Gigabyte M912 Cafe Book, User Manual

Page 1: ... by any means electronic mecha nical photocopy recording or otherwise without prior written consent Trademarks Product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective companies Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows Sound System are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel Atom is registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Sound Blaster Sound Bla...

Page 2: ...ng and may result in fire or electrical shock Use only the AC adapter and batteries that are supplied by your Netbook manufacturer Using other types of battery or AC adapter may heighten the risk of fire or explosion Incorrectly placed batteries may result in an explosion Replace only with the same or compatible battery recommended by the manufacturer Please discard used batteries according to the...

Page 3: ... new environment before turning on power When unplugging the power cord please make sure that you pull on its connector or on its strain relief loop and not on the power cord itself As you pull out the connector please ensure that it is pulled out evenly in order not to bend its connecting pins Also be fore you connect the power cord make sure that both connectors are correctly oriented and aligne...

Page 4: ... cables connecting to PCMCIA cards see the option manual or installation instructions Federal Communications Commission FCC PART 68 Warning This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules On the bot tom of the computer is a label that contains among other informa tion the FCC Registration Number and Ringer Equivalence Number REN for this equipment You must upon request provide this informati...

Page 5: ...mits on the harmonic current emissions Equipment input current up to and including 16 A per phase EN 61000 3 3 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Chapter 3 Limits Section 3 Limits on the voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage power supply systems for equipment with rate cur rent up to and including 16 A EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment NOTE EN 55022 emissions requirement...

Page 6: ...d architecture providing you with a personal computer that is compact powerful and easy to use Designed for a wide range of general business and personal productivity applications this Netbook is an ideal choice for use in the office at home and on the road This Manual contains all the information you need to set up and use your Netbook computer It describes all of its features in a thorough yet e...

Page 7: ...rivers 11 1 16 Touch Screen Calibration 11 1 17 Use your M912 as a Tablet PC 12 1 18 Operating Temperature 12 Chapter 2 Battery 2 1 Battery Pack 14 2 2 Recharging The Battery Pack 14 2 3 Question And Answers 14 2 4 Battery Maintenance 15 2 5 Power Consumption 15 2 6 Reducing Power Consumption 15 2 7 Removing The Battery Pack 16 2 8 Connecting System To AC Adapter 16 Chapter 3 The BIOS Setup Progra...

Page 8: ...you how to operate your M912 SERIES Netbook computer including connecting the AC adaptor turning the computer on off using touch pad keyboard hot keys battery and so on If you are new to computers and to the operating system this chapter will guide you through some of the new exciting features ...

Page 9: ...era 2 LCD To display the content output form the system 3 Keyboard To input characters and numbers 4 Four system LEDs Four LED lights of system signal 5 Touchpad To function as mouse 6 Stylus Pen Slot To place the stylus pen 7 Internal Mic Build in internal mic 1 6 7 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 10: ...ct peripheral equipment with USB interface 6 Air Vent To vent heat from Netbook 7 Kensington lock To connect compatible kensington lock 1 3 Right Side No Item Function 1 USB port To connect peripheral equipment with USB interface 2 DC in hole To connect AC adapter to power on Netbook 3 VGA Port To connect VGA monitor 4 Line out To connect equipment to output sound 5 MIC jack To connect MIC to inpu...

Page 11: ...the touch panel in 180 toler ance 1 5 Bottom Side No Item Function 1 Battery Pack Installed in the battery compartment to supply power to Netbook when AC power is disconnected 2 Stylus Pen Slot To place the stylus pen optional 3 Speaker To output the audio sound from the system 1 2 1 2 3 ...

Page 12: ...us HDD Netbook is reading from or writing to hard disk Power status Blue off System is turned off or in hibernation mode Blue flashing System is in Standby mode Blue on System is in operating Battery status Blue off Recharging is finished or Netbook is not powered by AC adapter Blue on Battery is in recharging ...

