC Input 100 240V 50 60Hz DC Output 19 5V 9 23A or 19V 9 5...

Page 9: ...kind of heating ele ment This is an electrical appliance If water or any other liquid gets into it the computer could be badly dam aged Do not expose the computer to any shock or vibration Do not place it on an unstable surface Do not place anything heavy on the computer Do not expose it to excessive heat or direct sunlight Do not leave it in a place where foreign matter or moisture may affect the...

Page 10: ... and don t forget to save your work Remember to periodically save your data as data may be lost if the battery is depleted 5 Take care when using peripheral devices Do not turn off the power until you properly shut down all pro grams Do not turn off any peripheral devices when the computer is on Do not disassemble the com puter by yourself Perform routine maintenance on your computer Use only appr...

Page 11: ...computer has been dropped or damaged do not touch the poisonous liquid if the LCD panel breaks If there is an unusual odor heat or smoke coming from your computer Bottom Cover Removal Warning Users should not remove any cover s and or screw s for the purposes of device upgrade as this may violate the terms of your warranty If you need to replace remove the hard disk RAM optical device etc for any ...

Page 12: ...plug the power cord be sure to disconnect it by the plug head not by its wire Make sure the socket and any extension cord s you use can support the total current load of all the connected devices Before cleaning the computer make sure it is disconnected from any external power supplies i e AC DC adapter or car adapter Do not plug in the power cord if you are wet Do not use the power cord if it is ...

Page 13: ...tteries may experience a slight expansion or swelling however this is part of the battery s safety mecha nism and is not a cause for concern Use proper handling procedures when using polymer batteries Do not use polymer batteries in high ambient tempera ture environments and do not store unused batteries for extended periods See also the general battery precautionary information overleaf for furth...

Page 14: ...ntative or qual ified service personnel Keep children away from and promptly dispose of a damaged battery Always dispose of batteries carefully Batteries may explode or leak if exposed to fire or improperly handled or discarded Keep the battery away from metal appliances Affix tape to the battery contacts before disposing of the battery Do not touch the battery contacts with your hands or metal ob...

Page 15: ...me computer models in this series come supplied with a light blue cleaning cloth To clean the computer case with this cloth follow the instructions below 1 Power off the computer and peripherals 2 Disconnect the AC DC adapter from the computer 3 Use a little water to dampen the cloth slightly 4 Clean the computer case with the cloth 5 Dry the computer with a dry cloth or allow it time to dry befor...

Page 16: ...pters 6 Put the notebook in its carrying bag and secure it with the bag s straps 7 If you re taking any peripherals e g a printer mouse or digital camera pack them and those devices adapters and or cables 8 Anticipate customs Some jurisdictions may have import restrictions or require proof of ownership for both hard ware and software Make sure your papers are handy Power Off Before Traveling Make ...

Page 17: ...ook in its carrying bag and secure it with the bag s straps 7 If you re taking any peripherals e g a printer mouse or digital camera pack them and those devices adapters and or cables 8 Anticipate customs Some jurisdictions may have import restrictions or require proof of ownership for both hardware and software Make sure your documents are prepared Power Off Before Traveling Make sure that your n...

Page 18: ...data Pass your computer and disks around the devices Ask security officials to hand inspect them you may be asked to turn it on Note Some airports also scan luggage with these devices Fly safely Most airlines have regulations about the use of computers and other electronic devices in flight These restrictions are for your safety follow them If you stow the notebook in an overhead compartment make ...

Page 19: ...arms wrists and hands in a relaxed position Your knees should be slightly higher than your hips Place your feet flat on the floor or on a footrest if necessary Use a chair with a back and adjust it to support your lower back comfortably Sit straight so that your knees hips and elbows form approximately 90 degree angles when you are working Take periodic breaks if you are using the computer for lon...

Page 20: ...e following precautions Set the Windows Power Plans to turn the screen off after a few minutes of screen idle time Use a rotating moving or blank screen saver this prevents an image from being displayed too long Rotate desktop background images every few days Turn the monitor off when the system is not in use LCD Electro Plated Logos Note that in computers featuring a raised LCD electro plated log...

Page 21: ...r Care and Operation VII Servicing IX Power Safety X Polymer Battery Precautions XI General Battery Precautions XII Cleaning XIII Cleaning Instructions XIII Travel Considerations XIV Quick Start Guide Overview 1 1 Advanced Users 1 2 Beginners and Not So Advanced Users 1 2 Warning Boxes 1 2 Not Included 1 3 System Software 1 4 System Startup 1 5 ...

Page 22: ...exikey Application Features 1 15 Keyboard Shortcuts 1 16 Function Keys Visual Indicators 1 17 Front Rear Views Model A 1 18 Front Rear Views Model B 1 19 Right View Model A 1 20 Right View Model B 1 22 Left View Model A 1 23 Left View Model B 1 24 Bottom View Model A Design I 1 25 Bottom View Model A Design II Design III 1 26 Bottom View Model A Design IV Design V 1 27 Bottom View Model B 1 28 Win...

Page 23: ...brid Graphics 1 38 Configuring External Displays 1 42 Power Options 1 43 Running Apps 1 44 Storage Devices Mouse Audio Overview 2 1 Hard Disk Drive Solid State Drive 2 2 Multi in 1 Card Reader 2 3 Audio Features 2 4 Setup for Audio Recording 2 5 Setup for 5 1Surround Sound 2 6 Touchpad and Buttons Mouse 2 8 Touchpad Configuration 2 9 Gestures and Device Settings 2 10 ...

Page 24: ... Plans 3 5 Power Saving States 3 7 Sleep 3 7 Hibernate 3 8 Shut down 3 8 Configuring the Power Buttons 3 9 Resuming Operation 3 11 Power Conservation Modes 3 12 Battery Information 3 14 Battery Power 3 14 Conserving Battery Power 3 15 Battery Life 3 16 New Battery 3 16 Recharging the Battery with the AC DC Adapter 3 16 Proper handling of the Battery Pack 3 17 ...

Page 25: ...on 4 2 Updating Reinstalling Individual Drivers 4 5 User Account Control 4 6 Windows Security Message 4 6 New Hardware Found 4 6 Driver Installation Procedure 4 7 Chipset 4 7 Video VGA 4 7 NVIDIA Video VGA 4 7 LAN 4 7 Card Reader 4 7 Touchpad 4 8 Hot Key 4 8 Airplane 4 8 MEI Driver 4 8 Audio 4 8 Optional Drivers 4 10 ...

Page 26: ...6 SATA Port Main Menu 5 7 OffBoard SATA Controller Configuration Main Menu 5 7 System Extended Memory Main Menu 5 7 MB Series BIOS Revision KBC EC firmware Revision Mac Address Main Menu 5 7 Advanced Menu 5 8 Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Menu 5 8 Combo Slot Advanced Menu Advanced Chipset Control 5 9 Intel R Rapid Start Technology Advanced Menu 5 10 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Advanced Me...

Page 27: ...enu 5 13 Password on boot Security Menu 5 13 Secure Boot Control Security Menu 5 14 TPM Configuration Security Menu 5 15 Boot Menu 5 16 Boot Option Priorities Boot Menu 5 17 UEFI Boot Boot Menu 5 17 Exit Menu 5 18 Modules Overview 6 1 Setting Up SATA RAID or AHCI Mode 6 2 AHCI Mode 6 2 RAID 6 2 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Application 6 2 SATA RAID Setup Procedure Windows 8 1 6 4 IRST Driver Ins...

Page 28: ...mbo Driver Installation 6 22 WLAN Configuration in Windows 6 23 Bluetooth WLAN Combo Module 6 26 3rd Party Bluetooth V4 0 Combo Driver Installation 6 27 Intel Bluetooth Combo Driver Installation 6 27 Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth Combo Driver Installation 6 28 Bluetooth Configuration in Windows 6 29 Intel Rapid Storage Technology 6 32 IRST Driver Installation 6 32 Intel Rapid Storage Technology for R...

Page 29: ...aster Audio 6 50 Sound Blaster X Fi MB 3 Audio AP Installation 6 50 Fingerprint Reader Module 6 60 Fingerprint Reader Driver Installation 6 61 Fingerprint Module Configuration 6 62 Trusted Platform Module 6 64 Enabling Managing TPM 6 65 TPM Management in Windows 6 66 TPM Actions 6 68 3G 4G Module 6 70 3G 4G Configuration in Windows 6 72 Wireless Display 6 75 Wireless Display Configuration 6 76 Tro...

Page 30: ... 7 Interface Ports Jacks Overview A 1 Ports and Jacks A 2 Card Reader A 2 DC In Jack A 2 e SATA USB 3 0 Combo Port A 3 HDMI Out Port A 3 Headphone Out Jack A 4 Microphone In Jack A 4 Mini DisplayPort A 4 RJ 45 LAN Jack A 4 S PDIF Out Jack A 4 Security Lock Slot A 4 USB 3 0 Port A 5 Powered USB 3 0 Port A 5 Control Center Flexikey Overview B 1 ...

Page 31: ...System Program B 6 Display Switch System Program B 6 Display Utility System Program for High Definition displays only B 6 Time Zone System Program B 6 Desktop Background System Program B 6 Backlight Keyboard Device B 7 TouchPad Camera Device B 7 Caps Lock Scroll Lock Number Lock Airplane Mode B 7 Left Windows Key Gaming B 7 Headphone Gaming B 7 Flexikey Gaming B 7 Display Utility System Program fo...

Page 32: ...ettings Express Key B 25 Enabling Time Record for Mouse Settings B 26 Mouse Settings Launch App B 27 Mouse Settings Express Text B 29 Mouse Settings Disable B 31 Statistics B 32 Video Driver Controls Overview C 1 Microsoft Hybrid Graphics C 2 Video Driver Installation C 4 Video VGA C 4 NVIDIA Video VGA C 4 Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel C 5 Display Devices Options C 20 Attaching Other Displa...

Page 33: ...ation C 27 NVIDIA Control Panel C 30 Customization Options C 32 Set PhysX Configuration C 36 Specifications Processor D 2 Core Logic D 2 Display D 2 Memory D 2 Video Adapter Options D 2 Storage D 3 Audio D 3 Keyboard Pointing Device D 4 Indicators D 4 Interface D 4 Card Reader D 4 Slots D 4 Communication D 4 Operating System D 5 ...

Page 34: ...ws 10 Overview E 1 Windows 10 Start Menu E 2 Right Clicking the Windows Logo In Start Menu E 3 Start Menu Apps Tiles E 4 Windows 10 Control Panel E 6 Settings E 7 Windows 10 Taskbar E 8 Video Features E 9 Power Options E 12 Windows 10 Drivers Utilities E 15 Driver Installation Windows 10 E 15 Driver Installation Procedure E 17 Chipset E 17 ...

Page 35: ...ver Installation E 21 Intel WLAN Driver Installation E 21 Qualcomm Atheros WLAN Combo Driver Installation E 22 Bluetooth WLAN Combo Module E 23 3rd Party Bluetooth Combo Driver Installation E 24 Intel Bluetooth Combo Driver Installation E 24 Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth Combo Driver Installation E 25 Bluetooth Configuration E 25 Intel Rapid Storage Technology E 26 IRST Driver Installation E 26 Sound...

Page 36: ...ation E 27 Fingerprint Reader Module E 28 Fingerprint Reader Driver Installation E 28 Fingerprint Module Configuration E 29 PC Camera E 30 Trusted Platform Module E 31 TPM Management in Windows E 31 3G 4G Module E 32 3G 4G Configuration in Windows 10 E 33 ...

Page 37: ...operation or improvement of some of the computer s subsystems Chapter 5 An outline of the computer s built in software or BIOS Basic Input Output System Chapter 6 A quick guide to the computer s PC Camera Wireless LAN Fingerprint Bluetooth WLAN Combo Sound Blaster Audio and Intel modules some of which may be optional depending on your purchase configuration Chapter 7 A troubleshooting guide Append...

Page 38: ...tation more detailed descriptions of the functions setup and system controls are covered in the remainder of the User s Manual but do not worry if you do not understand every thing the first time Keep this manual nearby and refer to it to learn as you go You may find it useful to refer to the notes marked with a as indicated in the margin For a more detailed description of any of the interface por...

Page 39: ...omputer and a hardware component e g a wireless network module It is very important that you install the drivers in the order listed in Table 4 1 on page 4 4 You will be unable to use most advanced controls until the necessary drivers and utilities are properly installed If your system hasn t been properly configured your service representative may have already done that for you refer to Drivers U...

Page 40: ...not the case or where you are re configuring your computer for a different system you will find the Windows 8 1 operating system is sup ported Windows OS Note that the information included on the following pages is for Windows 8 1 only In order to run Windows 8 8 1 64 bit your computer requires a minimum 2GB of system memory RAM ...

Page 41: ...cked to not power the system until first connected to the AC DC adapter 3 Use one hand to raise the lid LCD to a comfortable viewing angle it is preferable not to exceed 135 degrees use the other hand to support the base of the computer Note Never lift the computer by the lid LCD 4 Press the power button on the top of the computer for about 2 3 seconds to turn the computer on note that the power L...

Page 42: ... 6 39 62cm QFHD 3840 2160 FHD 1920 1080 3 5mm 16 9 Backlit Panel 15 6 39 62cm QFHD 3840 2160 WQHD 2880 1620 FHD 1920 1080 3 5mm 16 9 Backlit Panel Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M Storage See Storage on page A 3 for the details of storage options for each model 3G 4G Module LTE HSPA M 2 3042 3G or 4G Module Card optional ...

Page 43: ...nel Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M Storage See Storage on page A 3 for the details of storage options for each model 3G 4G Module Not Supported Subwoofer Speaker One Built In Subwoofer Speaker Dimensions Weight See Physical Dimensions Weight on page A 5 for the details of the dimensions and weight for each model and design ...

Page 44: ...kpad and Buttons has a valid operational area indi cated within the dotted lines above 4 1 9 5 8 6 7 2 5 3 Wireless Device Operation Aboard Aircraft The use of any portable elec tronic transmission devices e g WLAN Bluetooth or 3G 4G aboard aircraft is usually prohibited Make sure any wireless modules are OFF i e the system is in Airplane Mode if you are using the computer aboard aircraft Use Fn F...

