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  • Page 1

    Copyright © 2008 All Right Reserved - Printed in China M912 Café Book User's Manual Original Issue: 2008/12 This manual guides you in setting up and using your new Café Book PC. Information in the manual has been carefully checked for ac- curacy and is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a r[...]

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    English II I II I Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help protect yourself and your Café Book. When Using Y our M912 Café Book Computer CAUTION: Do not operate your portable computer for an extended period of time with the base resting directly on your body . With extended operation, heat can build up in the base. Allowing[...]

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    II I English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL II I • When traveling, do not check your Café Book as baggage. Y ou can put your Café Book through an X-ray security machine, but never put your Café Book through a metal detector . If you have your Café Book checked by hand, be sure to have a charged battery ready in case you are asked to turn on [...]

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    English IV III IV III Regulatory Notices Federal Communications Commission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital service, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Any changes o[...]

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    IV III English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL IV III CE Notice (European Union) This symbol indicates this M912 Café Book computer complies with the EMC Directive and the European Union’s Low Voltage Di- rective. This symbol also indicates that M912 meets the following technical standards: • EN 55022 — “Limitations and Methods of Measurem[...]

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    English VI V VI V Preface Congratulations on your purchase of a Café Book computer! Y ou r new Café Bo ok featur es the most inno vati ve f eatur es in portab le computing technology . It combines state-of-the-art ergonomics with sophisticated architecture, providing you with a personal computer tha t i s compa ct, po werf ul, and e asy to use . [...]

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    VI V English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL VI V Content Safety Instructions ............................................................................. I Regulatory Notices .......................................................................... III Preface ......................................................................................[...]

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    English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 1 PB Chapter 1 Introducing Y our Café Book This chapter wil l show you how to o perate your M912 SE RIES Café Book co mpute r , in cludi ng conne cting th e AC adap tor , turni ng the computer on/off, using touch-pad, keyboard, hot keys, battery , and so on. I f yo u ar e ne w to comp uters and to the o per[...]

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    English 3 2 3 2 1.1 Panoramic View No. Item Function 1 Web camera Built-in 1.3M camera 2 LCD To display the content output form the system 3 Keyboard To input characters and numbers 4 Four system LEDs Four LED lights of system signal 5 Touchpad To function as mouse 6 Stylus Pen Slot To place the stylus pen. 7 Internal Mic Build-in internal mic. 1 6[...]

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    3 2 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 3 2 1.2 Left Side No. Item Function 1 LAN RJ45 Jack To connect LAN 2 Kensington lock To connect compatible kensington lock. 3 Media Card Slot(SD/MMC/MS) To connect SD/MMC/MS Card 4 Express Card slot To connect an Express Card. 5 USB port To connect peripheral equipment with USB interface. 6 Air Vent To ve[...]

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    English 5 4 5 4 1.4 Cover Side No. Item Function 1 Cover To Protect the Café Book 2 Axle To turn the touch panel in 180 toler- ance 1.5 Bottom Side No. Item Function 1 Battery Pack Installed in the battery compartment, to supply power to Café Book when AC power is disconnected. 2 Stylus Pen Slot To place the stylus pen 3 Speaker To output the aud[...]

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    5 4 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 5 4 1.6 Status Indicators Icon Item Function WLAN Status Wireless on/off status. HDD Café Book is reading from, or writing to hard disk. Power status Blue off System is turned off or in hibernation mode. Blue ashing System is in Standby mode. Blue on System is in operating. Battery status Blue off Rec[...]

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    English 7 6 7 6 1.7 T urning Y our Café Book On and Off Turning on the power Open the Café Book lid, press and hold the power switch for one or two seconds. The power indicator will glow blue once the computer is powered on. Turning off the power If you are not going to use your Café Book computer for a while, it is best to turn off its power. B[...]

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    7 6 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 7 6 Fn Combination Keys (Hot Keys) Use Fn key combined with other keys to activate, close or set special functions. These combinations are also called Hot Keys. T o use the Hot Keys, press and hold down <Fn > together with the keys described below: Icon Description Fn+F1 Hibernation Press this key c[...]