Page 13: ...st the LCD screen and doing so after a while may damage the screen More importantly never close the LCD panel for a long period of time when the computer is on or when the power saving function is disabled Suspend mode You can adjust default power management settings in the Power Option Advanced dialog box The Power Options dialog box provides several operating functions after your computer has be...

Page 14: ...CD Fn F4 Brightness increasing Press this key combination to increase the brightness of the LCD Fn F5 LCD Video out Switch Press this key combination to switch between LCD mode only Video out mode only LCD and Video out simultaneously mode Notice This function works under certain setting of OS please refer to your instruction of OS Fn F6 Touch Screen Enable Disable Press this key combination to en...

Page 15: ...n the configuration of Netbook you bought The model you bought may be equipped with a built in camera and the built in camera adds video functionality to instant messaging software and video editing software Tips For using the built in camera see the help file on the utility software Tips The built in camera cannot be shared by more than on software application If another application is using the ...

Page 16: ...1 13 Using the Battery Pack M912 Netbook computer is designed to operate with one of the following power sources AC power using the AC adapter connected to an electrical outlet Lithium Ion Li Ion battery pack You should use the AC adapter whenever possible use the battery pack only when AC power is unavailable The rechargeable Li Ion battery pack allows you to operate your Netbook computer without...

Page 17: ...nstead If you are using an extension cord make sure that the devices plugged onto the cord do not exceed its total capacity Furthermore the devices plugged into the electrical outlet shall not exceed the fuse s total ampere rating Please verify power voltage before connecting the electrical cord to the power outlet If you are uncertain of its power specification please consult with your local vend...

Page 18: ...rating system installed it is best to install all necessary device drivers in order for he hardware to properly function The stylus pen together with the system touch screen LCD display provides you a touch screen operation by emulating the industry standard mouse left click Below are the two conditions that you need to calibrate your touch screen The first time Windows is installed and boot up Th...

Page 19: ...sign to turn the screen clockwise up to 180 degree so that the screen is facing out 4 Lay the turned screen down into the flat position The keyboard will be covered by the display Use the stylus or simply touch the screen to operate M912 as a Tablet PC 5 When done with Tablet PC reverse the above instruction erect the screen to 90 degree turn counterclockwise to 180 degree to set M912 back to orig...

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Page 21: ...an feel a mild heat next to the battery pack Is it normal The battery will generate heat during recharging and discharging There is a protection circuit inside the Netbook to prevent overheating User needs not to worry My battery operation time is not as long as it should be Why The battery is heat sensitive and can only be charged to its maximum if the battery and its environmental temperature re...

Page 22: ... 15 25 C 59 77 F Then insert the AC adapter to recharge the battery 2 5 Power Consumption The Windows operating system has incorporated the latest state of the art ACPI Advanced Configuration Power Interface power management methodology In order to fully utilize the power of your battery packs it would be a good idea for you to spend sometime to acquire a basic understanding of the power managemen...

Page 23: ...eps below to remove the battery pack 1 2 Make sure the system is properly shutdown Flip the system upside down as shown Push the battery lock to the unlock position as shown by 1 Push the battery latch to the unlock position as shown by 2 Remove the battery pack as shown by 3 To insert the battery pack reverse the steps above 2 8 Connecting System To AC Adapter Connect AC adapter to system unit as...

Page 24: ... into your Netbook s BIOS basic input output system Your Netbook is already properly configured and optimized and you do not need to run this utility However if you encounter configuration problems you may need to run it This chapter will introduce Activate the BIOS Setup Utility Security Setup Boot priority order Recover original setting ...

Page 25: ...ipments Exit To exit the interface of setting system Tips For more information about Menu and Keys please refer to the help information of respective selection There may be difference of BIOS setting between different versions of BIOS of different batch of Netbook produced Notice The BIOS of your Netbook has been initialized to best settings It s advised you not to change it if not so necessary Ti...

Page 26: ...ormation only as the BIOS automatically detects the SATA Hard disk drive information System Memory This field reports the amount of base or conventional memory found by the BIOS during Power On Self Test POST Extended Memory This field reports the amount of extended memory found by the BIOS during Power On Self Test POST Use the Type field to select the drive type installed You can select differen...

