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otebook User Guide FCC Information to User Safety and Care Instructions No matter what your level of experience with UMPCs, please make sure you read the safety and care instructions. This information can help protect you and your UMPC from possible harm. For Safety Regulation: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
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UMPC User Guide installation. If this equipment does not cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encourage to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: •...
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otebook User Guide Information of the responsible party for a DoC product Product name: UMPC PC Model number: CE260 Technical Support: Address: 6FL., No.300 Yang Gunag St., Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan Telephone:+886-2-8751-8751 ext.7935 Fax: +886-2-87518822 Emaill: rex_kuo@pcg.fic.com.tw Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment 5.105 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Requirements, Part This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class...
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UMPC User Guide ---Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ---Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 5.21 Regulatory information / Disclaimers Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product.
otebook User Guide Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc) certified to comply with Class B limits may be attached to this equipment. Operation with non-certified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio reception. Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority, which is granted by the Federal Communications Commission, to operate this UMPC.
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UMPC User Guide EN 300 328 V.1.6.1 (2004) EN 301 489-1 V.1.3.1 (2001) / EN 301 489-17 V.1.2.1 (2001) EN 301 893 V.1.3.1 (2004) EN 50371 (2002) EN 60950 (2000) EN 55022: 2001 EN 55024: 2001 EN 60950: 2000 EN 61000-3-2: 2000 EN 61000-3-3: 1995 + A1: 2001 802.11b &...
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otebook User Guide Austria Limited to 5150 – 5250 MHz Belgium 5250 - 5350 MHz excluded Croatia Licence required 5150- Italy General authorization required if used outside 5350MHz own premises Latvia Limited to 5150 – 5300 MHz, Under Study Luxembourg None; General authorization required for public service Austria Not implemented;...
UMPC User Guide About Your UMPC ongratulation for having purchased your new UMPC. This UMPC incorporates the newest features to serve your daily needs easily for anywhere you go.
otebook User Guide About Your User Guide elcome to your New UMPC User Guide. This manual introduces you to the basic concepts of your new UMPC. This manual is divided into eight chapters. Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Getting Started Chapter 3 Using Your UMPC Chapter 4...
UMPC User Guide Table of Contents ABOUT YOUR UMPC ................10 ABOUT YOUR USER GUIDE............... 11 INTRODUCTION................17 ..............18 EATURE IGHLIGHT UMPC..............19 NPACKING THE UMPC............. 20 NSIDE OF THE UMPC Status Icons ..............23 UMPC............24 IDE OF THE UMPC............
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otebook User Guide Installing the Touch Panel Device Utility ........40 Installing the Care Reader Device Driver........40 UMPC ............41 URNING OFF USING YOUR UMPC ..............43 ........... 44 TARTING PERATING YSTEM ......44 NDERSTANDING THE EYBOARD UNCTIONS Basic Keyboard Functions ............46 Cursor Control Keys..............
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UMPC User Guide MPEG F ..........67 LAYING IDEO AND ILES CONNECTING TO PERIPHERALS ..........69 USB P ..............70 SING THE DVI-I P ............71 SING AN XTERNAL ......... 72 SING THE XTERNAL UDIO YSTEM LAN P ..............73 SING THE LAN............
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otebook User Guide APPENDIX A SYSTEM SPECIFICATION........97 ................98 YSTEM PECIFICATION Processor Unit................98 System Memory................98 LCD Display ................. 98 VGA System .................. 98 Storage..................99 Audio System ................99 Touchpad ..................99 Keyboard ..................99 Flash BIOS ................... 99 I/O Ports ..................
Introduction 1 Introduction UMPC is a fully Windows® compatible portable computer. Slim, sleek and shinning through with features, this UMPC is to match all the demands for high performance computing and multimedia technology. Your UMPC runs a wide variety to customize your special requirements, personal productivity, entertainment, professional applications and especially ideal for use on the road.
UMPC User Guide Feature Highlight Before we identify each part of your UMPC, we will first introduce you to other notable features of your UMPC. Processing Unit • Your UMPC runs on VIA C7 M microprocessor that is integrated with 128KB L2 Cache.