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    English 9 8 9 8 1.9 Using the T ouchpad Th e bu il t- in to uc h pa d i s a P S/ 2- co mp at ib le p oi nt in g d ev is e th at senses movement on its surface. This means that cursor responds as you move your nger on the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palm rest provides optimum comfort and support. The following teaches you[...]

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    9 8 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 9 8 1.12 Using the Wireless LAN (WLAN) Y o u can use Wi reless LAN to connect to the networ k and use t he Internet in your home and ofce,so there is no need anymore to pull cables or wires. Connecting and using the wireless network You can use the Function key ( 1.8 Using the Launch Keys ) or Fn combi[...]

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    English 1 1 10 1 1 10 Replacing the Battery The bat tery wil l g radu ally wea ken over ti me. We r ecomm end tha t you replace your battery when you notice a signicant decrease of battery capacity . T o change the battery pack, follow the steps below: 1. Turn off the computer . 2. Close the lid and ip the computer over. 3. Slide the battery [...]

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    1 1 10 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 1 1 10 1.15 Installing M912 Device Drivers If your M912 Café Book Computer already has an operating system installed, it is best to install all necessary device drivers in order for he hardware to properly function. Before installing drivers, check with your vendors to see if they have al rea dy i ns [...]

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    English 13 12 13 12 ••••••••••••••••••••••• Note: You need to set screen dis play resolu tion to r ight resolution 1280x768 or 1024x600 (depends on your hardware specication) before proceeding with the calibration. 1.17 Use your M912 as a T ablet PC The screen of M912 is conv ertible to simulate a T [...]

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    13 12 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 13 12 Chapter 2 Battery[...]

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    English 15 14 15 14 2.1 Battery Pack Y o u r C a f é Bo o k is e q ui p p ed w i th a h ig h - e ne r g y r e c ha r g ea b l e Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) batte ry pack. Ba ttery life will vary de pending on the pr oduc t conf igur atio n, prod uct mod el, ap plic atio ns loa ded on th e prod uct , pow er man age men t set ting s of th e p rod uct , and[...]

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    15 14 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 15 14 I did not use my spare battery for months. I have problem in recharging it. If you hap pen to leav e y our bat tery pa ck to go throu gh an e x t en d e d p e r i o d o f s e l f - d is c h a r g e , s a y m o r e t h a n t h r ee mon ths , the b at ter y volt ag e leve l wil l bec ome too lo w an[...]

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    English 17 16 17 16 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 wh ile pow er is on, make sure this battery pack is not the only electrical source to the system unit. Follow the step[...]

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    17 16 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 17 16 Chapter 3 The BIOS Setup program The B IOS S etu p Uti lit y is a har dwa re co nfi gur ati on pro gra m bui lt into your Café Book’s BIOS (basic input/output system). Your Café Bo o k i s a l re a dy pr o pe r ly co n fi gu r ed a nd op t im i ze d, a nd yo u do not need to run this utility. [...]

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    English 19 18 19 18 3.1 Activate the BIOS Setup Utility T o activate the BIOS Setup Utility , press F2 during POST . T h e s e t up u t i l i t y m e n u b a r h a s s i x m a i n s c re e n s . F o l l o w in g i s general introduction on these six items: Menu Description Main The Main screen displays a summary of your Café Book hardware informat[...]

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    19 18 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 19 18 another . Y ou can also change the system time from your operating system. System Date Allows you to set the system date using the month/date/year format. E n t e r t h e c u r r e n t t i m e f o r r e a c h f i e l d a n d u s e t h e < Ta b > , <Shi ft>+ <T ab >, or <Ent er[...]

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    English 21 20 21 20 3.2 Using the Advanced CMOS Setup Installed O/S Select the operating system installed on your system which you will us e mo st com mo nl y . No te: A n in co rr ec t se tt in g ca n c au se s om e operating systems to display unexpected behavior . Reset Conguration Data Select ‘Y es’ if you want to clear the Extended Syst[...]

