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This user's manual is designed to let you easily find the information you need to get the most
from your notebook.
Introduces you to the features of your notebook.
Gives you the useful details on using your notebook.
Tells you how to look after your notebook, whether at home or traveling.
Introduces you to BIOS, the nervous system of your notebook, and how to change its
fundamental settings.
There is no need to read the manual from the beginning to end. Simply find your way to the
section that interests you using the table of contents, or browse through the manual.
You will come across the following icons in this manual:
Helpful pointers and tricks to get more from your notebook
To help you note and avoid possible damage to your notebook's hardware or software,
or loss of your work
Points out possible damage to property, personal injury or death
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© Compal Electronics, Inc. 2011. All rights reserved.
Trademarks used in this document: Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities
claiming the marks and names or their products
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  • Page 1 Tells you how to look after your notebook, whether at home or traveling.  Introduces you to BIOS, the nervous system of your notebook, and how to change its fundamental settings. There is no need to read the manual from the beginning to end. Simply find your way to the section that interests you using the table of contents, or browse through the manual.

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    Avoid using the wired modem or LAN during an electrical storm, as a remote risk of electric shock from lightning exists. Do not push objects into the air vents or openings of your notebook or accessories. - Doing so can short out interior components and may cause fire or electric shock.

  • Page 3: Power Cord & Adapter Warnings

     If the battery pack leaks and the fluid enter your eyes, do not rub them. Instead, rinse your eyes with clean running water and immediately seek medical attention. Otherwise, eye injury may be resulted.  If acid leaking from the battery pack contacts your skin or clothing, immediately wash it away with running water.

  • Page 4: Battery Pack Warnings

    other items that will affect its cooling; also, do not use the AC adapter while it is inside a carrying case.  Disconnect power cords and cables by grasping the connector, not by pulling on the cable itself. As you pull out the connector, keep it evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins.

  • Page 5: Battery Pack Disposal

    Do not use or leave the battery pack near a heat source. Heat can melt the insulation and damage other safety features, possibly leading it to leak acid, overheat, emit smoke, burst and/or ignite. Do not immerse the battery pack in water or allow it to get wet. Its protective features can bedamaged.

  • Page 6: Emc Regulatory Information

    you are not sure the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company. 7. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where people will step on the cord. 8. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating.
  • Page 7 which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of following measures:  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. ...

  • Page 8: Bsmi Notice (Taiwan Only)

    BSMI Notice (Taiwan Only) Most Compal computer products are classified by the Bureau of Standards, Meteorology and Inspection (BSMI) as Class B information technology equipment (ITE). This (marked on the product) indicates the product complies with the BSMI standard. BSMI 通告 (僅限於台灣地區) 如果您在電腦的底部、側面或背面板上找到一個...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Specifications  Intel Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge based  leron/Pentium Dual Core 1.7G/1.8G/1.9G/2.2G/2.3G/2.4G 1.2 Chipset  HM70 or HM75 1.1.1 1.3 Memory  Support DDR3-1333MHz 1G/2G/4G  Support 2 So-DIMMS, up to Max. 8GB Display  14‖, 5.2mm, 16:9 LED backlight LCD ...

  • Page 10: Pointing Device

    Communication  No modem  No WWAN  LAN: 10/100,1000 Giga LAN  WLAN only or W/L+BT Combo (Option)(WLAN-AMP enabled for BT3.0 compatible)  Note: For Motorola Bluetooth, please experience the BT function by Motorola's user friendly GUI, you can refer to Motorola BT help file from Taskbar -->...

  • Page 11: Mini Card

     Power button (support software off, 4 sec)x 1  Magnetic lid switch control for system standby/ wakeup or suspend/ resume User Keys  AC Adapter  Universal AC adapter  65W with 19V DC/3 pin 240V AC cable Battery ...
  • Page 12  Thermal capacity could support TAT TDP% or 3Dmark2006 operation at 35C ambient Application  Driver CD W/User Manual...
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 Introducing Your Notebook...

