Roda RF 10 notebook Manual

RF10

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Theinformation,instructionsanddescriptionsinthismanualareupdatedandrefertothepertainingnotebook.

Themanufacturerreservestherighttomakechangestothecontentsofthismanualwithoutfurthernotice.Proprietorandmanufacturerdisclaimanywarrantyastodirectorindirectdamagearisingfromerrors, omissionsordeviationsbetweenthenotebookandtheinformationofthemanual.

Thismanualisprotectedbycopyright.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthismanualmaybereproducedor processed,duplicatedordisseminatedbymeansofelectronicsystemsinanyform(reproduction,photocopy,scanorotherprocesses)withoutthewrittenconsentoftheproprietorand/ormanufacturer.

Anyofthesoftwaredescribedinthismanualissoldorlicensed“asis”.Shouldtheprogramsprovedefective followingpurchase,thebuyer(andnotthemanufacturer,itsdistributor,oritsdealer)assumestheentire costofallnecessaryservicing,repairandanyincidentalorconsequentialdamagesresultingfromany softwaredefects.

Brandandproductnamesmentionedinthispublicationmayormaynotbecopyrightsand/orregistered trademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.Theyarementionedforidentificationpurposesonlyandarenot intendedasanendorsementofthatproductoritsmanufacturer.

Copyright©2014rodacomputerGmbH,Lichtenau2014-08-27

Revision:

Description Date

2014-08-27

Trademarks

Allotherbrandandproductnamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarkoftheirrespectivecompanies.

Attention:

Pleasedonotusethedeviceoutsidethespecificationsdescribedinthemanual(e.g.,ambienttemperature).Thismightcauselossofdataorevendamagethenotebook.Additionallywarrantymightvoid.

Convention

Thismanualisdividedintoindividualchapterswithinterdependentcontents.Ifyouhaveexperiencewith theuseofnotebook,youmayskipindividualchaptersordirectlylookuptherespectivekeywords.

Keysandkeycombinationsarewritteninsquarebrackets,e.g.,[Crtl]+[Alt]+[F1]meansthatyoumust pressthecontrol,AltandF1keyssimultaneously.

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Note

Notescontainimportantinformationinconnectionwiththedirectlyrelatedtextorchapter.

Attention

YouwillfindtheAttentionnoteswheredatalossornotebookdamagemaybetheresultofnon-compliancewiththisnote.

Warning



Warningsinformyouthatpersonaldamageordamagetothenotebookorindividualcomponentsthereof maybetheconsequenceofcarelessnessornon-compliancewiththerespectivewarning.

FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Statement

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevicepursuant part15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.

Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandradiatesradiofrequencyenergy.Ifnotbeinginstalledandusedin accordancewiththeinstructions,itmaycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However, thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowing measures:

• Re-orientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

• Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.

• Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

FCC Caution

Toassurecontinuedcompliance,anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty responsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

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Regulatory Information / Disclaimers

Installationanduseofthisnotebookmustbeinstrictaccordancewiththeinstructionsincludedinthe usermanualprovidedwiththeproduct.Anychangesormodificationsmadetothisdevicethatarenot expresslyapprovedbythemanufacturermayvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

Themanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationofthisdeviceorthesubstitutionoftheconnectingcablesandequipmentotherthanspecifiedby themanufacturer.Itistheresponsibilityoftheusertocorrectanyinterferencecausedbysuchunauthorizedmodification,substitutionorattachment.Manufactureranditsauthorizedresellersordistributorswill assumenoliabilityforanydamageorviolationofgovernmentregulationsarisingfromfailingtocomply withtheseguidelines.

CE

ProductswiththeCEmarkingcomplywithboththeEMCDirective(2004/108/EG)andtheLowVoltage

Directive(2006/95/EG)issuedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity.

CompliancewiththesedirectivesimpliesconformitytothefollowingEuropeanNorms:

EN55022

(CISPR22)RadioFrequencyInterferenceClassB:2010,ClassB



EN55024



EN61000-4-2:2009,EN61000-4-3:2006+A1:2008+A2:2010,EN61000-4-4:2012,

EN61000-4-5:2006,EN61000-4-6:2009,EN61000-4-8:2010,EN61000-4-11:2004,



EN61000-3-2:2006+A1:2009+A2:2009,EN61000-3-3:2014GenericImmunityStandard

EN300328V.1.8.1:2012,EN301893V1.7.1:2012,EN301489V1.9.1:2011-09/EN301489-17V2.2.12012-09,EN

50371:2002,EN62311:2008,EN300440-1V1.6.1:2010-08/EN300400-2V1.4.1:2010

LVD 

EN60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011,IEC60950-1:2005+A1:2009

R&TTE (CE) Manual Regulatory Requirement

WLAN - IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n

802.11a/b/g/nrestrictions:

Europeanstandardsdictatemaximumradiatedtransmitpowerof100mWEIRPandfrequencyrange2.400-

2.4835GHz.InFrancetheequipmentmustberestrictedtothe2.4465-2.4835GHzfrequencyrangeand mustberestrictedtoindooruse.

Additional information for devices with radio equipment

Ifthenotebookisequippedwitharadiodevice(e.g.WLAN,BluetoothorUMTS)pleaseconsiderthefollowingsecuritynotes:

Pleaseshutthenotebookoffinhospitals,operatingtheatreoranyelectronicmedicaldevicestoavoid malfunctionsbasedonradiointerferences.

Ifitisnotpossibletoturnofftheradiodevice,pleaseremovebatteryand/orpowersupplyofthenotebook.

Pleaseturnofftheradiodeviceinaircraft.Onlyoperateradiodevicesinaircraftifitisallowedexplicitly.

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Pleaseturnofftheradiodeviceinblastingareas.Onlyoperateradiodevicesinblastingareasifitisallowed explicitly.

Dataofradiocommunicationwithoutpropercountermeasurescanbereceivedandprocessedbyunauthorizedpeopleororganizations.

CE Declaration of Conformity

ItisconfirmedtocomplywiththerequirementssetoutintheCouncilDirectiveontheapproximationof thelawsofthememberstatesrelatingtoElectromagneticCompatibility.

RoHs(2011/65/EU),EMV(2006/95/EG),Niederspannung(2004/108/EG),REACH(1907/2006)

UL, TÜV

ACAdapter–TÜVincludesEN60950LVD

Power Conservation

Thisnotebookconsumesmuchlesspowerthanconventionalcomputers.However,powerconsumption maybereducedbyconfiguringthePowerManagementSetupproperly.

Itisrecommendedtoenablethepowersavingfunctionsevenwhennotrunningonbatterypower.Power managementwillnotdegradeperformancewhilesavingpower.

Power Safety

Therearespecificpowerrequirementsforthisnotebook:

• Onlyuseanapprovedpoweradapterforthiscomputer.

• Whenunpluggingthepowercord,pleasebesuretodisconnectitfromtheplughead.

• Makesurethesocketandanyotherextensioncordyouusecansupportthetotalcurrentloadof alltheconnecteddevices.

• Beforecleaningthecomputermakesureitisdisconnectedfromanyexternalpowersupplies.

Battery precautions

• Onlyusethebatteriesdesignedforthiscomputer.Thewrongbatterymaycauseexplosion,leakage ordamagethenotebook.

• Donotremovethebatteryfromthecomputerwhileitispoweredon.

• Donotcontinuouslyuseabatterythathasbeendroppedorwhichappearsdamaged(e.g.,bentor twisted)inanyway.Evenifthenotebookisabletooperatewithadamagedbattery,acircuitdamagemayoccurandpossiblycausefire.

• Alwaysusethenotebook’ssystemorchargertorechargethebattery.Incorrectrechargingmay makethebatteryexplode.

• Donottrytorepairabatterypackbyyourself.Foranybatteryrepairorreplacementactionplease contactyourservicerepresentativeorqualifiedservicepersonnel.

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• Pleasedisposeofadamagedbatterypromptlyandcarefully.Explosionorleakagemayoccurifthe batteryisexposedtofire,improperlyhandledordiscarded.

Warning:

Beforeanyupgradeprocedures,makesurethepoweristurnedoffandallcablesaredisconnected

(includingdatacables).Alsoitisadvisabletoremoveyourbatterytoavoidturningthenotebookon.

Avoideye,skinandclothescontactwithcausticelectrolyticfromabattery.Immediatelyswitchoff thenotebook,disconnecttheAC/DCadapterandremovethebatteryinanyofthefollowingevent:

Ifyounoticeunusualsmells,highheatdissipation,discolouringordeformationofthebattery.Donotuse thenotebookuntilishasbeencheckedbyCustomerService.Otherwisetheresultmaybesmoke,fireor batteryexplosion.

Keepthebatteryoutofthereachofchildren.

BatteryDisposal&Caution

Theproductthatyouhavepurchasedcontainsarechargeablebattery.Thebatteryisrecyclable.At theendofitsservicelife,undervariousstateandlocallaws,itmaybeillegaltodisposeofthisbattery intothemunicipalwastestream.Checkwithyourlocalsolidwasteofficialsfordetailsinyourareafor recyclingoptionsorproperdisposal.Dangerofexplosionmaypossiblyoccurifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalentbatteryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.

Discardusedbatteriesaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.Chargethebatteryinanambient temperaturebetween0and45°C(32and113°F).Otherwisebatteryperformancecoulddecreaseand shortenthebatterylifecycleortheelectrolyticliquidcoulddischarge.

Environmental Information

Theequipmentthatyouboughthasrequiredtheextractionanduseofnaturalresourcesforitsproduction.Itmaycontainhazardoussubstancesforthehealthandtheenvironment.

Inordertoavoiddisseminationofthosesubstancesinourenvironmentandtodiminishthepressureon thenaturalresources,weencourageyoutousetheappropriatetakebacksystems.Thosesystemswillreuseorrecyclemostofthematerialsofyourendlifeequipmentinasoundway.

Thecross-binsymbolinvitesyoutousethosesystems.

If you need more information on the collection, reuse and recycling systems,pleasecontactyourlocalorregionalwasteadministration.

Safety instructions

• Ifpossibleunscrewtheinterfacecablesmanuallyinordertoavoiddamagingthecasingthreads.

• Module-slotscrews(battery,solidstatedriveandopticaldrive)shouldonlybetightenedwitha coinandNEVERwithascrewdriver.

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Ruggedness

Thecomputerisdesignedwithruggedfeaturessuchasvibration,shock,dustandrain/waterprotection.

However,itisstillnecessarytoprovideappropriateprotectionwhileoperatinginharshenvironments.

Thecomputerisdesignedtowithstandrainfallfromtopwithmildwindblowingonly.Pleasekeepthekeyboardfacingup,e.g.,normaloperatingdirection,tomaintainwaterresistance.NEVERimmersetheunitin water.Doingsomaycausepermanentdamage.

TheD-Subconnectorcapsontherearofthenotebookarefordustandshockprotection.Theconnectors aresealedinternally.OtherI/Oportsanddevicesontheleftorrightmusthavecapsclosedtightlyorcables inletssealedwhileexposedtowaterordust.

Allconnectorswillcorrodeifexposedtowaterormoisture.Corrosionisacceleratedifthesystem’spower isON.Pleasetakeproperwater-resistantmeasuresforcableconnections.

TheDCjackandcablesaresealedandmaybeoperatedwithwatersplashingwhileattached.Allportcoversshouldbeinplacewhennocableisattached.

Operating System

Thenotebookiscompatiblewithmostoperatingsystems(OS).Howevernotallfunctionsare100%compatible.ForexampleACPI,APM,SmartBattery,etc.arenotavailableonDOS,WindowsNTandothernon-

MicrosoftOS.Consequently“Standby”,“Hibernation”,“BatteryGauge”etc.wouldnotworkundersuchoperatingsystems.

Forpowerconsumptionandheatdissipation,ACPIOS(Windows2000,ME,XP,7,etc.)arehighlyrecommendedespeciallyWindowsXPornewer.

SetPowerOptionsas“Portable/Laptop”inControlPaneltofullyimplementthepowermanagementfeatures.

Transporting the notebook

• Removeallmedia(e.g.,CD,DVD,PC-Cardsetc.).

• Endstandbyorhibernationmodeandshutdowntheunitproperly.

• DisconnecttheAC/DCadapterandallperipheralsfromthenotebook.

• Closeallinterfacecovers.

• Ifavailableuseacarryingbagwhentransportingthedevice.

• Ifusinganaircraftremovethebatteryorinserttheinsulator.

Cleaning the notebook

• Switchoffthenotebook,pullthepowerplugoftheAC/DCadapterfromtheelectricaloutletand removethebattery.

• Cleanthenotebookwithawater-dampcloth.Youmayuseamildglasscleanerforthescreen:spray asmallamountoftheclasscleanerontoasoft,lint-freeclothandcarefullywipethescreenwith thecloth.

• Donotusestrongorcausticcleaners.

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• Anairgunisrecommendforcleaningwateranddust.Forsaltywaterpleasecleanwithfreshwater thenblowdrywithanairgun.Besurenottoturnthecomputerupsidedownwhilewaterisbeing applied.

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Table of content

1

1.3.2

1.3.3

1.3.4

1.3.5

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3.1

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Scopeofdelivery ..........................................................................20

Commissioning............................................................................21

Overview.................................................................................. 22

Frontview................................................................................. 22

Rightsideview............................................................................. 24

Leftsideview.............................................................................. 25

Rearsideview .............................................................................26

Undersideview............................................................................27

PowerOnSelfTest(POST)..................................................................28

Operatingsystem..........................................................................28

Adjustingscreenbrightness................................................................29

Switchingthenotebookoff ................................................................29

2 Components and Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3.1

Location................................................................................... 32

OperatingSystem.......................................................................... 32

PowerSaving.............................................................................. 32

Settingenergysavingfunctions............................................................ 32

2.3.1.1 Standby ...................................................................................33

2.3.1.2 Hibernation................................................................................33

2.3.1.3 Shutdown.................................................................................33

2.3.1.4 Importantnotesontheenergysavingmode................................................ 34

2.4

2.4.1

Powersupply.............................................................................. 34

AC/DCadapter............................................................................. 34

2.4.1.1 PleaseconsiderthefollowingwhenusingtheAC/DCadapter............................... 34

2.4.1.2 ConnectiontheAC/DCadapter.............................................................35

2.4.2 Integratedvehicleadapter(Built-InVehicleadapter-BVA)...................................35



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2.4.3 Batteryoperation.......................................................................... 36

2.4.3.1 RTCbattery................................................................................ 36

2.4.3.2 Primarybattery............................................................................ 36

2.4.3.3 Chargingthebattery.......................................................................37

2.4.3.4 Monitoringbatterycapacity................................................................37

2.4.3.5 Batterywarnings(lowandcritical).......................................................... 38

2.5

2.5.1

Keyboard.................................................................................. 39

Numerickeys.............................................................................. 39

2.7

2.7.1

2.7.2

2.7.3

2.5.2 Keyfunctions..............................................................................40

2.5.3 Multiplekeyallocation..................................................................... 43

2.6

2.6.1

Touchpad................................................................................. 43

Touchpadfunctions.......................................................................44

LCD........................................................................................44

Pixelerror.................................................................................. 45

Screensettings ............................................................................ 45

Workingwithseveralscreens............................................................... 45

2.8

2.9

HDD/SSD.................................................................................. 45

ODD(opticaldiscdrive).................................................................... 45

2.9.1 Insertingdiscs............................................................................. 45

2.9.2 OpeningtheDVD/CDdriveviatheemergencyejectbutton.................................46

2.10

2.11

FlexBay.................................................................................... 47

ExpressCardandPC-Card...................................................................48

2.11.1 InsertinganExpressCard...................................................................48

2.11.2 EjectinganExpressCard....................................................................48

2.12

2.13

2.14

2.15

PCCard(PCMCIA)-optional................................................................48

Interfacesandradiocommunication........................................................49

AdditionalAccessories.....................................................................49

Installinganduninstallingnotebookmodules ..............................................50

2.15.1 Preparingformoduleremoval..............................................................50

2.15.2 RemovingandinstallingHDD/SSDandFlexbaymodules....................................51

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2.15.3 Removingandinstallingprimarybatterymodule...........................................51

