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Notebook

User's

Guide

Model:

W840DI

First

Edition:

September 2008

Summary of Contents for W840DI

Page 1: ...Notebook PC User s Guide Model W840DI First Edition September 2008 ...

Page 2: ... incorporated in future editions The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document TRADEMARKS Windows is the trademark of Microsoft Corporation Intel is the trademark of Intel Corporation Bluetooth is the trademark owned by its proprietor Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners Page II ...

Page 3: ... boldface with or without capitalization refers to the notebook computer that you have purchased Boldface type is also used to highlight important information in this document Whenever extra caution is called for the information will be boxed in a dark frame preceded by Note or Warning Page III ...

Page 4: ...User s Guide Page IV This page is left blank intentionally ...

Page 5: ...MPERATURE 1 19 1 11 RESETTING YOUR SYSTEM 1 20 1 12 THE FINGERPRINT READER 1 22 1 13 THE FN KEY 1 23 1 14 THE AC ADAPTER 1 26 CHAPTER 2 BATTERY 2 1 2 1 BATTERY PACK 2 1 2 2 RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK 2 1 2 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2 2 2 4 BATTERY MAINTENANCE 2 3 2 5 POWER CONSUMPTION 2 3 2 6 REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION 2 4 2 7 REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK 2 4 CHAPTER 3 MEMORY 3 1 3 1 LIMITATION OF 32 ...

Page 6: ...Contents User s Guide Page VI APPENDIX A AGENCY REGULATORY NOTICES A 1 ...

Page 7: ...cking What You Received Your notebook package should contain the following items a The Notebook b AC Adapter c AC Power Cord d CD Disc Including Drivers and User s Guide e Battery Pack a b c d e Note You should keep the original factory carton and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit back for servicing Page 1 1 ...

Page 8: ...with your notebook s main features and interfaces Panoramic View Web Cam Two Internal Microphones LCD Latch Seven Status LEDs Web Cam LED Two System Finger Touch Buttons LCD Screen Touch Pad Power Button Power LED Two Click Buttons Keyboard ODD Drive Seven Media Finger Touch Buttons Two Speakers Fingerprint Reader Page 1 2 ...

Page 9: ...ation Fn F10 to activate and deactivate the keyboard backlight function For details on Fn Function keys please refer to Chapter 1 13 Note Press this key combination Fn F4 to power on and power off the Web Cam module After powering on the Web Cam you need to activate its function through Windows Top View Two System LEDs Page 1 3 ...

Page 10: ...on ODD Drive Emergency Hole Rear View RJ45 LAN Connector TV In Connector VGA Connector USB e SATA Connector Display Port Connector Optional HDMI Connector DC Jack USB Connector Note This USB e SATA Connector supports connection to industry stand USB devices or e SATA devices Page 1 4 ...

Page 11: ...User s Guide Before You Begin Left View PCI Express Card Slot CMOS Reset Switch Media Card Slot for SD MMC MS Cards Two HDD Doors Ventilation Holes Page 1 5 ...

Page 12: ...eadphone Jack Kensington Lock Note Push the Volume Dial toward the headphone connector to increase audio volume Push it in the opposite direction to decrease audio volume To adjust the audio volume to your desired level you need to repeatedly push the dial to one direction and then let it go until the desired audio volume is reached Page 1 6 ...

Page 13: ...he ventilation holes For notebook with ventilation holes on the system chassis please avoid putting system unit on fabric surfaces when it is powered on Fabric surfaces not only tend to block the ventilation holes located on the system chassis fabric threads especially from carpets and rugs would invariably come off and get inside the system unit which in turn would deteriorate the overall perform...

Page 14: ...own power cords To make sure this kind of USB devices can function properly please connect these devices to the AC source first before connecting to the system unit Two Types of Audio Jack Stereo Jack Your headphone jack should have this type of connector as shown here Mono Jack Your microphone jack should have this type of connector as shown here Page 1 8 ...

Page 15: ...The battery is charging Blinking once per 3 seconds The battery is in use discharging and the system is not connected to AC power Blinking once per second The battery energy level is down to 10 or less Amber Blinking steady in high frequency The system is not connected to AC power and the battery level is below 5 representing insufficient power to turn on the system Purple steady on The battery is...

