Table of Contents
Advertisement
Quick Links
Copyright © 2009
All Right Reserved - Printed in China
T1028(M1028) Touch Note User's Manual
Original Issue: 2009/03/27
This manual guides you in setting up and using your new Netbook 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-
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 Blaster Pro are trademarks of Creative Technology.
All other brands or product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Advertisement
Table of Contents
Troubleshooting
Related Manuals for Gigabyte Touch Note M1028
Summary of Contents for Gigabyte Touch Note M1028
- Page 1 Copyright © 2009 All Right Reserved - Printed in China T1028(M1028) Touch Note User's Manual Original Issue: 2009/03/27 This manual guides you in setting up and using your new Netbook PC. Information in the manual has been carefully checked for accu- racy and is subject to change without notice.
-
Page 2: Safety Instructions
Touch Note. • Replace only with the same or compatible battery recommended by the manufacturer. When Using Your T1028(M1028) Touch Note Computer • Please discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's CAUTION: Do not operate your portable computer for an instructions. - Page 3 T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL • When traveling, do not check your Touch Note as baggage. You pulled out evenly in order not to bend its connecting pins. Also, be- can put your Touch Note through an X-ray security machine, but fore you connect the power cord, make sure that both connectors never put your Touch Note through a metal detector.
-
Page 4: Regulatory Notices
Regulatory Notices RF exposure Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits provided instructions and must not be co-located or operating in con- for a Class B digital service, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. - Page 5 EMC Directive and the European Union’s Low computer continues to work with a damaged battery in place, it Voltage Directive. This symbol also indicates that T1028(M1028) may cause circuit damage, which may possibly result in fire. meets the following technical standards: •...
- Page 6 Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufac- turer. Discard used battery according to the manufacturer’s instruc- tions. BSMI Notice (Taiwan Only) Most Touch Note computers are classified by the Bureau of Stan- dards, Meteorology and Inspection (BSMI) as Class B information technology equipment (ITE).
- Page 7 T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL...
- Page 8 Preface Congratulations on your purchase of a Touch Note computer! Your new Touch Note 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 Touch Note is an ideal choice for use in the office, at home, and on the road.
-
Page 9: Table Of Contents
The Main Menu ..............19 Bottom Side ................4 Advanced Menu ..............20 Status Indicators ..............5 Security Menu ................20 Turning Your T1028(M1028) Touch Note On and Off ..... 6 Boot menu ................21 Keyboard Functions ..............6 Exit Menu ................22 Using the Touchpad ..............8 How to Upgrade the BIOS ............. -
Page 10: Chapter 1 Introducing Your T1028(M1028) Touch Note
T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL Chapter 1 Introducing Your T1028 (M1028) Touch Note This chapter will show you how to operate your T1028(M1028) SERIES Touch Note computer, including connecting the AC adaptor, turning the computer on/off, using touch-pad, keyboard, hot keys, battery, and so on. -
Page 11: Panoramic View
1.1 Panoramic View Item Function Web camera Built-in 1.3M camera. To display the content output form the system. Keyboard To input characters and numbers. Five system LEDs Five LED lights of system signal From left to right Bluetooth signal WLAN signal HDD signal Battery signal Power on signal... -
Page 12: Left Side
T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL 1.2 Left Side 1.3 Right Side Item Function Item Function VGA Port To connect VGA monitor. Media Card To connect SD/MMC/MS Card. Slot(SD/MMC/MS) To connect peripheral equipment with USB USB port interface. To connect peripheral equipment USB port with USB interface. -
Page 13: Cover Side
1.4 Cover Side 1.5 Bottom Side Item Function To Protect the T1028(M1028) Touch Cover Note Item Function Axle To turn Installed in the battery compartment, to supply power to T1028(M1028) Battery Pack Touch Note when AC power is disconnected. To output the audio sound from the Speaker system. -
Page 14: Status Indicators
T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL 1.6 Status Indicators Icon Item Function This LED would be lit when the Blue- Bluetooth tooth is enabled. WLAN Status Wireless on/off status. T1028(M1028) Touch Note is reading from, or writing to hard disk. Recharging is finished... -
Page 15: Turning Your T1028(M1028) Touch Note On And Off
T1028(M1028) Touch Note computer is equipped with a standard typewriter-layout keyboard and has extra features. Turning on the power Open the T1028(M1028) Touch Note lid, press and hold the power switch for one or two seconds. The power indicator will glow blue once the computer is powered on. - Page 16 T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL Fn Combination Keys (Hot Keys) Fn+F6 Touch Pad Enable/Disable Press this key combination to enable/disable Touch Pad function. Fn key combined with other keys to activate, close or set special functions. These combinations are also called Hot Keys. To...