2.16 UsingWWAN ..............................................................................51

3 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

3.1.4

3.1.5

3.1.6

3.1.7

3.1

3.1.1

3.1.2

3.1.3

Components............................................................................... 54

Mainunit.................................................................................. 54

Touchpad.................................................................................56

AC/DCadapter.............................................................................56

Primaryandsecondarybattery.............................................................57

Keyboard..................................................................................57

Externalvehicleadapter(optional) .........................................................57

Materialandrecycling...................................................................... 58

3.2

3.2.1

3.2.2

3.2.3

Interfaces.................................................................................. 58

DC-In(industrial)........................................................................... 58

DC-In(MIL-optional) ......................................................................59

Serialinterfaces2x(COM1,COM2)........................................................... 59

3.2.4 VGA(RGB).................................................................................. 61

3.2.5 DP-DVI/DVI................................................................................62

3.2.6 Printerport................................................................................65

3.2.7 PS/2.......................................................................................66

3.2.8 RJ45GLAN................................................................................. 67

3.2.9 Firewire(IEEE1394) ......................................................................... 67

3.2.10 USB3.02x..................................................................................68

3.2.11 USB2.0....................................................................................69

3.2.12 Audiointerface3x..........................................................................69

3.3 Environmentalratings...................................................................... 70

3.3.1

3.3.2

MIL-STD-810G.............................................................................. 70

IEC60529IP65 .............................................................................72

3.4

3.4.1

EMIratings.................................................................................72

MIL-STD-461F..............................................................................72



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3.4.2 CE......................................................................................... 74

3.4.3 FCC........................................................................................75

3.4.4 UL,TÜV....................................................................................75

4 BIOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

4.1

4.2

4.2.1

4.3

GeneralHelpWindow...................................................................... 78

MainMenu ................................................................................ 78

BIOSMainMenuOptions................................................................... 79

AdvancedMenu........................................................................... 79

4.3.1 TrustedComputingSubmenu..............................................................80

4.3.1.1 TrustedComputingSubmenuOptions.....................................................80

4.3.2 SATAConfigurationSubmenu..............................................................81

4.3.2.1 SATAConfigurationSubmenuOptions.....................................................81

4.3.3 Intel(R)RapidStartTechnologySubmenu .................................................. 82

4.3.3.1 Intel(R)RapidStartTechnologySubmenuOption........................................... 82

4.3.4 USBConfigurationSubmenu............................................................... 83

4.3.4.1 USBConfigurationSubmenuOptions...................................................... 83

4.3.5 IT8783FSuperIOConfigurationSubmenu..................................................84

4.3.5.1 SerialPort0-3ConfigurationSubmenu.....................................................84

4.3.5.2 SerialPort0-3ConfigurationSubmenuOptions............................................. 85

4.3.6 IT8783FH/WMonitorSubmenu............................................................ 85

4.3.7 RFDeviceControlSubmenu...............................................................86

4.3.7.1 RFDeviceControlSubmenuOptions.......................................................86

4.3.8 ECThermalControlSubmenu.............................................................. 87

4.3.8.1 ECThermalControlSubmenuOptions ..................................................... 87

4.3.9 USBCHARGEControlSubmenu............................................................88

4.3.9.1 USBCHARGEControlSubmenuOptions....................................................88

4.3.10 SmartFanFunctionSubmenu..............................................................89

4.3.10.1 SmartFanFunctionSubmenuOptions.....................................................89

4.4 ChipsetMenu..............................................................................90

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5.1

5.1.1

5.1.2

5.1.3

5.1.4

5.1.5

4.4.1 SystemAgent(SA)ConfigurationSubmenu ................................................90

4.4.1.1 MemoryConfigurationSubmenu.......................................................... 91

4.4.1.2 PCH-IOConfigurationSubmenu ........................................................... 91

4.4.1.3 PCH-IOConfigurationSubmenuOptions...................................................92

4.4.1.4 USBConfigurationSubmenu...............................................................92

4.4.1.5 USBConfigurationSubmenuOptions......................................................92

4.4.1.6 PCIExpressConfigurationSubmenu ....................................................... 93

4.4.1.7 PCIExpressConfigurationSubmenuOptions............................................... 93

4.4.1.8 PCIExpressRootPort1-8Submenu.........................................................94

4.4.1.9 PCIExpressRootPort1-8SubmenuOptions................................................94

4.5

4.5.1

BootMenu.................................................................................96

BootMenuOptions........................................................................96

4.5.1.1 CD/DVDROMDriveBBSPrioritiesSubmenu................................................ 97

4.5.1.2 CD/DVDROMDriveBBSPrioritiesSubmenuOptions........................................98

4.5.1.3 HardDiskDriveBBSPrioritiesSubmenu....................................................98

4.5.1.4 HardDiskDriveBBSPrioritiesSubmenuOptions............................................98

4.5.1.5 NETWORKDeviceBBSPrioritiesSubmenu..................................................99

4.5.1.6 NETWORKDeviceBBSPrioritiesSubmenuOptions .........................................99

4.6

4.6.1

SecurityMenu............................................................................100

SecurityMenuOptions....................................................................100

4.7

4.7.1

Save&ExitMenu..........................................................................101

Save&ExitMenuOptions.................................................................101

Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Driver.....................................................................................104

Driverinstallation.........................................................................104

Chipsetdrivers...........................................................................104

Graphicsdrivers........................................................................... 105

Audiodrivers ............................................................................. 105

GigabitLANdrivers ....................................................................... 105



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5.1.6

5.1.7

5.1.8

5.1.9

Touchscreen.............................................................................. 105

GPS....................................................................................... 105

WWAN.................................................................................... 105

Modem................................................................................... 105

5.1.10 Bluetooth................................................................................. 105

5.1.11 Driversforadditionaldevices(optional,customized)....................................... 105

5.2

5.2.1

Utilities...................................................................................106

DevicePowerManager....................................................................106

5.2.2 Operationwithmultipledisplays.......................................................... 107

5.2.3 DP-DVI.................................................................................... 107

5.2.3.1 TouchscreenwithDP-DVI................................................................. 107

5.2.3.2 USBandDP-DVI........................................................................... 107

5.2.4 IntelGraphicsController .................................................................. 107

5.2.4.1 Setupmultipledisplays...................................................................108

6 Maintenance and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.3.1

Cleaning..................................................................................112

Troubleshooting..........................................................................112

Generaltroubleshooting..................................................................112

Hardwareproblems.......................................................................112

6.3.1.1 Startupproblems.........................................................................112

6.3.1.2 Batteryproblems ......................................................................... 113

6.3.1.3 Displayproblems ......................................................................... 113

6.3.1.4 HDD/SSDproblems....................................................................... 113

6.3.1.5 LANproblems ............................................................................ 113

6.3.1.6 Hardwaredeviceproblems................................................................114

6.3.1.7 ExpressCardproblems ....................................................................114

6.3.1.8 Soundproblems..........................................................................114

6.3.2 SoftwareProblems........................................................................114

6.3.3 Otherproblems........................................................................... 115

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6.4

6.4.1

6.5

Service ................................................................................... 115

ServiceSupplyNote.......................................................................116

Downloads...............................................................................116

Annex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

AnnexA:Listofabbreviations....................................................................... 120

AnnexB:Overviewofthepowersupplyconnectorsfordifferentcountries............................122

AnnexC:Listoffigures..............................................................................123

AnnexD:Listoftables............................................................................... 126

AnnexE:MaterialSafetyDataSheetBattery.......................................................... 128



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1 Introduction

1.1 Scope of delivery

RF10Manual

TheRF10notebookallowsoperationunderextremeenvironmentalconditions.Allinterfacesandslots arecovered.Thecasingisequippedwithrubberbumpersandprovidesamaximumofprotectionagainst

shock,vibration,dustandhumidity.Technicaldetailsarelistedinchapter„3Specifications“.

Thefollowingliststhestandardscopeofdeliveryforthenotebook.

Pleaseusethislisttocheckthepackagecontentsforcompleteness.Contactyourdealerifoneormoreof thefollowinglisteditemsarenotcontainedinthepackage.

• NotebookunitRF10

• AC/DCadapter

• ACpowercord

• HDDorSSD(maybeintegratedintotheunit)

• DVD/CDdrive(ODD)orflexbaymodule(maybeintegratedintotheunit)

• Battery(maybeintegratedintotheunit,separatedbyaninsulator)

• Operatingsystem(notalwayspartofdelivery)

• DriverDVD/CD

• Audiocables

Figure 1: Scope of delivery

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Please note:Scopeofdeliverydependsonthespecificorderandcanvaryaccordingtocustomized specifications.

1.2 Commissioning

• RemovetheRF10notebookfromthepackagingandsetitonasurfacewiththebottomsidefacing up.

• Useacointoturnandopenthebattery-moduleslotscrewsothatyoucanremovethebatteryand theplasticinsulatorunderneathit.

• Removetheinsulator,re-insertthebatterymoduleandtightenthesafetyscrew.Mindtheposition ofthescrewsothatthebatterycannotfallout.

• Placethenotebookonastablesurfacewiththebottomsidefacingdown.

• Plugthelinecableintoanelectricaloutlet.

• PlugtheMILorindustrialDCplugoftheAC/DCadapterintotheDCinputofthenotebookand tightentheknurledscrew.ThebatteryLEDwillalsoilluminate.

• Chargethenotebookforatleast10minutes.

• Openthenotebook:slightlypullthehandletowardsyouandslightlypressthelatchforwardso thatyoucanopenthescreen.

• TurnthenotebookONbypressingthepowerbutton.

Note:

• Whenambienttemperatureisunder+5°C(defaultsystemsetting),thenotebookmaynotboot upimmediately.TheheaterwillstartworkingwhiletheheaterLEDisflashingandasignal sounds.After5–15minutesthenotebookwillbootupautomatically.

• Underanemergencysituation,itispossibletoskiptheheatingprocessandtobootupthe systemimmediatelybypressingthepowerbuttonforapprox.9seconds.Thenotebookwill playaspecialsound.Ifthenotebookisbootedupthisway,thereisnoguarantee,itwillwork properly.

• Pressingthepowerbuttonduringtheheatingprocesswillshutdownthecomputer.

• ThePower-OnSelfTest(POST)screenwillappear(seechapter„1.4PowerOnSelfTest(POST)“).

• OS,driverorapplicationinstallationmaybenecessaryforfurtheroperation.

• ThefollowingprocedureswillhelptoturnthecomputerOFF:

1. Pressthepowerbuttonto“ShutDown”,“Standby”or“Hibernate”dependingonoperating systemandpowermanagementsettings.

2. Pressthepowerbuttonforca.5secondsfora“Hard”poweroff.Thesystemwillshutdown immediatelywithoutsavinganydataorparameters.

3. ClickStart Shut DowninWindowstoturnthenotebookoff.

Pleasenote:someoperatingsystemsmaynotsupporttheabove-mentionedfunctions.

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1.3 Overview

1.3.1 Front view

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Figure 2: Front view

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Embeddedantennae

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Speakerleft

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WirelessdevicesON/OFF

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LEDindicatorsandON/OFFbutton(lefttoright):

Symbol Description

Heater

Status

flashinggreen—heateractive

Note:additionalsignalsounds

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Symbol Description

BT/WLAN/GPS

Status

flashingblue—radiodeviceactive

KeyboardNumLock

KeyboardCapsLock

KeyboardScrollLock

HDD/SSDaccess

Secondarybattery

Primarybattery

Powerindicator

ON/OFFbutton

Table 1: LED description

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Speakerright

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Keyboard

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Touchpad

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Touchpadleftandrightmousebuttons lightsgreen—NumLockactive

Note:numerickeysactive lightsgreen—CapsLockactive

Note:Capitallettersactive lightsgreen—ScrollLockactive flashinggreen—HDD/SSDaccess

Note:flashingvaries lightsorange—secondarybatterycharging

Note:onlyifsecondarybatteryisinstalled lightsorange—primarybatterycharging

Note:onlyifprimarybatteryisinstalled lightsgreen—deviceisoperating flashinggreen—batterychargestatuscritical n/a

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Figure 3: Right side view

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Flexbay: a. Standard:SATAODD(DVD/CDdrive) b. Optional:2ndHDD/SSDorsecondarybattery c. Optional:customizedflexbaymodule

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Figure 4: Left side view

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PS/2interface(mouse/keyboard)

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RJ45interface(LAN)

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IEEE1394interface(Firewire)

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2xUSB3.0interface

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USB2.0interface

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1xExpressCardslot

1. *Optional:1/2xPCCardTypeI/IIslot(s)

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Line-Outinterface

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Line-Ininterface

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Microphone

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Optional:RJ11Modeminterfaceorfibreopticsinterface(LC)

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Figure 5: Rear side view

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Optional:MILinterface

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Optional:MILinterface

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DC-In(figureshowsindustrialversion,MILversionpossible)

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SerialinterfaceCOM1(StandardRS232)

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Printerport

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SerialinterfaceCOM2(StandardRS232)

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Overview

Figure 6: Underside view

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Primarybattery

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Batteryscrew

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ODD/Flexbaylatch

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Shortlyafterswitchingthenotebookon,aseriesofinformationwillbedisplayedonthescreen.Youmay press[F2]or[Del]toentertheBIOSsetup(thismayrequireapassword).Youcanfindfurtherinformation

onthistopicinchapter„4BIOSSetup“.

ThesystemwillnowrunaPower-OnSelfTest(POST).Duringthistest,themainnotebookcomponentsare checked:

• Processor

• Memory

• Interruptcontroller

• Keyboard

• Inputsandoutputs

• DMAcontroller,clockunitandvideocontroller

Asapartofthisselftest,thecurrenthardwareconfigurationiscomparedwiththesystem’sconfiguration datastoredinthebattery-basedCMOS-RAM.Inaddition,allhardwarecomponentsareroutinelychecked.

IfduringthePower-OnSelfTestadeviationfromthecurrentconfigurationand/orahardwareerrorisdetected,thenotebookwillautomaticallyaskyouwithamessagetostartthesetupserviceprogram.

Figure 7: POST screen

1.5 Operating system

IftheRF10isbootedupforthefirsttime,theoperatingsystemwelcomeandinitializationscreenwillappear.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsshownonthescreentofinishtheoperatingsystem’ssetupprocedure.

Forfurtherinformationspleaseconsultthedocumentationofthecorrespondingoperatingsystem.

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Please note:Onlyifaninstalledoperatingsystemwaspartofthedelivery.

1.6 Adjusting screen brightness

YoucanadjusttheLCDbrightnesstoyourneedswiththefollowingkeycombinations:

• Increasebrightness:  [Fn]+[F4]

• Reducebrightness  [Fn]+[F3]

Please note:TheFnkeyactivatesthesecondary(coloured)functionsoftheF-keys,inthiscasethe brightnessadjustment.

1.7 Switching the notebook off

Therearedifferentwaystoswitchthenotebookoff:

• Shutdownviatheoperatingsystem

1. Ifrequired,savealldataontheHDD/SSDoranotherdatacarrier.

2. Withthemouse,clickontheWindowsstartsymbolinthelowerleft-handcorner(default)of yourscreenorpresstheWindowskey .

3. Thenclickon“Shutdown”andagainonthe“Shotdown”symbol.Thesystemwillnowshutdown.

• Shutdownviathepowerbutton

1. Ifrequired,savealldataontheHDD/SSDoranotherdatacarrier.

2. Pressthepowerbuttonforapprox.1second.Thenotebookwillshutdowninacontrolledmanner.

3. Dependingontheenergysettingsofyouroperatingsystem,pressingthisbuttonmayalsoput

thenotebookin“Standby”or“Hibernation”.Findfurtherinformationonthistopicinchapter„2.3

PowerSaving“.

• Shutdownviakeycombination

1. Press[Fn]+[F8]

2. Dependingontheenergysettingsofyouroperatingsystem,pressingthiskeycombinationmay alsoputthenotebookin“Standby”or“Hibernation”.Findfurtherinformationonthistopicin

chapter„2.3PowerSaving“.

