Microsoft W840DI User Manual
Notebook PC
User's Guide
Model: W840DI
First Edition: September 2008
User's Guide
Specifications and information found in this manual are subject to change without notice.
Any changes therefore will be incorporated in future editions. The manufacturer assumes
no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document.
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Intel® is the trademark of Intel Corporation.
Bluetooth® is the trademark owned by its proprietor.
Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
NOTICE
TRADEMARKS
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Standards
The following standards are adopted throughout this manual:
Notebook in boldface (with or without capitalization) refers to the notebook
computer that you have purchased.
Boldface type is also used to highlight important information in this
document.
Whenever extra caution is called for, the information will be boxed in a dark
frame preceded by "Note:" or "Warning:"
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................1-1
1.1 CHECKING WHAT YOU RECEIVED ................................................................. 1-1
1.2 E
1.3 T
1.4 T
1.5 T
1.6 T
1.7 T
1.8 T
1.9 A
1.10 O
1.11 R
1.12 T
1.13 T
1.14 T
XAMINING YOUR COMPUTER....................................................................... 1-2
HE POWER LED........................................................................................... 1-9
HE TWO SYSTEM LEDS ............................................................................. 1-10
HE SEVEN STATUS LEDS........................................................................... 1-11
HE POWER BUTTON ................................................................................... 1-13
HE TWO SYSTEM FINGER-TOUCH BUTTONS .............................................. 1-14
HE SEVEN MEDIA FINGER-TOUCH BUTTONS .............................................1-15
TTENTION ON PCI EXPRESS AND MEDIA CARD SLOTS ............................. 1-17
PERATING TEMPERATURE.......................................................................... 1-19
ESETTING YOUR SYSTEM........................................................................... 1-20
HE FINGERPRINT READER .......................................................................... 1-22
HE <FN> KEY ............................................................................................1-23
HE AC ADAPTER ....................................................................................... 1-26
CHAPTER 2 BATTERY .....................................................................2-1
2.1 BATTERY PACK.............................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 R
2.3 Q
2.4 B
2.5 P
2.6 R
2.7 R
ECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ................................................................ 2-1
UESTIONS AND ANSWERS: ........................................................................... 2-2
ATTERY MAINTENANCE............................................................................... 2-3
OWER CONSUMPTION................................................................................... 2-3
EDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION ................................................................. 2-4
EMOVING THE BATTERY PACK.................................................................... 2-4
CHAPTER 3 MEMORY .....................................................................3-1
3.1 LIMITATION OF 32-BIT WINDOWS™ OS........................................................ 3-2
3.2 R
EMOVING MEMORY MODULES .................................................................... 3-3
CHAPTER 4 THE HDD DRIVES ......................................................4-1
4.1 THE TWO HDD SOCKETS............................................................................... 4-1
4.2 F
4.3 F
4.4 R
OR RAID USERS .......................................................................................... 4-2
OR NON-RAID USERS ................................................................................. 4-3
EMOVING THE HARD DISK DRIVES ............................................................. 4-4
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APPENDIX A - AGENCY REGULATORY NOTICES .................A-1
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Chapter 1 Before You Begin
Please read this section before you start using your computer.
1.1 Checking What You Received
Your notebook package should contain the following items:
(a) The Notebook.
(b) AC Adapter.
(c) AC Power Cord.
(d) CD Disc (Including Drivers, and User’s Guide).
(e) Battery Pack.
(a)
(b) (c) (d) (e)
Note: You should keep the original factory carton and packing materials in case you
need to ship the unit back for servicing.
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1.2 Examining Your Computer
Before you start using your computer, you need to get acquainted with your notebook's
main features and interfaces:
Web Cam
LCD Latch
Web Cam LED
LCD Screen
Power Button & Power LED
Keyboard
Seven Media Finger-Touch Buttons
Fingerprint Reader
Panoramic View
Two Internal Microphones
Seven Status LEDs
Two System Finger-Touch Buttons
Touch Pad
Two Click Buttons
ODD Drive
Two Speakers
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Note: The keyboard is with backlight design. When the system is powered on, you
can press key combination (Fn+F10) to activate and deactivate the keyboard
backlight function.
For details on <Fn> Function keys, please refer to Chapter 1.13.
Note: Press this key combination (Fn+F4) to power on and power off the Web Cam
module. After powering on the Web Cam, you need to activate its function
through Windows™.
Two System LEDs
Top View
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Front View
LCD Latch
Two Speakers
ODD Drive
ODD LED
Eject Button
Emergency Hole
Rear View
RJ45 LAN Connector
VGA Connector
Display Port Connector (Optional) HDMI Connector
DC Jack
TV-In Connector
USB/ e-SATA Connector
USB Connector
Note: This USB/ e-SATA Connector supports connection to industry stand USB
devices or e-SATA devices.