Introduction 32-bit PCI Enhanced IDE optimizes the data transfer between the CPU and PATA hard disk drives. Support ultra DMA ATA-66 PIO Mode up to PIO Mode 4, bus mastering for LBA Scheme. Audio System Full-duplex 16-bit stereo audio system output. Sound Blaster compatible. Flash BIOS Flash BIOS allows you to easily upgrade the System BIOS using the Phoenix Flash utility program.
UMPC User Guide An AC Adapter and AC Power Cord Li-Ion Battery Pack CD Driver Utility and User Guide Quick Setup Manual Carefully inspect each component to make sure that nothing is missing and/or damaged. Be sure to save the shipping materials and the carton in case you need to ship the UMPC or store for an extended period of time.
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Introduction 1. Color Widescreen LCD Display 2.6 Built-in Stereo Speaker 3. Keyboard 4. LED Indicators 5. Customized Module 7. Power On/Resume Button 8. Touchpad Pointing Device • Color Widescreen LCD Display The UMPC comes with a color LCD that you can adjust for a comfortable viewing position.
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UMPC User Guide Simultaneous display capability for LCD and external desktop ⇓ computer monitor. • Built-in Stereo Speakers Integrated mini stereo speaker provides sound and audio output for your multimedia presentations or listening pleasure. • Keyboard Standard QWERTY-key layout and full-sized 80 keys keyboard with ⇓...
Introduction • Touchpad Pointing Device Microsoft mouse compatible with two Touchpad click buttons. The two select buttons located at each side of the Touchpad support tapping selection and dragging functions. These buttons work like a standard UMPC mouse. Simply move your fingertip over the Touchpad to control the position of the cursor.
UMPC User Guide • Drive Access When LED turns on indicates that the system is accessing the Hard Disk or Optical Disk Drive. • WLAN/Bluetooth Access When LED turns on indicates that the wireless LAN module is activated. When LED lights off, it indicates that the function is disabled. •...
Introduction • Air-Outlet Vent Emits the heat out of your UMPC and keeps it within operating temperature. • DVI-I Port This socket can accept both analog signal (VGA) and digital signal (DVI) inputs. The “DVI-I” is the abbreviation of “Digital Video Interactive- Integrated”...
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UMPC User Guide 1. Microphone Jack 2. Headphone Jack 3. USB 2.0 Port 4. Air-Outlet Vent 5. LAN Port 6. DC Power Port Right Side Features • Microphone Jack Allows you to connect an external microphone for monophonic sound recording directly into your UMPC. •...
Introduction The Underside of the UMPC The bottom of the UMPC offers the following features. 1. Battery Release Latch 2. Battery Lock Latch 3. Battery Bay Bottom of the System • Battery Release Latch To release the battery, first locate the Battery Lock Latch at the left side in unlock status, then push the Battery Release Latch to the right end to remove the battery pack.
UMPC User Guide UMPC Accessories AC Adapter The AC Adapter supplies external power to your UMPC and charges the internal battery pack simultaneously. The AC adapter has an auto-switching design that can connect to any 100VAC ~ 240VAC power outlets. Change the power cord if you are going to use your UMPC in countries with different connector outlets.
Getting Started Getting Started our UMPC is designed and pre-configured for easy setup and use. This chapter describes the installation steps you should follow to get the UMPC up and running as quickly as possible.
UMPC User Guide Using the Battery Pack The UMPC is designed to operate with one of the following power sources: • With AC power using the AC adapter connected to an electrical outlet. • With a Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack. You should use the AC adapter whenever it is possible, relying on the battery pack only when AC power is unavailable.
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Getting Started Installing the Battery Pack This UMPC provides the most convenient way to install the battery pack into your UMPC. With the extended nose directed toward the compartment, insert and push the battery pack. Removing the Battery Pack To remove the battery pack, slide the lock latch to the end of left side to unlock the battery lock latch (1), then slide the battery release latch to the end of right side to release the battery latch (2), and take out the battery pack with your finger (3) simultaneously.