• Shutdownbyclosingthenotebook(onlyStandbyorHibernatepossible)

1. Closethedisplayofyournotebook.

2. Youmustsetthisfunctionintheenergysettingsfirst.

3. Dependingontheenergysettingsofyouroperatingsystem,closingthedisplaymayputthe

notebookin“Standby”or“Hibernation”.Findfurtherinformationonthistopicinchapter„2.3

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PowerSaving“.

• Automaticshutdownwithanalmostdischargedbattery

1. Ifthebatteryisalmostdischarged,thesystemwillgointoStandby(default).

2. Dependingontheenergysettingsofyouroperatingsystem,adischargedmayalsoputthe notebookin“Hibernation”orshutitoffcompletely.Findfurtherinformationonthistopicin

chapter„2.3PowerSaving“.

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2.1 Location

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Acleanandmoisturefreeenvironmentispreferred.Makeroomforaircirculation.Avoidareaswith:

• Suddenorextremechangesintemperature.

• Extremeheat.

• Strongelectromagneticfields.

• Dustorhighhumidity.

Ifitisnecessarytoworkinahostileenvironment,pleaseregularlymaintainyournotebookcomputerby cleaningdust,water,etc.tokeepitinoptimalcondition.

2.2 Operating System

RF10isdesignedtobeoperatedwithWindows7andWindows8.Alldescriptionsinthismanualreference

Windows7functionsandsystemmenus.

TheRF10iscompatiblewithmostoperatingsystems.However,notallfunctionsare100%compatible.For example,ACPI,Smartbatteryetc.arenotavailableonDOSandothernon-Microsoftoperatingsystems.

Consequently“Standby”,“Hibernation”,“BatteryGauge”etc.wouldnotworkundersuchoperatingsystems.

IfRF10isoperatedwithadifferentoperatingsystemthanWindows7/8,pleaseconsultyoursystemadministratorordocumentationofyouroperatingsystemforsupport.

2.3 Power Saving

Youmaychoosetousedifferentenergy-savingfunctioninordertoextendbatteryoperatingtimeand toreducepowerconsumption.Amongotherthings,thedurationofthebatterydependsonthefollowing factors:

• ProcessortypeandCPUclockfrequency(CPUload).

• Screenbrightness.

• LCDswitchoff.

• FrequencyanddurationofaccesstotheHDD/SSDandopticaldrive.

• Initialbatterychargestatus.

• Usageintensityofconnectedandinsertedadditionaldevices,suchasUSBdevicesorPC-Cardsthat arepoweredviathebattery.

2.3.1 Setting energy saving functions

ClickControl Panel Hardware and Sound Power Optionstoaccessthenotebook’sen-

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Inadditiontotheregularoperationmode,inwhichdifferentdevicesmaybeshutdown,thenotebookhas twodifferentenergy-savinglevels:StandbyandHibernation.

2.3.1.1 Standby

Ifyouwishtobrieflyinterruptyourwork,youmayswitchoffthenotebookwithoutclosingtheapplication.InStandbymodetheLCDscreenisswitchedoff,theharddriveshutsdownandtheprocessoris clockedtoaverylowfrequency.ThenotebooksRAMcontinuestobesuppliedwithenergysoallinformationremainsintheRAM.Whenyouturnthenotebookbackon,youcancontinueyourworkwhereyouleft off.

2.3.1.2 Hibernation

WhenHibernationisactivated,alldatainthenotebook’sRAMandtheinformationonthescreenare storedontheSSD.Thereafterthenotebookshutsdown.Dependingontheopenprograms,thisprocess maytakeafewseconds.

2.3.1.3 Shut down

Beforeshuttingthenotebookdown,pleasealwaysremembertosavetheunfinishedworkandcloseall applicationstopreventanypossibledatalossdamage.

“Shutdown”willtotallyturnoffthepowerofyournotebook.Ifyouwanttoswitchonyournotebookagain, pressthepowerbutton.

ThestandardWindows7settingsprovidethefollowingconfigurationforthenotebook:

• Press[Fn]+[F8]   ThenotebookwillswitchtoHibernation

Please note:ActivatingStandbywillsaveenergy,ifyouswitchthenotebookonandofffrequently.

Youcanalsosaveenergybyclosingthescreenwhenthekeyboardisnotinuseorwhenyoubriefly interruptyourwork.Pleaseremember,theactionofyournotebookdependsonthesettingsyouhave madeinthepoweroptionsmenu.

• Brieflypressthepowerbutton

• Closethenotebook  

Thenotebookwillshutdowninacontrolledmanner

Thenotebook’sbacklightwillswitchoff

AllocationtotheindividualfunctionsmaybedefinedandchangedintheWindows7operatingsystem:

• ClickControl Panel Hardware and Sound Power Options.

• Click“Choosewhatthepowerbuttondo”inthe“PowerOption”window.

• Definetherequiredsettings.

Thefollowingtableshowsalltheoptionsforcustomer-specificallocation:

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Action

Ignore

Requestprocessselected

SwitchtoStandby

SwitchtoHibernation

Shutnotebookdown

Table 2: Power saving options

Press [Fn] + [F8]

x x x x x

2.3.1.4 Important notes on the energy saving mode

Power button

x x x x x

Close display

x x x

Ifyoudonotusethenotebookforalongperiodoftime,endtheenergysavingmodeandswitchthe notebookoff.

Ifthenotebookisinanenergysavingmode,donot:

• Connectexternaldevices.

• Disconnectthenotebookfromexternaldevices.

• Switchthenotebookonaslongastheinstalledbatteryisempty.

• InsertorremovePCExpressCards.

2.4 Power supply

TheRF10maybepowersuppliedeitherviatheAC/DCadapterortheintegratedlithiumionbattery.

2.4.1 AC/DC adapter

TheAC/DCadapterperformstwofunctions:

• ItpowerstheRF10fromanexternalACsource

• ItchargestheprimarybatteryoftheRF10

TheAC/DCadapterautomaticallydetectstheAClinevoltageandadjustaccordingly(withinitsspecifica-

tionsseechapter„3.1.3AC/DCadapter“).

2.4.1.1 Please consider the following when using the AC/DC adapter

• UseoneACoutletexclusivelyfortheRF10.Havingotherappliancesonthesamelinemaycause interferences.

• Useapowerstripwithbuilt-insurgeprotection.

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Figure 8: AC/DC adapter (MIL version)

2.4.1.2 Connection the AC/DC adapter

• ConnecttheC5connectorwiththeC6powerinletoftheadapter.

• PlugACplugoftheAClineintothewalloutlet.

• AttachtheDCplugtotheDC-InconnectoroftheRF10,turnthelockringclockwisetosecureit.

Figure 9: Connecting AC/DC adapter to the notebook

Attention:ForRF10powersupply,onlyuseoriginalmanufacturerpartsprovidedforthisnotebook.Otherwiseyoumaycausedamagetothenotebookand/orexternallyconnectedperipherals.

Moreover,themanufacturer’swarrantywillforfeitwhenyouignoretheseinstructions.

2.4.2 Integrated vehicle adapter (Built-In Vehicle adapter - BVA)

IftheRF10isequippedwithanintegratedvehicleadapter,itcanbepoweredby+12~+32VDC.ToconnecttheRF10toafittingpowersourceaDC/DCcable(MILorindustrial,dependingontheDC-Inofthe

RF10)isavailable.ConnecttheDC/DCcabletotheRF10DC-Ininterfaceasdescribedinchapter„2.4.1.2Con-

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nectiontheAC/DCadapter“aufSeite35andconnectthecabletotheDCsource.Pleasenotethatvehicle

powersourcesinterfacesvary.Checkwithrodaifyouneedanyspecificconnectorsonthepowersource side.

2.4.3 Battery operation

Theexchangeablelithiumionbatteryisthenotebook’smainpowersource,whentheAC/DCadapteris notconnected.Asastandard,theRF10isequippedbothwithaprimaryandareal-timeclock(RTC)battery.

2.4.3.1 RTC battery

TheRTCbatteryprovidespowertotheintegratedreal-timeclockandthecalenderevenwhenthenotebookisswitchedoffandnotconnectedwitheithertheAC/DCadapterortheprimarybattery.Inaddition,

theRTCbatteryisresponsibleformaintainingthesystemsettingsinBIOS(seechapter„4BIOSSetup“)

TheRTCbatteryisalsochargedviatheconnectedAC/DCadapter.Inordertoavoidlosingsystemsettings whenthenotebookisnotusedforalongerperiodoftime,youshouldconnectthenotebookwiththeAC/

DCadapterforafewhoursatleastonceamonth.Whencommissioningthenotebook,pleasemakesure, thatdateandtimesettingsarecorrect,otherwise,youwillneedtoadjustthem.Findfurtherinformation

onthistopicinchapter„4BIOSSetup“.

Please note:Ifrequired,theRTCbatteryinstalledinthenotebookshouldonlybereplacedby authorizedservicestaff,sinceitrequiresopeningofthenotebook.

Even with anemptyRTCbattery,aBIOSpasswordwillstillbeactive.ThereisnowaytoresetyourBIOS passwordbyyourselfifyouforgotit.TheBIOSpasswordcanonlyberemovedbyauthorizedservice staff.

2.4.3.2 Primary battery

Thenotebook’sprimarybatteryismadeupoflithium-ioncells.Beforethebatteryisoperatedforthefirst time,theprotectiveinsulatormustberemovedandthebatterymustbefullycharged.

1. Useacointoturnandopenthebattery-moduleslotscrewsothatyoucanremovethebatteryand theplasticinsulatorunderneathit.

Figure 10: Loosen battery screw

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2. Removethebatteryandthenremovetheinsulator.Re-insertthebatterymoduleandtightenthe safetyscrew.Mindthepositionofthescrewsothatthebatterycannotfallout.

Figure 11: Remove battery and insulator

2.4.3.3 Charging the battery

AfterconnectingthenotebookwiththeAC/DCadapterandpowerline,thebatterywillcharge.Thenotebookcaneitherbeswitchedonoroffduringthisprocess.Thenotebook’schargeindicator(seechapter

„1.3.1Frontview“)isilluminateduntilthebatteryisfullycharged.Uponcompletionofthechargeprocess,

thebatteryLEDwillswitchoff.Youmaynowusethenotebookwithoutpowerlinesupply.

2.4.3.4 Monitoring battery capacity

IftheRF10operateswiththebatteryyoumaymonitortheremainingbatteryenergyasfollowinthe

Windows7operatingsystem:

Clickonthe“Battery”symbolinthetaskbar.(“notificationbar”).Toaccessthepoweroptionsyoucanclick

“Morepoweroptions”inthiswindow.

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Figure12:Batterychargestatusindicator

2.4.3.5 Battery warnings (low and critical)

Thenotebookisequippedwithopticalandoptionalacousticwarningstoinformyouwhenbatterycapacityiscomingtoanend.YoucanconfigurethosesettingsintheControl Panel

Sound

Hardware and

Power Options.Click“Changeplansettings”and“Changeadvancedpowersettings”.

Figure 13: Alarms and Alarm actions

Youcansetthekindofwarningwhichwillbedisplayed,atwhichpowerleveltheWindowswarningswill bedisplayedandifanyaction(powersavingorexternalprogram)shallbeexecutedautomatically.

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AdditionallythenotebookpowerLEDwillstartflashingifthebatterychargedropsbelow10%(fixedvalue).

Thesewarningstellyou,toeitherstoreyourworkassoonaspossibleinordertopreventanydatalossor toconnecttheAC/DCadaptertorechargethebattery.

IfthepowerLEDstartsflashing,batterypowerwilllastforanother5to15minutes(dependingonload).

Ifyouswitchonthenotebookaftertheautomaticshutdown,notethatthebatterywillonlyallowoperationforaveryshorttime.Duringthelastminutesofbatterypower,thepowerLEDwillindicatethiscritical state.

Please note:Batteryperformanceandlifecycledependonanumberoffactors,suchasambienttemperature,chargingmethod,loadcurrent,aging,etc.Forexample,atlowtemperaturethechemicals ofthebatteryaremoreinactivethusdecreasingtheoutputpower.Thebatterygaugeshouldonlybe usedasareference.Pleasedonotexpectittoshowtheexactamountofthepowerremaining.

2.5 Keyboard

Thekeyboardisfunctionallyequivalenttoafullsizedesktopkeyboard.Thekeyboardisdividedinto4 logicalsections:

• Alphanumerickeys

• Functionskeys

• Cursorandeditkeys

• Othercontrolkeys

Figure 14: Keyboard, QWERTY, non-backlight version

2.5.1 Numeric keys

Thekeyboardcomeswithintegratednumerickeys.Toreducethesizeofthekeyboardthenumerickeys areintegratedintothealphanumerickeys.Toactivateanddeactivatethenumerickeys,usethe“Num

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Figure 15: Integrated numeric keys (blue)

2.5.2 Key functions

Fn (function key)















PresstheFnkeysimultaneouslywithanotherkeytoexecuteoneofthefollowingfunctions:

[Fn]+[F3]

[Fn]+[F4]





Reducebrightness

Increasebrightness

[Fn]+[F5]

[Fn]+[F6]

[Fn]+[F7]

[Fn]+[F8]

[Fn]+[ScrLk] 









Activate/deactivatekeyboardbacklight(optional)

Reducevolume

Increasevolume

Activatestandby/hibernation

Activatenumerickeys(NumLock)

Num–Lock key

Activatesordeactivatesnumerickeys.IfactivatedtheNumLockLEDwillbeilluminated.

Caps Lock (lock key to enter capital letters)

Activatesordeactivatespermanentcapitalletters.Ifactivated,theCapsLockLEDwillbe illuminated.

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Shift

WithShiftandanyalphanumerickeyyoucanenterasinglecapitalletter.IfCapsLockis alreadyactive,youwillenteralowercaseletter.Also,keyswithadditionalcharactersin theupperrightcornerwillenterthisalternativesymbolifShiftisused.

Crtl (Control) and Alt (Alternate)

Thesekeystriggeradditionalactionsdependingontheactualapplication.Pleaserefer toyoursoftwaredocumentationfordetaileddescription.

Alt Gr (alternatively Alt + Ctrl)

Thiskeyisusedincombinationwiththosekeysthathaveanothercharacterprintedon theminthelowerright-handcorner.

Enter/Return

Thiskeyisusedtoconfirmanentryorcommand.OntheDOSlevelaswellasintext processingprograms,thecursorispositionedinthefirstcolumnofthefollowingline.

Dependingonthesoftwareused,theEnterkeyhasspecialfunctionswhichareexplained indetailintherespectivemanuals.

Tabulator

Thetabulatormovesthecursorbyadefinednumberofcharacterstoacertainposition totheright(tabstop)orviceversaincombinationwiththeShiftkey.Thiskey’sfunction alsodependsontheprogramcurrentlyrunning.Findfurtherdetailsontherespective documentation.

Funktion keys

F1toF12.Functionvariesdependingonrunningapplication.

Escape

Withinapplications,thiskeyisfrequentlyusedtointerruptaprogramsteporcommand.

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Thiskeylocksthecursor;thescreenshotismovedbypressingthedirectionkeys.Ifthis functionisactivated,theScrollLockLEDisilluminated.

Pause (Break)

Pausestopstheprogram.Pressanykeytocontinue.

Prt Sc – Print Screen

Takesascreenshotandcopiesittotheclipboard.

Insert

Intextprocessingapplications,youcanswitchbetweentheinsertandoverwritemode bypressingthiskey.Intheinsertmode,theexistingcharactersareshiftedwhenyou enternewcharacters;intheoverwritemode,allnewcharactersoverwritetheexisting ones.

Del – Delete

Thiskeydeletesthecharacterdirectlytotherightofthecursorposition.

Backspace

Thebackspacekeymovesthecursoronepositiontotheleftwhiledeletingonecharacter.

Cursor keys

Thecursorkeysmovethecursorinthedirectionofthearrow,e.g.,up,down,totheleft andtotheright.

PgUp & PgDn – Page Up & Page down

Thesekeysmovethecursoronepageupordown.

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Thiskeymovestocursortothefirstpositionintheline.

End

Thiskeymovesthecursortothelastpositionintheline.

Start key (Windows)

ThestartkeyisusedtocalltheWindowsstartmenu.

Menu key

Themenukeycallsthemenuforthemarkedobject.