Page 45: ...t the Touchpad Clickpad and Buttons has a valid operational area indicat ed within the dotted lines above 4 1 9 5 8 6 7 2 5 3 Wireless Device Operation Aboard Aircraft The use of any portable elec tronic transmission devices e g WLAN Bluetooth or 3G 4G aboard aircraft is usually prohibited Make sure any wireless modules are OFF i e the system is in Airplane Mode if you are using the computer aboar...

Page 46: ...kpad and Buttons has a valid operational area indi cated within the dotted lines above 4 1 9 5 8 6 7 2 5 3 Wireless Device Operation Aboard Aircraft The use of any portable elec tronic transmission devices e g WLAN Bluetooth or 3G 4G aboard aircraft is usually prohibited Make sure any wireless modules are OFF i e the system is in Airplane Mode if you are using the computer aboard aircraft Use Fn F...

Page 47: ...s Lock is Activated Blinking Orange The Battery has Reached Critically Low Power Status Green Scroll Lock is Activated Green The Battery is Fully Charged Green Hard Disk Activity Orange AC DC Power is Plugged In Green Airplane Mode is ON the WLAN Bluetooth 3G 4G Modules are OFF Blinking Orange The Powered USB Port is On see Powered USB 3 0 Port on page 1 23 Off Integrated GPU iGPU In Use Green The...

Page 48: ...tem will detect and enable it auto matically However spe cial functions hot keys unique to the system s regular keyboard may not work Scr Lk Hold down the Fn Key and Scr Lk to enable scroll lock number lock and check the LED indi cator for status Numerical Play Pause Key Function Keys Scr Lk Key Fn Key Game Control Keys Num Lk Key Windows Logo Key Menu Application Key Numerical Keypad Special Char...

Page 49: ...enter gives quick access to frequently used controls and enables you to quickly turn the camera Touch Pad on off see Appendix B for full details Figure 1 6 Control Center Control Center Access To run the Control Center press the Fn Esc key combination or double click the icon in the notification area of the taskbar Close the Control Center by clicking the close icon in the top right of the panel m...

Page 50: ...d to disable certain keys The application can also be used to configure the mouse buttons to create hotkeys for gaming etc All the configuration settings are retained under up to12 profiles to which the settings are applied Click Flexikey in the Gaming section of the Control Center or the click the icon in the notification area of the taskbar to launch the application see Appendix B for full detai...

Page 51: ...is is useful in gaming or when using applications which have a complex set of keyboard shortcuts LAUNCH APP This simply assigns single keys or mouse clicks to launch any program s or applica tion s executable file EXPRESS TEXT With this you can assign single keys or mouse clicks to send commonly used strings of text DISABLE Use this function to disable any keyboard keys or mouse buttons STATISTICS...

Page 52: ... F Display file Search I Open the Settings charm K Open the Connect charm L Lock the computer and display the Lock screen P Display the Second Screen menu see Figure 1 30 on page 1 42 R Switch to the Windows Desktop and display the Run dialog box Z Access the Customize Bar see Figure 1 22 on page 1 33 Windows Logo Keyboard Shortcut Use the Windows logo key D key com bination to switch be tween the...

Page 53: ...ower Fn Control Center Toggle see over Fn Play Pause in Audio Video Programs Fn Display Toggle Fn Touchpad Toggle Fn Brightness Decrease Increase Fn Turn LCD Backlight Off Press a key to or use Touchpad to turn on Fn PC Camera Power Toggle Fn Mute Toggle Fn Airplane Mode Toggle Fn Keyboard LED Toggle Fn Sleep Toggle Fn Volume Decrease Increase Fn Power Button Powered USB 3 0 Port Power Toggle Tabl...

Page 54: ...B ports only fit one way do not force them Overheating To prevent your computer from overheating make sure nothing blocks the vent s fan intake s while the com puter is in use 1 3 4 2 1 E SATA Cable Insertion E SATA cables should be inserted as illus trated below with the T Shape inverted the pins at the lower half of the connector E SATA cables only fit one way do not force them Design I Design I...

Page 55: ... that the connections to the USB ports only fit one way do not force them Overheating To prevent your computer from overheating make sure nothing blocks the vent s fan intake s while the com puter is in use 1 3 4 2 1 E SATA Cable Insertion E SATA cables should be inserted as illustrated below with the T Shape inverted the pins at the lower half of the connector E SATA cables only fit one way do no...

Page 56: ...ack 8 Security Lock Slot USB Ports Note that the connec tions to the USB ports only fit one way do not force them 1 3 4 2 6 8 5 Multi in 1 Card Reader The card reader allows you to use the most popular digital storage card formats MMC MultiMedia Card RSMMC SD Secure Digital Mini SD SDHC SDXC 6 7 Inserting Cards into the Card Reader Note that the cards should be inserted with the read able side of ...

Page 57: ... USIM Card Orienta tion Note that the USIM card s readable side with the gold colored contacts should face upwards as illustrated Figure 1 11 USIM Card Insertion 1 1 USIM Card Ejection Simply press on the USIM card to eject it however do not do this while a connection is in progress If you do eject the card while a 3G 4G connection is ongoing you will need to shut down the system reinsert the USIM...

Page 58: ...t USB Ports Note that the connec tions to the USB ports only fit one way do not force them 1 3 4 2 6 5 Multi in 1 Card Reader The card reader allows you to use the most popular digital storage card formats MMC MultiMedia Card RSMMC SD Secure Digital Mini SD SDHC SDXC 7 Inserting Cards into the Card Reader Note that the cards should be inserted with the read able side of the card fac ing upwards as...

Page 59: ...charging devices only not for operating devices when the system is off but still powered by the AC DC adapter plugged into a working outlet or powered by the battery with a capacity level above 20 this may not work with certain devices see page 7 11 Toggle power to this port by using Fn power button HDMI Port Mini Display Port Note that the HDMI Port and Mini Display ports support video and audio ...

Page 60: ...charging devices only not for operating devices when the system is off but still powered by the AC DC adapter plugged into a working outlet or powered by the battery with a capacity level above 20 this may not work with certain devices see page 7 11 Toggle power to this port by using Fn power button HDMI Port Mini Display Port Note that the HDMI Port and Mini Display ports support video and audio ...

Page 61: ...er s and or screw s for the pur poses of device upgrade as this may violate the terms of your warranty If you need to replace re move the hard disk RAM optical device etc for any reason please contact your distributor supplier for fur ther information 1 Battery Information Always completely discharge then fully charge a new battery before using it Completely discharge and charge the battery at lea...

Page 62: ... remove any cover s and or screw s for the pur poses of device upgrade as this may violate the terms of your warranty If you need to replace re move the hard disk RAM op tical device etc for any reason please contact your distributor supplier for further information 1 Battery Information Always completely discharge then fully charge a new battery before using it Completely discharge and charge the...

Page 63: ...move any cover s and or screw s for the pur poses of device upgrade as this may violate the terms of your warranty If you need to replace re move the hard disk RAM op tical device etc for any reason please contact your distributor supplier for further information 1 Battery Information Always completely discharge then fully charge a new battery before using it Completely discharge and charge the ba...

Page 64: ...s and or screw s for the pur poses of device upgrade as this may violate the terms of your warranty If you need to replace re move the hard disk RAM optical device etc for any reason please contact your distributor supplier for fur ther information 1 Battery Information Always completely discharge then fully charge a new battery before using it Completely discharge and charge the battery at least ...

Page 65: ...ation and select Control Panel in both the Desktop app or Start screen Figure 1 19 Windows Context Menu Windows Versions Note that the informa tion included on the fol lowing pages is for the latest updated version of Windows 8 1 only Make sure you enable Windows Update in or der to get all the latest security updates etc see Windows Up date on page 4 9 Move the mouse to the bottom left Start Scre...

Page 66: ...ply to the Start screen click on Settings in the Windows Charms Bar and select Control Panel from the menu Click the arrow at the bottom of the Start screen and click Control Panel in Apps Windows System Right click the Start button to bring up the menu and select Control Panel see Figure 1 20 on page 1 31 Keyboard Shortcut to Control Panel You can also use keyboard shortcuts to access the Control...

Page 67: ...twork Connec tions etc Figure 1 20 Advanced Context Menu Right Click Start Button Display Most Recently Used Apps If you are in the Start screen Desktop or an app you can move your mouse to the upper left corner of the screen to get back to the most re cently used app To view all the most re cently used Apps hover over the top left of the screen and then move the mouse down along the left side of ...

Page 68: ...dows are accessed from the Start screen and or Windows Desktop app The Desktop which runs as an app within the Start screen can be accessed by clicking the Desktop item in the Start screen or by using the Windows Logo Key D key combination Click the arrow at the bottom of the Start screen to access Apps Figure 1 21 Windows Start Screen Desktop App ...

Page 69: ... so you will often need use the slider at the bottom of the screen in order to view all the necessary Apps Accessing Pining Unpinning All Apps You can add and remove the tiles for apps and control panels in the Start screen Right click on an app to bring up the context menu and you pin the App to or unpin from the Start screen or to the taskbar Figure 1 22 Apps Click the arrow at the bottom of the...

Page 70: ...use the Windows Logo Key D key combination you can use lower left hot corner to switch between the Start screen and the Windows Desktop app To do so move your mouse to hover over the bottom left corner of the Desktop app and left click Figure 1 23 Desktop Move the mouse to the bottom left of the screen and click to switch back to the Start screen ...

Page 71: ... cursor to the upper or lower right corners of the screen and then hover over one of the items in the Charms Bar to activate it the bar will be black when it is active or use the Windows Logo Key C key combination Figure 1 24 Start Screen with Charms Bar Move the mouse over a Charms Bar icon to activate the menu Move the mouse to the top lower right icons to activate the Charms Bar Move the mouse ...

Page 72: ... left of the screen Devices Click this button to change connected peripheral device settings e g an external display Settings This button gives instant access to the computer settings such as Network Audio Notifica tions Power and Keyboard click Change PC Settings to activate the PC Settings menu Figure 1 25 Settings Menu Charms Bar TouchPad Access To quick access the Charms Bar using the TouchPad...

Page 73: ...to move the cursor to the bottom of the screen to display the taskbar The taskbar is displayed at the bottom of the screen and you can see the notification area system tray of the taskbar in the bottom right of the screen Some of the control panels and applications referred to during the course of this manual can be accessed from here Figure 1 26 Taskbar Notification Area System Tray You can pin u...

Page 74: ...r battery life without having to manually change settings The computer s operating system and some applications will automati cally switch between the integrated UMA Unified Memory Architecture GPU iGPU and the discrete GPU dGPU when required by the applications in use This switch is seamless to the user see Appendix C Table 1 6 GPU Mode LED Indicator The basic video features for this computer can...

Page 75: ...on In the Appearance and Personalization category 3 Adjust resolution Figure 1 27 Screen Resolution 3 2 Right Click Desktop App 1 You can right click the desktop and select Screen resolution Figure 1 27 2 Use the dropbox to select the screen Resolution Figure 1 27 3 Click Advanced settings Figure 1 27 to bring up the Advanced properties tabs 1 2 3 1 ...

Page 76: ...esolution control panel in Win dows 2 Click the Intel R tab and click Graphics Properties button Figure 1 28 on page 1 40 OR 3 Right click the desktop and select Graphics Properties from the menu OR 4 Click the icon in the notification area of the Desktop taskbar and select Graphics Properties from the menu Figure 1 28 Intel Iris Graphics Control Panel 3 4 4 ...

Page 77: ...Start Guide 1 To access the NVIDIA Control Panel 1 Right click the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel Figure 1 29 OR 2 Double click the icon Figure 1 29 in the Windows control panel Figure 1 29 NVIDIA Control Panel 5 6 5 6 ...

Page 78: ...ar see The Charms Bar on page 1 35 To Configure Displays from Devices Charms Bar 1 Attach your display to the appropriate port and turn it on 2 Go the Charms Bar select Devices 3 Click Project you may need to click Second Screen 4 Click on any one of the options from the menu to select PC screen only Duplicate Extend or Second screen only Figure 1 30 Devices Project ...

Page 79: ...gs in the Charms Bar in Windows 8 1 may be used to Shut down or Restart you can also add Hibernate Sleep to the menu see Adding Hibernate Sleep to the Power Menu on page 3 10 You can also use the context menu Shut down or sign out shut the computer down restart etc Figure 1 31 Shut Down Restart Charms Bar Desktop App Start Screen Power Button Start Screen ...

Page 80: ...a blank area of the Windows Desktop and select Screen Resolution Adjust the Resolution to make sure that it is at least 1024 768 although preferably 1366 768 or above see sidebar Figure 1 32 Screen Resolution Screen Resolution for Apps Windows 8 1 The minimum resolution in which Apps will run is 1024x768 The minimum resolution required to support all the features of Windows 8 including multitaskin...

Page 81: ... or off follow the instructions below 1 Open the Control Panel 2 Click on User Accounts and then click on Change User Account Control settings or click System and Security and click Change User Account Control Settings under Action Center 3 If the slider is in the Never notify position then the UAC is disabled 4 To enable or turn on the UAC move the slider to Always notify or Notify me when apps t...

Page 82: ...Quick Start Guide 1 46 1 ...

Page 83: ... Chapter 2 Storage Devices Mouse Audio Overview Read this chapter to learn more about the following main features and components of the computer Hard Disk Drive Solid State Drive Multi in 1 Card Reader Audio Features Touchpad and Buttons Mouse ...

Page 84: ...isk drives see Storage on page D 3 for specification information how ever you will need to contact your distributor supplier to do this in order to avoid violating the terms of your warranty Bottom Cover Removal Warning Do not remove any cov er s and or screw s for the purposes of device upgrade as this may vio late the terms of your warranty If you need to replace remove the hard disk for any rea...