UMPC User Guide Replacing the Battery Pack When your UMPC estimates that the battery only has enough charge to continue for a few minutes, it will alert you with a battery low warning beep. If you are consuming a lot of power by using the audio system, and the hard disk drives, your UMPC might run out of charge much sooner than you expect.
Getting Started Connecting the AC Power Source The AC adapter provides external power source to your UMPC and charges the internal battery pack at the same time. The AC adapter also has an auto- switching design that can connect to any 100VAC ~ 240VAC power outlets. To connect the power adapter: Plug the AC power cord into the power socket of the AC power adapter.
UMPC User Guide For the power supply of this equipment, an approved power cord has to be used. 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 UMPC, make sure it is disconnected from any external power supplies (i.e.
Getting Started already made the necessary settings for your UMPC optimal operation. Refer to Chapter 6 on running the SETUP program later. After the test has completed, your UMPC will start to search and boot up the operating system from your hard drive. The UMPC normally comes with a Windows operating system pre-installed in your hard drive.
UMPC User Guide NSTALLING INDOWS FROM PTICAL RIVE To install Windows XP directly from your USB - Slim Combo Drive, please go to Boot menu of BIOS setup menu. Use arrow key to select "CD-ROM Drive", then use "+" or "-" to move it to the top. Go to Exit menu and select "Exit Saving Changes".
Getting Started Click “Next” to continue the installation. Tick the option "Yes, I want to restart my computer now.", and press “Finish” to restart your system. VGA D NSTALLING THE EVICE RIVER Following is the procedure for installing the Video Accelerator 3D Adapter VGA driver to your UMPC: Installing VGA device driver for Windows XP Click the Start button, then point to Run.
UMPC User Guide and press "Finish" to restart your system. NSTALLING THE OTKEY TILITY Please follow the procedures below for installing the Hotkey utility: Installing Hotkey utility for Windows XP Click the Start button, then point to Run. The Run dialog box appears. Click the Browse button and specify the directory as.
Getting Started NSTALLING LUETOOTH EVICE RIVER Please follow the procedures below for installing the Bluetooth driver: The Bluetooth device must be active before installing Bluetooth driver. Installing Bluetooth driver for Windows XP Click the Start button, then point to Run. The Run dialog box appears. Click the Browse button and specify the directory as.
UMPC User Guide Click "OK" to execute the setup program. The Setup box appears. Click “Next” to execute the setup program Click “Install” to implement setup program to install this driver. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. NSTALLING THE OUCH ANEL EVICE TILITY...
Getting Started 3. Click “OK” to execute the setup program. The Setup box appears. 4. Click “OK” to complete the installation. Turning off Your UMPC If you are not going to use the UMPC for a while, it is best to turn off the power of the UMPC.
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Using Your UMPC Using Your UMPC his chapter describes how to operate the standard built-in features of the UMPC. If you are unfamiliar with UMPC or the Microsoft® Windows® operating system, in addition to this chapter, we recommend reading the Windows®...
UMPC User Guide Starting Your Operating System The operating system is the software foundation for your UMPC. It is the platform for all your software application programs to run on. The most popular operating system today is Microsoft® Windows®. The UMPC comes with an operating system pre-installed and needs only to be setup and configured during initial use.
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Using Your UMPC 1. Function Keys 2. Control Keys 3. Windows Start Menu Key 4. Control Keys 5. Windows Shortcut Key 6. Cursor Control Keys Keyboard Key features and operations are described below: • Function Keys Function keys are application-driven, like F1 through F12 can be found on the keyboard.
UMPC User Guide • Windows keys Use the following two keys to facilitate your work: Start Menu key ⇓ Displays the Start menu. Shortcut/Application key ⇓ Provides quick access to shortcut menus. This key acts like a right mouse button. •...
