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Copyright © 2008
All Right Reserved - Printed in China
W348M Notebook User's Manual
Original Issue: 2008/01
This manual guides you in setting up and using your new Notebook PC. Information in the manual has been carefully checked for accu-
racy and is subject to change without notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mecha-
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  • Page 1 Copyright © 2008 All Right Reserved - Printed in China W348M Notebook User's Manual Original Issue: 2008/01 This manual guides you in setting up and using your new Notebook PC. Information in the manual has been carefully checked for accu- racy and is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help protect yourself and your notebook. When Using Your W348M Notebook Computer CAUTION: Do not operate your portable computer for an extended period of time with the base resting directly on your body. With extended operation, heat can build up in the base.
  • Page 3 As you pull out the connector, please ensure that it is W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL 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 aligned.

  • Page 4: Regulatory Notices

    Regulatory Notices Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital service, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 5 W348M notebook computer complies with the EMC Directive and the European Union’s Low Voltage Di- rective. This symbol also indicates that W348M meets the following technical standards: • EN 55022 — “Limitations and Methods of Measurement for the Radio Interferences of Information Technology Equipment.”...
  • Page 6 Preface Congratulations on your purchase of a Notebook computer! Your new notebook features the most innovative features in portable computing technology. It combines state-of-the-art ergonomics with sophisticated 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 notebook is an ideal choice for use in the office, at home, and on the road.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    1.14 Using the Audio ... 9 1.15 Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) ... 10 1.16 Using the Battery Pack ... 10 1.17 Connecting the AC Adapter ... 11 1.18 Installing W348M Device Drivers ... 12 W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL Chapter 2 The BIOS Setup program Activate the BIOS Setup Utility ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introducing Your Notebook

    W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL Chapter 1 Introducing Your Notebook This chapter will show you how to operate your W348M notebook 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: Panoramic View

    1.1 Panoramic View Item To display the content output form the system. Camera Built-in 1.3M camera. Function keys To activate some special programs. Please refer to 1.9 Using the Launch Keys. Power key To turn on/off your notebook. Keyboard To input characters and numbers Touchpad To function as mouse.

  • Page 10: Left Side

    USB port Express Card slot To connect an Express Card. Kensington lock hole USB port Air Vent LAN RJ45 jack W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL Item Function To connect peripheral equipment with USB interface. To connect compatible kensington lock. To connect peripheral equipment with USB interface.

  • Page 11: Front Side

    1.4 Front Side Item Card reader To read from SD / MS / MMC Card. MIC jack To connect MIC to input audio signal. To connect equipment to output Earphone jack sound. 1.5 Rear Side Item Air Vent To vent heat from Notebook. To connect phone cord to access Modem RJ 11 jack Internet.

  • Page 12: Status Indicators

    1.7 Status Indicators W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL Icon Item Function The keyboard is in Number-lock Number-locked mode. Caps-locked The keyboard is in Caps-lock mode. Notebook is reading from, or writing to hard disk. System is turned off or in Blue off hibernation mode.

  • Page 13: Turning Your Notebook On And Off

    1.8 Turning Your Notebook On and Off Turning on the power Open the notebook lid, press and hold the power button for one or two seconds. The power indicator will glow blue once the computer is powered on. Turning off the power If you are not going to use your notebook computer for a while, it is best to turn off its power.

  • Page 14: Keyboard Functions

    1.10 Keyboard Functions W348M notebook computer is equipped with a standard typewriter- layout keyboard and has extra features. Icon Description Press Caps Lock to light up the indicator of Caps Caps Lock Lock, and all the characters input are capital letters.

  • Page 15: Using The Touchpad

    Fn+F6 Mute Press this combination to open/close output of audio signal. Fn+F7 Voice weakening Press this key combination to weaken the voice output. Notice: This function works under certain setting of OS, please refer to your instruction of OS. Fn+F8 Voice strengthening Press this key combination to strengthen the voice out- put.