-
Page 17: Using The Touchpad
The availability of the function depend on the configuration of You can Control volume under your Windows operation system: T1028(M1028) Touch Note you bought. The model you bought may Click the volume icon on task bar and use the button to adjust be equipped with a built-in camera, and the built-in camera adds volume. -
Page 18: Using The Wireless Lan (Wlan)
When you use the information. Click Connect. And If you place the mouse pointer on AC adapter to connect your T1028(M1028) Touch Note to a power the Wireless network icon on the Taskbar, you can see the status of outlet, the internal battery will begin to recharge. -
Page 19: Connecting The Ac Adapter
It can automatically adjust to any battery capacity. voltage from 100 to 240 volts and outputs power at 12V, (12V, 3.0A for T1028(M1028)), allowing you to use your T1028(M1028) Touch To change the battery pack, follow the steps below: Note computer in almost any region. -
Page 20: Installing T1028(M1028) Device Drivers
T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL 1.15 Installing T1028(M1028) Device Drivers 1.16 Touch Screen Calibration If your T1028(M1028) Touch Note Computer already has an If your T1028(M1028) Touch Note Computer already has an operating system installed, it is best to install all necessary device operating system installed, it is best to install all necessary device drivers in order for he hardware to properly function. -
Page 21: Use Your T1028(M1028) As A Tablet Pc
1.17 Use your T1028(M1028) as a Tablet PC 5. When done with Tablet PC, reverse the above instruction The screen of T1028(M1028) is convertible to simulate a Tablet PC. (erect the screen to 90 degree, Follow the steps to use this function. -
Page 22: Chapter 2 Battery
T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL Chapter 2 Battery... -
Page 23: Battery Pack
The battery is heat sensitive and can only be charged to its recharge. Follow the procedure below to recharge battery: maximum if the battery and its environmental temperature Make sure the battery pack is installed in the T1028(M1028) remain within 15-25°C (59-77°F). The more the temperature Touch Note. -
Page 24: Battery Maintenance
2.4 Battery Maintenance applies. We shall not describe them in details. To maintain the battery pack's maximum capacity, you should occasionally let the T1028(M1028) Touch Note deplete its battery 2.6 Reducing Power Consumption power completely before recharging. Although your T1028(M1028) Touch Note (together with the... -
Page 25: Removing The Battery Pack
2.7 Removing The Battery Pack Connecting System To AC Adapter This battery pack can easily be removed and replaced. Make sure that the computer is properly shutdown before changing the battery pack. If you would like to change the battery pack while power is on, make sure this battery pack is not the only electrical source to the system unit. - Page 26 The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your T1028(M1028) Touch Note’s BIOS (basic input/output system). Your T1028(M1028) Touch Note is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if you...
-
Page 27: Chapter 3 The Bios Setup Program
3.1 Activate the BIOS Setup Utility Help Your T1028(M1028) Touch Note has a BIOS setup utility which F7/F8 Change Values allows you to configure important system settings, including settings Setup Default for various optional functions of the computer. This chapter explains Save and Exit how to use the BIOS setup utility. -
Page 28: The Main Menu
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 T1028(M1028) Touch Note produced. ••••••••••••••••••••••• Notice: The BIOS of your T1028(M1028) Touch Note has been initialized to best settings. -
Page 29: Advanced Menu
3.3 Advanced Menu 3.4 Security Menu BOOT CONFIGURATION Set Supervisor Password A supervisor password must be set before a lower-level user password can be set. After selecting Change Supervisor numlock on/off Password, press Enter. You will be prompted for the new Choose whether to set the Numlock On when booting. -
Page 30: Boot Menu
T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL 3.5 Boot menu Boot Type Order Sub-menu Boot Type menu This menu allows the user to decide the sequence of the boot devices loaded into the operating system. -
Page 31: Exit Menu
3.6 Exit Menu Load Setup Defaults Allows the user to load the CMOS Setup defaults. When the user press "Enter" on this item, the following messages will appear: Yes: confirm loading the defaults No: give up loading the defaults Discard Changes Allows the user not to save any change. -
Page 32: How To Upgrade The Bios
3.7 How to Upgrade the BIOS To upgrade the BIOS on Windows 1. Please go to Gigabyte website at http://www.gigabyte.com. Your netbook computer T1028 uses EPROM Flash BIOS chip that tw (Home > Support > Notebook > BIOS > BIOS of T1028) to allows you to easily upgrade the BIOS program. - Page 33 Please do not interrupt the process of the execution for the program to be properly executed. 7. The system now will be shut down for the program to be successfully completed. You may press the power button to restart your notebook computer GIGABYTE T1028.