Page 16: ...nds The battery is in use discharging and the system is not connected to AC power Blinking once per second The battery energy level is down to 10 or less Amber Blinking steady in high frequency The system is not connected to AC power and the battery level is below 5 representing insufficient power to turn on the system Incidentally when both LEDs are lit up steady in their respective colors the ba...

Page 17: ...r 1 8 respectively For details on how to disable these buttons please refer to Chapter 1 13 The Wireless LAN LED The LED would be lit when the wireless LAN module is powered on For details on how to power on the wireless LAN module please refer to Chapter 1 13 The AC Adapter LED The LED would be lit when the system is connected to an AC adapter The HDD ODD LED The LED would be lit when the system ...

Page 18: ...ould be lit when the keyboard is in Num Lock mode In this mode the embedded numeric keypads can be used Note The Seven Status LEDs are located near the topside of keyboard For exact location please refer to the Panoramic View diagram in Chapter 1 2 Page 1 12 ...

Page 19: ...ammable by the user For details on how to program this button please refer to Power Options in the Control Panel of your Windows System Note The Power Button is located near the right side of the keyboard For exact location please refer to the Panoramic View diagram in Chapter 1 2 Page 1 13 ...

Page 20: ...ge of the two buttons Internet Button Email Button you are requested to perform the below one time registration procedure after installing Windows Vista operating system Skip these steps if you have completed this procedure before In the driver CD disc you can find two execution programs 32 hotstart reg and 64 hotstart reg They are respectively for 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista operating systems...

Page 21: ...m DVD Button Press this button to run the DVD Program TV Button Press this button to run the TV Program Note The Seven Finger Touch Buttons are finger touch sensitive and are located near the top of keyboard For exact location please refer to the Panoramic View diagram in Chapter 1 2 In order to prevent the functions these finger touch sensitive buttons from being unintentionally triggered on you ...

Page 22: ...ating systems you need to install software like Cyberlink PowerCinema In order to take the full advantage of the three buttons Music Button DVD Button TV Button you are requested to perform the below one time registration procedure after installing Windows Vista operating system Skip these steps if you have completed this procedure before In the driver CD disc you can find two execution programs 3...

Page 23: ...out from the system unit Please observe below safety measures When PCI Express Card is not inserted into the PCI Express Card slot make sure this slot is covered by the PCI Express Card slot door as supplied together with this notebook The purpose of this PCI Express Card slot door is to prevent foreign matters from entering into the system unit through this slot when PCI Express Card is not inser...

Page 24: ...upplied together with this notebook The purpose of this media slot door is to prevent foreign matters from entering into the system unit through this slot when no card is inserted When inserting this media slot door please make sure the arrow is on the topside as shown above Inserting this door upside down may cause damage to your notebook Page 1 18 ...

Page 25: ...User s Guide Before You Begin 1 10 Operating Temperature Operating Temperature 10ºC to 35ºC Page 1 19 ...

Page 26: ... and especially resetting the system back to without overclocking Press the Power Button to boot up system Press F2 during the system boot up to get into the BIOS Setups Go into the Main Setup to reset time and date Power Button CMOS Reset Switch Paper clip There is even a quicker way to reset your system if you fail to boot up the system especially when it is caused by system overclocking System ...

Page 27: ...stem s instability and or shortening the lifespan of the system unit When you choose to overclock your system there is no guarantee that such potential risks would not occur to your system Your system is factory preset without overclocking To overclock your system perform the steps below 1 Press the Power Button to boot up system Press F2 during the system boot up to get into the BIOS Setup 2 Go i...

Page 28: ...ogram guards against unauthorized access to your notebook s Windows operating system as well as individual folders and data files For more details on how to enroll your finger print images and set up the securities please read the fingerprint reader user s guide after you have installed the supplied program Important This fingerprint reader like all security measures if improperly implemented can ...

Page 29: ...tivate the Wireless LAN function through Windows The main purpose of this key combination Fn F2 is to provide you a quick way to turn off the power of Wireless LAN when entering venues like airplanes airports and hospitals where the usage of Wireless LAN is prohibited or not advisable LCD CRT TV Switch Press this key combination Fn F3 to switch between LCD only CRT only TV only LCD CRT simultaneou...