Page 85: ... page 4 7 Push Push Card Reader The card reader fea tures a push in push out card insertion and ejec tion mechanism Simply push the card to insert and eject it however Ms Duo cards require an adapter Figure 2 1 Right Views 1 Card Reader Inserting Cards into the Card Reader Note that the cards should be inserted with the readable side of the card fac ing upwards as il lustrated on the right 1 1 MMC...

Page 86: ...justed by means of the Fn F5 F6 key combination see Table 1 5 on page 1 17 Volume Adjustment The sound volume level can be set using the vol ume control in the Set tings menu in the Charms Bar Figure 2 2 Realtek Audio Manager See HDMI Audio Configuration on page C 27 for a description of the audio configuration when connecting an HDMI supported display device See Sound Blaster Audio HDMI Mini Disp...

Page 87: ...area icon and select Sound Manager 3 Click Microphone Effects tab in Microphone tab and then click to select Noise Suppression button or adjust the Recording Volume level to around 60 to obtain the optimum recording quality 4 Click OK to close the control panel and save the settings Headphone Configuration It is recommended that you set the Speaker Configuration to Ste reo when listening through h...

Page 88: ...tification area icon and select Sound Manager 3 Click Speakers tab and click Speaker Configuration tab 4 Select 5 1 Speaker from the Speaker Configuration pull down menu Sound Blaster Audio HDMI Note that the Sound Blaster audio effects do not apply to audio gen erated through an HDMI connection see page 6 50 Figure 2 4 Speaker Configuration 5 1 Auto Popup Dialog You should enable the auto popup d...

Page 89: ...o the jacks as follows Headphone Out Jack Side Speaker Out Microphone In Jack Center Subwoofer Speaker Out S PDIF Out Jack Front Speaker Out 6 As you plug in each cable a dialog box will pop up see Auto Popup Dialog on page 2 6 7 Click to put a check in the appropriate box according to the speaker plugged in e g Rear Speaker Out and then click OK to save the setting 8 Click OK to exit Realtek HD A...

Page 90: ... mouse to your computer through one of the USB ports The Touchpad buttons function in much the same way as a two button mouse Mouse Driver If you are using an ex ternal mouse your op erating system may be able to auto configure your mouse during its installation or only en able its basic functions Be sure to check the device s user docu mentation for details ...

Page 91: ...ng buttons scrolling pointer motion and sensitivity options to your preferences You will find further in formation at www synaptics com TouchPad Scrolling This computer model se ries may feature different TouchPad versions These TouchPads may differ in their vertical scrolling function in most scrollable windows Some TouchPads require sliding the finger up and down on the right of the TouchPad to ...

Page 92: ...Mouse Hardware and Sound 3 Click Device Settings tab and click Settings 4 Use the menu tree on the left to access the user configurable settings Show Video You can get a clearer view of the gestures in volved by clicking the Show Video option for each gesture item Select the gesture Pinch Zoom Rotating Three Fingers Down and Three Finger Flick in the Device Settings Set tings left tree menu and cl...

Page 93: ...lms on it you can do so by using Fn F1 key combination You can also set the system to automatically disable the internal Touchpad when an external USB point device e g a USB mouse is attached 1 Go to the Mouse Properties control panel 2 Click to select Device Settings tab 3 Click to place a check in the Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached check box 4 Clic...

Page 94: ...gnizing when your palm is resting on it or brushing its surface while you are typing PalmCheck In order to improve Clickpad Touchpad scrolling responsive ness when using one finger scrolling you can adjust the PalmCheck slider towards Mini mum as per your pref erence However bear in mind that adjusting the slider too far towards Mini mum can turn off Palm Check altogether Figure 2 8 PalmCheck Slid...

Page 95: ...ce and slide both fingers in the direction required in a straight con tinuous motion Zooming The Pinch Zoom gesture can be used to perform the same function as a scroll wheel in Windows applications that support CTRL scroll wheel zoom functionality Place two fingers on the TouchPad for best results use the tips of the fingers and slide them apart to zoom in or closer together to zoom out Figure 2 ...

Page 96: ...Pad and slide it in a circular motion around the stationary finger clockwise or counterclockwise to rotate the object Three Finger Flick Three Fingers Down Press The Three Finger Flick gesture may be used to enhance navigation with a variety of applications such as browsing the Internet or scrolling through a photo viewer The Three Fingers Down gesture may be used to launch user selectable applica...

Page 97: ...r Plans Power Saving States Configuring the Power Buttons Battery Information The computer uses enhanced power saving techniques to give the operating system OS direct control over the power and thermal states of devices and processors For example this enables the OS to set devices into low power states based on user set tings and information from applications OS Note Power management functions wi...

Page 98: ...cked to not power the system until first connected to the AC DC adapter 3 Raise the lid LCD to a comfortable viewing angle 4 Press the power button to turn On Battery The battery allows you to use your computer while you are on the road or when an electrical outlet is unavailable Battery life varies depending on the applications and the configuration you re using To increase battery life let the b...

Page 99: ...tton when it is pressed for less than 4 seconds pressing and holding the power button for longer than this will shut the computer down Use Power Options Hardware and Sound in the Windows control panel to configure this feature Power Button as Stand by or Hibernate Button You can use the OS s Power Options control panel to set the power button to send the system into Stand by or Hibernate mode see ...

Page 100: ...isk or system problems Use the Shut down or sign out item in the Context Menu right click the lower left corner of the screen to bring up the menu You can also use the Power Menu in Settings in the Windows 8 1 Charms Bar If you want to add Hibernate Sleep to the Power Menu see Adding Hibernate Sleep to the Power Menu on page 3 10 Figure 3 1 Shut Down Restart Charms Bar Desktop App Start Screen ...

Page 101: ...ified time and to send the computer into Sleep after a period of inactivity Click Change plan settings and then click Change advanced power settings to ac cess further configuration options in Advanced Settings Resuming Operation See Table 3 1 on page 3 11 for informa tion on how to resume from a power saving state Password It is recommended that you enable a password on system resume in or der to...

Page 102: ...ower Choose High performance you may need to click Show additional plans to view the High performance plan for maximum performance when the computer is pow ered from an AC power source Choose the Power saver bear in mind that this scheme may slow down the overall performance of the computer in order to save power for maximum power saving when the computer is battery DC power pow ered Figure 3 3 Po...

Page 103: ...ou last left off what was on your desktop without reopening the application s and file s you last used If your mobile PC in Sleep is running on battery power the system will use only a minimum amount of power After an extended period the system will save all the information to the hard disk and shut the computer down before the battery becomes depleted To add Sleep to the Power Menu see Adding Hib...

Page 104: ... within seconds You should put your mobile PC into Hibernate if you will not use the computer for a period of time and will not have the chance to charge the battery To add Hibernate to the Power Menu see Adding Hibernate Sleep to the Power Menu on page 3 10 Shut down You should Shut down the computer if you plan to install new hardware don t for get to remove the battery and follow all the safety...

Page 105: ...r buttons do on the left menu in Power Options to bring up the menu Password Protection It is recommended that you enable a password on wake up in order to protect your data However you can dis able this setting from the Power Options menu by clicking Require a password on wakeup in the left menu and se lecting the options click Change settings that are currently unavail able Figure 3 5 Power Opti...

Page 106: ...to the Power Options Hardware and Sound control panel see page 1 43 2 Click Change settings that are currently unavailable 3 Click Choose what the power buttons do 4 Click to put a check in the Hibernate Sleep box under Shutdown settings 5 Click Save Changes and close the control panel Figure 3 6 Power Options Define Power Buttons Shutdown Settings ...

Page 107: ...n F12 Key Combo Hibernate Off battery Press the Power Button Orange AC DC adapter Display Turned Off Green Press a Key or Move the Mouse Touchpad Table 3 1 Resuming Operation Closing the Lid If you have chosen to send the computer to Sleep when the lid is closed raising the lid will wake the system up Power Button When the computer is on you can use the power button as a Sleep Hibernate Shut Down ...

Page 108: ...ion to toggle the Control Center on off 2 Click either the Performance Balanced or Energy Star button PowerConservation Modes The Energy Star setting will result in maximum power saving but with the possible loss of some performance Setting the mode to Bal ance will give power saving matched with performance Performance will give optimum computer per formance but with less power conservation Note ...

Page 109: ...itch User Log off Change a password and Task Manager options If you click the Power icon in the lower right corner of the screen a power management option menu appears to display Sleep Shut down and Restart To fully control all the power options including Hibernate mode go to the Power Options control panel and configure the power button sleep button and lid to per form the function selected Figur...

Page 110: ...hut down Hibernate etc and set critical and low battery levels from power plan Change plan settings Change advanced power settings see Figure 3 3 on page 3 6 Click the battery icon in the notification area to see the current battery level and charge status Low Battery Warning When the battery is criti cally low immediately connect the AC DC adapter to the computer or save your work oth erwise the ...

Page 111: ...er when it is not powered by the AC DC adapter Reduce the amount of time before the display is turned off Close wireless Bluetooth modem or communication applications when they are not being used Disconnect remove any unnecessary external devices e g USB devices ExpressCards etc Windows Mobility Center The Windows Mobility Center control panel provides an easy point of access for information on ba...

Page 112: ...o this Recharging the Battery with the AC DC Adapter The battery pack automatically recharges when the AC DC adapter is attached and plugged into an electrical outlet If the computer is powered on and in use it will take several hours to fully recharge the battery When the computer is turned off but plugged into an electrical outlet battery charge time is less Refer to LED Indica tors on page 1 11...

Page 113: ... Discard used battery according to the manufacturer s in structions Damaged Battery Warning Should you notice any physical defects e g the battery is bent out of shape after being dropped or any unusual smells emanating from the notebook battery shut your computer down immediately and contact your distributor supplier If the battery has been dropped we do not recommend using it any further as even...

Page 114: ...s down due to a low battery Don t turn off the computer even if a message indicates the battery is critically low just let the computer use up all of the battery power and shut down on its own 1 Save and close all files and applications 2 Create a power plan for discharging the battery and set all the options to Never Figure 3 11 Power Plan Create ...

Page 115: ...anagement Battery Information 3 19 3 3 Click Change plan settings after creating it and click Change plan settings Change advanced power settings Figure 3 12 Change Plan Settings Change Advanced Power Settings ...

Page 116: ... battery options 5 Choose the options below click Yes if a warning appears Low battery levels 0 Critical battery Levels 1 Low battery action Do Nothing Critical battery action On battery Shut Down Critical battery action Plugged in Do Nothing Figure 3 13 Power Options Advanced Settings Battery ...

Page 117: ...harge the battery When charging the battery don t stop until the LED charging indicator light changes from orange to green How do I maintain the battery Completely discharge and charge the battery at least once every 30 days or after about 20 partial discharges ...

Page 118: ...Power Management 3 22 3 ...

Page 119: ...roper operation of the computer Ta ble 4 1 on page 4 4 lists what you need to install and it is very important that the drivers are installed by the method outlined in this chapter and in the order indicated Note that the information on the following pages is for Windows 8 1 64 bit only For Windows 10 driver installation see Windows 10 Drivers Utilities on page E 15 Module Driver Installation The ...

Page 120: ...ice Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc into an attached DVD drive 2 Click the message Tap to choose what happens with this disc 3 Click Run autorun exe 4 Click Install Drivers button or Option Drivers button to access the Optional driver menu Figure 4 1 Drivers Installer Screen 1 ...

Page 121: ...installed in this order which is the same as that listed in the Drivers Installer menu below 6 Click to select the driver you wish to install you should note down the drivers as you install them 7 Follow the instructions for each individual driver installation procedure as listed on the following pages Figure 4 2 Install Drivers ...

Page 122: ...le Page 6 20 LAN Page 4 7 Bluetooth WLAN Combo Module Page 6 26 Card Reader Page 4 7 Intel Rapid Storage Technology required for hard disks in AHCI RAID modes Page 6 32 Touchpad Page 4 8 Intel Rapid Start Technology Driver Page 6 42 Hot Key Page 4 8 Sound Blaster Audio Page 6 50 Airplane Page 4 8 Fingerprint Reader Module Page 6 60 MEI Driver Page 4 8 Trusted Platform Module no driver installation...

Page 123: ...o uninstall the original driver To do this go to the Control Panel in the Windows OS and double click the Programs and Features icon Pro grams Uninstall a program Click to select the driver if it is not listed see below and click Uninstall and then follow the on screen prompts it may be nec essary to restart the computer Reinstall the driver as outlined in this chapter If the driver is not listed ...

Page 124: ...ws New Hardware Found If you see the message New Hardware Found dur ing the installation procedure other than when out lined in the driver install procedure click Cancel to close the window and follow the installation proce dure Driver Installation General Guidelines The driver installation procedure outlined in this Chapter and in Chapter 7 Options Modules are accurate at the time of going to pre...

Page 125: ...REE AND CONTINUE button to accept the terms of the license agreement 3 Click Next 4 Click the Close to complete the installation Note After installing the video driver go to the Dis play Display Settings control panel to adjust the vid eo settings to the highest resolution LAN Note If the computer enters a deep sleep mode during installation you will be prompted to plug in a network cable and clic...

Page 126: ...p to allow you to select the type of keyboard for your system see Flexikey Application on page 1 14 and Appendix B Airplane Note Do not use Update Driver in Device Manager to install the Airplane mode driver 1 Click 8 Install Airplane Driver Yes 2 Click Next 3 Click Finish to restart the computer MEI Driver 1 Click 9 Install MEI Driver Yes 2 Click Next 3 Click the check box to accept the license a...

Page 127: ... Rapid Storage Technology driver see Intel Rapid Storage Technology on page 6 32 required for AHCI RAID mode Windows Update After installing all the drivers make sure you enable Win dows Update in order to get all the latest security up dates etc all updates will include the latest hotfixes from Microsoft To enable Windows Update make sure you are con nected to the internet 1 Go to the Control Pan...

Page 128: ...indicated in Table 4 1 on page 4 4 for the driver installation procedures for any modules in cluded in your purchase option Figure 4 3 Optional Drivers Installer Screen Note that you need to install both the WLAN Bluetooth drivers for the WLAN Bluetooth Combo modules Models A B ...