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Using Your UMPC Keypad Function Description <Fn> + <PrtScr> key. Known as the Print Screen key. Press this key to map the whole screen to share memory for your specific usage. <Del> key. Known as the Delete key. Press this key to delete the character to the right of the cursor, or delete marked texts or items.
UMPC User Guide Keypad Function Description <Caps Lock> key. Used in most application program to always activate uppercase alphabet characters. <Fn> + <Scroll Lock> key. Used in most application program to scroll the screen without having to move the cursor. URSOR ONTROL Keypad...
Using Your UMPC Keypad Function Description <Fn> + <PgUp> key. Moves the cursor up one screen at a time <Fn> + <PgDn> key. Moves the cursor down one screen at a time <Fn> + <End> key. Moves the cursor to the end of a screen or line. INDOWS Keypad Function Description...
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UMPC User Guide Keypad Function Description To enable the Wireless LAN/Bluetooth function. Switches display between LCD, CRT, or LCD and CRT simultaneously. Switches the screen between Vertical or Horizontal display. To shut down or resume the built-in system speaker volume. Decreases the brightness of LCD display incrementally.
Using Your UMPC Using the Touchpad Pointing Device Your UMPC comes with a built-in Touchpad pointing device that is found on the center of the palm-rest surface. The Touchpad offers a number of options that let you customize how it functions.
UMPC User Guide 1. Left Selection Button 2. Right Selection Button 3. Touchpad Touchpad Features Here how to use the Touchpad pointing device: The rectangular surface acts like a miniature duplicate of your display screen. To move the mouse cursor, place the finger lightly on the sensor pad and move in the desired direction.
Using Your UMPC you are connecting an external high-resolution and high-frequency CRT or LCD. Please Refer to Section 5 "Installing the UMPC Device Drivers" of Chapter 2 in this manual for the procedures on how to install the VGA device driver under Windows.
UMPC User Guide HANGING THE ISPLAY ROPERTIES UNDER INDOWS To change the display properties of your screen under Windows system, just right-click on the desktop area and select Properties or go to the Control Panel and click on the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box will appear on your screen.
Using Your UMPC Standby mode is up to you by setting proper times in Power Options of Control Panel in Window. While the UMPC is in Standby mode, the LED of power indicator flashes. To resume your working again , you can press the power button to return your work to the screen where you left off.
UMPC User Guide Using Flash Memory Cards HAT IS LASH EMORY Flash Memory is a memory storage media. It is used by most digital camera, moreover, it can replace the traditional floppy disk. Flash memory card is built with different form factor and brand name. Their size is smaller than PCMCIA card.
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Using Your UMPC down and insert it again. To prevent the damage made both on card and the slot, never forced an entry into the slot with incorrect side. Removing Flash Memory Card To remove the flash memory card, you should first disable the card setting in the system and pull out the card by finger, there is no release button for flash memory slot.
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Fun with Multimedia Fun with Multimedia his chapter lets you make full use of all the multimedia features of your UMPC in having fun and excitement during work or leisure.
UMPC User Guide UMPC Multimedia Features Your UMPC is rich in multimedia features that make your computing fun, comfortable, exciting and easy. Your UMPC is well able to perform all multimedia tasks through the following: • VIA C7 -M Processor •...
Fun with Multimedia Setting up the Audio Driver Properties Before you can start using the audio capabilities of your UMPC, you need first to setup properly the audio driver after installing Windows. If you bought your UMPC with Windows pre-installed, it is most likely that your dealer have configured the sound driver for you.
UMPC User Guide Figure 4-1 Entertainment Programs Group The standard multimedia components are as follows: • Windows Media Player - for playing sound, video and animation files • Sound Recorder - for recording sounds and playback • Volume Control - for adjusting the volume of mixer For more information on how to operate these multimedia components, run the program and click on the Help menu.
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Fun with Multimedia played back through the internal speaker or earphone jack using an external speaker, headphone, or earphone set. You can also use the files as voice annotations on many applications for more real presentation. This section will describe briefly how you can record sounds under Windows operating system. To record sounds, you need to run the Sound Recorder program from the Multimedia program groups.
