Buttons

Application Launch Buttons

Launch Keys Description Launch Button P <Launch manager> Launch Button e <Launch eManager> Specific Keys Wireless Button Wireless enable/disable E-mail Button Launch Outlook Express Bluetooth Button Enable/disable bluetooth Internet Button Launch Internet Explorer NOTE: Detail description and definition of application Launch Buttons, please reference the External spec.

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth Default Setting

Wireless LAN

Bluetooth After loading default settings in BIOS ON OFF At Logon Screen Follows user setting in previous OS session (by ePM or Launch Manager) Follows user setting inprevious OS session (by ePM or Launch Manager). In OS Controlled by ePM or Launch Manager. Controlled by ePM or Launch Manager.

Power Button

The activity of the power button is as follows: If power button is pressed for less than 1 second then nothing happens. If power button is pressed for more than 1 second but less than 4 seconds then system would execute

User Requested OFF before the system entered into OS. If power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds then the notebook will be powered off by power button over-ride feature. If OS is running in ACPI mode, the power button acts as the sleep button, and let OS controls the policy of power button which is defined in Power Option under the OS.

Power Button Over-ride

Holding down the Power Button for 4 seconds will cause an unconditional transfer to the Off state without notifying the operating system. If press power button for less than 4 seconds, the system will enter suspend to RAM or OFF state according to OS power option setting.

Lid Switch

This section describes the expected behavior of the system when the lid is opened or closed by the user. If the system is running under legacy mode: Closing the lid will turn off LCD backlight. If the system is running under ACPI mode: The operating system will determine what action to take when the lid is closed. (Windows does not define

Lid Open action in Power Option control panel) The function of lid close will follow the OS setting in power management (Nothing, standby, Hibernate or

Power off). However, if the setting is nothing, the backlight must still be turned off when the lid is closed. Lid Open action does not resume the system from S3, S4, and S5.

Hard Disk Password Function/ Password on boot function

This feature allows the user to set the password to prevent any unauthorized access to the internal hard disk. If the original HDD come from other machine with password protected, the system just show ” Enter HDD password [ ]”

User is required to enter HDD password when system boot up. If user enter the wrong password, it will pop out message “Setup Warning, Invalid Passwrod”..... If the password is correct, system will continue to boot up into OS. "Password on boot" Password on boot is "Disabled", the system will NOT POP any password prompt windows during POST. If Password on boot is set to “Enabled” , the system will POP “Enter password” prompt windows during POST. No matter the user key in "Supervisor Password" or "User Password", the system will be unlocked.

Valid Password Characters

Valid Password Characters:

Symbol Character Symbol Name A-Z Alphabets A through Z (Not Case Sensitive) 0-9 Numerical Characters - Dash = Equal Sign [ Left Bracket ] Right Bracket . Period , Comma ; Semi-Colon / Slash \ Back-slash