2.5.3 Multiple key allocation

Onsomekeysyoucanfindmultiplecharacters.Thesesymbolsrepresentadditionalfunctionswhichcan beactivatedifusedtogetherwithanotherkey(e.g.,AltGr).

Toenterthischaracterholddown theShiftkey,thenpressthiskey.

To write this character, press the

NumLockkey,thenpressthiskey.

Toenterthischaracter,holddown theAltGrkey,thenpressthiskey.

To enter this character, only press thiskey(mainfunctionofthiskey).

Figure 16: Multiple key allocation

2.6 Touch pad

Atouchpad’sfunctionsareequivalenttothoseofamouse.Thetouchpadismadeupofatouchfield

-theactualtouchpad-andtwootherkeys,justaswithaconventionalmouse.Thetwokeysbelowthe touchpadcorrespondtotheleftandrightmousebuttons.

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2.6.1 Touch pad functions

Please note:Eventhoughthisnotebookhasbeendesignedforuseunderruggedconditions,you shouldalwayskeepthetouchpadcleananddry.

Ingeneral,touchpadsaresensitivetothetouch.Thetouchpadintegratedinthisnotebookispressure sensitiveandhasbeendesignedforruggeduseinextremeenvironments.

Moving the cursor:

Withyourfinger,tiponthesurfaceofthetouchpad,moveyourfingerin thedesireddirection.Itisirrelevantonwhichpartofthetouchpadyou startthemovement.

One-time click:

Clicktheleftmousebuttonorbrieflytaponthetouchpadonce.

Double click:

Brieflyclicktheleftmousebuttontwiceorbrieflytaponthetouchpad twice.

Click and hold:

Holddowntheleftmousebuttonwhilemovingyourfingeronthetouch padinthedesireddirectionorbrieflytaponthetouchpadtwiceand leaveyourfingeronthetouchpadafterthesecondtap.Now,moveyour fingerintherespectivedirection.

Figure 17: Touch pad functions

2.7 LCD

Asastandard,thenotebookisequippedwithaLCDcolourscreenwithaWXGA+1440x900pixelsresolution.

Please note:Fortechnicalreasons,LCDscreensaremanufacturedforspecificresolutions.Optimaland sharp-cutdisplayscanonlybeguaranteedwiththeresolutiontherespectiveLCDscreenhavebeen designedfor.Ifyouselectascreenresolutionotherthantheonedefinedinthespecifications,theresultmaybeanuncleardisplay.

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2.7.1 Pixel error

ODD(opticaldiscdrive)

Inaccordancewiththestateoftheartproduction,screendisplayswithabsolutenoerrorscannotbe guaranteed.Asmallnumberofconstantlybrightordarkpixelsmayappear.Themaximumadmissible numberoffaultypixelsissetdownintheinternationalnormISO13406-2(CategoryII).

PursuanttoISO13406-2(CategoryII),ina1440x900pixelsresolution,amaximumof4pixelsandanadditional7sub-pixelsmaybedefective,e.g.,intotal19faultysub-pixels.Thisnumbercorrespondstoapproximately0.0007%ofallsub-pixels.

2.7.2 Screen settings

Theresolutionofthedisplaycanbechangedinthe Start

Personalization

Control Panel

Displaymenuandchose“Adjustresolution”.

Tochangethefontsizeclick Start Control Panel

Displaymenuandchose“Setcustomtextsize(DPI)”.

Appearance and

Appearance and Personalization 

YoucanalsoaccessscreensettingswitharightclickontotheWindowsdesktopandchoosingthe“Screen

resolution”option.

AdditionalthegraphicscarddriversettingscanbeaccessedwitharightclickontotheWindowsdesktop andchoosingthe“Graphics Properties”option.

2.7.3 Working with several screens

Pleaserefertochapter„5.2.2Operationwithmultipledisplays“.

2.8 HDD/SSD

TheRF10isequippedwithstandard2.5”SATAinterfacedatastoragedevice.HDD/SSDandODDareremovable.Thisdesignprovidesconvenienceandsecurity.Theycanonlyberemovedwhenthepowerisoff.

Please note:NeverdropyourHDD/SSDandODDmoduleorexposethemtohightemperature.High humidityoranyhazardousenvironment.Nevertrytodisassemblethemodule.Staticdischargemay destroyyourdeviceanddata.Alwayspickthemodulesbytouchingthecaseonly.

2.9 ODD (optical disc drive)

RF10’sexchangeableODDmoduleisa5.25”SATADVD/CDdrive.

2.9.1 Inserting discs

Pleasefollowthesestepswithyournotebookswitchedon:

• Fromthefront,presstheejectbutton.Thedrivewillslightlycomeforward.

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Figure 18: DVD/CD drive

• InsertaDVD/CDwiththewrittensidefacinguponthetrayandcarefullypressdowntheDVD/CD initscentreuntilitlocksontothecylinder.

• NowpushtheDVD/CDtrayinwardsuntilitlocks.

• TheilluminatedDVD/CDLEDonthetraysignalsdataaccesstotheDVD/CDbythenotebook.

Figure 19: Inserting disc

2.9.2 Opening the DVD/CD drive via the emergency eject button

Incaseofpowerlossormechanicaldisturbancestotheopticaldrive,theDVD/CDdrivecanbeopened manuallytoremovetheDVD/CD.

• Pressapenorawire(e.g.,apaperclip)hardintotheemergencyejectopeningsothatthetraypops outeasily.

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Figure 20: Emergency eject button

2.10 Flex Bay

TheODDisinsertedintotheFlexBay.Optionallyalotofcustomizedmodulescanbeusedtogetherwith theFlexBay.TheFlexBayisequippedwithseveralinterfaceswhichcanbeusedtogetherwiththosemodules.TheuseofaFlexBaymoduleismutuallyexclusive.Onlyonemodulecanbeactiveatagiventime.

Themodulescanbeexchangedeasilywithoutanytools.ThemodulesshallonlybeexchangediftheRF10 isturnedoff.

Modul Note

ODD(DVD/CD)

2ndBattery

2ndHDD/SSD

USB-floppydrive

ForopticalmedialikeDVD/CD

Increasedbatteryoperatingtime

Offersa2ndHDD/SSD(RAID)

For3,5“floppies

Table 3: Flex Bay modules

CustomizedFlexBaymodulescanoffervariousserviceswithcustomizedinterfaces.

Standard Note

S-ATA

USB

Heater

PCIe

HDD,SSD,ODD,FDD

Radio,WiFi,I/Odevices

Operationbelow0°C

Radio,WiFi,I/Odevices

Table 4: Flex Bay interfaces

Option Note

–

–

GBit/sLAN requiresadditionalLANcard

COMPorts 1xFullRS232/422,1xTX/RX

–

–

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2.11 ExpressCard and PC-Card

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TheRF10isequippedwithanExpressCardslotandoptionalwithonePCCardslots(mutualexclusive).

Figure 21: 2 ExpressCards

2.11.1 Inserting an ExpressCard

Withyournotebookswitchedon,carefullyinsertthecardintheslotwiththecorrectsidefacingup(see noteonthecard).YoumustremovethecardcoverinordertoaccesstheExpressCardslot.Assoonasyou feelslightresistance,fullypressthecardintotheslot.Windowsinformsyouwithanaudiosignalandthe message“FoundnewHardware”.Mindthenotesonthescreen.Itmaybenecessarytoinstalldriversoftwareforthecardtofunctioncorrectly.FindfurtherinformationintheExpressCardmanual.

2.11.2 Ejecting an ExpressCard

PushagainsttheExpressCardtoreleaseit.TheExpressCardwillpopoutofthelockingmechanismand canbepulledoutoftheExpressCardslot.

2.12 PC Card (PCMCIA) - optional

OptionallytheRF10canbeequippedwith1TypI/II(seechapter„1.3.3Leftsideview“).

Figure 22: PC Card

Attention:

SomePC/ExpressCardsheatupwhenusedforalongerperiodoftime,whichmaycauseerrorsorunstableoperationoftherespectivenotebook.

DonotremovethePC/ExpressCardifthenotebookisinstandbyorhibernationmode.

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2.13 Interfaces and radio communication

AdditionalAccessories

TheRF10isequippedwithseveralstandardinterfaces(seechapter„1.3Overview“).Theseinterfacescan

beusedtogetherwithordinaryperipheraldevices(likeanUSBstick).Theradiomodules(i.g.WLAN)also operateaccordingthecommercialstandardsandcanbeusedwithanywirelessdevicedesignedtowork withthespecificstandard.

Interface Wireless communication

2xUSB3.0

1xUSB2.0

1xIEEE1394(Firewire)

1xPS/2

1xLANRJ45

1xExpressCard

1xPCCard(optional)

3xAudio(Linein,Lineout,Micin)

2xserialinterfaces(COM1/2)

1xPrinter/parallelport

1xVGA(RGB)

1xDP-DVI/DVI

1xDC-In(MIL,industrialversion)

2xserialinterfaces(COM3/4)(optional)

1xModemRJ11(optional)

2xMILinterface(optional)

Table 5: Overview interfaces and wireless communication

WLAN(optional)

Bluetooth(optional)

WWAN(optional)

GPS(optional)

Please note:Wirelessinterfacescanalsoberealizedwiththehelpofthe2optionalMILinterfacesor withaFlexBaymodule.

2.14 Additional Accessories

Please note:Ofcourselistbelowisnotfinalandcomplete.Alotofcustomizedsolutionsarealsopossible.Pleaseaskyourcontactforfurtherdetails.

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TheRF10offersahugearrayofadditionalinternalandexternalaccessorieswhichcanbepartofthedevice.Pleasenote:someoptionsaremutualexclusive.

Internal accessories

2nd(GBit/s)LANinterface

FibreLANinterface

RJ11Modeminterface

FlexBaymodules

Internalvehicleadapter

Heater

WLANmodule

Bluetoothmodule

WWANmodule

GPSmodule

GT520graphicsadapter

Touchscreen

SmartCardreader

Table 6: Accessories

2.15 Installing and uninstalling notebook modules

External accessories

Ruggedkeyboard(USB)

Ruggedcardreader(USB)

Ruggedkeyboard&cardreader(USB)

Shockmount

Batterycharger

Printer

RuggedDP-DVIdisplays

Externalvehicleadapter

Connectioncables

DC/DCandAC/DCadapters

Thisnotebookisdesignedinamodularmanner,whichallowstoremoveandexchangethemaincomponents.Thefollowingcomponentscanberemoved,exchangedorreplacedwithoutopeningthedevice ortheuseofanytool:

• HDD/SSD

• ODDorFlexbaymodule

• Primarybattery

2.15.1 Preparing for module removal

Beforestartingtoremoveoneormoremodulespleasebesuretomeettheseprerequisites:

• Ifthenotebookisswitchedon,saveyourworkandshutdownthenotebookproperly(nostandby orhibernation).

• Pullalltheconnections,includingthepowersupplycable.

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• Closethenotebookandplaceitonasurfacewiththetoppartfacingdown.

UsingWWAN

2.15.2 Removing and installing HDD/SSD and Flexbay modules

• Useacointoturnthemodulescrewoutuntilresiliencemakesitpopup.

• Presstheclipoutwardsforthemoduletopopout.

• Fullypulloutthemodulefromtheslot.

• Insertthenewmoduleintothevacantslotandpresscarefullyuntilitlocks.Makesure,thattheclip isfullylockedinthetriangles.

• Re-tightenthescrew.

2.15.3 Removing and installing primary battery module

Toremovethebattery,youonlyneedtoloosenthebatteryscrew.Youmaythendirectlyremovethe

module(seechapter„2.4.3.2Primarybattery“).

Attention: Youmayonlyremove,exchangeorreplacethemodulesdescribedinthischapter.

Removingothercasingparts,covers,screws,etc.,willresultinthenotebooknotsealingproperlyand, hence,inwarrantyforfeiture.Openingormakingchangestothenotebook,includingmemoryextension,RTCbatterychange,etc.,mayexclusivelybecarriedoutbyqualifiedservicepersonal.

Figure 23: Removing modules

2.16 Using WWAN

IfthenotebookisequippedwithWWANtheSIMcardslotislocatedbelowthebattery.ToinsertaSIM

card,removethebattery(seechapter„2.4.3.2Primarybattery“).TheSIMcardslotisnowvisible.Slidethe

SIMcardlocktothelefttoopenit.PulltheSIMcardslotupandputtheSIMcardintotheslot.Pushtheslot downagainandlockit.Finallyinsertthebatteryagainandlockthebatteryscrew.OnlychangetheSIM cardwiththeRF10switchedOFF.

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3 Specifications

3.1 Components

3.1.1 Main unit

Component

Platform

CPU

BIOS

Level2Cache

RAM

Display

Graphicscard

Videomemory

Harddrive

ODD/FleyBay

LAN

Sound

Keyboard

Touchpad

LEDs

Heater

Casing

Colour

Dimensions(WxDxH)

Specification

IntelCougarPointQM67

IntelSandyBridgei7-2610UE

AMI

4MBIntelSmartCacheMemory upto16GB(DDR3SO-DIMM1333)

17.1”WXGA+(1440x900)LCDwithLEDbacklight

Brightness:typ.400cd/m

2

IntelHDGraphics3000

Optional:NVIDIAGT520

HDmax1695MB;GT5201024MB

Removable2.5”SATAIIHDDorSSD

RemovableSATAIIODD

GigabitEthernet(RJ45)

HDAudioandStereospeakers

87keywithoutbacklight(membranetype)

89keywithbacklight(rubbertype)

USBinterface

Resistivetype

9StatusLEDs(seechapter„1.3.1Frontview“)

OptionalHDD/chipset/memoryheater

Magnesium/Aluminum

NATOgreenorblack,othercolourspossible

410x315.8x70.8mmwithoutrubberbumpers

412.4x318.2x77mmwithrubberbumpers

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Component

Weight

Interfaces(left)

Interfaces(right)

Interfaces(rear)

Interfaces(internal)

InterfacesFlexBay

Operatingsystem

Buttons

Specification

5.89kg

• PS/2

• USB3.02x

• USB2.0

• IEEE1394a

• GLANRJ45

• Audiojack3x

• ExpressCardslot

• optionalSerialDB92x

• optionalModemRJ11

• SATAII2x

• optionalSmartCardreader

• SerialDB92x

• DC-In

• VGA(RGB)port

• DVIport

• Printerport

• optionalMILinterfaces2x

• MiniPCIeslots4x(3xfullsize,1xhalfsize)

• USB2.04x

• Serialports4x

• SATAII

• USB

• PCIe

• Heater

Windows7,Windows8/8.1

PowerSwitch

Touchpad

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Component Specification

Powersupply Primary:10.8V,8700mAhLithium-Ionbattery

Optional:2ndbattery(trade-offwithODD):10.8V,8700mAhLithium-Ionbattery

AC/DCadapter:90WAC100V~240V50/60Hz

Vehicleadapter:140WDC12~32Vinput,19Voutput

EnvironmentalSpecifications Operatingtemperature:-20°Cto+55°C

Storagetemperature:-40°Cto+70°C

Qualification • CE

• FCC

• WEEE

• REACH

• IP65

• MIL-STD-810G

Table 7: Overview main unit components

• MIL-STD-461F

3.1.2 Touch pad

Properties

Type:semiconductive

Compatible:USB

Lifetime:over5,000,000strokes

Table 8: Touch pad

3.1.3 AC/DC adapter

Properties

Input:100V~240VAC,1.2A,50~60Hz

Output:19VDC,4.75A,max.90W

Dimensions(WxDxH):130x60x34mm

Weight:approx.430g

Table 9: AC/DC adapter

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3.1.4 Primary and secondary battery

Primary battery

Secondary battery

Type:9xLithiumioncells

Capacity:10.8V,8700mAH

Dimensions(WxDxH):ca.103x73x38mm

Weight:approx.460g

Colour:black(approx.RAL9005)

Type:9xithiumioncells

Capacity:10.8V,8700mAH

Dimensions(WxDxH):ca.137x170x22mm

Weight:approx.560g

Colour:black(approx.RAL9005)

Table 10: Batteries

3.1.5 Keyboard

Properties

Standard:

#ofkeys:87

Emulates101/102keyskeyboard

Keytravel:2.8mm

With backlight:

#ofkeys:89

Emulates101/102keyskeyboard

Keytravel:1.5mm

Table 11: Keyboard

3.1.6 External vehicle adapter (optional)

Properties

Table 12: External vehicle adapter

Input:12~32VDC,max.8A

Output:19V,max.4A,max.76W

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3.1.7 Material and recycling

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Component (main unit)

Cabinet

Bracket

Cushionpad

PCB

Battery

Packing

Material

MagnesiumAlloyAZ91D

Aluminium5052,steelwithnickelplatingorstainlesssteelS304

Silicon,UL94VO

FR-4,UL94VO

Rechargeablelithiumion,9cellsperbattery

Carton:UnbleachedPaper

Cushion:RecycleEPE

Carryingbag:600Dpolyester,leather

Table 13: Material and recycling

3.2 Interfaces

3.2.1 DC-In (industrial)

Figure 24: DC-In (industrial)

Connectortype:LTWS-02PMMS-LS

Matingplug:LTWAS-02AFFM-LL6000

Signal

GND

+19V

Table 14: PinningDC-In(industrial)

Description

Ground

+19Vpowersupply

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2

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3.2.2 DC-In(MIL-optional)

Interfaces

Figure 25: DC-In(MIL-optional)

Connectortype:62IN-12E-8-33P-622-RH

Matingplug:62IN-56T8-33S-622-RH

Signal Description

+19V

GND

+19Vpowersupply

Ground

NC

Table 15: Pinning DC-In (MIL - optional)

notconnected

3.2.3 Serial interfaces 2x (COM1, COM2)

A

B

C

Pin

Figure 26: Serial interface

Connectortype:DB-9(Sub-D9)jack

Matingplug:DB-9(Sub-D9)plug

Signal

/DCD

/RXD

/TXD

/DTR

Description

DataCarrierDetect

TransmitDataLine

ReceiveDataLine

DataTerminalReady

3

4

1

2

Pin

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Data-

Data+

(Data+)

(Data-)

GND

NC

NC

Signal Description

GND

/DSR

/RTS

/CTS

Ground

DatasetReady

RequesttoSend

CleartoSend

/RI

GND

RingIndicator

Ground

Table 16: Pinning serial interface (standard RS232)

Signal Description

GND

RTS-

RTS+

CTS+

TXD-

TXD+

RXD+

RXD-

TransmitDataLine-

TransmitDataLine+

ReceiveDataLine+

ReceiveDataLine-

Ground

RequesttoSend-

RequesttoSend+

CleartoSend+

CTS-

GND

CleartoSend-

Ground

Table 17: Pinning serial interface (option RS422)

Signal Description

DataTX/RX-

DataTX/RX+

(DataTX/RX+)

(DataTX/RX-)

Ground notconnected notconnected

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8

5

6

9

Shell

Pin

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5

6

7

3

4

1

2

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

9

Shell

Pin

Pin

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Signal Description

NC

NC notconnected notconnected

GND Ground

Table 18: Pinning serial interface (option RS485)

3.2.4 VGA(RGB)

8

9

Shell

Pin

Interfaces

RED

GREEN

BLUE res

GND

RGND

GGND

BGND

+5V

SGND

ID0

SDA

BHSYNC

Figure 27: VGA(RGB)

Connectortype:DB-15(Sub-D15)jack

Matingplug:DB-15(Sub-D15)plug

Signal Description

Red*

GreenorMonochromesignal*

Blue* reserved

Ground

Groundred

Groundgreen

Groundblue

5VSignal

GroundSync

MonitorIDBit0

SerialDataLine

H-Sync

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

9

10

11

12

13

Pin

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Signal

BVSYNC

SCL

GND

*Level(0,7V

SS

@75Ω)

Table 19: Pinning VGA(RGB)

3.2.5 DP-DVI/DVI

Description

B-Sync

SerialClockLine

Ground

14

15

Shell

Pin

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Figure 28: DP-DVI/DVI

Connectortype:DB-29(DVI-I)jack

Matingplug:DB-29(DVI-I)plug

TX2-(R)

TX2+(R)

GND

PWRSW

NC

DDC-CLK

DDC-DATA

NC

TX1-(G)

TX1+(G)

GND

SpeakerL

SpeakerR

Signal Description

Data2-

Data2+

GroundData2,4

PowerSwitch(5VDC) notconnected

DDCClock

DDCData notconnected

Data1-

Data2+

GroundData1,3

Speakerleft

Speakerright

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8

5

6

3

4

1

2

9

10

11

12

13

Pin

RF10Manual Interfaces

Signal Description Pin

+5V(V

CC

)

GND

HTPLG

TX0-(B)

TX0+(B)

GND

USB-

USB+

5Vpowersupply

Groundfor5V

Hotplug-Detect

Data0-

Data0+

GroundData0,5

USBData-

USBData+

18

19

20

21

14

15

16

17

GND

TXC+

TXC-

NC

Ground

Clock+

Clocknotconnected

22

23

24

C1

NC

NC

GND

GND notconnected notconnected

Ground

Ground

Ground

C2

C3

C4

C6

Shell GND

Table 20: Pinning DP-DVI

WiththeDP-DVIsignaldeviceswithDP-DVIinterfacescanusevideo,USB,audioandremoteon/offsignals togetherwithoneduallinkDVIcable.

Attention: DonotuseaduallinkvideointerfacetogetherwithaDP-DVIinterfaceandaduallink

DVIcable.Useasinglelinkcableinstead.

TX2-(R)

TX2+(R)

GND

Signal

Data2-

Data2+

Ground2,4

Description

1

2

3

Pin

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Signal

NC

NC

+5V(V

CC

)

GND

HTPLG

TX0-(B)

TX0+(B)

GND

NC

NC

DDC-CLK

DDC-DATA

NC

TX1-(G)

TX1+(G)

GND

TXC-

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

GND

TXC+

GND

GND

GND

Table 21: Pinning DVI (optional)

Description

notconnected notconnected

Ground

Clock+

Clocknotconnected notconnected notconnected

Ground

Ground

Ground notconnected notconnected

DDCClock

DDCData notconnected

Data1-

Data1+

Ground1,3 notconnected notconnected

+5Vpowersupply

Ground

HotPlugDetect

Data0-

Data0+

Ground0,5

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C1

C2

C3

20

21

22

23

C4

C5

Shell

16

17

18

19

12

13

14

15

8

9

10

11

6

7

4

5

Pin

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3.2.6 Printer port

Interfaces

D7

ACK

BUSY

PE

SLCT

AUTOFD

ERROR

INIT

D3

D4

D5

D6

STROBE

D0

D1

D2

SLCTIN

GND

GND

GND

Figure 29: Printer port

Connectortype:DB-25(Sub-D25)jack

Matingplug:DB-25(Sub-D25)plug

Signal

Strobe

Databit0

Databit1

Databit2

Databit3

Databit4

Databit5

Databit6

Databit7

Acknowledge

Busy

PaperEnd

Select

AutoFeed

Error

Printerreset

SelectIn

Ground

Ground

Ground

Description

13

14

15

16

9

10

11

12

17

18

19

20

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

Pin

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Signal

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

Table 22: Pinning printer port

3.2.7 PS/2

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Description

21

22

23

24

25

Shell

Pin

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Figure 30: PS/2

Connectortype:MiniDINjack

Matingplug:MiniDINplug

Signal

NC

+CLK

V

CC

GND

NC

Data

GND

Table 23: Pinning PS/2

Description

notconnected

Clock

+5Vpowersupply

Ground notconnected

Data

Ground

3

4

1

2

5

6

Shell

Pin

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3.2.8 RJ45 GLAN

Figure 31: RJ45 GLAN

Connectortype:RJ45jack

Matingplug:RJ45plug

Signal

D3-

D2-

D4+

D4-

D1+

D1-

D2+

D3+

GND

Table 24: Pinning RJ45 GLAN

3.2.9 Firewire (IEEE1394)

1Dataline+

1Dataline-

2Dataline+

3Dataline+

3Dataline-

2Dataline-

4Dataline+

4Dataline-

Ground

Description

7

8

5

6

Shell

3

4

1

2

Pin

Figure 32: Firewire (IEEE1394)

Connectortype:MiniFirewire4pinjack

Matingplug:MiniFirewire4pinplug

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Specifications

Signal

TPB1-

TPB1+

TPA1-

TPA1+

GND

Table 25: Pinning Firewire (IEEE1394)

PairB-

PairB+

PairA-

PairA+

Ground

3.2.10 USB 3.0 2x

Description

3

4

1

2

Shell

Pin

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Figure 33: USB 3.0

Connectortype:USBAjack

Matingplug:USBAplug

Signal

+5V(V

CC

)

USB-

USB+

GND

USB3_RX-

USB3_RX+

GND

USB_TX-

USB3_TX+

GND

Table 26: Pinning USB 3.0

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Description

+5Vpowersupply

Data-

Data+

Ground

USB3.0RXdata-

USB3.0RXdata+

Ground

USB3.0TXdata-

USB3.0TXdata+

Ground

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

9

Shell

Pin

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3.2.11 USB 2.0

Interfaces

Figure 34: USB 2.0

Connectortype:USBAjack

Matingplug:USBAplug

Signal

+5V(V

CC

)

D-

D+

GND

GND

Table 27: Pinning USB 2.0

3.2.12 Audio interface 3x

Description

+5Vpowersupply

Data-

Data+

Ground

Ground

3

4

1

2

Shell

Pin

Figure 35: Audio interface

Connectortype:3.5mmjackplug

Matingplug:3.5mmphoneconnector

Signal

L

R

GND

Table 28: Pinning audio interface

Audioleft

Audioright

Ground

Description

Conepoint

Ring

Pole

Pin

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Belowforcomprehension3.5mmphoneconnectors:

Mic Line In Line out

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Figure 36: Phone connectors

3.3 Environmental ratings

3.3.1 MIL-STD-810G

Item

Altitude

Vibration

HighTemperature

Description

Storage:

MIL-STD-810G,Method500.5,ProcedureI12192m(40000ft)

Operating:

MIL-STD-810G,Method500.5,ProcedureII4572m(15000ft)

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-810G,Method514.6,ProcedureI,Category20:Table4

MIL-STD-810GMethod514.6,ProcedureI,Category14:Table2,Figure5

MIL-STD-810G,Method514.6,ProcedureI,Category13:5Hzto2000Hz

Storage:

MIL-STD-810G,Method501.5,ProcedureI:+70°C

Operating:

MIL-STD-810G,Method501.5,ProcedureII:+55°C

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Item

LowTemperature

Description

TemperatureShock

Humidity

OperationalShock

Storage:

MIL-STD-810G,Method502.5,ProcedureI:-40°C

Operating:

MIL-STD-810G,Method502.5,ProcedureII:-20°C

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-810G,Method503.5,Procedure1-A

Storage:

MIL-STD-810G,Method507.5:+30°C,95%rel.humidity,5x48h

Operating:

MIL-STD-810G,Method507.5:+30°C,95%rel.humidity,5x48h

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-810G,Method516.6,ProcedureI:40g,11mssawtooth

Rain Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-810G, Method 506.5, Procedure II: 1.7mm/min, wind velocity

18m/s

SaltFog Storage:

MIL-STD-810G,Method509.5,saltconcentration5±1%,96hours

Operating:n/a

Table 29: Environmental ratings

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3.3.2 IEC 60529 IP65

Standard

IPx5

IP6x n/a n/a

Storage

Table 30: IEC 60529 IP65

3.4 EMI ratings

3.4.1 MIL-STD-461F

Item

ConductedSusceptibilityCS101

ConductedSusceptibilityCS114

ConductedSusceptibilityCS115

Description

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodCS101Curve#1:30Hz-150kHz

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodCS114:10kHz-200MHz

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodCS115:All

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Operating

Nozzlediameter:6.3mm

Flowrate:12.5l/min

Duration:3min

Distance:2.5to3m

Powder:Talcum

Quantity:2kg

Duration:8h

Max.depression-20mbar

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Item

ConductedSusceptibilityCS116

RadiatedSusceptibilityRS101

RadiatedSusceptibilityRS103

RadiatedEmissions

RE101

RadiatedEmissions

RE102

ConductedEmissionsCE101

ConductedEmissionsCE102

Description

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodCS116:10kHz-100MHz,max.10A

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodRS101-1Navy:30Hz-100kHz

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodRS103:2MHz-8GHz,50V/m

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodRE101-2Navy:30Hz-100kHz

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodRE102-4Navyfixed&aircraft:2MHz-18GHz

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodCE101-4Curve#1NavyaircraftASW:30MHz-10 kHz

Storage:n/a

Operating:

MIL-STD-461F,MethodCE102Basiccurve115V+6dB:10kHz-100MHz

Table 31: EMI ratings

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Item

EN60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011

IEC60950-1:2005+A1:2009

EN61000-3-2:2006+A1:2009+A2:2009,ClassD

EN61000-3-3:2008

EN55024:2010

IEC61000-4-2:2008

IEC61000-4-3:2006+A1:2007+A2:2010

IEC61000-4-4:2012

IEC61000-4-5:2005

IEC61000-4-6:2008

IEC61000-4-8:2009

IEC61000-4-11:2004

EN55022ClassB:2010,ClassB a)ConductedEmission b)RadiatedEmission

ETSIEN300328V1.8.1:2012

ETSIEN301893V1.7.1:2012

ETSIEN301489-1V1.9.1(2011-09)

ETSIEN301489-3V1.4.1(2002)

ETSIEN301489-17V2.2.1(2012-09)

EN62311:2008

EN300440-1V1.6.1(2010-08)

EN300440-2V1.4.1(2010)

Table 32: CE

ProductSafety

Remarks

PowerHarmonics

VoltageFluctuation/FlickerMeasurement

EMS

ESD

RS

EFT

Surgeimmunity

Magnetic

Dip

EMI

150kHz-30MHz

30MHz-13000MHz

802.11b/g/n,Bluetooth

802.11a

RFEMCto6GHz

SAR,802.11a/b/g/nmode

GPS

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3.4.3 FCC

Item

FCC47CFRPart15SubpartB a)ConductedEmission b)RadiatedEmission

FCC47CFRPart15SubpartC

FCC47CFRPart15SubpartE

OET65C

Table 33: FCC

3.4.4 UL, TÜV

Item

UL,TÜV

Table 34: UL, TÜV

Remarks

150kHz-30MHz

30MHz-13000MHz

802.11a/b/,Bluetooth

802.11a

SAR

Remarks

AC/DCadapteronly

EMIratings

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4 BIOS Setup

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TheBIOSsetupservestosetandchangeimportantsysteminformation,suchastime,date,harddisc drivetype,DVDdrive,passwords,interfaces,etc.AllparametersaresavedintheCMOS-RAMandmaybe changedupondemand.TheCMOS-RAMispowersuppliedviatheRTCbatterysothatthesesettingsare maintained,evenifthenotebookisswitchedoffanddisconnectedfrompowersupply.

Thesettingsmayonlybedefinedviathekeyboard.Whenyoufirstreceivethenotebook,thestandardsettingswillhavebeendefined.

Note:BIOS isalwaysinEnglishlanguage.ItisnotpossibletochangetheBIOSlanguage.BeforeupdatingtheBIOSmakesurethebatteryisfullychargedandthenotebookisalsopoweredbyAC/DC adapter.Someitemscannotbechanged,theyarelistedforinformationalpurposesonly.

4.1 General Help Window

Pressing[F1]onanymenubringsuptheGeneralHelpWindow.TheGeneralHelpWindowdescribes thekeysandthekeyfunctionsforthesetup.Thescrollbarontherightofanymenuindicatesthatthere ismorethanonepageofinformationinthewindow.Usethearrowkeysorthe[PgUp]and[PgDn]keys todisplayallpages.Press[Esc]toclosethecurrentwindowandtoreturntothetitlemenuifapplicable.

Pressing[Esc]inanytitlemenuwilltriggeradialoguetoclosetheBIOSSetupwithoutsavinganychanges.

Please note:Someitemsmayonlybeavailableifacorresponding(optional)deviceisalreadyintegratedintotheunit.