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PCI Express Card Slot
Media Card Slot (for SD/ MMC/ MS Cards)
Ventilation Holes
Left View
CMOS Reset Switch
Two HDD Doors
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Right View
SPDIF-Out Connector
IEEE1394 Connector
Microphone Jack
Headphone Jack
Volume Dial
Ventilation Holes
USB Connectors
Kensington Lock
Note: Push the Volume Dial toward the headphone connector to increase audio
volume. Push it in the opposite direction to decrease audio volume. To adjust the
audio volume to your desired level, you need to repeatedly “push the dial to one
direction and then let it go” until the desired audio volume is reached.
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Bottom View
Compartment Door
Ventilation Holes
Two HDD Doors
Woofer
Battery Latch
Battery Pack
Warning: For better ventilation of heat generated and gathered inside the system unit,
you are advised not to block the ventilation holes. For notebook with
ventilation holes on the system chassis, please avoid putting system unit on
fabric surfaces when it is powered on. Fabric surfaces not only tend to
block the ventilation holes located on the system chassis, fabric threads
(especially from carpets and rugs) would invariably come off and get inside
the system unit which in turn would deteriorate the overall performance of
the system’s ventilation.
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Note: Some external USB devices consume more power than this system unit can
provide. In this case, these USB devices have their own power cords. To make
sure this kind of USB devices can function properly, please connect these
devices to the AC source first before connecting to the system unit.
Stereo Jack:
Your headphone jack
should have this type of
connector as shown here.
Two Types of Audio Jack
Your microphone jack
Mono Jack:
should have this type o
connector as shown here.
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1.3 The Power LED
The Power LED is located on the power button (Chapter 1.6) and is used to indicate the
power status of your system unit. The table below illustrates how the Power LED behaves
in different situations.
Off The system is off or in hibernation mode.
Blue
Amber
Purple (steady on)
Steady on
Blinking The system is in Sleep mode.
Steady on
Blinking once
per 3 seconds
Blinking once
per second
Blinking
steady in high
frequency
• The system is running on AC power and the battery
is not inserted, or
• The battery is fully charged.
The battery is charging.
The battery is in use (discharging) and the system is not
connected to AC power.
The battery energy level is down to 10%, or less.
The system is not connected to AC power and the battery
level is below 5%, representing insufficient power to turn
on the system.
The battery is not charging or fails.
Note: For the exact location of the Power LED, please refer to Panoramic View in
Chapter 1.2.
For details on Sleep and Hibernate, please refer to Power Options in the
Control Panel of your Microsoft Windows operating system.
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1.4 The Two System LEDs
The two System LEDs provide an alternate way to indicate power status of your system
unit as also provided by the Power LED as described in Chapter 1.3. The table below
illustrates how these two System LEDs behave in different situations.
Off The system is off or in hibernation mode.
Blue
Off The system is off or in hibernation mode.
Amber
Steady on
Blinking The system is in Sleep mode.
Steady on
Blinking once
per 3 seconds
Blinking once
per second
Blinking
steady in high
frequency
Incidentally when both LEDs are lit up steady in their respective colors, the battery pack is
either not charging or fails. In this situation, the Power LED will also lit up in purple.
• The system is running on AC power and the battery
is not inserted, or
• The battery is fully charged.
The battery is charging.
The battery is in use (discharging) and the system is not
connected to AC power.
The battery energy level is down to 10%, or less.
The system is not connected to AC power and the battery
level is below 5%, representing insufficient power to turn
on the system.
Note: These Two System LEDs are located at rear side of the LCD display. For the
exact location, please refer to the Top View diagram in Chapter 1.2.
For more details on Sleep and Hibernate, please refer to Power Options in the
Control Panel of your Microsoft Windows operating system.
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1.5 The Seven Status LEDs
The Media Finger-Touch Button LED
The LED would be lit (in a slightly different way though) in the below two
conditions:
• This LED would be indefinitely “on” when the seven media finger-touch
buttons are disabled. This LED would be “off” when these buttons are re-
enabled again.
• This LED would be momentarily “on” when the seven media finger-touch
buttons are enabled and when any of these buttons are pressed/touched.
For the locations and definitions of these seven media finger-touch buttons,
please refer to Chapter 1.2 and Chapter 1.8 respectively. For details on how to
disable these buttons, please refer to Chapter 1.13.
The Wireless LAN LED
The LED would be lit when the wireless LAN module is powered on. For details
on how to power on the wireless LAN module, please refer to Chapter 1.13.
The AC Adapter LED
The LED would be lit when the system is connected to an AC adapter.
The HDD/ODD LED
The LED would be lit when the system is accessing the hard disk drive and/or
optical drive.
The Touch Pad LED
The LED would be lit when the touch pad function is activated. For details on
how to switch off and to switch on the touch pad function, please refer to
Chapter 1.13.
The Caps Lock LED
The LED would be lit when the keyboard is in Caps Lock mode. In this mode,
all characters you type are in uppercase.
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The Num Lock LED
The LED would be lit when the keyboard is in Num Lock mode. In this mode,
the embedded numeric keypads can be used.
Note: The Seven Status LEDs are located near the topside of keyboard. For exact
location, please refer to the Panoramic View diagram in Chapter 1.2.
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