  • Page 14: Front And Rear Side

    Front and Rear Side The following picture shows the front side of your notebook. Web Camera Battery(Blue/Amber) Caps Lock(White) HDD(Blue) Microphone System Status(Blue) Bluetooth/Wireless（Amber） Power Button(White)
  • Page 15 1.1.3 Power LED (Blue) Power LED and Suspend LED indicate the systems power states by user combinations, the flashing Power On LED indicates your notebook is in standby mode. 1.1.4 Battery LED (Blue/Amber) ( Battery states LED is one dual-color LED indicator both of Blue and Amber color.
  • Page 16 NOTE: In normal mode (Cursor and Num function are disable), when users press Hot Key, the Cursor LED will be on. When users press Hot Key, the Cursor LED will be off. 1.1.7 TP Two-Finger Pivot Rotate Pivot Rotate requires that the user place two fingers on the TouchPad and, while keeping the first finger stationary, move the second finger along an arc of at least 30 degrees around the first finger.

  • Page 17: Left Side

    1.1.8 AC Adapter Connector Use this connector to attach the AC adapter to your notebook. You can connect an AC adapter when your notebook is switched on or off. While the AC adapter works with electrical outlets worldwide, power connectors and power strips vary by country.

  • Page 18: Right Side

    Right Side The following picture shows the right side of your notebook. Earphone(Black) Microphone(Black) USB2.0X2 ODD LED ODD Button Kensington Lock 1.1.10 USB Ports Use this port to connect a USB device, such as a mouse, external keyboard, or printer to the computer.
  • Page 19 Use this connector to attach the AC adapter to your notebook. You can connect an AC adapter when your notebook is switched on or off. While the AC adapter works with electrical outlets worldwide, power connectors and power strips vary by country. Ensure you use a compatible cable or correctly connect the cable to the power strip or electrical outlet.

  • Page 20: Rear And Back Side

    Rear and Back Side...

  • Page 21: Back Side

    Back Side The following picture shows the back side of your notebook. Battery latch Knob Battery Lock Knob 1.1.15 Battery latch Knob The Battery Latch Knob secures the battery pack. To release, slide the latch and then remove the battery pack from the bay.
  • Page 22 Chapter 2 Caring for Your Notebook...

  • Page 23: Caring For Your Notebook

    2.1 Caring for Your Notebook  Cleaning Your Notebook and Keyboard  Cleaning the Display  Cleaning the Touch Pad  Cleaning the CD/DVD Drive  Precautions...
  • Page 24 Never spray cleaning products directly onto your notebook‘s case or display. Only use products designed for cleaning computer displays. 2.1.1 Cleaning Your Notebook and Keyboard Shut your notebook down, turn it off and disconnect it from the electrical outlet and any external devices, such as the printer. Remove the battery pack.
  • Page 25 Do not use your notebook during the transportation such as in the car. 1.1.4 Do not put your notebook in the car if it is directly exposed under the sun. 1.1.5 Do not place any heavy objects on the LCD monitor.
  • Page 26 2.2 Traveling  Identifying Your Notebook  Packing Your Notebook  Traveling Tips  If Your Notebook is Lost or Stolen...
  • Page 27  Pack your notebook so that it does not slide around in the trunk of the car or in an overhead storage compartment. When traveling in the air, never check in your notebook as baggage.
  • Page 28 2.2.4 If Your Notebook is Lost or Stolen Call a law enforcement agency to report your notebook lost or stolen. Ask that a case number be assigned and write down the number, along with the name, address, and telephone number of the law enforcement agency.
  • Page 29 Chapter 3 Peripherals...

  • Page 30: Sd/Mmc/Ms Cards

    3.1 SD/MMC/MS Cards  Installing a SD/MMC/MS Card  Removing a SD/MMC/MS Card...
  • Page 31 SD/MMC/MS card, with hot-plug feature, allow you to install and remove cards when your notebook is running. The card will be detected automatically after being installed. Usually SD/MMC/MS Cards have a mark or symbol to show which end to insert into the slot.
  • Page 32 Chapter 4 The BIOS Setup Program...
  • Page 33  Boot devices The settings made in the Setup program intimately affect how your notebook performs. It is important, therefore, to first understand all the available options, and second, to make settings appropriate for the way you use your notebook. This chapter guides you through the Setup program by providing the clear explanations for all Setup options.

  • Page 34: Navigating Through The Bios Setup Program

    The list below gives a few examples of reasons why you may want or need to run the BIOS Setup program.  You have set up your notebook for the first time and you got a message stating that you should run the BIOS Setup program. ...

  • Page 35: System Controls

    4.3 System Controls 4.3.1Buttons 4.3.1.1 Power Button The activity of the power button is as follows:  If system is Off/Hibernate: System will be turned on while Power switch is depressed by more than 100 ms  If system is in Standby state: System will resume while Power switch is depressed by more than 100 ms.