Page 30: ...ws The main purpose of this key combination Fn F9 is to provide you a quick way to turn off the power of Bluetooth when entering venues like airplanes airports and hospitals where the usage of Bluetooth is prohibited or not advisable Keyboard Backlight Switch Press this key combination Fn F10 to turn off the keyboard backlight and to switch between available backlight colors red green and blue Med...

Page 31: ... power on Bluetooth 3 Activate the application programs in Windows The effective range of the system Bluetooth is 10 meters Note The keyboard backlight is dim and is not noticeable when the ambient brightness is high The keyboard backlight consumes electrical power If you need to ration your battery power you may like to deactivate this feature by pressing the Fn F10 combination Page 1 25 ...

Page 32: ...ystem you purchased it can be equipped with either single VGA card or dual VGA cards For the sake of better expression the paragraph below will refer system with single VGA card and system with dual VGA cards respectively as single VGA system and dual VGA system Please be aware that dual VGA system consumes more electrical power that single VGA system For better power conservation when a dual VGA ...

Page 33: ...the maximum capacity of this battery will decrease with time and usage 2 2 Recharging The Battery Pack Your notebook supports both on line and off line recharge Follow the procedure below to recharge battery Make sure the battery pack is installed in the notebook Connect the AC adapter to the notebook and to an electrical outlet The Two System LEDs are available to reflect system status as well as...

Page 34: ...ait until it is cooled down Then plug in the AC Adapter to start recharging again Q I did not use my spare battery for a few days Even though it was fully recharged there wasn t as much power left as a newly charged one Why A The batteries will self discharge 1 per day for Li Ion when they are not being recharged To make sure a battery pack is fully charged recharge before use Always keep the batt...

Page 35: ...pecially the battery The temperature should be within 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...

Page 36: ...e battery pack is installed in the battery pack compartment 2 7 Removing The Battery Pack 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 Follow the steps below to remov...

Page 37: ...12MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 0MB 1024MB 0MB 1024MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 0MB 1536MB 512MB 1024MB 1536MB 1024MB 512MB 2048MB 1024MB 1024MB 3072MB 1024MB 2048MB 3072MB 2048MB 1024MB 4096MB 2048MB 2048MB Groove for indicating the orientation of the module 1 25 max DDR3 S O DIMM Memory Module Note Depend on the edition of Windows operating system your notebook applies the minimum memory requi...

Page 38: ... be 4GB However if you use other application programs the reported available memory size can be somewhat smaller than the total amount of memory you have installed When this situation occurs the reported system memory is overlapped by the video memory and appeared to roughly equal to 4GB minus the total video memory taken up by the video memory of VGA cards Your system supports single and dual VGA...

Page 39: ...the nine screws as shown by 1 Gently pry up the compartment door from the location as shown 2 Remove the compartment door as shown by 3 You can see two memory sockets with one socket overlapping the other socket The location to pry up the compartment door Two Memory Modules When installing back this door make sure the door edge as hi lit by the blue arrow is well aligned to the system unit before ...

Page 40: ...memory module would pop up as shown by 2 Remove the first memory module Press the spring locks sideways as shown by 1 The second memory module would pop up as shown by 2 Remove the second memory module as shown by 3 To insert the memory modules reverse the steps above Page 3 4 ...

Page 41: ...ves 4 1 The Two HDD Sockets The primary HDD socket The secondary HDD socket Your notebook is equipped with two sets of HDD socket These sockets support industry standard 2 5 9 5mm SATA 1 Gen1i 1 5Gb s and SATA 2 Gen2i 3 0Gb s hard disk drives Page 4 1 ...

Page 42: ...HDD sockets Insert Windows Vista SP1 OS into the ODD drive Boot up system Press F2 during boot up to enter BIOS Setup In BIOS Setup set the SATA Mode Selection in Advanced menu to RAID Enable In BIOS Setup press F10 to save change and then exit BIOS Setup When system display Intel R Matrix Storage Manager screen press Ctrl I simultaneously to enter Configuration Utility Follow instruction to compl...

Page 43: ...t your liberty to use either one of the two sockets But primary socket is your preferred choice for the bootable HDD drive One Windows bootable HDD drive and another Windows non bootable HDD drive You are at your liberty to use either one of the two sockets for the bootable HDD drive Again primary socket is your preferred choice for the bootable HDD drive Both HDD drives are Windows bootable Choos...