Page 27: ...this selection and try again Different operating systems require different representations of drive geometries Local Bus IDE adapter Enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter NumLock Selects Power on state for NumLock SATA Device 31 Function 2 Compatible SATA Driver Primary on SATA Controller in Legacy Mode PATA Driver Secondary on SATA Controller in Legacy Mode Enhanced SATA Driver Primary on S...

Page 28: ... Support Control ASPM support for all the enabled Root Ports Auto will set APMC to the highest common supported ASPM between the Port and Endpoint ASPM Latency Checking Enabled Enables ASPM latency checking when enabling ASPM Note Does not check below switches Disabled ASPM latencies are ignored when enabling ASPM 3 3 Security Th e Se cu ri ty scre e n co n ta i n s p a ra me te rs t h a t h e l p...

Page 29: ...sword on Boot This setting is to select whether password of supervisor and or user is needed when booting Fixed disk boot sector This setting is to select whether to have Write Protect on hard disk boot section to anti virus or not Notice Do not lose the password of your system In the event of this you should have to refer to GIGABYTE service center 3 4 Set Boot priority order With this setting yo...

Page 30: ...y user and exit the BIOS setting menu Load Setup Defaults Recovery all the default setting by manufacturer Tips If you change the BIOS settings and can not return to original settings you can return to original settings by Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes User can discard current settings and return to last settings Save Changes User can save the settings but will not exit the BIOS setting menu...

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Page 32: ...ER S MANUAL 25 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Q A This chapter contains advice and solutions to a few basic troubles you might encounter when you use Netbook Please refer to this chapter and follow the instructions to solve troubles ...

Page 33: ...s not lit up its life may be over Please contact your dealer to buy another one Battery life is not as long as it should be Battery life depends on using condition of Net book You can change the settings in Power Manager of OS to save power Battery pack can t exert its full capacity if it works when not fully recharged frequently Power Netbook by battery pack until its power drops to a critically ...

Page 34: ...ur printer for help Audio Trouble Solution No sound emitted Adjust sound controller Check the setting of sound volume of software Check if the ear phone is firmly connected Check the Devices Manager of Windows Be sure the Sound function has been activated and isn t interfered with other hardware USB Trouble Solution Equipments connected can t work Check and be sure USB port of Netbook is firmly co...

Page 35: ...e Solution Can t be connected Be sure the RJ45 connector is firmly connected to the Network Hub or Switch Can t be booted Check the configuration of hardware in BIOS Setup Utility and activate the function of LAN Waken 4 2 Q A ...

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Page 38: ...31 English M912 Netbook USER S MANUAL 31 Appendix I Specification ...

Page 39: ... ODD by USB connection Input Device 80 key keyboard Touch Pad I O Port USB X 3 Mic in Earphone out D SUB RJ45 SD MMC MS Card Reader Express card Audio Speaker 1 5 watt x 2 Bluetooth BlueTooth 2 1 built in Web Camera 1 3M pixel CMOS camera LAN Wierless LAN 802 11b g by mini card Keyboard 80 key keyboard Protection Kensington lock Battery Li ion 4500mAh Battery Standard Li ion 4900mAh Battery Option...

Page 40: ...33 English M912 Netbook USER S MANUAL 33 Appendix II Recovery Update Notices ...

Page 41: ...the DOS screen will appear Press F9 F9 is a typical hotkey to restore professional settings Please consult with your computer manufacture if your hotkey doesn t function 3 There are four options on the menu RESTORE to restore data ABOUT to display XR3 software related information and REBOOT to cancel the recovery and restart the computer We recommend you to select RESTORE to restore factory defaul...

Page 42: ... 5 After all the selections have been made the screen shows RESTORE NOW indicating your computer is now recovering the operation system data When the recovery is complete the computer will automatically restart and restore to factory defaults ...

Page 43: ...English 36 36 Appendix III Service Centers This appendix will list our global service centers for your M912 Netbook computer ...

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