Page 129: ...et tings you find and any changes you make This information could be useful if your system ever needs servicing There is one general rule Don t make any changes unless you are sure of what you are doing Many of the settings are required by the system and changing them could cause it to become unstable or worse If you have any doubts consult your service representative BIOS Screens Note that the BI...

Page 130: ...will display a system summary and prompt you to run Setup If there are no problems the Setup prompt will disappear and the system will load the operating system Once that starts you can t get into Setup without rebooting BIOS Settings Warning Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction To correct mistakes return to Set up and restore the Opti mized Defaults with F3 UEFI Boot POST When ...

Page 131: ...al Errors This kind of error still allows you to boot You will get a message identifying the problem make a note of this message and you can then press F7 the F7 on screen will be highlighted to illustrate that the system is processing the request for boot op tions Press F2 give the system a few seconds to enter Setup the F2 on screen will be highlighted to illustrate that the system is processing...

Page 132: ...ted to illustrate that the system is processing the request during the POST or press F7 for boot options If you get a Keyboard Error usually because you pressed F2 too quickly just press F2 again If the computer is already on reboot using the Ctrl Alt Delete combination and then hold down F2 when prompted The Setup main menu will appear To see the boot options press F7 BIOS Settings Warning Incorr...

Page 133: ... are confusing press F1 to call up a General Help screen and then use the arrow keys to scroll up or down the page The Item Specific Help on the upper right side of each screen explains the highlight ed item and has useful messages about its options If you see an arrow next to an item press Enter to go to a sub menu on that sub ject The sub menu screen that appears has a similar layout but the Ent...

Page 134: ...Menu The hour setting uses the 24 hour system i e ØØ midnight 13 1 pm If you can change the date and time settings in your operating system you will also change these settings Some applications may also alter data files to reflect these changes Figure 5 2 Main Menu ...

Page 135: ...he configuration of any devices on the off board SATA Controller if applicable System Extended Memory Main Menu This item contains information on the system memory and is not user configurable The system will auto detect the amount of memory installed MB Series BIOS Revision KBC EC firmware Revision Mac Address Main Menu This item contains information on the BIOS version and the identifier address...

Page 136: ...BIOS Utilities 5 8 Advanced Menu 5 Advanced Menu Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Menu The sub menu here allows you to change the device installed in the Combo Slot Figure 5 3 Advanced Menu ...

Page 137: ... and then save the changed BIOS settings You will then need to shutdown the system and remove the AC DC adapter You should then plug the AC DC adapter back in again and restart the computer to have the system recognize the changes made Combo Slot Support Note that 3G device will only be available as a selectable option if you have included it in your purchase configuration Figure 5 4 Advanced Chip...

Page 138: ...e 6 4 SATA Mode Advanced Menu You can configure SATA Serial ATA control to operate in AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface or RAID Redundant Array of Independent disks modes from this menu The SATA Mode should be set BEFORE installing an operating sys tem and after you have backed up all necessary files and data see sidebar See Setting Up SATA RAID or AHCI Mode on page 6 2 for details Make sure...

Page 139: ...een at system startup if you have not enabled UEFI Boot If you disable the Boot Logo you will not see the F2 Enter Setup or F7 Boot Options prompts on the screen however you can still press these keys while the boot screen is displayed to perform the Enter Setup or Boot Option functions Power On Boot Beep Advanced Menu Use this menu item to enable disable the beep as the computer starts up Battery...

Page 140: ...is will not affect access to the computer OS only the Aptio Setup Utility Security Menu The changes you make here affect the access to the Setup utility itself and also access to your machine as it boots up after you turn it on These settings do not affect your machine or network passwords which will be set in your software OS Figure 5 6 Security Menu ...

Page 141: ...y menu items in the Aptio Setup Utility cannot be modified in user mode Note You can only set the user password after you have set the supervisor pass word Password on boot Security Menu Specify whether or not a password should be entered to boot the computer you may only set a password on boot if a supervisor password is enabled If Enabled is selected only users who enter a correct password can b...

Page 142: ...oading during the startup process Secure Boot is available as a menu option if you have enabled UEFI Boot see Boot Menu on page 5 16 Enabling Secure Boot will bring up the Secure Boot Mode menu to enable you to configure Secure Boot as Standard with a fixed secure boot policy or Custom which enables you to make changes to the Key Management database ...

Page 143: ...ll allow you to enable disable Trusted Platform Module TPM support and to configure the TPM State Select TPM Configuration and press En ter to access the sub menu Press Enter to access the Security Device Support menu and select Enable to support TPM Figure 5 7 Security Device Support ...

Page 144: ...em on that device it will try to load it from the next device in the order specified in the Boot Option Priorities Figure 5 8 Boot Menu BIOS Screens Note that the BIOS screens pictured on these pages are intend ed for guidance in set ting up your system s BIOS BIOS versions are sub ject to constant change and revision therefore your computer s actual screens may appear slightly different from thos...

Page 145: ...re Inter face UEFI specification provides a clean interface between operating systems and platform firmware at boot time In contrast to BIOS UEFI defines a set of standard boot and runtime services The Network Stack item will be enabled as an option un der UEFI Boot Launch CSM Boot Menu Launching CSM allows for traditional operating systems which do not support UE FI to load Do not Enable this ite...

Page 146: ...osing to Discard Changes or Exit Discarding Changes will wipe out any changes you have made to the Setup You can also choose to restore the original Setup defaults that will re turn the Setup to its original state and erase any previous changes you have made in a previous session Figure 5 9 Exit Menu ...

Page 147: ...udes information on the following Note that the information on the following pages is for Windows 8 1 64 bit only For Windows 10 driver installation see Windows 10 Drivers Utilities on page E 15 Setting Up SATA RAID or AHCI Mode PC Camera Module Wireless LAN Module Bluetooth WLAN Combo Module Intel Rapid Storage Technology Intel Smart Response Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Driver Sound B...

Page 148: ...Array of Independent Disks system in Strip ing RAID 0 Mirroring RAID 1 or Recovery modes see Table 6 1 on page 6 3 you will require at least two identical see sidebar HDDs SSDs Intel Rapid Storage Technology Application Make sure you install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application if you have set up your HDDs SSDs in RAID mode see Intel Rapid Storage Technol ogy on page 6 32 RAID Hard Disks...

Page 149: ...copied between the master and recovery drives fast volume updates and the ability to view the data in Windows Explorer Table 6 1 RAID Levels Array Types A Mirrored Array RAID 1 provides full data protection as data can simply be copied from a healthy disk to a replacement for any failed disk A Striped Array RAID 0 is NOT fault tolerant The failure of one drive will result in the loss of all data i...

Page 150: ...hed external DVD drive A hard disk installed in the Primary HDD bay and a second identical hard disk installed in the Secondary HDD bay OR Two Identical solid state drives The Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc 1 Start up your notebook computer and press F2 to enter the BIOS 2 Go to the Boot menu select UEFI Setting and press Enter see page 5 16 3 Set UEFI Boot to Enabled 4 Press Esc to e...

Page 151: ...an now setup your RAID volume using any two installed disks 11 Go to Name and press Enter 12 Type a name of your choice for your RAID volume and press Enter Figure 6 1 Create RAID Volume Advanced Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Figure 6 2 Name the RAID Volume Advanced Intel R Rapid Storage Technology ...

Page 152: ...to any of the disks listed under Select Disks and select a disk name and press Enter 16 Move the cursor down use the arrow keys onto to X o select the disk required and press Enter If you have selected a Recovery level RAID then you need to select one disk to be Master disk M and one disk to be the Recovery disk R Figure 6 3 Select Disks Advanced Intel R Rapid Storage Technology For Recovery For S...

Page 153: ... Size to your requirements 19 If you have selected Recovery then you can adjust the Synchronization to On Request or Continuous 20 Go to Create Volume and press Enter 21 The RAID volume will then be created and the RAID information will be displayed under Intel R Rapid Storage Technology in the Advanced menu Figure 6 4 Created RAID Information Advanced Intel R Rapid Storage Technology ...

Page 154: ...he Windows 8 1 OS DVD and press Enter 26 Press a key at system startup to begin installing Windows from your Microsoft Windows 8 1 disc 27 Click Next Install Now to continue installing the operating system as normal see your Windows documentation if you need help on installing the Windows OS 28 Follow the on screen instructions to install the Windows 8 1 operating system 29 Install the Windows dri...

Page 155: ... User s Manual disc an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 3 Install IRST Driver Yes 4 Click Next Next 5 Click the check box to accept the license and click Next 6 Click Next Next Next 7 Click Finish to restart the computer 8 See Intel Rapid Storage Technology for RAID Systems on page 6 33 ...

Page 156: ... so will result in the loss of all data on the RAID volumes 1 Start up your notebook computer and press F2 to enter the BIOS 2 Go to Intel R Rapid Storage Technology in the Advanced menu and press Enter 3 Go to the RAID listed under RAID Volumes and press Enter 4 Select Delete and press Enter 5 Select Yes note that al the data on the volumes will be lost and press Enter Figure 6 5 Delete RAID Adva...

Page 157: ... run the LED indicator to the left of the camera will be illuminated in red Note that you need to use the Camera app in Windows to take pictures and capture video Use the Fn F10 key combination see Func tion Keys Visual Indicators on page 1 17 to toggle power to the PC Camera module ...

Page 158: ...Hardware and Sound and click Recording tab 3 Right click hold and release Microphone Realtek High Definition Audio and make sure the item is not disabled 4 Double click Microphone or select Properties from the right click menu 5 Click Levels tab and adjust the Microphone and Microphone Boost sliders to the level required 6 Click OK and close the control panels Figure 6 6 Audio Setup for PC Camera ...

Page 159: ...used to take still pictures 4 Right click on the screen to bring up menu buttons at the bottom of the screen 5 These buttons enable you to access the camera roll where captured pictures and video are displayed set the timer the time period before capture begins 3 seconds 10 seconds or Off and set the exposure level using the slider to obtain the best results Figure 6 7 Camera App Buttons Exposure ...

Page 160: ...y clicking on the Camera app icon 2 While the camera app is running access the Charms Bar e g click Use the Windows logo key C key combination 3 Click Settings and then click Options 4 You can adjust the Photo Aspect Ratio select the Microphone Hide Show grid lines and turn Location Info on or off from the Options panel Figure 6 9 Camera Options ...

Page 161: ...f you require a countdown before capture 3 Click the appropriate icon to take a picture or start video capture if video capture begins a timer will appear in the bottom corner of the screen 4 To stop video capture click the main window again or click the stop icon 5 Captured photos and videos will be saved to a Camera Roll folder within the Pictures folder Figure 6 10 Pictures Camera Roll ...

Page 162: ...camera app 3 Click Delete to remove any photo from the camera roll you will be asked to click Delete again to confirm the deletion 4 The Open With button will allow you to select a program with which to open the photo 5 You can click Set as Lock screen to set the photo as the lock screen picture 6 Clicking Slide Show will create a slide show of photos video in the camera roll 7 Click Rotate to rot...

Page 163: ... 10 Click on the menu headings on the left and then click on the tool on the right to edit the photo as required 11 After the editing process is completed right click on the photo to Save a copy create another copy of the photo with the edited changes Update original which changes the original picture permanently Undo any changes or Cancel the editing Figure 6 12 Editing Tools Basic Fixes Light Co...

Page 164: ... Open With button will allow you to select a program with which to run the Video 4 Clicking Slide Show will create a slide show of photos video in the camera roll 5 Click Trim to edit the video Use the round buttons at either end of the slider to adjust the video length and click Save a copy to save the changes made Figure 6 13 Edit Buttons for Video Figure 6 14 Trim Video for Video Files Click to...

Page 165: ...ree space on your hard disk go to My Computer right click the hard disk and select Properties If necessary you can remove the recorded video file to a removable medium e g CD DVD or USB Flash drive Note that the Windows 8 1 system requires a minimum of 16GB 32 bit or 20GB 64 bit of free space on the C drive system partition In order to prevent system problems it is recommended that you move any la...

Page 166: ... Combo modules See the appropriate driver installation instructions on the page indicated below See 3rd Party 802 11b g n Driver Installation on page 6 21 See Intel WLAN Driver Installation on page 6 21 See Qualcomm Atheros WLAN Combo Driver Installation on page 6 22 Wireless Device Operation Aboard Aircraft The use of any portable electronic transmission devices aboard aircraft is usually prohibi...

Page 167: ...ter 6 The operating system is the default setting for Wireless LAN control in Windows see page 6 23 Intel WLAN Driver Installation 1 Make sure the system is not in Airplane Mode and then insert the Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc into an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 1 Install WLAN Driver Yes 4 Click in the check box to agree to the End User License Agreement...

Page 168: ...ual disc into an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 1 Install WLAN Driver Yes 4 Select the language preferred and click Next 5 Click Next Next 6 Click in the check box to accept to the License Agreement and click Next 7 Click Finish 8 Click Yes to restart the computer 9 The operating system is the default setting for Wireless LAN control in Windows see page 6 23 ...

Page 169: ...r make sure the Wireless LAN module is turned on and not in Airplane Mode before configuration begins Charms Bar 1 Go to the Charms Bar 2 Select Settings and then click the WiFi icon it should read Available under the icon and Airplane mode should be Off 3 A list of available access points will appear Figure 6 15 WiFi Settings Charms Bar Networks ...

Page 170: ... other devices or not 7 When you are connected to the network access point it will display Connected 8 Select any connected network and click Disconnect to disconnect from a connected access point 9 You can click the Airplane Mode button to turn the mode including Bluetooth On or Off 10 Alternatively you can click the WiFi button to turn just the WiFi On or Off Figure 6 16 Networks Connected Disco...

Page 171: ...r 3 A list of available access points will appear 4 Double click an access point to connect to it or click it and click Connect 5 Enter a network security key password if required and click Next 6 You can choose to find other devices or not 7 Select any connected network and click Disconnect to disconnect from a connected access point Figure 6 17 Windows Desktop TaskbarNotification Area WLAN Conne...