  • Page 16: Using The Built-In Optical Disk Driver (Odd)

    Do not eject the tray until the light of ODD is turned off. ••••••••••••••••••••••• Tips: Use soft cloth to clean disc from disc’s center to edge. W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL 1.14 Using the Audio You can Control volume under your Windows operation system: Click the volume icon on task bar and use the button to adjust volume.

  • Page 17: Using The Wireless Lan (Wlan)

    LAN. 1.16 Using the Battery Pack W348M notebook computer is designed to operate with one of the following power sources: AC power (using the AC adapter connected to an electrical ...

  • Page 18: Connecting The Ac Adapter

    It can automatically adjust to any voltage from 100 to 240 volts and outputs power at 18.5-19V, (18.5-19V, 3.50A for W348M), allowing you to use your notebook computer in almost any region. CAUTION: Use only the AC adapter and the power cord we recommend.

  • Page 19: Installing W348M Device Drivers

    1.18 Installing W348M Device Drivers If your W348M Notebook Computer already has an operating system installed, it is best to install all necessary device drivers in order for he hardware to properly function. Before installing drivers, check with your vendors to see if they have...
  • Page 20 W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL Chapter 2 The BIOS Setup program The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your Notebook’s BIOS (basic input/output system). Your Notebook is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility.

  • Page 21: Chapter 2 The Bios Setup Program

    2.1 Activate the BIOS Setup Utility To activate the BIOS Setup Utility, press F2 during POST. The setup utility menu bar has six main screens. Following is general introduction on these six items: Menu Description The Main screen displays a summary of your Main Notebook hardware information, and also includes basic setup parameters.

  • Page 22: Security

    When the box of Setup Notice shows password information,  press “Enter”. W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL Set User Password It’s always the same to set user passport as that of supervisor password. But the former can only enter OS, not BIOS Setup.

  • Page 23: Set Boot Priority Order

    2.3 Set Boot priority order With this setting, you can set the order of booting the hardware of Notebook. 2.4 Recover original settings Exit Saving Changes: Save the settings by user and exit the BIOS setting menu. Exit Discarding Changes: Not save the settings by user and exit the BIOS setting menu.
  • Page 24 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. W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 25: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3 Troubleshooting This chapter contains advice and solutions to a few basic troubles you might encounter when you use Notebook. Please refer to this chapter and follow the instructions to solve troubles.
  • Page 26 If the power indicators of battery pack are always not lit up, its life may be over. Please contact your dealer to buy another one. W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL Battery life depends on using condition of Note- book. You can change the settings in Power Manager of OS to save power.
  • Page 27 There is too much file fragment. Use disk HDD performs very defrag tools to rearrange the programs on the slowly hard disk. Trouble Press hot key Fn + F5 to change the display mode if certain external monitor is connected. The screen is blank Make sure the system isn’t in the mode of...
  • Page 28 Be sure the RJ45 connector is firmly connected Can’t be connected to the Network Hub or Switch. Check the configuration of hardware in BIOS Can’t be booted Setup Utility and activate the function of LAN Waken. W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 29 Appendix I Specification...
  • Page 30  Battery pack Supporting intellective power management technology  Support Windows  Support Windows  ••••••••••••••••••••••• Tips: The above specification is for users’ reference. The final configuration depends on the notebook users bought. W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL ® ® Vista...
  • Page 31 Appendix II Service Centers This appendix will list our global service centers for your W348M notebook computer.
  • Page 32 G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD. WEB Address: http://www.gigabyte.com.cn/ Shanghai TEL: +86-21-63410999 FAX: +86-21-63410100 Guangzhou TEL: +86-20-87540700 FAX: +86-20-87544306 Beijing TEL: +86-10-62102838 FAX: +86-10-62102848 W348M NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL Chengdu TEL: +86-28-85236930 FAX: +86-28-85256822 Wuhan TEL: +86-27-87851312 FAX: +86-27-87851330 Xian TEL: +86-29-85531943 FAX: +86-29-85519336 Shenyang...

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