  • Page 36: Core Bios Features

    4.4 Core BIOS Features 4.4.1Multi Boot The notebook can support Multi-Boot for selecting the boot sequence of Hard Drive, Removable Devices, CD-ROM/DVD Drive and Network in Setup. 4.4.2 Quiet Boot Quiet Boot replaces the customary technical messages during POST with a more visually pleasing and comfortable display (OEM screen).

  • Page 37: Thermal Management

    4.5 Thermal management Please refer to Keyboard BIOS specification.

  • Page 38: Power Management For Acpi Mode

    4.6 Power Management for ACPI mode 4.6.1Introduction The notebook supports ACPI. The system will dynamically switch to ACPI mode for configuration and power management when an ACPI OS is loaded. When ACPI is not loaded and enabled, the power management function will be disabled.
  • Page 39 4.6.4 Device Power Management Under ACPI mode, the device specific power management supported by this notebook includes the CPU throttling, monitor power management and the hard disk. 4.6.4.1 CPU power management ...
  • Page 40 LAN (On board) Yes(AC mode only) Yes(AC mode only) Yes(AC mode only) Yes(AC mode only) Critical low battery Field ‗Process required‘ identifies that further process for the occurred events must be processed during wake up or resumes procedure. 4.6.4.4.1 LAN LAN (On board) S3(Standby): LAN is supported wake-up from S3 w/ AC/DC mode S4(Hibernation)/S5: LAN just only support wake-up from S4/S5 w/ AC only...

  • Page 41: Acpi (Advanced Configuration And Power Interface)

    4.7 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) 4.7.1Introduction The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is a well-specified power management and configuration mechanism. It evolves the existing collection of power management codes, APM, PnP BIOS, and Etc. 4.7.2 ACPI Sleep Status BIOS must support the following sleep states –...
  • Page 42 If close lid, WOL can not wake. System will wake up after open lid Power Button On board LAN (Only in AC mode) RTC Alarm(Only in AC mode) Press Lid switch / Sleep Button (Fn+F2) / Power Button (depends on ACPI OS setting) User selects the Standby Option in the Windows Shut Down menu ACPI OS timer expired...
  • Page 43 4.7.7 Embedded controller The keyboard controller will act as the ACPI embedded controller and support the ACPI EC protocol and interface. 4.8 PC2001 The notebook must meet Microsoft Logo requirements in accordance with the PC2001 Guide and the Microsoft Logo test programs.

  • Page 44: Miscellaneous Features

    4.9 Miscellaneous Features 4.9.1BIOS ROM It depends on the platform design architecture (sharer ROM or Non-Sharer ROM, Intel ME SKU and so on). Non-Sharer ROM: SBIOS and EC BIOS have each SPI ROM chip separately, the EEPROM is inside EC BIOS area, BIOS will copy a full set of EEPROM data to SBIOS ROM at the first POST or EEPROM data is updated to speed up the EEPROM access.
  • Page 45 This section describes the expected behavior when a video monitor is connected to the VGA port on the notebook .The feature needs VGA driver support. The BIOS will use both the RGB and pin 11 methods to determine the presence of an external VGA monitor.
  • Page 46 For Win8, the BIOS POST time should be within 4 seconds or less. Note: if have TPM device, the BIOS Post Time should add extra 300 microseconds for initial. 4.9.7 Wireless Control BIOS should report the wireless device (include WLAN and BT) exist and enable status to the EC name space .

  • Page 47: Customer Specific Features

    4.10 Customer Specific Features 4.10.1Display of System Type and BIOS Version Number on Boot The development BIOS Version should start from 0.01 and the formal BIOS for MP should start from 1.00. 4.10.2 CMOS RAM management For UEFI Code, CMOS just reserve for kernel code/Chipset code, the variable storage had been replaced by flash part.
  • Page 48 4.10.4 EEPROM There is one EEPROM that is used to store many important system and user data in the notebook (some data are reserved for future to use)). The size of the EEPROM is 2K bytes. The EEPROM map is listing as below:...
  • Page 49 Branding 1 byte for Branding. KMS active flag F5h – F6h Reserved for keyboard Reserved 2 bytes for keyboard used F7h – FEh Unused Unused 200h – 23Fh Assettag number 64 bytes for DMI Type 3 240h – 245h LAN MAC Address 6 bytes for LAN without EEPROM 246h –...
  • Page 50 4.10.6 Multi Customer Logo Support To support Multi customer Logo, BIOS will merge dummy OEM logo in BIOS as default, and customer should create customized BIOS with OEM Logo. Please refer to the ―How to update OEM Logo‖ for the detail instruction of customized BIOS creation.