Page 172: ... of any portable electronic transmission devices aboard aircraft is usually prohibited Make sure the WLAN Bluetooth module s are OFF if you are using the computer aboard aircraft by putting the system in to Airplane Mode see Table 1 5 on page 1 17 Bluetooth Data Transfer Note that the transfer of data between the computer and a Bluetooth enabled device is supported in one direction only simultaneo...

Page 173: ...s Utilities User s Manual disc into an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 2 Install Combo BT Driver Yes 4 Click Next Next 5 Click in the check box to accept the license and click Next 6 Click Next Finish 7 Click Yes to restart the computer 8 See Bluetooth Configuration in Windows on page 6 29 for configura tion instructions High Speed Bluetooth Data Transfer The Combination W...

Page 174: ...ne Mode and then insert the Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc into an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 2 Install Combo BT Driver Yes 4 Click Next Next 5 Click Install 6 Click Finish 7 Click Yes to restart the computer 8 See Bluetooth Configuration in Windows on page 6 29 for configura tion instructions ...

Page 175: ...s logo key D key combination 2 Click the notification area of the taskbar and double click the Bluetooth icon or click and select Show Bluetooth Devices 3 The Bluetooth item in PC and Devices will appear OR Charms Bar 1 Go to the Charms Bar 2 Select Settings and then click Change PC Settings 3 Select the Bluetooth item in PC and Devices Bluetooth Headset Stereo Setup To setup a Bluetooth headset t...

Page 176: ... the computer and click Pair 6 On first connection the computer will provide you with a pairing code to be entered onto the device 7 Enter the code into your Bluetooth enabled device and click Yes on the computer to complete the pairing 8 Select a device and click Remove Device to disconnect from any device Figure 6 19 PC and Devices Bluetooth Figure 6 20 Enter the Passcode ...

Page 177: ...ion area of the taskbar click the Bluetooth icon and click Open Settings 3 Click Options and make sure that Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer check box Discovery has a check inside it 4 Make sure that the Alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants to connect check box Connections has a check inside it if you want to be notified when a Bluetooth device wants to connect Figure 6 21 Bluet...

Page 178: ...ed Menu on page 5 10 IRST Driver Installation 1 Insert the Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc into an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 3 Install IRST Driver Yes 4 Click Next Next 5 Click the check box to accept the license and click Next 6 Click Next Next Next 7 Click Finish to restart the computer See the following pages for more information if you have set your h...

Page 179: ... menu When the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application is launched the system will open the Status window Here you can view the general health of the storage system Various volume creation and management options are available depending on the system s status IRST and M 2 PCI e SSDs Note that Intel Rapid Storage Technology does not support M 2 SSDs with a PCI e In terface M 2 SSDs with a SATA In...

Page 180: ...e the data from a back up Click the Help menu or press F1 for instructions on how to recover or recreate RAID Vol umes Help Click the Help or press F1 menu button at the top of the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application Click Contents to view the general list of sub jects covered click In dex or Search for a more specific help top ics on a particular item Click More help on this page at the bo...

Page 181: ... the state of the previous volume update For details on how to do this see the help file Intel Rapid Storage Technology Help on page 6 34 See over for details on how to verify and repair RAID volume data Verification will identify and repair data inconsistencies on the volume RAID Level Verify Verify Repair RAID 0 Bad blocks are identified N A RAID 1 Bad blocks are identified Data on the mirrored ...

Page 182: ... Technology application 9 Click to select the RAID in the pane on the right side of the window 10 Click Manage and click Advanced 11 Click Verify and click Verify button to begin the process in some cases you may be required to initialize a volume before verification Figure 6 24 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Verify ...

Page 183: ...er Status verifying and repairing 13 Click Close in the Verify Volume Data Results window Scheduling Verify Repair You can schedule verifi cation and repair by clicking Preferences Scheduler and en abling a set time for ver ification and repair Figure 6 25 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Verify ...

Page 184: ...d A Solid State Drive SSD with a minimum capacity of 18 6GB or with a parti tion on the drive formatted to more than 18 6GB e g a 20GB partition set on the SSD Note that the SSD requires at least 5MB of free unpartitioned and unallo cated space if you have used all the disk space for the partition you will need to shrink some of space for the cache memory s use See overleaf for instructions on ena...

Page 185: ...B of free unpartitioned and unallocated space on the SSD otherwise the Smart Response Technology item will not appear 3 Select the SSD to be used as a cache device 4 Select the size from the SSD to be allocated for the cache memory any remaining space on the SSD can be used for data storage using the simple data single disk RAID 0 volume that is automatically created Figure 6 27 Intel Rapid Storag...

Page 186: ... accelerate the system volume or system disk for maximum performance 6 Select the acceleration mode and then click OK Enhanced mode is selected by default Note Enhanced mode default Acceleration optimized for data protection Maximized mode Acceleration optimized for input output performance Figure 6 28 Enable Acceleration Options ...

Page 187: ...Rapid Storage Technology 6 41 6 7 The page will refresh and report the new configuration in under Performance Smart Response Technology Figure 6 29 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Performance Smart Response Technology ...

Page 188: ...lined on the fol lowing pages to support Rapid Start Technology The Windows operating system must be installed on the system hard disk drive and not on the Solid State Drive SSD See overleaf for instructions on enabling Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology and M 2 PCI e SSDs Note that Intel Rapid Start Technology does not support M 2 SSDs with a PCI e Interface M 2 SSDs with a...

Page 189: ...chnology from the BIOS see Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Menu on page 5 8 2 Go the Windows control panel and double click Administrative Tools System and Security Computer Management Storage Disk Management 3 Right click the SSD and select Shrink Volume from the menu Figure 6 30 Computer Management Shrink SSD Volume Shrink Volume ...

Page 190: ...y Size Amount of Space to Shrink The figure entered in the Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB field above should be equal to the amount of system memory in your computer In the example above the system memory is 4GB 1024MB 4 4096GB If you are unsure of your total system memory RAM then go to System control panel System and Security and check Installed memory RAM The memory size will be dis ...

Page 191: ... the Desktop app and right click the lower left hot corner or use the Windows Logo Key X key combination and select Command Prompt Admin 7 Type DISKPART 8 At the DISKPART command type list disk Figure 6 32 Search for CMD Prompt Figure 6 33 Diskpart List Disk ...

Page 192: ...partition so refer to the results obtained from list disk for exact disk number 10 The message Disk is now the selected disk will appear 11 Type create partition primary 12 A DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition message should appear Figure 6 34 Diskpart Select Disk Figure 6 35 Diskpart Create Partition ...

Page 193: ... disk 14 Type select Volume is volume of your storage partition so refer to results obtained from detail disk for the exact volume number 15 The message Volume is now the selected volume will appear Figure 6 36 Diskpart Detail Disk Figure 6 37 Diskpart Select Volume ...

Page 194: ...g on the format of the SSD For MBR formatted SSDs set id 84 override the id must be set to 84 For GPT formatted SSDs set id D3BFE2DE 3DAF 11DF BA40 E3A556D89593 17 The message DiskPart successfully set the partition ID will appear 18 Close the CMD window Figure 6 38 Diskpart Set id ...

Page 195: ...nation Partition 21 Restart the computer 22 Install the driver see below Intel Rapid Start Technology Driver Installation 1 Insert the Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 4 Install Rapid Start Driver Yes 4 Click Next Next Yes Next Next 5 Click Finish to restart the computer Figure 6 39 Computer Management Healthy Hibernation Parti...

Page 196: ...ies User s Manual disc an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 5 Install SBX Fi MB 3 AP Yes 4 Click Next Yes to accept the license 5 Click Next Full Installation button 6 Click Next Finish to restart the computer Run the Sound Blaster X Fi 3 control panel from the notification area of the taskbar or from the item in the Start menu Click on the tabs to access the any of the cont...

Page 197: ...n click on the volume dials to adjust the level for either the microphone or master volume You can choose to save the settings for Music Movie or Game and these settings can be exported or imported as required Figure 6 41 Sound Blaster X Fi 3 Volume Controls ...

Page 198: ...he level of immersion Bass Enhances the bass level of the sound system Dialog Plus Enhances dialogue levels for movies etc Smart Volume Minimizes sudden volume changes to avoid the need for con stant adjustment It is recommended that this is set to Loud see sidebar Smart Volume Setting The default setting for Smart Volume in SBX Pro Studio is set to Normal To get the full effect of this setting it...

Page 199: ...ter Audio 6 53 6 Scout Mode Click in the box to enable Scout Mode to enhance your ability to hear enemies in games from a further distance away than would normally be possible Figure 6 43 Sound Blaster X Fi 3 Scout Mode ...

Page 200: ...o 6 Voice FX Click in the box to enable Voice FX and click on the sliders to adjust the settings Select the mode required from the dropbox and click on Test to hear the playback of the effect Figure 6 44 Sound Blaster X Fi 3 Voice FX ...

Page 201: ...lick to select either or EAX Effects or EQ select the mode required from the drop box and click on the sliders to adjust the settings Click on Save to save any custom changes to the set levels and effects Figure 6 45 Sound Blaster X Fi 3 EAX Effects EQ ...

Page 202: ...dphone configuration from the dropbox and click on Test to hear the effect You can also adjust the Bass Management by clicking the Bass Re direction and Subwoofer Gain and click on the slider to adjust the Crossover Fre quency Figure 6 46 Sound Blaster X Fi 3 Advanced Settings ...

Page 203: ...tings menus to access the Hot Key Configuration menu Click Enable All Hot Keys and then click on the task and press the key sequence required Any hotkeys chosen will be locked by the application and therefore will not be able to be used in other applications Figure 6 47 Sound Blaster X Fi 3 Hot Key Configuration ...

Page 204: ...pplication from the shortcut in the Start menu and make sure you are con nected to the internet then click Next and follow the on screen instructions to update the software Sound Blaster Audio HDMI Mini Display Port 1 When you connect a display to the HDMI Out port or Mini Display port the Sound Blaster Cinema controls will be disabled 2 A warning box will pop up and will prompt Do you want to sel...

Page 205: ...ollow the instruc tions below to obtain an effective sound test 1 Attach your headphones speakers to the headphone out jack 2 Run the Sound Blaster X Fi 3 control panel from the notification area of the taskbar or from the item in the Start screen 3 Click Advanced Settings see Figure 6 46 on page 6 56 4 Select 5 1 Surround under Speaker Headphones Configuration 5 Click to place a check in the BASS...

Page 206: ... modules supplied with this model Install the driver from the Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc by following the appropriate instructions on the page overleaf The fingerprint reader module uses the Sign in options configuration of the Win dows Account Fingerprint Reader and Power Saving States If your computer is in a power saving state e g Hibernate or Sleep you should keep your finger ...

Page 207: ... Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc into an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers 3 Click 6 Install Fingerprint Driver Yes 4 Click Next Install 5 Click Finish to complete the installation 6 The fingerprint reader module uses the Sign in options configuration of the Windows Account see overleaf ...

Page 208: ...ptions 4 You will need to add a Windows password click Add under Password 5 After you have added the password you will need to restart the computer and use your password to log on to the system 6 Go to the Charms Bar 7 Select Settings and then click Change PC Settings 8 Click Accounts and then click Sign in options 9 Click Add under Fingerprint Figure 6 49 Accounts Sign in Options Add Fingerprint ...

Page 209: ...u will then be instructed to swipe the same finger across the reader a number of times 12 Click Finish 13 You can choose to Add another finger this is recommended or Remove the current fingerprint reading 14 You can now scan your fingerprint to log on to the computer Figure 6 50 Add a Fingerprint ...

Page 210: ...tation by a sys tem administrator before users can access security features Individual users can use the TPM as an authentication with the fingerprint reader Make sure you have administrator s rights to your computer and have a Windows password enabled for full security protection In addition Make sure you prepare a removable media e g a USB flash drive to store passwords etc before begin ning the...

Page 211: ...OST startup 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Security menu 4 Select TPM Configuration and press Enter to access the sub menu 5 Press Enter under Security Device Support menu and select Enable 6 You will then need to press F4 to save the changes and restart the computer 7 You can now manage the TPM from Windows Figure 6 51 TPM State Enable ...

Page 212: ...M Management in Windows You can manage your TPM settings from within Windows 1 Go to the Control Panel 2 Click BitLocker Drive Encryption System and Security 3 Click TPM Administration Figure 6 52 BitLocker Drive Encryption TPM Administration ...

Page 213: ...u to configure the TPM within Windows As TPM is usually administered within large enterprises and organizations your system administrator will need to assist you in managing the information here Figure 6 53 Trusted Platform Module TPM Management on Local Computer Administration ...

Page 214: ...require a restart of the computer and confirmation of the setting changes after restart by pressing the appropriate F key 2 After the restart the TPM will be prepared and you can then use the Actions menu to Turn TPM off Change Owner Password Clear TPM or Reset TPM Lockout 3 A wizard will help take you through any setup steps Figure 6 54 TPM Actions Menu ...

Page 215: ...disk Access the Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption control panel applet from the Windows control panel System and Security 1 Click Turn on Bit Locker 2 Follow the on screen instructions to setup BitLocker and make sure you have a removable media e g a USB flash drive to store saved recovery keys etc Figure 6 55 BitLocker Drive Encryption ...

Page 216: ...onic transmission devices aboard aircraft is usually prohibited Make sure the WLAN Bluetooth and 3G 4G module s are OFF or the system is in Air plane Mode if you are using the computer aboard aircraft see Table 1 5 on page 1 17 Important Notice If your purchase option includes both Wireless LAN and 3G 4G modules then the appro priate antennas will be installed Note that In order to comply with FCC...

Page 217: ...rd Orienta tion Note that the USIM card s readable side with the gold colored contacts should face upwards as illustrated Figure 6 56 USIM Card Insertion 1 1 USIM Card Ejection Simply press on the USIM card to eject it however do not do this while a connection is in progress If you do eject the card while a 3G 4G connection is ongoing you will need to shut down the system reinsert the USIM card re...