4.2 Main Menu

Figure 37: Main Menu

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4.2.1 BIOS Main Menu Options

Feature

SystemLanguage

SystemDate

SystemTime

Table 35: Main Menu Options

4.3 Advanced Menu

English

Options

MM/DD/YYYY

HH:MM:SS

AdvancedMenu

Description

Choose the system default language

(Englishonly).

SetcurrentDate

SetcurrentTime

Figure 38: Advanced Menu

TheAdvancedMenuconsistsofalistofnumerousitemswhichrepresentindependentsubmenus.Soenterasubmenuusethearrowkeystoselectthespecificitemandthenhit[Enter].

Attention: Onlyexperiencedusersshouldchangethesettingsinthefollowingmenus.Selectingthewrongsettingsmightcausemalfunctionsorevendamagetoconnecteddevices.

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Figure 39: Trusted Computing Sub menu

4.3.1.1 Trusted Computing Sub menu Options

Feature Options

TPMSupport Disable

Enable

Table 36: Trusted Computing Sub menu Options

Description

EnablesorDisablesBIOSsupportforsecuritydevice.

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4.3.2 SATA Configuration Sub menu

AdvancedMenu

Figure 40: SATA Configuration Sub menu

4.3.2.1 SATA Configuration Sub menu Options

Feature Options

SATAModeSelection IDE

AHCI

RAID

Table 37: SATA Configuration Sub menu Options

Description

SetoperationalmodeofSATAcontrollers.

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Figure 41: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Sub menu

4.3.3.1 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Sub menu Option

Feature Options

Intel(R)RapidStartTechnology

Disabled

Enabled

Intenl(R)RapidStartTechnologySubmenuOptions

Description

EnableordisableIntel(R)RapidStartTechnology

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4.3.4 USB Configuration Sub menu

AdvancedMenu

Figure 42: USB Configuration Sub menu

4.3.4.1 USB Configuration Sub menu Options

Feature Options

LegacyUSBSupport

USB3.0Support

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

Enabled

XHCIHand-off

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled EHCIHand-off

Disabled

Table 38: USB Configuration Sub menu Options

Description

EnableordisablelegacyUSBsupport.

EnableordisableUSB3.0support.

EnableordisableXHCIownership change.

EnableordisableEHCIownership change.

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Figure 43: IT8783f Super IO Configuration Sub menu

AdditionalsubmenuscanbeaccessedwiththeIT8783FSuperI/OConfigurationSubmenu.

4.3.5.1 Serial Port 0-3 Configuration Sub menu

Figure 44: Serial Port 0-3 Configuration Sub menu

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4.3.5.2 Serial Port 0-3 Configuration Sub menu Options

Feature Options

SerialPort

ChangeSettings

Disabled

Enabled

Auto

IO=3F8h;...

IO=3F8h;...

IO=2F8h;...

IO=3E8h;...

IO=2E8h;...

COM1-4ModeSetting RS232

RS422

TTL1

RS485

Table 39: Serial Port 0-3 Configuration Sub menu Options

4.3.6 IT8783F H/W Monitor Sub menu

AdvancedMenu

Description

Enableordisableserialport.

Setserialportspecifications.

Selectserialportoperationalmode.

Figure 45: IT8783F H/W Monitor Sub menu

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Figure 46: RF Device Control Sub menu (no RF devices installed)

4.3.7.1 RF Device Control Sub menu Options

Feature Options

InstalledRFdevice Enabled

Disabled

Table 40: RF Device Control Sub menu Options

Description

EnableordisablespecificRFdevice.

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4.3.8 EC Thermal Control Sub menu

AdvancedMenu

Figure 47: EC Thermal Control Sub menu

4.3.8.1 EC Thermal Control Sub menu Options

Feature Options

ThermalCoolingtrippoint 15C,23C,31C,39C,47C,

55C,68C,71C,79C,87C,

95C,103C,111C,119C

Table 41: EC Thermal Control Sub menu Options

Description

Set temperature threshold for automatic

CPUthrottle.

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4.3.9 USB CHARGE Control Sub menu

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Figure 48: USB CHARGE Control Sub menu

4.3.9.1 USB CHARGE Control Sub menu Options

Feature Options

USBCHARGEControl Disabled

Enabled

Table 42: USB CHARGE Control Sub menu Options

Description

EnableordisableUSBChargefunction.

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4.3.10 Smart Fan Function Sub menu

AdvancedMenu

Figure 49: Smart Fan Function Sub menu

4.3.10.1 Smart Fan Function Sub menu Options

Feature Options

SmartFan1Mode FullonMode

AutomaticMode

Fanofftemperaturelimit

ManualMode

0000...9999

Fanstarttemperaturelimit 0000...9999

FanstartPWM

PWMSLOPESETTING

0000...9999

0.125,0.25,0.5,1,2,4,8,

15.875PWM

Table 43: Smart Fan Function sub menu Options

Description

SmartFan1Modesetting.

Setlowtemperaturevaluetoshutofffan.

Sethightemperaturevaluetostartfan.

SetPWMvaluetostartfan.

PWMslopesetting.

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Figure 50: Chipset Menu

TheChipsetMenuconsistsofalistofnumerousitemswhichrepresentindependentsubmenus.Soenter asubmenuusethearrowkeystoselectthespecificitemandthenhit[Enter].

4.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration Sub menu

Figure 51: System Agent (SA) Configuration Sub menu

Again,anadditionalsubmenucanbeaccessedwiththehelpofthismenu.

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4.4.1.1 Memory Configuration Sub menu

ChipsetMenu

Figure 52: Memory Configuration Sub menu

4.4.1.2 PCH-IO Configuration Sub menu

Figure 53: PCH-IO Configuration Sub menu

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4.4.1.3 PCH-IO Configuration Sub menu Options

Feature Options

PCHLANController

WakeonLAN

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

USBConfiguration

PCIExpressConfiguration n/a n/a

Table 44: PCH-IO Configuration Sub menu Options

4.4.1.4 USB Configuration Sub menu

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Description

EnableordisableonboardNIC.

EnableordisableWakeonLANfunction.

AdditionalSubmenu

AdditionalSubmenu

Figure 54: USB configuration Sub menu

4.4.1.5 USB Configuration Sub menu Options

EHCI1

Feature

Disabled

Enabled

Options

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EHCI2

USBPortsPer-PortDisable

Control

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

USBPort#0-13Disable Disabled

Enabled

Table 45: USB Configuration Sub menu Options

4.4.1.6 PCI Express Configuration Sub menu

ChipsetMenu

Description

EnableordisableUSB2.0controller2.

EnableordisableallUSB2.0ports.

EnableordisableUSBport0-13

Figure 55: PCI Express Configuration Sub menu

4.4.1.7 PCI Express Configuration Sub menu Options

Feature

PCIExpressClockGating Disabled

Enabled

Options Description

Enable or disable PCI Express Clock Gating.

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Feature Options

DMILinkASPMControl Disabled

L0s

DMILinkExtendedSynch

Control

L0L1

Disabled

PCIExpressRootPort1-8

Enabled n/a

Table 46: PCI Express Configuration Sub menu

4.4.1.8 PCI Express Root Port 1-8 Sub menu

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Description

EnableordisableActiveStatePowerManagement.

EnableordisableExtendedSynch.

AdditionalSubmenu

Figure 56: PCI Express Root Port Sub menu

4.4.1.9 PCI Express Root Port 1-8 Sub menu Options

Feature

PCIExpressRootPort1-8 Disabled

Enabled

Options Description

Enable or disable PCI Express Root Port

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Feature Options

ASPMSupport

URR

FER

NFER

CER

CTO

SEFE

SENFE

SECE

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

PMESCI

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled HotPlug

ExtraBusReserved

ReservedMemory

ReservedI/O

Enabled

0000...9999

0000...9999

0000.9999

Table 47: PCI Express Root Port 1-8 Sub menu Options

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

L0s

L1

L0sL1

Auto

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

ChipsetMenu

Description

SetActivateStatePowerManagement.

EnableordisableUnsupportedRequest

Reporting.

EnableordisableFatalErrorReporting.

EnableordisableNon-FatalErrorReporting.

EnableordisableCorrectableErrorReporting.

EnableordisableCompletionTimerT0.

EnableordisableSystemErroronFatal

Error.

EnableordisableSystemErroronNon-

FatalError.

EnableordisableSystemErroronCorrectableError.

EnableordisablePMESCI.

EnableordisableHotPlugfunction.

SetreservedBus(0-7).

SetreservedMemory(1-20).

SetreservedI/O(4,8,12,16,20).

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Figure 57: Boot Menu

4.5.1 Boot Menu Options

1stBoot

Feature

2ndBoot

3rdBoot

4thBoot

5thBoot

6thBoot

7thBoot

8thBoot

Options

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Description

Selectfirstbootdevicefamily.

Selectsecondbootdevicefamily.

Selectthirdbootdevicefamily.

Selectfourthbootdevicefamily.

Selectfifthbootdevicefamily.

Selectsixthbootdevicefamily.

Selectseventhbootdevicefamily.

Selecteighthbootdevicefamily.

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Feature

BootOption#1

BootOption#2

BootOption#3

UnknownDeviceBBSPriority

UnknownDeviceBBSPriority

UnknownDeviceBBSPriority

CD/DVDROMDriveBBS

Priorities

HardDiskDriveBBSPriorities

NETWORKDeviceBBS

Priorities

Table 48: Boot Menu Options

n/a n/a

Options

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices n/a

Description

Selectbootpriorityifseveraldevicesofa specificdevicefamilyareavailable.

Selectbootpriorityifseveraldevicesofa specificdevicefamilyareavailable.

Selectbootpriorityifseveraldevicesofa specificdevicefamilyareavailable.

Setbootorderoflegacydevices.

Setbootorderoflegacydevices.

Setbootorderoflegacydevices.

AdditionalSubmenu

AdditionalSubmenu

AdditionalSubmenu

4.5.1.1 CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Sub menu

Figure 58: CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Sub menu

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Feature Options

1stBoot Dependsoninstalleddevices

Table 49: CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Sub menu Options

Description

Setbootdeviceprioritysequencefrom availableCD/DVDdrives.

4.5.1.3 Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities Sub menu

Figure 59: Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities Sub menu

4.5.1.4 Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities Sub menu Options

Feature Options

1stBoot Dependsoninstalleddevices

Table 50: Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities Sub menu Options

Description

Setbootdeviceprioritysequencefrom availableHDdrives.

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4.5.1.5 NETWORK Device BBS Priorities Sub menu

BootMenu

Figure 60: NETWORK Device BBS Priorities Sub menu

4.5.1.6 NETWORK Device BBS Priorities Sub menu Options

Feature Options

1stBoot Dependsoninstalleddevices

Table 51: NETWORK Device BBS Priorities Sub menu Options

Description

Setbootdeviceprioritysequencefrom availablenetworkdevices.

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4.6 Security Menu

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Figure 61: Security Menu

4.6.1 Security Menu Options

Feature

AdministratorPassword

UserPassword

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Table 52: Security Menu Options

n/a n/a n/a

Options Description

Setadministratorpassword.

Setuserpassword.

SetHDD/SSDuserand/oradministrator password.

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4.7 Save & Exit Menu

Save&ExitMenu

Figure 62: Save & Exit Menu

4.7.1 Save & Exit Menu Options

Feature

SaveChangesandExit

DiscardChangesandExit

SaveChangesandReset

DiscardChangesandReset

SaveChanges

Discardchanges

RestoreDefaults

SaveasUserDefaults

RestoreUserDefaults

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Dependsoninstalleddevices

Table 53: Save & Exit Menu Options

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Options Description

SavechangesandexitBIOS.

DiscardchangesandexitBIOS.

Savechangesandresetthedevice.

Discardchangesandresetthedevice.

Savechanges.

Discardchanges.

Restoredefaultoptions.

Savechangesasuserdefaults.

Restorechangesasuserdefaults.

Forcebootfromselecteddevice.

Forcebootfromselecteddevice.

Forcebootfromselecteddevice.

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5 Drivers and Utilities

5.1 Driver

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Please note:Alotofdevicedriverswillberecognizedandinstalledbytheoperatingsystemautomatically.AnyadditionalrequireddevicedriverscanbefoundantheRF10driverDVD/CD.Mostrecentdriv-

erscanbedownloadedfromourhomepage(see„6.5Downloads“).Pleasereadthereadmefileofthe

respectivedriverbeforeinstallingit.Ifadriverrequiresarebootofthesystem,pleasecloseallrunning applicationsandrebootthenotebook.

5.1.1 Driver installation

InsertthedriverDVD/CDintotheDVD/CDdrive.Ifautostartisactivethewelcomescreenofthedriver

DVD/CDwillappear.Ifautostartisnotactive,opentheDVD/CDfolderanddoubleclick“menu.exe”.Aclick onthe“One-Click-Autoinstall”buttonwillstartautomaticinstallationofallrequireddrivers.Ifyouwant toinstallspecificdriversindividuallyjustclickthecorrespondingmenuentry.Followtheinstructionsdisplayedbytheinstallationapplicationtofinishtheinstallationofthedriver.

Figure 63: Driver DVD/CD welcome screen (picture may differ)

5.1.2 Chip set drivers

Touseallfunctionsofthechipsetinstallthechipsetdrivers.Thechipsetdrivershouldalwaysbeinstalledfirst.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsofthesetupapplication.Besuretorebootthenotebookafter installation.

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5.1.3 Graphics drivers

Driver

TousetheIntelorNVIDIA(optional)graphicsdevice,installthegraphicsdevicedrivers.Pleasefollowthe instructionsofthesetupapplication.

5.1.4 Audio drivers

Driversfortheinternalaudiodevice.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsofthesetupapplication.

5.1.5 Gigabit LAN drivers

DriversfortheGigabitLANdevice.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsofthesetupapplication.

5.1.6 Touchscreen

Driversforthetouchscreen(optional).Pleasefollowtheinstructionsofthesetupapplication.

5.1.7 GPS

DriversfortheGPS(optional).Pleasefollowtheinstructionsofthesetupapplication.

5.1.8 WWAN

DriversfortheWWAN(optional).Pleasefollowtheinstructionsofthesetupapplication.

5.1.9 Modem

DriversfortheModem(optional).Pleasefollowtheinstructionsofthesetupapplication.

5.1.10 Bluetooth

DriversfortheBluetooth(optional).Pleasefollowtheinstructionsofthesetupapplication.

5.1.11 Drivers for additional devices (optional, customized)

DriversforadditionalorcustomizeddeviceswillbeonseparateorcustomizeddriverDVD/CDs.Again, pleasefollowtheinstructionsofthesetupapplication.

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5.2 Utilities

5.2.1 Device Power Manager

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ThewirelessdevicesoftheRF10canbemanagedwiththehelpoftheDevicePowerManagerapplication.

Figure 64: Device Power device Manager symbol

ToopentheDevicePowerManagerdoubleclickonthePowerDeviceManagersymbolonthedesktopor inthetaskbar.TheDevicePowerManagerwindowwillopen.

Figure 65: Device Power Manager (Wireless LAN activated)

TheDevicePowerManagerwindowprovidesanoverviewoftheavailablewirelessdevices.Theyarerepresentedasbuttons,whichcanbeswitchedonandoffrespectively.Activatedwirelessdeviceswillbeshown asbluebuttonswithanactivegreenLEDsquareindicatorwhiledeactivatedwirelessdeviceswillbeshown asgreybuttons.Justclickanthecorrespondingbuttontoactiveordeactivateit(dependingonthecurrent state).Clickingthe“AllOff”buttonwilldeactivateallcurrentlyactivewirelessdevices.Clicking“DeviceInfo” willshowninformationofallinstallednetworkdevices.

Ifaspecificwirelessdeviceisnotavailablethecorrespondingentrywillnotbeshown.Consequentlyona

RF10withoutanywirelessdevicesthePowerDeviceManagerwillonlyshow2entries:AllOff(nofunction) andDeviceInfo.