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    21 20 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 21 20 QuickBoot Mode A ll o w s th e s y s te m t o sk i p c e rt a i n te s t s w hi l e b oo t i n g. T h is w i l l decrease the time needed to boot the system. Extended Memory T esting D et e r m in e s w hi c h t y pe o f t es t s w il l b e p er f o r me d o n ex t e n d ed memory (above 1M). IGD [...]

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    English 23 22 23 22 Set Supervisor Password With this setting, only authorized user can enter the system. Follow the below to set: Select menu Security . Select “Set Supervisor Password” and then press “Enter”. Input the desired password twice. When the box of Setup Notice shows password information, press “Enter Set User Password It ’s[...]

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    23 22 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 23 22 3.5 How to Exit the Setup Program Exit Saving Changes: Save the settings by user and exit the BIOS setting menu. Exit Discarding Changes: Not save the settings by user and exit the BIOS setting menu. Load Setup Defaults: Recovery all the default setting by manufacturer. •••••••••[...]

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    25 24 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 25 24 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting / Q&A This chapt er contains advice and solutions to a few basic trou bles you might encounter when you use Café Book. Please refer to this chapter and follow the instructions to solve troubles.[...]

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    English 27 26 27 26 4.1 T roubleshooting ••••••••••••••••••••••• W a r n i n g : U n d e r t h e c o n d i t i o n t h a t y o u c a n ’ t h a n d l e tr ou bl e, pl ea se re fe r t o yo ur de al er to ge t pr of es s io na l service. AC Adapter T rouble Solution No power supplies to Café Book Make s[...]

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    27 26 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 27 26 LCD T rouble Solution The screen is blank Press hot key Fn + F5 to change the display mode if certain external monitor is connected. Make sure the system isn’t in the mode of Hibernation or Standby. WAR N IN G : Pl e a se p a y a t t e nt i o n f o r be l o w m a t te r s a t mounting design of [...]

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    English 29 28 29 28 LAN T rouble Solution Can’t be co nnect ed Be sure the RJ45 connector is r mly connected to the Network Hub or Switch. Can’t be booted Check the conguration of hardware in BIOS Setup Utility and activate the function of LAN Waken. 4.2 Q&A[...]

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    29 28 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 29 28[...]

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    31 30 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 31 30 Appendix I Specication[...]

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    English 33 32 33 32 Processor Intel ® Atom 1.6GHz N270 OS Microsoft Windows XP compliance / Linux/ VISTA Core Logic Intel ® 945GSE Memory DDRII-533 SO-DIMM X 1, Max 2 GB For the compatible HDDs & RAMs by model, please refer to GIGABYTE AVL List Video Interface Intel ® 945GSE Display 8.9”LCD panel/WXGA 1280x768, w/Touch screen, as 180° rot[...]

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    33 32 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 33 32 Appendix II Recovery Update Notices[...]

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    English 35 34 35 34 How to restore your Café Book to factory defaults T ime to restore: When your computer is infected by virus or there is any other reason that you want to restore your operation system to the factory defaults. Execute Xp ress Recovery3 Lite (X R3 Lite) Professional Rec overy Utility .Please take the following procedures: 1. Star[...]

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    35 34 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 35 34 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 factory defaults.[...]

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    English 37 36 37 36 Appendix III Service Centers Th is app en di x w il l li st ou r gl ob al se rv ic e ce nt er s f or y ou r M 91 2 Café Book computer .[...]

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    37 36 English M912 Café Book USER’S MANUAL 37 36 Guangzhou TEL: +86-20-38491240 F AX: +86-20-38491 140 Shanhai TEL: +86-21-57638748 F AX: +86-21-57638320 Xian TEL: +86-29-85531943 F AX: +86-29-85519336 Germany TEL: +49 40 25330433 Address: BULLENKOPPEL 16 22047 HAMBURG T aiwan GIGABYTE Service Center 6F , No.36, Jien-Y i Rd., Chung-Ho, T aipei H[...]