Page 218: ...e WiFi icon it should read Available under the icon and Airplane mode should be Off 3 A list of available access points will appear under Mobile Broadband 3G 4G Module PIN Code Power Saving Note that there may be some issues when a PIN Code is set for 3G 4G modules in Win dows if Mobile Broad band has been turned off and the system has resumed from a power saving state See 3G 4G Configuration in W...

Page 219: ...ile Broadband 5 Double click any connection icon under Mobile Broadband or click and then click Connect 6 The system will connect to your network 7 A Connected will appear alongside the 3G 4G connection click the connection to view the timer which indicates your connected time for the current session Figure 6 58 Mobile Broadband Connect ...

Page 220: ...Disconnect 10 You need to either use Airplane Mode or to turn the Mobile Broadband module off aboard aircraft Wireless Device Operation Aboard Aircraft The use of any portable electronic transmission devices aboard aircraft is usually prohibited Make sure the system is in Airplane Mode if you are using the computer aboard aircraft Figure 6 59 Mobile Broadband Disconnect ...

Page 221: ... or photo slide shows on your TV external display without using HDMI or A V ca bles Before configuring Wireless Display you will need to set up your compatible adapter with your display speakers Connect the adapter using an HDMI or A V ca ble and turn on the display or in the case of speakers connect them to the wireless speaker adapter with the cables provided with the adapter and then set the di...

Page 222: ... Wireless Display Configuration 1 Note that no driver or application is required for wireless display in Windows 8 1 2 Go the Charms Bar select Devices 3 Click Project 4 Click Add a wireless display Figure 6 60 Add a Wireless Display ...

Page 223: ...y devices this may take up to 60 seconds so allow time for this to complete 6 Double click any detected display device in the list 7 You may then need to input a pin number for the device to which you are connecting 8 Click Next Figure 6 61 Searching For Devices Figure 6 62 Enter PIN ...

Page 224: ...er display for full details 10 Go to the Project menu Charms Bar Devices and click Disconnect to temporarily disconnect from the wireless display 11 To permanently disconnect from the display you will need to go back through the connection process again you can select it in PC and Devices Devices and click Remove Device Yes Figure 6 63 Remove Device Disconnect ...

Page 225: ...ges make sure you have followed the instructions carefully and observed the safety precautions in the preface If all else fails talk to your service representative You should also make a record of what happened and what remedies you tried Of course if something goes wrong it will happen at the most inconvenient time possible so you should preview this section just in case If after you ve tried eve...

Page 226: ...tions Check all the cables to make sure that there are no loose connections anywhere Power Savings Make sure that the system is not in Hibernate or Sleep mode by pressing the keys config ured in your Power Options see Configuring the Power Buttons on page 3 9 the Fn F12 key com bination or power button to wake up the system Brightness Check the brightness of the screen by pressing the Fn F8 and F9...

Page 227: ...provided free with your OS or buy the more powerful dedicated programs to do so Write down your passwords and keep them safe away from your computer This is especially important if you choose to use a Boot password for the SCU see Security Menu on page 5 12 Keep copies of vital settings files such as network dialup settings mail settings etc even if just brief notes Bottom Cover Removal Warning Us...

Page 228: ...ow Viruses are often triggered from within e mail attachments so take care when opening any attached file You can configure most Anti Virus pro grams to check all e mail attachments Note You should also beware of files from people you know as the virus may have infected an address book and been automatically forwarded without the person s knowl edge Keep a Bootable CD ROM DVD ROM USB storage devic...

Page 229: ...are caused by the installation of new hardware and or software Always refer to the documentation of any new hardware and or software and pay particular attention to files entitled READ ME or READ ME FIRST When installing a new device always make sure the device is powered on and in many cases you will need to restart the computer Always check that all the cables are correctly connected Make sure y...

Page 230: ...er has many devices plugged into its ports and a number of programs running then it will be difficult to determine the cause of a problem Try disconnecting all of the devices and restarting the computer with all the peripheral devices unplugged A process of elimination adding and removing devices and restarting where necessary will often find the source of a problem although this may be time consu...

Page 231: ...mmediately turn it off then on again You are losing battery power too quickly The system is using too much power If your OS has a Power Options scheme see Power Plans on page 3 5 check its settings You may also be using a peripheral device USB device that is drawing a lot of power Actual battery operating time is shorter than expected The battery has not been fully discharged before being recharge...

Page 232: ... in a power saving mode Toggle the sleep resume key combination Fn F12 see Configuring the Power Buttons on page 3 9 The screen controls need to be adjusted Toggle the screen control key combinations Fn F8 F9 If you re connected to an external monitor make sure it s plugged in and turned on You should also check the monitor s own brightness and contrast controls The computer is set for a different...

Page 233: ...16 to adjust Unwelcome numbers appear when typing Num Lock is turned ON see LCD Panel Open Model B on page 1 10 Problem Possible Cause Solution Password Warning If you choose to set a boot password NEVER forget your password The consequences of this could be serious If you cannot remember your boot password you must contact your vendor and you may lose all of the information on your hard disk Othe...

Page 234: ... as the computer is in Airplane Mode Check the LED indicator to see if it is in Airplane Mode see LCD Panel Open Model B on page 1 10 Use the Fn F11 key combination to toggle Airplane Mode on off see Table 1 5 on page 1 17 The PC Camera module cannot be detected The module is off Press the Fn F10 key combination in order to enable the module see Function Keys Visual Indicators on page 1 17 Run the...

Page 235: ...ng to Check your Bluetooth compatible device s documentation to confirm it supports high speed data transfer and for configuration information The computer is off or in Sleep Mode but powered by the AC DC adapter plugged in to a working outlet or by battery with a capacity above 20 I have plugged a device into the powered USB port in order to charge it but the device is not charging The port is no...

Page 236: ...ontrols don t work when the system is connected to an external display through an HDMI Mini Display cable Note that Sound Blaster Audio will be disabled when you are connecting to an external display through an HDMI or Mini Display port connection See Sound Blaster Audio HDMI on page C 29 The fingerprint reader has problems scanning fingers When fingers are wet or sweaty the software application m...

Page 237: ...talled and not in the correct order If you have attempted to Update Driver from the Device Manager control panel and have encountered problems then use the method below to correct this To correct this problem 1 Go to the Programs and Features Programs control panel in Windows 2 Select any installed Airplane Mode driver item e g Insyde Airplane Mode HID Mini Driver and click Uninstall Change to uni...

Page 238: ...rocedure after every boot up restart or when the system resumes from hibernation 1 Go to the Devices Printers control panel in Windows 2 Double click the Bluetooth headset 3 Click Connect to complete the stereo connection OR 1 Go to the Sound control panel in Windows 2 Right click in the Playback tab the Bluetooth Stereo Audio device the default device is Headset 3 Click Connect to complete the st...

Page 239: ...rface Ports Jacks A 1 A Appendix A Interface Ports Jacks Overview The following chapter will give a quick description of the ports jacks which allow your computer to commu nicate with external devices connect to the internet etc ...

Page 240: ... MMC MultiMedia Card RSMMC SD Secure Digital Mini SD SDHC SDXC Push the card into the slot and it will appear as a removable device DC In Jack Plug the supplied AC DC adapter into this jack to power your computer Inserting Cards into the Card Reader Note that the cards should be inserted with the readable side of the card facing upwards as illustrated on the right ...

Page 241: ...io video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams This allows you to connect an external monitor TV or Flat Panel Display etc as a display device see Attaching Other Displays on page C 21 by means of a HDMI cable Note that HDMI carries both audio and video signals Item Description e SATA 3 0 E SATA Cable Insertion E SATA cables should be inserted as illustrated below with ...

Page 242: ...splay interface standard that allows a digital audio video interconnect between the computer and its external display or a home theater system RJ 45 LAN Jack This port supports LAN Network functions Note Broadband e g ADSL modems usually connect to the LAN port S PDIF Out Jack This S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format Out Port allows you to connect your DVD capable PC to a Dolby AC 3 compa...

Page 243: ...s with the device The USB 3 0 ports are denoted by their blue color and are backwards compatible with USB 2 0 Note The powered USB 3 0 port see Figure 1 13 on page 1 23 may be toggled on off by means of the Fn Power Button key combination When the powered USB port is on it will supply power for charging devices only not for operating devices when the system is off but still powered by the AC DC ad...

Page 244: ...Interface Ports Jacks A 6 A ...

Page 245: ...ly be adjusted when a power mode is selected The Control Center in Windows 8 1 works under the Desktop app and not un der the Start screen Flexikey The Flexikey application is a quick hotkey configuration application which allows you to assign a single key to launch multiple key combinations or to launch programs and applications to create text macros and to disable certain keys The application ca...

Page 246: ... or double click the icon in the notification area of the taskbar Close the Control Center by clicking the close icon in the top right of the panel move the cursor onto the top right corner of the panel to highlight it Flexikey Access The Flexikey is accessed from within the Control Center by clicking Flexikey in the Gaming section of the Control Center ...

Page 247: ...er etc You can click a Control Center icon to set an overall power mode and then click individual icons in the Control Center to power on off the Touchpad and PC camera Table B 1 Power Modes Modes Quiet Power Saving Performance Entertainment Icon Power Plan Balanced Power Saver High Performance Balanced Power Conservation Mode Balance Energy Star Performance Balance PC Camera ON OFF ON ON TouchPad...

Page 248: ...gure B 2 Control Center Menus Display Utility The Display Utility icon will only appear in the Sys tem Program menu if your display s resolution is QHD 2560 1440 or above The Display Utility allows you to adjust text size on the screen to make it easier to view see page B 8 The System Program will display an arrow icon at the bottom right of the menu which you can click to allow you to access the ...

Page 249: ...ain Volume System Program The Volume icon will show the current volume level You can use the slider to adjust the Volume or the Fn F5 F6 key combinations or use the Fn F3 key combination to mute the volume Fan Speed System Program You can set the fan speed to Maximum full power Automatic or Custom from this menu item The fan speed will adjust itself automatically to control the heat of the CPU How...

Page 250: ...enter the selected power saving mode see Power Saving States on page 3 7 Display Switch System Program Click the Display Switch button to access the menu or use the P key combination and select the appro priate attached display mode Display Utility System Program for High Definition displays only The Display Utility button will only appear in the menu for QHD 2560 1440 or above displays see page B...

Page 251: ...ule is also effected by the Power Mode selected see Table B 1 on page B 3 Caps Lock Scroll Lock Number Lock Airplane Mode Click the button to toggle the appropriate lock mode and Airplane Mode Left Windows Key Gaming Click Disable to disable the Windows Key on the left side of the keyboard This may be useful if you are using the gaming keys W A S D and wish to avoid accidentally triggering menus w...

Page 252: ...ility allows you to adjust text size on the screen to make it easier to view The initial screen will display the default Express settings as indicated below Figure B 3 Display Utility Express Settings Click Save to retain the settings and you will then need to sign out of the computer and sign back in again to adjust the settings Note that you must save any open files and close open programs befor...

Page 253: ...s Click Save to retain the settings and you will then need to sign out of the computer and sign back in again to adjust the settings Note that you must save any open files and close open programs before signing out in order not to lose any work Any changes made to the individual text size items are linked to the overall DPI Scaling selected If you change the DPI scaling the customized text size ch...

Page 254: ...iew B The System Program will display an arrow icon at the bottom right of the menu which you can click to allow you to access the second page of the menu containing the Time Zone item Figure B 5 Time Zone if Display Utility is Included ...

Page 255: ...enus on the left side of the application relate to Profiles You can Add or Delete Profiles you can main tain 12 active Profiles Export and Import profiles from the menus If you double click on a Profile you can change the Profile Name and change an Image file images created using PNG files Figure B 6 Flexikey Profiles Windows Key P Key Note that you can assign actions to any keyboard key except th...

Page 256: ...ABLE Use this function to disable any keyboard keys STATISTICS Use this to quickly record keys in use in any application and to disable unused keys Keyboard and Mouse Settings Click Enable to create settings for the keyboard and or mouse by clicking the button on the top left of the screen e g you may wish to create a profile with settings only for the mouse or keyboard Clicking on the keyboard or...

Page 257: ...ggle you between the currently selected keyboard or mouse profile to the standard keyboard and or mouse settings and back again Figure B 8 Enable Disable Flexikey The icon Flexikey icon in the notification area of the taskbar will appear grayed out when Flexikey is off and in color when on an on screen icon will also pop up to display the status of the application as it is toggled on off Figure B ...

Page 258: ...d then select the Action Type Express Key Launch App Express Text or Disable from the menu at the bottom of the page You can rename the action by clicking in the Name box and click in Tool Tips to type in a note to remind you of the action s function Figure B 10 Key Configuration Windows Key P Key Note that you can assign actions to any keyboard key except the Win dows key and P key ...

Page 259: ...mouse and also for any backward and forward buttons if appli cable on a gaming type mouse Click the button number and then select the Action Type Express Key Launch App Express Text or Disable from the menu at the bottom of the page You can rename the action by clicking in the Name box and click in Tool Tips to type in a note to remind you of the action s function Figure B 11 Mouse Configuration 1...

Page 260: ... uses the left shift key for sprinting and the W key for moving forwards to use the left Ctrl key to combine this movement to sprint forward 3 Click on the chosen key for the shortcut action 4 Click in the Tool Tips field and type to give the key combination a name e g Sprint Fwds then click back in the Name field to avoid adding the recorded keys to the Tool Tips name 5 Click Start Record and the...

Page 261: ...l key click to select it and then click Delete 9 If you want to clear all the settings click Restore to return to the default key setting 10 Any assigned Express Keys will appear in orange Figure B 13 Key Combination Set Tool Tips The Tool Tips field allows you to type a note to remind yourself of the function you have programmed the key for under any Profile ...

Page 262: ... Express Key in Action Type 2 Click in the Tool Tips field and type to give the key combination a name then click back in the Name field to avoid adding the recorded keys to the Tool Tips name 3 Click Start Record and then press the key or keys required in the sequence and time delay between key presses required make sure you press the key s required and do not click on them 4 Click Stop Record 5 ...