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UMPC User Guide Click Properties in the Options main menu. Click the round button for Recording and tick off each component that list in the "Shows the following Volume Controls" box. Figure 4-3 Audio Properties Click OK and the Recording Control dialog box will appear. Here, you will select the input device for the recording source.
Fun with Multimedia Figure 4-4 Recording Volume Control SING AN XTERNAL ICROPHONE Your UMPC allows you to connect an external microphone for high quality recording. The external microphone jack is found on the right side of your UMPC. Use only microphone with 1/8-inch mini-jack connector. Follow the same procedure for recording voice.
UMPC User Guide Figure 4-5 Play Audio CD by Windows Media Player Select the starting point where you want to start recording. Switch to the Sound Recorder and press the Record button. Switch immediately to the Windows Media Player and press the Play button.
Fun with Multimedia For more quality sound output, you can choose to connect an external amplified speaker or earphone from headphone jack. Always minimize the volume first before placing the phone set to your ear. SING THE INDOWS EDIA LAYER The easiest way to playback multimedia media files is to run the Windows Media Player.
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UMPC User Guide Figure 4-6 Windows Media Player...
Connecting to Peripherals Connecting to Peripherals his chapter describes how you attach additional peripheral devices to your UMPC. The UMPC allows you to add a printer or mouse; connect an external monitor and keyboard, or other compatible peripheral device. Use of additional devices is described in this chapter.
UMPC User Guide Using the USB Port USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a hardware interface that enables you to connect multiple devices (such as printers, mice, keyboards, storage devices, joysticks, digital cameras, and video conference cameras, etc.) to your UMPC, and up to 127 devices can be attached.
Connecting to Peripherals The USB bus distributes 0.5 amps (500 milliamps) of power through each port. For the purpose of power saving, please disconnect your USB device while not in use. Using an External DVI-I Port Your UMPC has a DVI-I port for supporting any external CRT or LCD color monitor.
UMPC User Guide Connect the monitor power cable and plug it into a properly grounded wall outlet. Turn on the power of the monitor. Turn on your UMPC. Both the LCD panel and the monitor screen will show the display. Your computer is set at default to run at simultaneous display mode.
Connecting to Peripherals Locate the audio port (Microphone, Headphone) that you want to use to the target device. Plug the jack into the port on the right side of the system. If you use external speaker and experience the sound distortion or feedback, please lower the volume.
UMPC User Guide Using the Wireless LAN Wireless LAN lets user connect to the LAN environment without using any wire to traditional RJ-45 jack. User can enjoy the wireless connection within the range of Access Point (AP) of LAN. Access Point (AP) is the wireless transmission and receiving device, it generally connects to the server of a LAN environment or act as a LAN hub with wireless connection.
Customizing Your Notebook Customizing Your UMPC our UMPC uses the Phoenix BIOS Setup program allowing your system configuration to be altered to best suit your computing needs: User- adjustable options include system time and date, disk drive configuration and password setup. BIOS information stored in the CMOS RAM will remain permanent unless changed.
UMPC User Guide Running the BIOS Setup Program Your UMPC is setup and pre-configured. The UMPC’s BIOS (Basic Input- Output System) Setup program may be used to change system configuration information such as the current date and time, or your hard disk drive type. The Setup program can be accessed when you power on the system and pressing the <F2>...
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Customizing Your Notebook • Item Specific Help The right side of the screen. This area describes each parameter and its available settings. • Menu Bar The top line of the screen. Each of the five selections displays its own screen. •...
UMPC User Guide Using the Main Menu Setup P h o e n i x B I O S S e t u p U t i l i t y Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help System Time: :54 :32] <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, System Date:...
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Customizing Your Notebook • System Date Allows you to set the system date using the month/date/year format. Enter the current time for reach field and use the <Tab>, <Shift>+<Tab>, or <Enter> key to move from one field or back to another.
UMPC User Guide 6.2.1 I HDD S NTERNAL P h o e n i x B I O S S e t u p U t i l i t y Main IDE Channel 1 Master [FUJITSU MHV2080BH PL-(S1)] Item Specific Help Type: [Auto] This setting enables or...