  • Page 51: System Setup

    4.11 System Setup 4.11.1Invoking setup The setup function can be invoked by pressing F2 During setup, all Fn function keys and power saving functions are disabled.The Secure Boot Menu can be invoked by perssing F3 4.11.2 Main Menu InsydeH20 Setup Utility Main Advanced Security...
  • Page 52 The hour is displayed with 24-hour format. The values set in these two fields take effect immediately. Processor Type This field shows CPU type and speed. System Memory Speed This field reports the memory speed of the extended memory with an integer in the system Total Memory This field reports the memory size of the extended memory with an integer in the...
  • Page 53 [mm:dd:yy]This is the help for the day field. Vaild range is from 1 to 31.(Error checking will be done against month/day/year combinations that are not supported.) INCREASE/REDUCE:+/-. [mm:dd:yy]This is the help for the year field. Vaild range is from 2000 to 2009.( Error checking will be done against month/day/year combinations that are not supported.) INCREASE/REDUCE:+/-.
  • Page 54 ―Bluetooth <Enable>‖ ―Wlan <Enable>‖ ―Camera <Enable>‖ ―Card Read <Enable>‖ ―Azalia <Auto>‖ You can select Enabled or Disabled in the above submenu, and in the submenu ―Azalia <Auto>‖ you also can select Auto, Enable or Disable. You can select the Disabled or Enabled in this menu. Configure SATA as Choose HDD mode hrough selecting the IDE mode or AHCI mode UMA Share Memory Size...
  • Page 55 Customizable amount of time for the user to press HotKey at POST. UMA Share Memory Size Select DVMT5.0 Pre-Allocated(Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Usb Legacy USB devices boot and access in DOS. If disable USB Legacy, USB devices can not boot. 4.11.4 Security Menu This menu shows the security setting, such as TPM, User and Supervisor Password, HDD Password and Power on Password.
  • Page 56 Enable or disable the Power on Password. You only can enable/disable Power on password after the Supervisor password is set. Help information Set Supeivisor Password Install or change the password and the length of password must be greater than one word and less then ten words.
  • Page 57 4.11.4 Boot Menu This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to load the operating system. Bootable devices include the diskette drive in module bay, the onboard hard disk drive in module bay. The default Boot Type is “UEFI Boot Type”, the Boot page will show as below table: InsydeH20 Setup Utility Main Advanced...
  • Page 58 Details see the following Legacy Boot priority order: Help Information Floppy Drive : XXXXXXXXXX Hard Disk Drive0 : XXXXXXXXXX Hard Disk Drive1 : XXXXXXXXXX CD/DVD-ROM Drive: XXXXXXXXXXX USB HDD : XXXXXXXXXX USB CD/DVD-ROM : XXXXXXXXXX Network boot: XXXXXXXXXX EFI Boot priority order: XXXXXXXX Boot Device Status：...

  • Page 59: Exit Menu

    Help information Use <↑>or <↓> to select a device, then press <F5> to move it down the list, or <F6> to Move it up the list. Press <Esc> to escape the menu. 4.11.5 Exit Menu InsydeH20 Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit...
  • Page 60 Exit Saving Changes Allows the user to save changes to NV Storage and reboot system. The following message is prompted when user press ―Enter‖ on the item. Exit Saving Changes? [Yes] [No] Yes: Save Changes, Exit SETUP and reboot No: Back to previous screen Exit Discarding Changes Allows the user to discard changes and continue the boot operation.
  • Page 61 4.11.6 Secure Boot Setting This menu shows the security boot setting, it’s for end user to enable/disable secure boot and erase/restore secure boot key. Secure Boot Setting System Status: Secure Boot Database unlocked Details see the following Enforcing Secure Boot Disabled Help Information Options:...
  • Page 62 The following message is prompted when exiting Secure Boot Setting. Operation is completed. System will reset!! [OK]...
  • Page 63 4.12 OS Compatibility Windows 8...
  • Page 64 4.12 OS Compatibility Windows 8...

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