Notebook PC User's Guide Model: W840DI First Edition: September 2008

Before You Begin User's Guide Front View LCD Latch ODD LED Two Speakers Eject Button ODD Drive Emergency Hole Rear View RJ4

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 V

Before You Begin User's Guide Right View SPDIF-Out Connector Volume Dial IEEE1394 Connector Ventilation Holes Microphone Jack USB Conn

User's Guide Before You Begin Bottom View Compartment Door Woofer Ventilation Holes Battery Latch Two HDD Doors Battery Pack Warnin

Before You Begin User's Guide Note: Some external USB devices consume more power than this system unit can provide. In this case, these USB d

User's Guide Before You Begin 1.3 The Power LED The Power LED is located on the power button (Chapter 1.6) and is used to indicate the power st

Before You Begin User's Guide 1.4 The Two System LEDs The two System LEDs provide an alternate way to indicate power status of your system unit

User's Guide Before You Begin 1.5 The Seven Status LEDs The Media Finger-Touch Button LED The LED would be lit (in a slightly different way

Before You Begin User's Guide The Num Lock LED The LED would be lit when the keyboard is in Num Lock mode. In this mode, the embedded numeric k

User's Guide Before You Begin 1.6 The Power Button Power Button This Power Button is programmable by the user. For details on how to program t

User's Guide NOTICE Specifications and information found in this manual are subject to change without notice. Any changes therefore will be

Before You Begin User's Guide 1.7 The Two System Finger-Touch Buttons Internet Button Press this button to activate the internet function. E

User's Guide Before You Begin 1.8 The Seven Media Finger-Touch Buttons Play/Pause Button Press this button to play or pause media playback.

Before You Begin User's Guide Note: The system supports Windows™ MCE, and Windows™ Vista operating systems. Windows™ MCE supports full media

User's Guide Before You Begin 1.9 Attention On PCI Express And Media Card Slots PCI Express Card slot door is now inserted into the s

Before You Begin User's Guide • When no card (SD/ MMC/ MS Cards) is inserted into the media slot, make sure this slot is covered by the “media

User's Guide Before You Begin 1.10 Operating Temperature Operating Temperature : 10ºC to 35ºC. Page 1-19

Before You Begin User's Guide 1.11 Resetting Your System Your system provides you an overclock option whereby you can choose to increase the ove

User's Guide Before You Begin Warning: All devices and chipsets (that the system uses) operate relatively error-free within their valid operat

Before You Begin User's Guide 1.12 The Fingerprint Reader Finger Print Reader Rather than solely relying on traditional password to prevent

User's Guide Before You Begin 1.13 The <Fn> Key The <Fn> Function Key is located near the bottom-left corner of the keyboard. This k

User's Guide Standards The following standards are adopted throughout this manual:  Notebook in boldface (with or without capitalization) r

Before You Begin User's Guide Mute/ Un-mute Switch Press this key combination (Fn+F6) to mute and to un-mute audio volume. Brightness Decreas

User's Guide Before You Begin Note: The proper way to activate Wireless LAN, and Bluetooth® is as below: 1) Press this combination (Fn+F2)

Before You Begin User's Guide 1.14 The AC Adapter Connect to system The adapter light Once the adapter is connected to a wall socket, the ligh

User's Guide Battery Chapter 2 Battery 2.1 Battery Pack Your notebook is equipped with a high-energy rechargeable Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery

Battery User's Guide 2.3 Questions and Answers: Q: I can feel a mild heat next to the battery pack. Is it normal? A: The battery will genera

User's Guide Battery 2.4 Battery Maintenance To maintain the battery pack's maximum capacity, you should occasionally let the notebook depl

Battery User's Guide 2.6 Reducing Power Consumption Although your notebook (together with the operating system) is capable of power conservation

User's Guide Memory Chapter 3 Memory Your notebook is equipped with a configurable memory unit. The industry standard JEDEC PC3-8500S (DDR3-106

Memory User's Guide 3.1 Limitation Of 32-bit Windows™ OS Below description applies to 32-bit Windows™ OS only, unless otherwise specified. 32-bi

User's Guide Memory 3.2 Removing Memory Modules Below is the procedure on how to remove the memory modules. • Make sure the system is p

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Memory User's Guide • Press the spring-locks sideways as shown by #1. • The first memory module would pop up as shown by #2. • Remove t

User's Guide The HDD Drives Chapter 4 The HDD Drives 4.1 The Two HDD Sockets The primary HDD socket The secondary HDD socket Your notebook

The HDD Drives User's Guide 4.2 For RAID Users Your notebook supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 technology. In order to take advantage of this capabilit

User's Guide The HDD Drives 4.3 For Non-RAID Users With the exception that you are going to install two Windows bootable HDD drives into these s

The HDD Drives User's Guide 4.4 Removing The Hard Disk Drives Below is the procedure on how to remove the hard disk drives. • Make sure th

User’s Guide Appendix A Appendix A - Agency Regulatory Notices A.1 Safety Instructions CAUTION: Please read these safety instructions carefully.

Appendix A User's Guide CAUTION: Verify the voltage of the power source before connecting the unit to any power outlet. WARNING: DO NOT step

User’s Guide Appendix A CAUTION: DO NOT LEAVE THE EQUIPMENT IN TEMPERATURES BELOW -20ºC(-4ºF) OR ABOVE 60ºC(140ºF). IT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE EQUI

Appendix A User's Guide WARNING: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommen

User’s Guide Appendix A WARNING: Don't expose your notebook to excessive heat or coldness (frost). Don't drop, spill fluids or open the e

User’s Guide Contents CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ...1-1 1.1 CHECKING WHAT YOU RECEIVED ...

Appendix A User's Guide A.2 Agency Notice Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the li

User’s Guide Appendix A FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement • This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other ant

Appendix A User's Guide Explosive Device Proximity Warning Warning: Do not operate a portable transmitter (such as a wireless network device) ne

User’s Guide Appendix A European Union Notice Product with the CE Marking comply with the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the Low Voltage Directiv

Appendix A User's Guide The wireless LAN device can currently be used indoors only in the following departments of mainland France. 01 Ain 36

User’s Guide Appendix A DGT Statement U.S. Regulations Governing the Use of Modems This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules. On thi

Appendix A User's Guide Japanese Modem Notice U.K. Modem Compliance Information This modem is approved by the secretary of state at the Depar

User’s Guide Appendix A This modem is only approved for use of the following facilities: • Storage of telephone numbers for retrieval by a predator

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Contents User's Guide Page VI APPENDIX A - AGENCY REGULATORY NOTICES ...A-1

User's Guide Before You Begin Chapter 1 Before You Begin Please read this section before you start using your computer. 1.1 Checking What You R

Before You Begin User's Guide 1.2 Examining Your Computer Before you start using your computer, you need to get acquainted with your notebook&ap

User's Guide Before You Begin Note: The keyboard is with backlight design. When the system is powered on, you can press key combination (Fn+F1