Customizing Your Notebook .6.3 Using the Advanced CMOS Setup P h o e n i x B I O S S e t u p U t i l i t y Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help PS/2 Mouse [Enabled] Display system...
UMPC User Guide Security Menu Setup P h o e n i x B I O S S e t u p U t i l i t y Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is: Clear User Password Is: Clear...
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Customizing Your Notebook • Set Supervisor Password Supervisor password gives you the authority in accessing the setup utility. You also need to enter this password in system booting and resuming from suspend mode. When you press <Enter> in this field, the Set Supervisor Password dialog box appears.
UMPC User Guide Using the Boot Setup This item allows you to set the search drive sequence where the system will try to boot up first. P h o e n i x B I O S S e t u p U t i l i t y Main Advanced Security...
Customizing Your Notebook How to Exit the Setup Program There are two choices to escape from the Setup program. P h o e n i x B I O S S e t u p U t i l i t y Main Advanced Security...
UMPC User Guide • Save Changes Saves Setup data to CMOS. How to Upgrade the BIOS Your UMPC uses EPROM Flash BIOS chip that allows you to easily upgrade the BIOS program. When you update the BIOS, any customized settings you made are lost.
UMPC User Guide System Upgrade This section provides some steps in doing system upgrade for your UMPC. The upgrade procedures include the following: Memory Upgrade Your UMPC offers 200-pin SODIMM (Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module) with 256MB, 512MB, or 1024MB DDRII-SDRAM. The memory compartment is located inside your UMPC.
Caring for Your Notebook Caring for Your UMPC our UMPC the latest features in mobile computing and multimedia technology. If properly cared for and maintained, the performance and reliability of the UMPC can be greatly prolonged.
UMPC User Guide Important Safety Instructions This section gives you detailed information about how to maintain a safe working environment while using the UMPC. You can maintain its condition and performance by following these guidelines. Please read it carefully to ensure maximum safety.
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Caring for Your Notebook • While unplugging the power cord, disconnect it by the plug head, not by its wire. • Make sure the socket and any extension cords you may use can support the total current load of all the connected devices. •...
UMPC User Guide The UMPC has dropped and damaged. ⇓ The UMPC has obvious sign of breakage. ⇓ • Do not leave this UMPC in an environment unconditioned. Storage temperature above 60ºC (140ºF) may damage the UMPC. • An approved power cord has to be used for the UMPC power supply. For a rated current up to 6A and an equipment weight more than 3 kg, a power cord not lighter than H05VV-F, 2G, 0.75mm , has to be used.
Caring for Your Notebook Maintaining the LCD Quality When it comes to screen problems, heat plays a significant role. After a typical working session, users routinely close the UMPC the cover. The display surface - no matter what type it is - and the components inside the UMPC radiate heat;...
UMPC User Guide • Use hard disk maintenance programs like Disk Defragmenter of Windows. These reorganize your hard disk by eliminating fragmentation and improving your hard disk access time. • Install a system password in your UMPC so others won't be able to use the hard disk.
Caring for Your Notebook • You should always discharge your battery before recharging it on either of these two conditions: first, this is the first time you start to use your battery; second, you had not charge the battery for more than 2 months. To discharge the battery, please execute the "Battery Refresh"...
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System Specification TORAGE 1.8” Format 8 mm High PATA HDD Module; Bus Mastering, Ultra DMA ATA-66 Support for LBA Scheme UDIO YSTEM • Full-duplex 16-bit stereo speaker with wavetable support • H/W Audio Sound Blaster 16 compatible • Built-in dual speakers •...
UMPC User Guide • 2 x Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) • 1 x LAN port IRELESS DEVICES IEEE 802.11b/g, USB Dongle Module AC/DC P OWER UPPLY DAPTER Universal auto-switching (100V~240V) 65W adapter, 20 Volt ATTERY • Rechargeable 4 Cells Li-ion battery pack with Smart Battery function •...
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