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5.2.2 Operation with multiple displays

Utilities

TheRF10isequippedwith2graphicaloutputinterfacesDVI(orDP-DVI)andVGA(RGB).IncludingtheintegratedLCDpaneltheRF10candisplay2outputssimultaneously.Thecombinationcanbeselectedatwill:

• LCD(RF10)+DVI

• LCD(RF10)+VGA

• DVI+VGA

Simultaneousoperationof3ormoredisplaysisnotpossiblewithoutexternalvideosolutions.

5.2.3 DP-DVI

TherodaspecificDP-DVIinterfacenotonlyoffersasinglelinkDVIsignalbutalsoUSB,audioandremote on/offsignalswithonlyoneinterface.TogetherwithaduallinkDVIcableandarodaDP-DVIdisplayall thosesignalscanbeusedwithonlyoneDVIcablereducingcomplexityandcosts.

Makesuretoconnectthecablebeforeswitchingontheconnecteddevices.

Please note:Allthosesignalshaveaspecificcablelengthlimitations.Iftheusedcableistoolongthe signalmightbecometooweaktoguaranteeerrorfreeoperation.Asaruleofthumb,thecablelength shouldnotexceedthevaluesdefinedinthecorrespondingsignalspecifications.

5.2.3.1 Touch screen with DP-DVI

IfadisplayisequippedwithaTouchscreenandconnectedviaDP-DVIyoucanusetheTouchScreen withouttheneedofanyadditionalcable.ItmightbenecessarytoinstallthecorrespondingUSBTouch

Screendriverthough.MakesuretoinstallthecorrectdriverandtocalibratetheTouchScreenwiththe calibrationtooltoimproveperformance.

5.2.3.2 USB and DP-DVI

DisplayswithadditionalUSBinterfacesandDP-DVIconnectionalsoofferthepossibilitytoconnectUSb devicestothedisplayandaccessthemontheRF10.BecausethebandwidthoftheDP-DVIcableisshared betweenallUSBdevicesofthedisplay(internalHub,TouchScreen,connectedUSBdevicesetc.)thedeviceswillofcoursenotbeabletorunwithfullUSB(1.1or2.0)speed.Thisisaphysicallimitation.

5.2.4 Intel Graphics Controller

ToaccessthesettingsoftheintegratedIntelgraphicscontrollerrightclickonthedesktopandselect

“Graphics Properties”.TheIntelGraphicsandMediaControlPanelwillopen.

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Figure 67: Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel

Tochangethesettingsofaspecificdisplay,clickthe“General Settings”tabandselectthedisplayinthe

“Display”dropdownmenuontheupperrightsideofthewindow.Thanadjustthesettingsaccordingly(i.e. resolutionasshowninthefigure).Toconfirmyoursettingsclickthe“OK”or“Apply”Button.A15second timerwillappeartoconfirmyourchanges.Ifyoudonotconfirmwithinthe15seconds,thechangeswillbe discardedandthedisplaywillberesettotheformervalues.

5.2.4.1 Set up multiple displays

Tosetupmultipledisplayclickthe“MultipleDisplay”tabandselectthedesiredoperatingmode(Clone orExtendedDesktop)andselectthedisplaysyouwanttouse(onlyavailabledisplaysareshown).Youcan adjustthesettingsofthe2displaysinthe“General Settings”tab.FigurebelowshowsClonemodewith theintegratedLCDpanelandanexternalstandardVGAmonitor.

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Figure 68: Set up multiple displays

Please note:InClonemode,theresolutionofbothdisplaysislimited.Ifthemaximumresolutionof thedisplaysarenotthesamebothdisplayswillbesettothelowerresolution.

TheIntelsettingscanalsobeaccessedbyrightclickingonthedisplaysymbolinthetaskbar.

Inteltaskbarmonitorsymbol

IfmultipledisplaysareconnectedtotheRF10(includingtheintegratedLCD)singledisplayoperationmode canalsobeswitchedwiththehelpofthekeyboard.Toselectaspecificgraphicaloutputinterfacehitthe followingkeycombinations:

• [Strg]+[Alt]+[F1] =

• [Strg]+[Alt]+[F3] =

ActivateVGAinterface(externalVGAdisplay)

ActivateLVDSinterface(interalLCD)

• [Strg]+[Alt]+[F4] = ActivateDVI/DP-DVIinterface(externalDVIdisplay)

Ofcourse,afittingdisplayhastobeconnectedtothecorrespondinginterfacetoshowthevideosignal.

Youcanalwayshit[STRG]+[Alt]+[F3]toactivatetheintegratedLCDincaseanysettingwentwrongand nodisplayisshownatall.

Please note:Figuresabovemightdifferduetodifferentdriverversionsorcustomizeduserinterface settings.

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6 Maintenance and Service

6.1 Cleaning

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Alwaysturnoffthepower,unplugtheAC/DCadapterandremovethebatterybeforecleaning.Theexteriorofthenotebookanddisplaymaybewipedwithaclean,softandlint-freecloth.Non-ammonia, non-alcoholbasedglasscleanercanbeappliedtotheclothifnecessary.Anairgunisrecommendedfor cleaningwateranddust.Besurenottoturnthenotebookupsidedownwhilethereiswaterbeingapplied.

6.2 Troubleshooting

Shouldthenotebookfailtofunctionproperly,thetroubleshootingstepsbelowmayhelptolocateand solvetheproblem:

• CheckAC/DCadapter,batteryandthepowersource.

• Minimizetheconfiguration,e.g.,removeadditionalperipheralsanddevices.

• Removethemodulesonebyone(HDD/SSD,DVD/CD,battery).

• Removethesoftwaresuspected.

• SetBIOSdefaultvalues.

• Reinstalltheoperatingsystemand/orapplicationsoftware.

6.3 General troubleshooting

6.3.1 Hardware problems

6.3.1.1 Startup problems

Devicewon’tboot/startupafterpressingpowerON/OFFbutton,thePowerLEDdoesn’tlightgreen,the deviceisnotresponding.

• IftheAC/DCadapterisused,pleasechecktheDCconnectiontothenotebookandtheACconnectiontotheoutlet.Makesureallconnectorsareconnectedcorrectlyandsecurely.Makesure,the usedoutletisworkingproperly.

• Ifthebatteryisused,pleasemakesurethebatteryisnotdischarged.Replacethebatterywitha newoneorconnecttheAC/DCadapter.

• Pleasemakesure,theheaterisnotrunning(delayingthestartup).

DevicestopsworkingafterPOSTscreen.

• Restarttheunit.

• ResetBIOSsettingstodefaultsettings.

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6.3.1.2 Battery problems

Generaltroubleshooting

Thebatterydoesnotcharge(batteryLEDdoesn’tlightorange).

• Pleasemakesure,theAC/DCadapterisconnectedproperly.

• PleasemakesurethegreenoperatingLEDoftheAC/DCadapterislightning.

• Pleasemakesuretheambienttemperatureiswithin-20°Cand+55°Crange.

• Pleasemakesure,thebatteryisinstalledcorrectlyandtheinsulatorisnotinserted.

• Pleasemakesurethebatteryterminalsarenotpolluted.

6.3.1.3 Display problems

Thedisplayisnotworking,nothingappearsonthescreen,displayistoodarkorbright.

• Pleasemakesure,nopowersavingoptionsareactive(severalsettingsmightturnoffthedisplay afteraspecificperiodoftime).

• Pleasemakesurethebrightnesssettingsarenotsettoodarkorbright.

• Pleasemakesurethebacklightisnotturnedoff.

Somepixelsarenotworking(constantblack/white/discoloured).

• Asmallnumber,dependingonthescreensizeofthedisplay,ofnotworkingpixelsorsubpixelsare anintrinsiccharacteristicofallcommonLCdisplays.Aslongasthenumberofdefectivepixelsare notexceedingthenumberdefinedbypixelfailureclassIIthisisnotconsideredadefect.Thisisa physicallimitation.

6.3.1.4 HDD/SSD problems

TheHDD/SSDisveryslow,theHDD/SSDLEDisflashingconstantly.

• Thedatafilesmightbefragmented.Pleaserunadiscdefragmenttooltodefragmentthefiles.

AHDD/SSDerrormessageappearsonthescreen.

• Shutdownthedevice,removetheHDD/SSDmoduleandcleanthecontacts.Iftheerrormessage stillappears,trytosaveyourdataandaskrodacomputerforhelp.

6.3.1.5 LAN problems

Thenetworkcannotbeaccessed.

• PleasemakesuretheLANcableisconnectedproperlytotheRJ45jack.

• PleasemakesurethecorrectLANcableisused.

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• Pleasemakesurethenetworkconfiguration(SubnetMask,IPaddress)iscorrect.

• Pleasemakesurethatusernameandpasswordarecorrect.

6.3.1.6 Hardware device problems

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Newlyinstalledhardwareisnotrecognizedbythedevice.

• Pleasemakesure,theBIOSsettingsareapplicabletothenewdevice(experiencedusersonly).

• Pleasemakesure,thenewdeviceisconnectedcorrectly,fittingcablesareusedand,ifrequired,the externalpowersupplyforthedeviceisworkingandturnedon.

• Pleasemakesureallrequireddriversforthenewdeviceareinstalledcorrectly.

• Pleasemakesurealljumperorswitchsettingsofthenewdeviceareaccordingtothespecifications describedinthedevice’sdocumentation.

6.3.1.7 ExpressCard problems

TheExpressCardisnotworking,theExpressCardstopsworking.

• Pleasemakesure,theExpressCardisinsertedproperly.

• SomeExpressCardapplicationsmightstopworkingproperlywhenthedevicewasturnedoffor enteredStandby/Hibernationwhentheapplicationwasstillrunning.Exittheapplicationandrestartit.

6.3.1.8 Sound problems

Nosoundaudible.

• Pleasemakesurethevolumeisnotsettoolowordeactivated.

• Ifanexternalspeakerisconnected,pleasemakesurethespeakerisconnectedproperlyandthe fittingconnectorisused.

• Ifanexternalspeakerwithexternalpowersupplyisused,pleasemakesuretheexternalpower supplyisworkingproperly.

6.3.2 Software Problems

Asoftwareapplicationisnotworkingproperly.

• Pleasemakesure,thatthesoftwareisinstalledcorrectly.

• Pleaseconsultthedocumentationofthesoftware.

• Stoptheapplication,rebootthedeviceandrestarttheapplication.

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Service

Thedataandtimeisnotcorrect.

• DataandtimedataisstoredintheBIOS.Tocorrectdate/time,enterBIOSandsetthecorrecttime orusethedate/timesettingsoftheoperatingsystem.

• Ifthedate/timedateisstillnotcorrectafterswitchingthedeviceoff,theRealTimeClockbattery ofthedevicemightbedischargedandmustbereplaced.TheRealTimeClockbatterycanonlybe replacedattherodacomputerServiceCenter.

6.4 Service

Iftroubleshootingstepsareunsuccessful,consultyourdealerorlocaladministratorforservice.Ifthey cannothelp,pleasecallrodaServiceCenter.

Serviceaddress: rodacomputerServiceCenter

Bredenhop20

32609Hüllhorst



Service:

Mon–Thu 8:30am–12:30pm



Fri 

&

&

1:00pm–4:30pm

8:30am–12:30pm

1:00pm–3:00pm

Phone:+495744-944470

Fax:+495744-944475

E-Mail:[email protected]

Ifitisnecessarytosendyourcomputerforrepairs,youcandownloadaservicewaybill(ServiceSupply

Note)fromtherodahomepage(www.roda-computer.com),whichhavetobefilledin.

Please note:rodacomputerServiceCenterneedsadetaileddescriptionoftheproblemandtheserial numberofthedevice.

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6.4.1 Service Supply Note

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Figure 69: Service Supply Note

Includethissheetwiththefollowinginformation:

• Name

• Address

• Serialnumber,customernumber,articlenumber

• Placeanddateofpurchaseortheoriginalinvoicenumber

• Dateoffailure

• Adetailedfailuredescription

• Alistofthehardware/softwareconfiguration,ifapplicable

6.5 Downloads

Onourhomepagewww.roda-computer.comyoucanfindthefollowinglinksanddownloads:

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• Updates

• Devicedrivers

• Utilities

• Manuals

• ServiceSupplyNote

• Datasheets

• FAQ

Downloads

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Annex A: List of abbreviations











































































































I/O 

IDE 

IEC 

IEEE 

IP

IRQ 

 kg  kV  kHz  l

LAN 



LCD 

LED 

LVD  mAH 

MB 

MHz  mm  n/a 

NC 

ODD 

OS 

DL 

DOS  dpi 

DP-DVI

DVD 

DVI 

EG 

EIRP 

EMC 

EN 

FCC 

FSB  g

GB 



GHz 

Hz 

A

AC 



ACPI 

APM 

BIOS 

C

C5 



C6 

CD 

CE 

CISPR 

CLK 

CMOS 

CPU 

DC 

Ampere(unit)

AlternatingCurrent

AdvancedConfigurationandPowerManagement

AdvancedPowerManagement

BasicInputandOutputSystem

Celsius(unit)

IEC60320-1plug

IEC60320-1jack

CompactDisc

ConformitéEuropéene

Comitéinternationalspécialdesperturbationsradioélectriques

Clock

ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor

CentralProcessorUnit

DirectCurrent

DoubleLayer

DiskOperatingSystem

Dotsperinch

Display-DigitalVisualInterface(rodaspecificDVIinterface)

DigitalVersatileDisc

DigitalVisualInterface

EuropäischeGemeinschaft

EquivalentIsotropicRadiatedPower

Electromagneticcompatibility

EuropeanNorm

FederalCommunicationsCommission

FrontSideBus

Gram(unit)

Gigabyte(unit)

Gigahertz(unit)

Hertz(unit)

Input/Output

IntegratedDriveElectronics

InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission

InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers

IngressProtection

InterruptRequest

Kilogram(unit)

Kilovolt(unit)

Kilohertz(unit)

Litre(unit)

LocalAreaNetwork

LiquidCrystalDisplay

LightEmittingDiode

LowVoltageDirective

Milli-amperehours(unit)

Megabyte(unit)

Megahertz(unit)

Millimetre(unit)

Notapplicable

Notconnected

Opticaldiscdrive

OperatingSystem

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PCMCIA

POST 

PS/2 

R&TTE 

RAM 

RGB 

RJ(45) 

RS(232)

ROM 

RTC 

RX 

SATA 

SSD 

TX 

USB 

V

VGA 



W 





































 PrintedCircuitBoard

PersonalComputerMemoryCardInternationalAssociation

PowerOnSelfTest

PeripheryStandardBus

Radioandtelecommunicationsterminalequipment

RandomAccessMemory

Red,Green,Blue

RegistrationJack(45)

RecommendedStandard(232)

ReadOnlyMemory

RealTimeClock

Receiver

SerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment

SolidStateDrive

Transceiver

UniversalSerialBus

Volt(unit)

VideoGraphicsAdapter

Watt(unit)

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Annex B: Overview of the power supply connectors for different countries

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Version

Europe

Country/region Technical data

230V,50Hz,6A

Switzerland

UnitedKingdom

220V,50Hz,6A

240V,50Hz,6A

Australia

NorthAmerica

Table 54: International line-cable connectors

240V,50Hz,6A

120V,60Hz,7A

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Figure1:Scopeofdelivery............................................................................20

Figure2:Frontview.................................................................................. 22

Figure3:Rightsideview.............................................................................. 24

Figure4:Leftsideview............................................................................... 25

Figure5:Rearsideview...............................................................................26

Figure6:Undersideview.............................................................................27

Figure7:POSTscreen ................................................................................28

Figure8:AC/DCadapter(MILversion) ................................................................35

Figure9:ConnectingAC/DCadaptertothenotebook.................................................35

Figure10:Loosenbatteryscrew....................................................................... 36

Figure11:Removebatteryandinsulator...............................................................37

Figure12:Batterychargestatusindicator.............................................................. 38

Figure13:AlarmsandAlarmactions................................................................... 38

Figure14:Keyboard,QWERTY,non-backlightversion.................................................. 39

Figure15:Integratednumerickeys(blue)..............................................................40

Figure16:Multiplekeyallocation..................................................................... 43

Figure17:Touchpadfunctions........................................................................44

Figure18:DVD/CDdrive..............................................................................46

Figure19:Insertingdisc ..............................................................................46