Page 263: ...umber for the delay between the key presses Figure B 15 Time Record Between Key Presses 7 Click to close the Time Record window 8 Click Save to save the settings within your chosen profile 9 If you want to remove any individual key click to select it and then click Delete 10 If you want to clear all the settings click Restore to return to the default key setting ...

Page 264: ...unch any application or program as follows 1 Enable and select the keyboard under your chosen profile click to select a key to launch the application and then click to select Launch App in Action Type 2 Click Browse at the bottom right of the application window Figure B 16 Keyboard Launch App Browse to Executable File ...

Page 265: ...on and click Open 4 The key will now be configured to open the selected application under your chosen Profile and the key will appear in green Figure B 17 Key Set to Launch App 5 If you want to remove any Launch App Key select it and click on Restore 6 Click Save to save the settings within your chosen profile ...

Page 266: ...xt 1 Enable and select the keyboard under your chosen profile click to select a key and then click to select Express Text in Action Type 2 Click in Start key if required the Start key is the key used to in your target program to open a text message or you can leave it blank if you prefer 3 Click in the Click to type field and type in your message Figure B 18 Keyboard Express Text ...

Page 267: ...essage in the target program under your chosen Profile and the key will appear in blue 6 If you want to remove any Express Text key select it and click on Restore 7 Click Save to save the settings within your chosen profile Copy Paste Text Note that some applications and games do not support copy and pasted text Where this is the case any text you may have copy and pasted in to the Type to Text fi...

Page 268: ...er your chosen profile click to select a key to disable and then click to select Disable in Action Type 2 The key will now be disabled 3 If you want to enable the key again select it and click on Restore 4 Click Save to save the settings within your chosen profile 5 The key will be disabled under your chosen Profile and the key will appear in Gray Figure B 19 Keyboard Disable ...

Page 269: ...y 1 Enable and select the mouse under your chosen profile click on a mouse button to select it and then click to select Express Key in Action Type 2 In the following example we will configure the central mouse wheel to combine the actions of left shift key for sprinting and the W key for moving forwards in a game program 3 Click on the central mouse wheel for the shortcut action Figure B 20 Mouse ...

Page 270: ...lick Stop Record to complete the process 7 Click Save to save the settings within your chosen profile 8 If you want to remove any mouse setting click to select it and then click Delete 9 If you want to clear all the settings click Restore to return to the default mouse setting 10 The mouse button for any assigned Express Keys will appear in orange Enabling Time Record for Mouse Settings If you wan...

Page 271: ...click to launch any application or program as follows 1 Enable and select the mouse under your chosen profile click on a mouse button to select it and then click to select Express Key in Action Type 2 Click Browse at the bottom right of the application window Figure B 21 Mouse Launch App Browse to Executable File ...

Page 272: ...able file of the application and click Open 4 The mouse click will now be configured to open the selected application under your chosen Profile and the button will appear in green 5 Click Save to save the settings within your chosen profile Figure B 22 Mouse Button Set to Launch App ...

Page 273: ...1 Enable and select the mouse under your chosen profile click on a mouse button to select it and then click to select Express Text in Action Type 2 Click in Start key if required the Start key is the key used to in your target program to open a text message or you can leave it blank if you prefer 3 Click in the Text Context field and type in your message Figure B 23 Mouse Express Text ...

Page 274: ...ter key would be the most commonly used or you can leave it blank if you prefer 5 The mouse button click will now be configured to send the text message in the target program under your chosen Profile and the button will appear in blue 6 If you want to remove any Express Text mouse button select it and click on Restore 7 Click Save to save the settings within your chosen profile ...

Page 275: ... chosen profile click on a mouse button to select it and then click to select Disable in Action Type 2 The button click will now be disabled 3 If you want to enable the button again select it and click on Restore 4 Click Save to save the settings within your chosen profile 5 The button click will be disabled under your chosen Profile and the key will appear in Gray Figure B 24 Mouse Disable ...

Page 276: ... application as normal so that a standard set of keys used may be recorded 3 Return to the Flexikey application and press Stop Record to stop recording 4 At the end of the recording process colors will represent the frequency of key presses with red as the most frequent through to lighter blue the less frequent the color bar at the bottom of the screen displays the color code against the number of...

Page 277: ...er video configuration is available through the NVIDA control panel See the following pages for further information For Intel video driver control information see pages C 5 to C 29 For NVIDA video driver control information see pages C 30 to C 36 Video Card Options Note that card types specifications and driv ers are subject to contin ual updates and changes Check with your distributor supplier fo...

Page 278: ... graphics solutions usually feature memory sharing technology to help save power consumption and allow for longer battery life However computers with integrated graphics solutions will not usually run games HD video or GPU based applications without severe limitations Microsoft Hybrid Graphics is a seamless switchable graphics technology designed to get best performance from the graphics system wh...

Page 279: ...when an application that requires use of the dGPU is run e g a game or HD Video the dGPu is powered on and takes over the processing duties If the program is closed then the dGPU will be powered back down again until required The GPU LED indicator will display which GPU is currently in use Make sure you install all the necessary video drivers for your system see overleaf Icon Color Description Off...

Page 280: ...ton Video VGA 1 Click 2 Install VGA Driver Yes 2 Click Next Yes Next Next 3 Click Finish to restart the computer NVIDIA Video VGA 1 Click 3 Install NVIDIA VGA Driver Yes 2 Click AGREE AND CONTINUE button to accept the terms of the license agreement 3 Click Next 4 Click the Close to complete the installation iGPU or dGPU Note the NVIDIA control panel refers to High performance NVIDIA processor whic...

Page 281: ...low and overleaf 1 Click the Intel Iris Graphics Control Panel icon in the Apps screen see over Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology Intel DVMT automati cally and dynamically al locates as much up to 1748MB system mem ory RAM as needed to the integrated video sys tem the video driver must be installed DVMT returns whatever memory is no longer needed to the operating system Figure C 1 Start Screen...

Page 282: ...n the Screen Resolution control panel in Windows 4 Click the Intel Iris Graphics Control Panel tab and click Graphics Properties button OR 5 Double click Intel Iris Graphics in the Windows Control Panel OR 6 Click the icon in the notification area of the Desktop taskbar and select Graphics Properties from the menu Figure C 2 Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel Access ...

Page 283: ...Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel C 7 C You can make changes to any of the graphics properties by clicking the appropriate menu panel and adjusting the settings on the right Figure C 3 Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel ...

Page 284: ...TM Graphics Control Panel C Sub Menus Some of the menu panels will also have sub menus in the top left corner of the menu alongside the icon to display further configuration options Figure C 4 Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel Sub Menus ...

Page 285: ...play Settings or Color to make display adjustments including con figuration for any attached external displays Multiple Display At least one other dis play must be attached in order to view multiple display selection op tions Figure C 5 Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel Display Settings ...

Page 286: ...us The Mul tiple Displays menu allows you to configure the display mode of any attached dis plays see Attaching Other Displays on page C 21 Multiple Display At least one other dis play must be attached in order to view multiple display selection op tions Figure C 6 Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel Display Settings Multiple Displays ...

Page 287: ...u if applicable allows you to configure the capability mode of any attached displays i e the attached display supports audio Enable Au dio Without Video to keep audio on when the display blanks out for power saving purposes Figure C 7 Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel Display Audio Settings ...

Page 288: ...formance dis plays the smoothest motion of images Quality displays the most detail Balanced provides better computer performance with good quality and Custom allows you to configure the Anisotropic Filtering and Vertical Sync features to your preferences Click Apply to save changes Figure C 8 Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel 3D ...

Page 289: ...l Panel C 13 C Options Options allows you to Customize Hot Keys for opening the application rotating the display scaling etc to your preferences Click Apply to save changes Figure C 9 Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel Options Support Hot Key Manager ...

Page 290: ...ils on System Information the Built In Display and any attached displays Preferences Go to the Preferences sub menu in Options and Support to config ure preferences for the Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel Make sure you turn Tray Icon On to display the icon in the notification area of the taskbar as below Figure C 10 Intel Iris TM Control Panel Options Information Center ...

Page 291: ...ors Click Basic or Advanced to adjust the video settings based on the Ap plication Settings or Driver Settings The Preview image will display a sample im age using the current settings You can Save Profile and name the Profile to recall the settings at any time Click Apply to save changes Figure C 11 Intel Iris TM Control Panel Video Basic Application Settings ...

Page 292: ...ck the Video menu at the top of the screen to display the sub menus The Image Enhancement menu allows you to adjust the Sharpness Skin Tone Enhance ment Noise Reduction etc Click Apply to save changes Figure C 12 Intel Iris TM Control Panel Video Image Enhancement Basic ...

Page 293: ...Driver Controls Intel Iris TM Graphics Control Panel C 17 C The Image Scaling and Gamut Mapping menus allow you to adjust these items Figure C 13 Intel Iris TM Control Panel Video Image Scaling Gamut Mapping ...

Page 294: ...r is Plugged in or On battery When turned on the Display Power Saving Technology which adjusts the backlight in tensity battery settings may be adjusted by means of the slider towards Maximum Quality or Maximum Battery Click on Apply to save changes Figure C 14 Intel HD Graphics ControlPanelPower Battery Settings ...

Page 295: ...Control Panel C 19 C Support Click Support and select an item from the menus to bring up the help and support topics You will need to be connected to the Internet to access the key resource links Figure C 15 Intel HD Graphics Control Panel Support ...

Page 296: ... Clone Duplicate Both connected displays output the same view and may be configured independently Extended Extend Both connected displays are treated as separate devices and act as a virtual desktop Collage A number of connected displays are combined into a single unified higher resolution for larger screen sizes Table C 2 Display Modes Attaching Displays When you first attach an external display ...

Page 297: ...hics Control Panel control panel and click Display Multiple Displays sub menu 3 Click Clone from the Select Multiple Display Mode menu 4 Click Apply and OK to confirm the settings change 5 You can select the displays to be used from the Select Active Displays menu Multiple Display At least one other dis play must be attached in order to view Multiple Display selection op tions Figure C 16 Display ...

Page 298: ...ange Display Settings Extended Desktop You can have different Colors Screen Area and Monitor Refresh Rates for each display device provided your monitor can support them You can drag the moni tor icons to match the physical layout of your displays Icons and pro grams may also be dragged between the displays Figure C 17 Display Multiple Displays Extended Click the appropriate monitor icon and drag ...

Page 299: ...and click Display Multiple Displays sub menu 3 Click Collage from the Select Multiple Display Mode menu 4 Click Enable Collage and click On 5 Click Vertical or Horizontal to arrange and displays as required 6 Click Apply and OK to confirm the settings change Collage Mode Collage mode is used to combine a number of displays into a single unified higher resolution for larger screen sizes Figure C 18...

Page 300: ...ject you may need to click Second Screen 4 Click on any one of the options from the menu to select PC screen only Duplicate Extend or Second screen only Windows Logo Key P Key Combination You can use the P key combination to quickly bring up the Sec ond Screen menu You can also use the Display Switch button in the Control Center to access the menu and select the appropriate attached display mode Y...

Page 301: ...Windows 1 Attach your external display to the display port mini display port HDMI Out port and turn it on 2 Go to the Screen resolution control panel see page 1 39 in the Desktop app 3 Click the Detect button 4 The computer will then detect any attached displays Figure C 20 Screen Resolution Multiple Displays ...

Page 302: ...m the Multiple Displays menu Duplicate these displays Shows an exact copy of the main display desktop on the other display s Extend these displays Treats both connected displays as separate devices Show desktop only on 1 2 Only one of your displays is used Figure C 21 Screen Resolution Multiple Display Options ...

Page 303: ...ctions below 1 Go to the Control Panel 2 Click Sound Hardware and Sound and click Playback tab 3 Depending on your display the playback device may be selected however in some cases you may need to select the audio device and click Set Default button 4 Double click the device to access the control panel tabs illustrated overleaf Volume Adjustment The sound volume level can be set using the vol ume ...

Page 304: ...Video Driver Controls C 28 HDMI Audio Configuration C 5 Adjust the HDMI settings from the control panel tabs 6 Click OK to close the Sound control panel Figure C 23 HDMI Device Properties ...

Page 305: ...ternal display TV or LCD for HDMI input see your display device manual 4 You can now play video audio sources through your external display Sound Blaster Audio HDMI 1 When you connect an HDMI display to the HDMI Out port and Mini Display port the Sound Blaster Cinema EQ controls will be disabled 2 A warning box will pop up and will prompt Do you want to select another audio device now 3 Click No t...

Page 306: ... Control Panel tab 1 Go to the Control Panel 2 Double click NVIDIA Control Panel click to view the control panel in either Large icons or Small icons if you are in Category view NVIDIA Control Panel To access the Ge Force control panel from the desktop right click the desktop then click NVIDIA Control Panel Figure C 24 NVIDIA Control Panel ...

Page 307: ... features such as image settings 3D Settings and video configuration Navigating the Control Panel Navigate through the control panels in much the same way as you would a web page Click on the sub head ing tasks in the left menu and on the high lighted links for infor mation Use the buttons on the top left to go back forward etc Figure C 25 NVIDIA Control Panel ...

Page 308: ...ir own parameters for GPU usage Context Menu One of the quickest ways to choose which GPU to use for a particular application is by using the Run with graphics processor in the context menu 1 Go to the NVIDIA Control Panel 2 Click Desktop from the top menu and select Add Run with graphics processor to Context Menu it should have a check alongside it Display GPU Activity Icon Click to enable Dis pl...

Page 309: ... from the context menu 6 Select either High performance NVIDIA processor dGPU or Integrated graphics iGPU to run the program with the selected GPU iGPU or dGPU Note the NVIDIA con trol panel refers to High performance NVIDIA processor which is the discrete GPU and Integrated graphics which is the integrated GPU Figure C 27 Context Menu with Run with graphics processor Right click the application e...

Page 310: ...rol Panel 2 Click Manage 3D Settings 3D Settings and select Global Settings tab 3 Select either Integrated graphics iGPU or High performance NVIDIA Processor dGPU from the drop down menu 4 Click the Setting menu items to select any options required 5 Click Apply to save the settings Customization Options Although hybrid tech nology is completely seamless to the user there are customiza tion option...