Page 44: ...roperly shutdown Flip the system upside down as shown Remove the battery pack as shown in Chapter 2 Remove the two screws as shown by 1 Remove the two HDD drives as shown by 2 Remove the four screws as shown by 1 Before removing the HDD module first remove the HDD door as shown by 2 HDD Drive To insert the HDD drive reverse the steps above Page 4 4 ...

Page 45: ...quid or sprayed detergent for cleaning Use a clean moistened cloth CAUTION The wall socket used should be positioned near the equipment and should be easily accessible CAUTION Please keep this equipment free from humidity CAUTION Place the equipment on a reliable surface at all times A drop or fall can cause severe damage WARNING The openings of the enclosure are for air ventilation and are meant ...

Page 46: ... openings a fire or electrical shock is possible WARNING For safety reasons other than pre designated ports doors and the equipment should be opened only through qualified service personnel CAUTION If one of the following situations should arise the equipment should be checked by an authorized technician a The power cord or plug is damaged b Liquid has penetrated into the equipment c The equipment...

Page 47: ...D ROM DVD ROM IN THIS NOTEBOOK EMPLOYS A LASER SYSTEM a To ensure proper use of this product please read the relevant instructions carefully and retain for future reference b Should the unit ever require maintenance contact your local dealer c Use of controls adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified may result in hazardous radiation exposure d To prevent direct expos...

Page 48: ...rnal contact dispose of in water or fire or expose it to temperature higher than 60ºC WARNING Handle the battery pack very carefully Avoid touching the metal leads on the connector of the battery case CAUTION Use only approved AC Adapter with your notebook Using the wrong type of AC Adapter may cause serious damage to your notebook CAUTION The AC Adapter can accept a line voltage ranging from 100V...

Page 49: ...al module that is equivalent as a Class 1 LASER PRODUCT Caution According to ANSI NFPA 70 of the National Electrical Code NEC Section 820 93 make sure that your CATV system installer has connected the Co axial cable shield to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical The common or earthed side of the connected SELV circuits and any accessible metal part...

Page 50: ...o guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equip...

Page 51: ... safety precautions should be observed Do not touch or move antenna while the unit is transmitting or receiving Do not hold any component containing the radio such that the antenna is very close or touching any exposed parts of the body especially the face or eyes while transmitting Do not operate the radio or attempt to transmit data unless the antenna is connected if not the radio may be damaged...

Page 52: ...igences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada Canada Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Issue 2 and RSS 210 Issue 4 Dec 2000 To prevent radio interference to the licensed service this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding Equipment or its transmit antenna that is...

Page 53: ...nt the following additional standards apply ETSI301489 17 General Emissions for Radio Equipment EN60950 Safety ETSI300328 2 Technical Requirements for Radio Equipment CE Caution Due to the fact that the frequencies used by 802 11b 802 11g wireless LAN devices may not yet be harmonized in all countries 802 11b 802 11g products are designed for use only in specific countries or regions and are not a...

Page 54: ...ôte d Or 61 Orne 90 Territoire de Belfort 24 Dordogne 63 Puy du Dôme 91 Essonne 25 Doubs 64 Pyrénées Atlantique 92 Hauts de Seine 26 Drôme 65 Haute Pyrénées 93 Seine St Denis 27 Eure 66 Pyrénées Orientales 94 Val de Marne 32 Gers 67 Bas Rhin 35 Ille et Vilaine 68 Haut Rhin The wireless LAN device cannot currently be used in any departments of mainland France other than those listed above Maximum a...

Page 55: ...sible You will be informed of your right to file a compliant with the FCC Your telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect proper operation of your equipment If they do you will be notified in advance to give you an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted telephone service The FCC prohibits this equipment to be connected to party lines or...

Page 56: ... the connection is to be made by another person and that period of notification has expired This modem is suitable for use only on telephone lines proved with Loop Disconnect or Multi Frequency Dialing Facilities Users of this modem are advised that the approval is for connection to the PSTN via the telephone line interface supplied with it Connection of a modem to the PSTN by any other means will...

Page 57: ... connection to U K private speech band services This modem does not support an automatic re dial function Any other usage will invalidate the approval of your modem if as a result it then ceases to confirm to the standards against which approval was granted The approval of this modem is invalidated if the apparatus is subject to modification in any material way not authorized by the BABT or if it ...

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