-
Page 34: Chapter 4 Introduction To Smart Manager
T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL Chapter 4 Introduction to Smart Manager... - Page 35 Brightness: Move the slider to temporarily adjust the brightness of your display. To adjust the display brightness settings for your power plan, click the icon on the title to open Power Option in Control Panel. Volume: Move the slider to adjust the speaker volume of your Touch Note or select the Mute check box.
- Page 36 T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL Bluetooth: Always-on Mode: Click on the icon to active the Bluetooth sync-center. Press this icon to active the Always-on power plan and set the brightness to high level “100%”. Battery Status: AC-IN / Battery Life time: Normal Mode: a) If the AC power adapter plug-in, the icon will show ‘AC-IN’,...
-
Page 38: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting / Q&A
T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL Chapter 5 Troubleshooting / Q&A This chapter contains advice and solutions to a few basic troubles you might encounter when you use T1028(M1028) Touch Note. Please refer to this chapter and follow the instructions to solve troubles. -
Page 39: Troubleshooting
Please contact your dealer to buy another one. Make sure the AC adapter is well connected to the power source and T1028(M1028) Touch Battery life depends on using condition of No power supplies Note. - Page 40 T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL WARNING: Please pay attention to the following WARNING: Please pay attention to the following information about information regarding the battery pack: keyboard maintenance. 1.Be sure to recycle the waste batteries. 1.Dust build-up may occur to the keyboard after long-term use.
- Page 41 LCD screen. 2.Please use the computer in accordance with normal startup/ 5. When traveling with Gigabyte T1028(M1028) Touch shutdown procedures; improper startup/shutdown may shorten Note, place it in a special case in a tidy manner as far the service life of the hard disk.
- Page 42 Trouble Solution Management by clicking on Start / Control Panel / Performance Check and be sure USB port of T1028(M1028) and Maintenance / Power Options, and change the time next to Touch Note is firmly connected with the USB Equipments cord of the equipment.
- Page 43 If your computer is without power (i.e. unplug the computer What kind of external microphone can I use with my notebook computer? power source from the power outlet and remove the battery pack from it) for over 45 days, you would lose the information You will need to use a self-amplifying microphone.
- Page 44 Please refer to how to upgrade T1028(M1028) in the DOS and Windows mode?? Does T1028(M1028) provide a hardware switch or function button to enable/disable the Bluetooth function? Can T1028(M1028) change the 2.5-inch SATA interface SSD...
-
Page 45: Appendix I Specification
Appendix I Specification... - Page 46 ••••••••••••••••••••••• 83 key keyboard/Touch Pad The above specification is for users’ reference. The final I/O Port configuration depends on the T1028(M1028) Touch Note USB X 3,Mic in/Earphone out/D-SUB users bought. RJ45 / SD/MMC/MS Card Reader / Express card...
-
Page 48: Appendix Ii Recovery Update Notices
T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL Appendix II Recovery Update Notices... - Page 49 How to restore your Netbook to factory defaults 3. There are four options on the menu: "RESTORE" (to restore data), "ABOUT" (to display XR3 software related information) Time to restore: When your computer is infected by virus or there is and "REBOOT"...
- Page 50 T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL 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...
-
Page 51: Appendix Iii Service Centers
Appendix III Service Centers This appendix will list our service centers for your T1028(M1028) Netbook computer. - Page 52 T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL Guangzhou TEL: +86-20-38491240 Taiwan GIGABYTE Service Center FAX: +86-20-38491140 6F, No.136, Jien-Yi Rd., Chung-Ho, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan. Shanhai TEL: +886-2-8227-6136 TEL: +86-21-57638748 FAX: +886-2-8227-6163 FAX: +86-21-57638320 WEB Address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/ Xian WEB Address (Chinese): http://www.gigabyte.tw/...
- Page 53 Gigabyte label and serial number on the product. the product 7. In case there is no Gigabyte label or serial number on the (3) Improper assembly or request for installation service product, the serial number does not match the product or is (4) Use of unauthorized accessories illegible, no warranty or aftersales service will be extended.
- Page 54 T1028(M1028) Touch Note USER’S MANUAL repair and test of the product only and will not provide services such as data backup, etc. Gigabyte will not assume responsibility for any data loss during the repair process.