Page 311: ...Manage 3D Settings 3D Settings and select Program Settings tab 3 Select a program to customize from the drop down menu or click Add to add any program that does not appear in the menu 4 Select the preferred graphics processor for the program from the drop down menu 5 Click the Setting menu items to select any options required 6 Click Apply to save the settings Figure C 29 Program Settings ...

Page 312: ... You can select the GeForce video card or CPU as a PhysX processor or configure the computer to auto select a PhysX processor recommended default setting 1 Go to NVIDIA Control Panel 2 Click Set PhysX configuration 3 Click to Select a PhysX processor from the menu Auto select recommended is the default setting 4 Click Apply to save the settings Figure C 30 Set PhysX Configuration ...

Page 313: ...ation The specifications listed in this Appendix are correct at the time of going to press Certain items particularly processor types speeds and CD DVD device types may be changed updated or delayed due to the manufacturer s release schedule Check with your distributor supplier for details ...

Page 314: ... 39 62cm QFHD 3840 2160 FHD 1920 1080 3 5mm 16 9 Backlit Panel For All Model B Designs 17 3 43 94cm FHD 1920 1080 6 0mm 16 9 Backlit Panel Memory Dual Channel DDR3L Four 204 Pin SO DIMM Sockets Supporting DDR3L 1600 MHz Memory Modules real operational frequency depends on the FSB of the processor Memory Expandable from 4GB minimum up to 32GB maximum Compatible with 2GB 4GB 8GB Modules Video Adapte...

Page 315: ...State Drive SSD with SATA Interface For Model A Design II Two Changeable 2 5 Hard Disk Drives HDD Solid State Drives SSD with SATA Interface RAID 0 1 1st Drive 7mm h 2nd Drive 7mm h 9 5mm h For Model A Designs IV V One Changeable 2 5 9 5mm 7mm h Hard Disk Drive HDD Solid State Drive SSD with SATA Interface For All Model A Computers Two M 2 2280 SSDs with SATA Serial Interface RAID 0 1 Factory Opti...

Page 316: ...Three M 2 Slots Slot 1 for M 2 2230 WLAN Combo Module Card with PCIe USB Interfaces Slot 2 for M 2 2280 SSD Card with SATA PCIe Gen2 x2 x4 Interface Slot 3 for M 2 2280 SSD Card with SATA Interface OR For Model A Computers Only LTE HSPA M 2 3042 3G or 4G Module Card with USB Interface Communication Built In 10 100 1000Mb Base TX Ethernet LAN 2 0M FHD PC Video Camera Module Intel Dual Band Wireless...

Page 317: ... 60Hz DC Output 19 5V 9 23A or 19V 9 5A 180 Watts OR Full Range AC DC Adapter AC in 100 240V 50 60Hz DC Output 19 5V 7 7A 150 Watts For Model A Designs III IV and Model B Design III Full Range AC DC Adapter AC in 100 240V 50 60Hz DC Output 19 5V 7 7A 150 Watts A barebone system does not include the HDD RAM adapter power cord and factory option modules weight tolerance within 5 Environmental Spec T...

Page 318: ...Specifications D 6 D ...

Page 319: ...ormation specific to Windows 10 will be included in this Appendix as well as details on how to navigate the Windows 10 user interface to access the applications control panels taskbar etc Note that Windows 10 will be subject to constant updates and revisions and some of the screens pictured throughout this chapter may change over the course of time and appear differently from those illustrated Win...

Page 320: ...ost of the apps control panels utilities and programs within Windows 10 can be accessed from the Start Menu by clicking the icon in the taskbar in the lower left corner of the screen or by pressing the Windows Logo Key on the keyboard Figure E 1 Windows Start Menu Desktop ...

Page 321: ...icon or use the Windows Logo Key X key combination to bring up an advanced Context Menu of useful features such as Control Panel Programs and Features Power Options Task Manager Search File Explorer Command Prompt Device Manager and Network Connections etc Figure E 2 Right Click Windows Logo in Start Menu Right Click Icon ...

Page 322: ... apps and many more will be installed as you add more applications etc Not all of these apps can fit on the screen so may need click and drag the handles at the edge of the screen to expand the menu in order to view all the apps you can use the scroll bar to move up and down the screen Figure E 3 Expanding the Start Menu ...

Page 323: ... programs to the Start Menu Right Click on a program s icon and select Pin to Start from the drop down menu To remove an app or program from the Start Menu right click the icon and select Unpin from Start You can use the same method to pin apps pro grams to from the taskbar select pin to taskbar unpin this program from the taskbar Figure E 4 Pin to Start Unpin from Start ...

Page 324: ...umber of ways in Windows 10 Figure E 5 Windows 10 Control Panel Access Right click the Start Menu icon in the taskbar in the lower left corner of the screen and select Control Panel from the menu Press the Windows logo key on your keyboard and X to bring up the context menu and then press P to bring up the Control Panel Type Control Panel into the Search box in the taskbar and click on the icon wh...

Page 325: ...m in the Start Menu and also as an App gives you quick access to a number of system settings control panels allowing you to adjust settings for System Devices Network internet Personalization Ac counts Time language Ease of Access Privacy and Update security Figure E 6 Settings ...

Page 326: ...of the taskbar in the bottom right of the screen Some of the Control Panels and appli cations referred to throughout the course of this manual can be accessed from here Figure E 7 Taskbar You can pin unpin apps to from the taskbar in much the same way as you can to the Start screen see Pining Unpinning Apps Programs to from the Start Menu on page E 5 Taskbar Taskbar Pinned Programs and Apps Notifi...

Page 327: ...ble to quickly configure external displays from the Project menu press the Windows logo key on your keyboard and the P key To Configure Displays using Project Figure E 8 Project 1 Attach your display to the appropriate port and turn it on 2 Press the P key combination 3 Click on any one of the options from the menu to select PC screen only Duplicate Extend or Second screen only 4 You can also clic...

Page 328: ...onalization category 3 Make and changes required from the Display Resolution Orientation or Multiple display menus 4 Click Apply to save the settings Figure E 9 Screen Resolution 2 1 Screen Resolution 1 Use the dropbox to select the screen Resolution Figure E 9 2 Click Advanced settings Figure E 9 to bring up the Advanced properties tabs 3 Click Apply to save any changes made 1 2 ...

Page 329: ... adjust the display by right clicking the desktop and selecting Display Settings 2 Adjust the settings using the sliders in the menu or click Advanced display settings to change resolution 3 Click Apply to save any changes made to resolution Figure E 10 Display Settings 1 2 2 1 ...

Page 330: ...n or Restart you can also add Hibernate Sleep to the menu see page E 13 To fully control all the power options including Hibernate mode go to the Power Options control panel and configure the power button sleep button and lid to perform the function selected Figure E 11 Shut Down Restart Using the Power Button 1 Go to the Start Menu 2 Click the Power button 3 Select the power state required from t...

Page 331: ...een displaying Lock Sign out Change a password Task Manager and Switch User If you click the Power icon in the lower right corner of the screen a power management option menu appears to display Sleep Hibernate Shut down and Restart Adding Hibernate Sleep to the Power Men 1 Go to the Power Options Hardware and Sound control panel 2 Click Choose what the power buttons do 3 Click Change settings that...

Page 332: ... 10 has minimum screen resolution requirements 2 Right click a blank area of the Desktop and select Screen Resolution or go to the Display control panel 3 Adjust the Resolution to make sure that it is at least 1024 768 although preferably 1366 768 or above Figure E 13 Screen Resolution ...

Page 333: ...n to access the Optional driver menu 5 Check the driver installation order from Table E 1 on page E 16 the drivers must be installed in this order which is the same as that listed in the Drivers Installer menu below 6 Click to select the driver you wish to install you should note down the drivers as you install them 7 Follow the instructions for each individual driver installation procedure as lis...

Page 334: ...E 23 NVIDIA Video VGA Page E 17 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Page E 26 LAN Page E 17 Sound Blaster Audio Page E 27 Card Reader Page E 17 Fingerprint Reader Module Page E 28 Touchpad Page E 18 PC Camera No driver required Page E 30 Control Center Page E 18 Trusted Platform Module No driver required Page E 31 Airplane Page E 18 3G 4G Module No driver required Page E 32 MEI Driver Page E 18 Audio P...

Page 335: ...D CONTINUE button to accept the terms of the license agreement 3 Click Next 4 Click the Close to complete the installation Note After installing the video driver go to the Dis play Display Settings control panel to adjust the vid eo settings to the highest resolution LAN Note If the computer enters a deep sleep mode during installation you will be prompted to plug in a network cable and click OK t...

Page 336: ...Device Manager to install the Airplane mode driver 1 Click 8 Install Airplane Driver Yes 2 Click Next Install 3 Click Finish to restart the computer MEI Driver 1 Click 9 Install MEI Driver Yes 2 Click Next 3 Click the check box to accept the license and then click Next 4 Click Next 5 Click Finish Audio 1 Click 10 Install Audio Driver Yes 2 Click Next Next 3 Click Finish to restart the computer Not...

Page 337: ... 10 Windows 10 Optional Drivers See the following pages for the driver installation procedures for any modules included in your purchase option Note that you need to install both the WLAN Bluetooth drivers for the WLAN Bluetooth Combo modules ...

Page 338: ...ing the driver Make sure you install the drivers in the order indicated in Table E 1 on page E 16 Note that you need to install both the WLAN Bluetooth drivers for the WLAN Bluetooth Combo modules Wireless Device Operation Aboard Aircraft The use of any portable electronic transmission devices aboard aircraft is usually prohibited Make sure the module is either OFF or in Airplane mode if you are u...

Page 339: ...skbar and double click an access point to connect to it or click it and click Connect Intel WLAN Driver Installation 1 Make sure the system is not in Airplane Mode and then insert the Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc into the DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 1 Install WLAN Driver Yes 4 Click in the check box to agree to the End User License Agreement and click Install 5 C...

Page 340: ...3 Click 1 Install WLAN Driver Yes 4 Select the language preferred and click Next 5 Click Next Next 6 Click in the check box to accept to the License Agreement and click Next 7 Click Finish 8 Click Yes to restart the computer 9 The operating system is the default setting for Wireless LAN control in Windows 10 10 Click the Wireless icon in the notification area of the taskbar and double click an acc...

Page 341: ...installing the driver Bluetooth Data Transfer Note that the transfer of data between the computer and a Bluetooth enabled device is supported in one direction only simultaneous data transfer is not supported Therefore if you are copying a file from your computer to a Bluetooth enabled device you will not be able to copy a file from the Bluetooth enabled device to your computer until the file trans...

Page 342: ...nfiguration on page E 25 for instructions on configuring Bluetooth connections Intel Bluetooth Combo Driver Installation 1 Make sure the system is not in Airplane Mode and then insert the Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc into the DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 2 Install Combo BT Driver Yes 4 Click Next 5 Click in the check box to accept the license and click Next 6 Sele...

Page 343: ...tooth and make sure Bluetooth is On and a list of discovered devices will appear 3 Double click the device you want to pair with the computer and click Pair 4 On first connection the computer will provide you with a pairing code to be entered onto the device 5 Enter the code into your Bluetooth enabled device and click Yes on the computer to complete the pairing 6 Select a device and click Remove ...

Page 344: ...the check box to accept the license and click Next 6 Click Next Next Next 7 Click Finish to restart the computer 8 Run the Intel Rapid Storage Technology app from the All Apps screen in the Start Menu See also Intel Rapid Storage Technology for RAID Systems on page 6 33 for more information if you have set your hard disks up in a RAID configuration and also Intel Smart Response Technology on page ...

Page 345: ...P Installation 1 Insert the Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc an attached DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers button 3 Click 4 Install SBX Fi MB 3 AP Yes 4 Click Next Yes to accept the license 5 Click Next Full Installation button 6 Click Next Finish to restart the computer 7 Access the Sound Blaster X Fi MB3 control panel from the Creative item in All Apps in the Start Menu 8 See Sound Bla...

Page 346: ...int Reader Driver Installation 1 Insert the Device Drivers Utilities User s Manual disc into the CD DVD drive 2 Click Option Drivers 3 Click 5 Install Fingerprint Driver Yes 4 Click Next Install 5 Click Finish to restart the computer 6 The fingerprint reader module uses the Sign in options configuration of the Windows Account see overleaf Fingerprint Reader and Power Saving States If your computer...

Page 347: ... need to also add a PIN 4 Under Windows Hello click Set up under Fingerprint 5 The wizard will then guide you through the set up process to scan your fingerprints 6 You will be instructed to swipe the same finger across the reader a number of times 7 Click Close when complete 8 You can choose to Add another finger this is recommended or Remove the current fingerprint reading 9 You can now scan you...

Page 348: ...Camera app icon you can type camera into the search box to find the Camera app if it is not pinned to the Start menu 3 Click to select either photo or video modes 4 Click the photo icon to take a picture and the camera icon will briefly turn yellow as the picture is taken 5 Click on the video icon to start video capture if video capture begins a timer will appear at the bottom of the screen and th...

Page 349: ...tions you must enable and initialize the security platform see Enabling Managing TPM on page 6 65 TPM Management in Windows 1 Go to the Control Panel 2 Click BitLocker Drive Encryption System and Security 3 Click TPM Administration 4 The TPM Management window allows you to configure the TPM within Windows As TPM is usually administered within large enterprises and organizations your system adminis...

Page 350: ... by your service provider See overleaf for connection infor mation Important Notice If your purchase option includes both Wireless LAN and 3G 4G modules then the appropriate antennas will be installed Note that In order to comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements the antenna must not be co located or operate in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Important Notice 3G 4G Blu...

Page 351: ...ss points will appear 3 Click the access point and click Connect 4 The system will connect to your network 5 Connected will appear under the connection 6 You can then access the internet download e mail etc as per any internet connection 7 To disconnect you can select the connection and click Disconnect 8 You need to use Airplane Mode aboard aircraft 9 You can also click the Wireless icon in the n...

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