Figure20:Emergencyejectbutton.................................................................... 47

Figure21:2ExpressCards.............................................................................48

Figure22:PCCard....................................................................................48

Figure23:Removingmodules........................................................................51

Figure24:DC-In(industrial)........................................................................... 58

Figure25:DC-In(MIL-optional) ......................................................................59

Figure26:Serialinterface............................................................................. 59

Figure27:VGA(RGB).................................................................................. 61

Figure28:DP-DVI/DVI................................................................................62

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Figure29:Printerport................................................................................65

Figure30:PS/2.......................................................................................66

Figure31:RJ45GLAN................................................................................. 67

Figure32:Firewire(IEEE1394) ......................................................................... 67

Figure33:USB3.0....................................................................................68

Figure34:USB2.0....................................................................................69

Figure35:Audiointerface ............................................................................69

Figure36:Phoneconnectors ......................................................................... 70

Figure37:MainMenu ................................................................................ 78

Figure38:AdvancedMenu........................................................................... 79

Figure39:TrustedComputingSubmenu..............................................................80

Figure40:SATAConfigurationSubmenu .............................................................81

Figure41:Intel(R)RapidStartTechnologySubmenu................................................... 82

Figure42:USBConfigurationSubmenu .............................................................. 83

Figure43:IT8783fSuperIOConfigurationSubmenu ..................................................84

Figure44:SerialPort0-3ConfigurationSubmenu.....................................................84

Figure45:IT8783FH/WMonitorSubmenu............................................................ 85

Figure46:RFDeviceControlSubmenu(noRFdevicesinstalled).......................................86

Figure47:ECThermalControlSubmenu.............................................................. 87

Figure48:USBCHARGEControlSubmenu............................................................88

Figure49:SmartFanFunctionSubmenu .............................................................89

Figure50:ChipsetMenu..............................................................................90

Figure51:SystemAgent(SA)ConfigurationSubmenu.................................................90

Figure52:MemoryConfigurationSubmenu.......................................................... 91

Figure53:PCH-IOConfigurationSubmenu ........................................................... 91

Figure54:USBconfigurationSubmenu...............................................................92

Figure55:PCIExpressConfigurationSubmenu ....................................................... 93

Figure56:PCIExpressRootPortSubmenu............................................................94

Figure57:BootMenu.................................................................................96

Figure58:CD/DVDROMDriveBBSPrioritiesSubmenu................................................ 97

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Figure59:HardDiskDriveBBSPrioritiesSubmenu....................................................98

Figure60:NETWORKDeviceBBSPrioritiesSubmenu..................................................99

Figure61:SecurityMenu ............................................................................100

Figure62:Save&ExitMenu .........................................................................101

Figure63:DriverDVD/CDwelcomescreen(picturemaydiffer)........................................104

Figure64:DevicePowerdeviceManagersymbol.....................................................106

Figure65:DevicePowerManager(WirelessLANactivated)...........................................106

Figure66:IntelGraphicsProperties..................................................................108

Figure67:IntelGraphicsandMediaControlPanel....................................................108

Figure68:Setupmultipledisplays...................................................................109

Figure69:ServiceSupplyNote ......................................................................116

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Table1:LEDdescription.............................................................................. 23

Table2:Powersavingoptions ........................................................................ 34

Table3:FlexBaymodules ............................................................................ 47

Table4:FlexBayinterfaces........................................................................... 47

Table5:Overviewinterfacesandwirelesscommunication.............................................49

Table6:Accessories..................................................................................50

Table7:Overviewmainunitcomponents............................................................. 56

Table8:Touchpad...................................................................................56

Table9:AC/DCadapter...............................................................................56

Table10:Batteries....................................................................................57

Table11:Keyboard....................................................................................57

Table12:Externalvehicleadapter.....................................................................57

Table13:Materialandrecycling....................................................................... 58

Table14:PinningDC-In(industrial).................................................................... 58

Table15:PinningDC-In(MIL-optional) ............................................................... 59

Table16:Pinningserialinterface(standardRS232).....................................................60

Table17:Pinningserialinterface(optionRS422) .......................................................60

Table18:Pinningserialinterface(optionRS485)....................................................... 61

Table19:PinningVGA(RGB)...........................................................................62

Table20:PinningDP-DVI............................................................................. 63

Table21:PinningDVI(optional).......................................................................64

Table22:Pinningprinterport.........................................................................66

Table23:PinningPS/2................................................................................66

Table24:PinningRJ45GLAN.......................................................................... 67

Table25:PinningFirewire(IEEE1394)..................................................................68

Table26:PinningUSB3.0.............................................................................68

Table27:PinningUSB2.0.............................................................................69

Table28:Pinningaudiointerface.....................................................................69

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Table29:Environmentalratings ......................................................................71

Table30:IEC60529IP65..............................................................................72

Table31:EMIratings..................................................................................73

Table32:CE.......................................................................................... 74

Table33:FCC.........................................................................................75

Table34:UL,TÜV.....................................................................................75

Table35:MainMenuOptions......................................................................... 79

Table36:TrustedComputingSubmenuOptions......................................................80

Table37:SATAConfigurationSubmenuOptions ......................................................81

Table38:USBConfigurationSubmenuOptions....................................................... 83

Table39:SerialPort0-3ConfigurationSubmenuOptions ............................................. 85

Table40:RFDeviceControlSubmenuOptions........................................................86

Table41:ECThermalControlSubmenuOptions....................................................... 87

Table42:USBCHARGEControlSubmenuOptions ....................................................88

Table43:SmartFanFunctionsubmenuOptions......................................................89

Table44:PCH-IOConfigurationSubmenuOptions....................................................92

Table45:USBConfigurationSubmenuOptions....................................................... 93

Table46:PCIExpressConfigurationSubmenu........................................................94

Table47:PCIExpressRootPort1-8SubmenuOptions................................................. 95

Table48:BootMenuOptions......................................................................... 97

Table49:CD/DVDROMDriveBBSPrioritiesSubmenuOptions........................................98

Table50:HardDiskDriveBBSPrioritiesSubmenuOptions ............................................98

Table51:NETWORKDeviceBBSPrioritiesSubmenuOptions...........................................99

Table52:SecurityMenuOptions.....................................................................100

Table53:Save&ExitMenuOptions..................................................................101

Table54:Internationalline-cableconnectors.........................................................122

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Annex E: Material Safety Data Sheet Battery

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IncludescertificateaccordingtoUNManualofTestingCriteria,PartIII,Subsection38.3(TestT1-T8).

Manufacturer:

Name of Company

Address

Telephone number

Facsimile number

Emergency number

Contact Person

1.1.1.1J.SPOWERCO.,LTD.

No.2,Ln.87,BaoxingRd.,XindanDist,NewTaipeiCity23145,Taiwan

R.O.C

+886-2-8911-1919

+886-2-8911-5353

+886-952-091-079

ChristineTseng

Product:

Product Category

Model(s)

Capacity

Voltage

Chemical System

Lithiumionrechargeablebatterypack

BATTPACKBR93D

8700mAh

10.8V

Lithiumion

Dangerous Goods Classification:

Accordingtothe54thEditionoftheIATADangerousGoodsRegulationseffectiveJanuary2013,transportingalithiumionbatteryisnotsubjecttoDangerousGoodsRegulationsifthetotalWatt-Hourratingis nomorethan100Wh.Inotherwords,“ALithiumIonbattery(orcell)ofwhichthetotalWatt-Hourisunder

100Whisconsidered“notdangerous”andcanbetransportedonaircraft.”

Model

BATTPACKBR93D

Total Watt-Hour rating

93.96Wh

Remarks

Notadangerousgood

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Hazardous and Toxicity class:

Class Name

Hazard

Toxicity

Annex

Notapplicableforregulatedclass.

Itmaycauseheatgenerationorelectrolyteleakageifbatteryterminalscontactwithothermetal.Electrolyteisflammable.Incaseof electrolyteleakage,movethebatteryfromfireimmediately.

Vapourgeneratedfromburningbatteries,maymakeeyes,skinand throatirritate.

First Aid Measures:

Eye Contact

Skin Contact

Inhalation

Flushtheeyeswithplentyofcleanwaterforatleast15minutesimmediately,withoutrubbing.Takeamedicaltreatment.Ifappropriateproceduresarenottaken,thismaycauseaneyeirritation.

Washthecontactareasoffimmediatelywithplentyofwaterand soap.Ifappropriateproceduresarenottaken,thismaycausesores ontheskin.

Contentofanopenedbatterycancauserespiratoryirritation.Providefreshairandgetamedicaltreatmentimmediately.

Fire Fighting Measures:

Extinguishing Method

Fire Extinguishing Agent

Since vapour, generated from burning batteries may make eyes, noseandthroatirritate,besuretoextinguishthefireonthewindwardside.Weartherespiratoryprotectionequipmentinsomecases.

Drychemical,alcohol-resistantfoam,carbondioxideandplentyof waterareeffective.

Handling and Storage:

Whenpackingthebatteries,donotallowbatteryterminalstocontacteachotherorcontactwithother, metals.Besuretopackbatteriesbyprovidingpartitionsinthepackagingbox,orinaseparateplastic bagsothatthesinglebatteriesarenotmixedtogether.

Donotletwaterpenetrateintopackagingboxesduringtheirstorageandtransportation.

Thebatterieswillbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoabout30~50%ofcapacity.

Donotstorethebatteriesinplacesofthehightemperatureexceeding35degreeCorunderdirect sunlightorinfrontofastove.Pleasealsoavoidtheplacesofhighhumidity.Besurenottoexposethe batterytocondensation,waterdropornottostoreitunderfrozencondition.

Pleaseavoidstoringthebatteryintheplaceswhereitisexposedtothestaticelectricity.Itmaycause theprotectioncircuittobedamaged.

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Exposure Control:

Acceptable Concentration

Facilities

Protective Clothing

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NotspecifiedinACGIH.

Provide appropriate ventilation system such as local ventilator in thestorageplace.

Gasmaskfororganicgases,safetygoggle,safetyglove.

Stability and Reactivity:

Sincebatteriesutilizeachemicalreactiontheyareactuallyconsideredachemicalproduct.Assuch,batteryperformancewilldeteriorateovertimeevenifstoredforalongperiodoftimewithoutbeingused.

Inaddition,thevarioususageconditionssuchascharge,discharge,ambienttemperature,etc.arenote maintainedwithinthespecifiedrangesthelifeexpectancyofthebatterymaybeshortenedorthedevice inwhichthebatteryisusedmaybedamagedbyelectrolyteleakage.

Toxicological Information:

Acute toxicity

Irritation

Chronic Toxicity

Oral(rat)LD50>2g/kg(estimated).

Irritationtoeyesandskin.

Notspecified.

Ecological Information:

Whenproperlyusedordisposed,thisproductdonotpresentenvironmentalhazard.

Disposal Considerations (Precaution for Recycling):

Whenthebatteryiswornout,disposeofitundertheordinanceofthelocalgovernmentorthelawissued byrelatinggovernment.Disposaloftheworn-outbatterymaybesubjectedtoCollectionandRecycling

Regulation.

Transport Information:

Alllithium,lithiumionandlithiumpolymercellsandbatteriesmustbetestedinaccordancewiththe

“UNManualofTestsandCriteria,PartIII,Subsection38.3(TestT1-T8)2011.

Accordancetothe54thEditionoftheIATADangerousGoodsRegulationseffectiveJanuary2013,transportingalithiumionbatteryisnotsubjecttoDangerousGoodsRegulationsofthetotalWatt-Hourratingisnomorethan100Wh.Inotherwords,“ALithiumIonbattery(orcell)ofwhichthetotalWatt-Hour isunder100Whisconsidered“notdangerous”andcanbetransportedonaircraft.”

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Cellsandbatteriesmustbepackedininnerpackagingthatcompletelyenclosesthecellorbattery.

Cellsandbatteriesmustbeprotectedsoastopreventshortcircuits.Thisincludesprotectionagainst contactwithconductivematerialswithinthesamepackagingthatcouldleadtoashortcircuit.

Eachconsignmentmustbeaccompaniedwithadocumentsuchasanairwaybillwithanindication that:

• Thepackagecontainslithiumioncellsorbatteries;

• thepackagemustbehandledwithcare,andthataflammabilityhazardexistsifthepackageis damaged;

• specialproceduresshouldbefollowedintheeventhepackageisdamaged,toincludeinspection andrepackingifnecessary;and

• atelephonenumberforadditionalinformation.

Eachpackagemustbelabelledwithalithiumbatteryhandlinglabel.

Anypersonpreparingorofferingcellsorbatteriesfortransportmustreceiveadequateinstructionson theserequirementscommensuratewiththeirresponsibilities.

Regulatory Information:

International Conventions

USA

*Air – IATA (International Air Transport Association) Dangerous

GoodsRegulations(DGR)54thEditionEffectiveJanuary2013.

*Air–ICAO(InternationalCivilAviationOrganization)TechnicalInstructionsforthesafetransportofdangerousgoods.

*Sea–IMDG(InternationalMaritimeDangerousGoods)regulations.

*Land–ADR(road),RID(rail)

UnitedNations“RecommendationsontheTransportofDangerous

Goods,ManualofTestsandCriteria,PartIII,Subsection38.3”,(Tests

T1-T8),November1,2006.

UnitedNations“RecommendationsontheTransportofDangerous

Goods,ModelRegulations–Dec.2006,Ref.ST/SG/AC.10/34/Add.1”

UnitedNations“RecommendationsontheTransportofDangerous

Goods,ManualofTestsandCriteriaDec.2006–Ref.ST/SG/AC.10/34/

Add2.”

*CodeofFederalRegulations(49CFRCh.1&173-185)

BothIATAandICAOSpecialProvisionA88andIMOSpecialProvision

188

Disclaimer:

Theapplicationoftheregulationscanvaryaccordingtotheaviationcompany,therefore,highlyrecom-

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T5

T6

T1

No.

T2

T3

Annex RF10Manual mendsthatyouwillconsultwiththeaviationcompanypriortotransportingbatteryorcell.Thisinformationhasbeencompiledfromsourcesconsideredtobereliableandtothebestofourknowledge,accurate andreliable.However,doesnotacceptliabilityforanylossordamagethatmayoccur,directorindirect, fromusingthisinformation.

IATA T1-T8 Certificate:

Accordingtothe54thEditionoftheIATADangerousGoodsRegulationseffectiveJanuary2013,alllithium ionand/orlithiumpolymercellsandbatteriesmustbetestedinaccordancewiththe“UNManualofTests andCriteria,PartIII,Subsection38.3”(TestT1-T82010).

WecertifiedthatthemodellistedinthisdocumentcomplywithT1toT8testsasrequiredbytheIATA.

Lithium Ion Polymer Rechargeable

Cell/Battery Manufacturer:

J.SPOWERCO.,LTD

Lithium Ion Polymer Rechargeable

Cell/Battery Model:

BATTPACKBR93D

G735709082

T7

T8

Test Item

AltitudeSimulation

ThermalTest

Vibration

Shock

ExternalShortCircuit

Impact(Forcellonly)

Overcharge

ForcedDischarge(Forcellonly)

UNTransportationModelRegulation(Packing)

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PASS–nomassloss,noleakage,noventing, nodisassembly,norupture,nofire.

PASS–nomassloss,noleakage,noventing, nodisassembly,norupture,nofire.

PASS–nomassloss,noleakage,noventing, nodisassembly,norupture,nofire.

PASS–nomassloss,noleakage,noventing, nodisassembly,norupture,nofire.

PASS–nomassloss,noleakage,noventing, nodisassembly,norupture,nofire.

PASS – external temperature does not exceed170°Candthereisnodisassemblyand nofirewithinsixhoursofthetest.

PASS – no disassembly and no fire within sevendaysofthetest.

PASS – no disassembly and no fire within sevendaysofthetest.

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P1

No.

P2

Test Item Criteria

DropTest Nodamagewhichthreatens safety during the transport inthelayeroutsidetheexteriorcontainermost.

PackingWeight Packingmustnotexceed10 kg(grossweight)

Result

Passed

Passed

Remark

Requirementof

SP188

Height=1.2m

Lessthan10kg

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